Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

AC Propulsion will launch the conversion program by developing the electric propulsion system and conversion process for the full-size vans that are used by service fleets nationwide. The converted vans will run on electricity only and will charge directly from the power grid. Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The challenges involved in getting EV chargers hooked up to the grid are well-known to Charged readers. Various off-grid solutions are available, but the best approach may be a flexible one—using some combination of onsite generation, battery storage and grid power, according to what’s available and what’s needed for the application.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

the developer of a new approach to electric power conversion ( earlier post ), has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $5.00 has developed a novel, patented power conversion technology it calls Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). Ideal Power Inc., Ideal Power Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

The system transferred electricity from the power grid to the vehicle battery terminals at more than 92% efficiency. ORNL’s bidirectional technology is fully compliant with grid power quality standards. The technology takes energy from the grid and converts it to direct current (DC) voltage. —Omer Onar.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2016

In their paper, the team investigated an integrated system that converts CO 2 released from fossil fuel-burning power plants to synthetic diesel fuel via a combination of the electrochemical reduction of CO 2 to CO and the FT process, which uses CO and H 2 from electrolysis) as feedstocks. Stubbins, and Paul J. 6b00665.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

The carbon intensity of the electricity grids where the raw material is mined and concentrated and where the lithium chemical is produced strongly impacts the overall carbon intensity of the process. Both the Australian and the Chinese electricity grids are highly dependent on fossil fuels with a large amount of coal power.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2011

is showcasing a GaN-based, dc-to-dc boost converter running at more than 99% efficiency. Energy loss that occurs during power conversion is equivalent to the daily output of 318 coal plants, and costs the US economy $40 billion per year. At APEC, startup Transphorm Inc. —Primit Parikh, President of Transphorm. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

The process consists of two key steps: Solid oxide co-electrolysis (SOCC) technology developed at GE Research Center (GRC) simultaneously converts carbon dioxide and steam into syngas (H 2 :CO) from nuclear heat and electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

AC Propulsion and AutoPort , an automotive conversion, restyling and processing company, will partner in engineering, development and conversion to provide an Electric Vehicle conversion prototype and report for the United States Postal Service. AutoPort will convert the vehicle on-site at its facilities in New Castle, Delaware.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will make up to $130 million available to develop five new program areas including biofuels, thermal storage, rare earth alternatives, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Related Funding Opportunity Announcements here.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2014

The projects, which are funded through ARPA-E’s new Reliable Electricity Based on ELectrochemical Systems (REBELS) program, are focused on improving grid stability, balancing intermittent renewable technologies, and reducing CO 2 emissions using electrochemical distributed power generation systems. Lead organization. Lead organization.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Electrochaea employs a patented biocatalyst (BioCat) to convert low-cost and stranded electricity and CO 2 into pipeline-grade renewable gas. This gas can be directly injected into the existing natural gas grid or used immediately. Electrochaea’s proprietary biocatalyst is a selectively evolved—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2023

Montauk Renewables captures methane, preventing it from being released into the atmosphere, and converts it into either RNG or electrical power for the electrical grid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

The third round is focused specifically on three technology areas: Grid-Scale Rampable Intermittent Dispatchable Storage (GRIDS). ARPA-E seeks to develop new technologies to enable the widespread deployment of cost-effective grid-scale energy storage. Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (ADEPT).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2017

CIRCUITS project teams will accelerate the development and deployment of a new class of efficient, lightweight, and reliable power converters, based on wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. data center energy consumption and operating cost while creating a high-volume commercial market for SiC-based power converters. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

US Hybrid Corporation performed the conversion which uses a 33 kWh Li-ion battery pack from GAIA. It’s feasible that by converting their tractor fleets ports could reduce emissions from this source by 80 percent for nitrogen oxides, 50 percent for carbon dioxide and significant amounts of other criteria pollutants. kW charger.

