Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid. People, Power, and the Sun: Honnold Foundation x Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Although most microgrids today operate independently, one way to get the maximum benefit from them is to connect them, letting them share resources wherever and whenever possible.

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Puerto Rico Connect Connected Solar 145

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed.

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Fully Electric Diesel Electric Electrical 536

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Supporting wind farms and solar projects that deliver renewable energy to the grid and also help family farms increase their revenues per acre. Capturing methane from community landfills that delivers clean energy to the grid and improves local air quality and safety. Contributing to forestry projects throughout America.

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Chevrolet Clean Cleaning Energy 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

IBM’s cognitive computing systems will analyze and learn from streams of real-time data generated by air quality monitoring stations, meteorological satellites and IBM’s new-generation optical sensors—all connected by the internet of things. Sample user interface from IBM''s Hyref energy forecasting system.

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China Energy Green Grid 275

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid. If necessary, this energy can flow from the gas network back to the power grid at any time.

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Gas Audi Hydrogen 2013 370

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2013

The stored, compressed air will be used to generate electricity on an “on demand” basis to meet the facility’s needs, including periods of high demand or grid outages. Anaergia Services of Carlsbad received $395,121 to demonstrate a process which will convert green waste into renewable natural gas.

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Standards Plug-in California Energy 244

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. e-Mosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Grid- Informed Smart Charging Management. Utility Managed Smart Charging for Consumer and Grid Benefits. AOI 10: Enabling Vehicle and Infrastructure Connectivity.

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Lithium Ion Vehicles Li-ion Universal 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. wasted energy in plants into energy-dense fuel molecules. Laboratory, Grid. power grid.

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Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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Grid Solar Charging Powered 143

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Island mode: The project will demonstrate how well a photovoltaic (PV) solar system and battery storage, disconnected from the grid, can provide energy for a user’s critical loads during a given time period, enabling similar systems to be securely deployed at remote, mission critical facilities.

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California Energy Powered Power 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Engines Fuel Cells Hybrids Hydrogen Infrastructure Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Policy Research Smart Grid.

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2010 2014 Vehicles Hydrogen 257

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions.

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F-150 Ford Extended Range Electric 526

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

The agency has now set up a feature on its website, “ Fostering Applicant Connections ” to try to connect its “Encouraged Applicants” that were not selected for an award and potential investors, partners and customers. Grid (non-storage) (0). Waste Heat Capture (2). Building Efficiency (9).

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Energy Storage Renewable Powered Power 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

The two facilities will also be closely integrated to exchange steam, waste heat and other process medias to maximize use of resources. The goal is to make the investment decision in late 2023, subject to environmental permitting process and extension of the electricity grid connection.

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Wind Energy Carbon Hydrogen 243

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Connected to the regular European domestic power mains (220 V, 16 Amps), the system requires a maximum of 2½ hours to fully charge the lithium-polymer cells. Then, to subsequently charge the lithium-polymer cells to the same status as when setting off, all the driver has to do is connect the car to an external power grid.

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All-Electric Plug-in Concept Plug 268

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Vaillant developed all the hydraulics for the heating system and the control and connection technologies. This differs from electricity generation in conventional power stations where up to 60% of the energy is wasted due to heat loss, the partners said. Excess electricity is fed back into the supply grid.

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Honda Europe Powered Power 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

Researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are identifying battery second use (B2U) strategies capable of offsetting vehicle expenses while improving utility grid stability.

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Grid Batteries Battery Energy Storage 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The Energy Department also announced today that three new corporate partners—AMP Americas, Kwik Trip and Waste Management—are joining the National Clean Fleets Partnership, a broad public-private partnership that assists the nation’s largest fleet operators in reducing the amount of gasoline and diesel they use nationwide.

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Charging Alternative Fuels Fleet Cleaning 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2022

The money will help projects further develop their greenhouse gas removal technologies, which include a machine that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air, a plant to convert household waste into hydrogen for use in the transport industry, and a system to remove carbon dioxide from seawater. Biohydrogen Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstration”.

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Carbon Coal Gas-Electric Waste 305

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

The anaerobic anode chamber is most commonly connected internally to the cathode chamber by an ion exchange membrane, and the circuit is completed by an external wire. MEGAWATTER systems are composed of multiple small modules, each module comprising a set of anodes, membranes, cathodes, electricity connections and air connections.

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Israel Energy Companies Water 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. SUMO allows for custom models, so Karnowski’s team was able to adapt it to their project.