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Long Beach EPRI Plug-in Convert 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

Z-Smart is being incorporated into these fleet vehicles to improve performance, safety and efficiency of the converted vehicles and to provide convenient mobile communication to the driver on the charge levels and recharging status.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Marine classification society ABS has issued its first Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new concept renewable energy design in which a moored spar uses ammonia in a closed-cycle process to produce electrical power for a commercial utility grid. OTEC power cycle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

The license also includes ORNL’s Oak Ridge Converter, which eliminates one of the power conversion stages needed for wireless power transfer, resulting in more compact and less costly stationary infrastructure. The Oak Ridge Converter will be part of the TCF project and is included in the HEVO licensing agreement.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

This technology uses silicon carbide technology and is best-in-class for power density, power conversion efficiency and safety compliance, the company says. The OBC is installed in hybrid or electric vehicles to convert alternating current (AC) from the power grid to direct current (DC) for charging batteries. kW as an option.

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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. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. converted into a type of diesel fuel.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The US Department of Energy announced $35 million in awards for 12 projects that find new ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in industry, transportation, on the grid and beyond. GE Global Research, Inline Gas Discharge Tube Breaker for Meshed MVDC Grids – $4,350,686.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

The future grid will face significant challenges by providing clean power from intermittent resources to a much more dynamic load. EES has been considered as a key enabler of the smart grid or future grid, which is expected to integrate a significant amount of renewable energy resources while providing fuel (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., Bi-directional power converter up to 18 kW. A minimum of 60 vehicles is needed to produce one megawatt of power when the vehicles are plugged into the grid. Components of a V2G system. Source: PJM.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2020

A newly formed joint venture, H2 Westküste GmbH, comprising EDF Deutschland, Ørsted and Raffinerie Heide, is to build a 30 megawatt electrolyzer which will produce green hydrogen from offshore wind energy and provide information on the operation, maintenance, control and grid compatibility of the equipment.

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Hydrogen Green Wind Grid 435

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Hydrokinetic energy is an abundant renewable resource that can boost grid resiliency and reduce infrastructure vulnerability, but it is currently a cost prohibitive option compared to other energy generating sources. The turbine will be designed for power delivery to remote and local grids. Emrgy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK, with experts and stakeholders from industry, academia and funding and support bodies, has published an updated power electronics value chain which shows an end-to-end supply chain view of materials and components required for volume manufacturing of automotive inverters, converters, and onboard chargers.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2025

The function of the port is to convert AC power from the grid into DC, which is then applied to the battery. Within this circuit, a high-frequency transformer provides physical separation between grid power and the electric vehicles battery. The key safety feature of existing EV chargers is an isolation link [in teal].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2012

Wanxiang’s proposed investment in A123 is intended to create the capital structure necessary for the company to continue growing its core businesses, and alignment with Wanxiang is also expected to substantially strengthen A123’s access to the growing vehicle electrification and grid-scale energy storage markets in China. 2Q 2012 results.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2019

The FOA requests proposals in three areas: Topic 1 - Innovations for the Manufacture of Advanced Materials: Focuses on employing machine learning to develop better batteries, phase change storage materials for heating and cooling applications, and new semiconductors that convert temperature differences into electricity.

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Manufacturer Battery Batteries Energy Storage 304

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2017

Half-bridge circuits are the centerpiece of many voltage converters. In power electronics components, this is the standard volt class for grid-connected electrical devices, ranging from tablets and washing machines to e-bikes and electric cars. A switching frequency of up to 3 MHz allows us to achieve a much greater power density.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2016

is developing a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system to convert excess electricity during periods of low power demand into hydrogen efficiently. The energy storage market is expanding as utilities adjust to manage increased levels of intermittent renewable power generation supplying the electric grid. FuelCell Energy, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc., a developer of a novel indirect power conversion technology ( earlier post ), and EnerDel, Inc., has developed a novel, patented power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). Ideal Power Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of up to $40 million, subject to appropriations, to design, permit, and construct an open-water, grid-connected national wave energy testing facility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2020

For this an existing Siemens SGT-400 industrial gas turbine will be upgraded to convert stored hydrogen into electricity and thermal energy. During periods of high demand this stored green hydrogen will then be used to generate electrical energy to be fed into the grid.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2012

A123 Systems expects the full investment from Wanxiang will provide it with the capital necessary to strengthen its competitive position in the global vehicle electrification and grid energy storage markets. Lazard served as financial advisor to A123 for the above-described transactions.

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