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Light Fuel Vehicles 2018 359

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

Ambient or low grade waste heat is used as an energy source with the cryogen providing both the working fluid and heat sink. When ambient or low grade waste heat is reintroduced to liquid air it boils and turns back into a gas, expanding 710 times in volume. This process can be driven by renewable or off-peak energy.

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Engine Production Waste Diesel 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

—Cliff Fietzek, Manager Connected eMobility at BMW of North America. This approach minimizes energy waste, effectively reducing energy costs on a day-to-day basis. In 2013, BMW and the University of San Diego installed a micro grid application with Battery 2nd Life MINI E batteries.

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Energy Storage BMW Energy Batteries 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

The system would be grid-connected, so the spheres could also be used to store energy from other sources, including solar arrays on shore, or from base-load power plants, which operate most efficiently at steady levels. This energy source could be made available within minutes, and then taken offline just as quickly.

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MIT Energy Storage Renewable Energy 296

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

By capturing and storing the energy normally wasted to resistor banks, the system cuts energy use both by eliminating unnecessary resistor heat production and the station’s HVAC demands to remove that excess heat. The machine is connected to the traction DC supply system via the constant-voltage inverter drive.

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Energy Storage Energy DC London 249

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2012

Ford noted that while great strides have been made with green technology, the world faces the pressures of a growing global population and the new challenge of global gridlock—the potential that the world will face a never-ending traffic jam that wastes time, energy and resources. Earlier post.).

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Michigan Ford Green Automobile 271

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The three are: improving transportation system efficiency through better utilization; enabling vehicle and infrastructure connectivity; and improving mobility, affordability, and energy efficiency through transit. Technology integration.

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2020 Vehicles Polymer Gasoline-Electric 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2013

James Clark School of Engineering, are the foundation of a system being commercialized by Redox that provides safe, efficient, reliable, uninterrupted power, on–site and optionally off the grid, at a price competitive with current energy sources. —Wachsman and Lee (2011).

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Maryland Commercial Transportation Fuel 296

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Supercritical CO 2 cycles can operate using a wide range of heat sources, including fossil fuel (natural gas), renewables (concentrated solar, biomass, geothermal), next-generation nuclear, industrial waste heat recovery, and shipboard propulsion.

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Powered Power San Antonio Carbon 186

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It’s possible to construct off-grid charging stations, but they come with hassles, such as storing power when the sun doesn’t shine. Connecting to the grid allows businesses to sell back unused capacity, saving money and preventing wasting energy when surpluses occur. Retrofitting Woes.

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Solar Charging Juice Grid 104

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Concurrent Technologies Corporation will receive $2 million to share costs in a US Department of Defense vehicle-to-grid demonstration project at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, in the western Mojave Desert region that includes parts of Kern, San Bernardino and Inyo counties. Waste Management of California, Inc.,

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Alternative Fuels Los Angeles Hydrogen Fuel 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

Connect with Dr. Frank on social media: https://www.facebook.com/andyfrankatedi [link]. On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station.

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Clean Cleaning Future Green 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Sderot, Israel) and Brayton Energy, LLC (Hampton, NH), will develop a low cost and high efficiency solid biomass and solid waste fueled electricity generation system. Santa Clara, CA), will develop an efficient power supply for grid connected electronic devices. Exency Ltd. Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd. Eta-Bar Ltd.

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Israel Energy Water Gas 170

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

As the world transitions to sustainable transportation through electric vehicles (EVs), some are considering ways to reduce EV battery waste. Volvo is partnering with battery recycler Connected Energy to give EV batteries a second life as battery energy storage systems (BESS), as detailed in a press release on Wednesday.

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Energy Storage Volvo Energy Batteries 107

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2017

Hardware built with WBG devices has the potential to be smaller, lighter, and much more energy-efficient, with applications across valuable sectors including transportation, information technology, the grid, and consumer electronics. Grid-Connected Modular Soft-Switching Solid State Transformers. Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Convert Powered Power Illinois 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2015

GaN-based technology, known for its connection to the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, creates a brighter, more energy efficient light that today is the basis of the multi-billion dollar LED-based lighting industry. My invention of the GaN-based LED and Solid State Lighting has changed the world in illumination.

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Companies Conversion Light Solar 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Cabin pre-conditioning while the vehicle is connected to the grid can reduce the amount of energy needed from the battery upon initial vehicle operation to either pull-down (hot conditions) or raise (cold conditions) the temperature in the cabin.

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