Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, with colleagues at the University of Tokyo, have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into formic acid, a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. —senior author Professor Erwin Reisner. —Dr Wang.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2021

Chemical engineers at UNSW Sydney and University of Sydney have developed a hybrid plasma electrocatalytic process for the production of sustainable (“green”) ammonia. And we saw tragically in Beirut recently how potentially dangerous storing ammonium nitrate can be. —Dr Lovell.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2022

The hub will initially be designed to convert renewable energy through 220 MW of alkaline electrolyzers to produce up to 100 metric tonnes per day of green hydrogen, which will then be stored in two massive salt caverns each capable of storing 150 GWh of energy. Rendering of Advanced Clean Energy Storage salt cavern.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Upon discharge from a nuclear reactor, the UNF is initially stored in steel-lined concrete pools surrounded by water. Most of the nation’s used fuel is stored at more than 70 reactor sites across the country. It is later removed from the pools and placed into dry storage casks with protective shielding. Award amount: $4,900,000).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2022

Their research shows that converting a Falcon 50 to Liquid Ammonia Turbofan Combustion is the most efficient and commercially viable avenue to building a hydrogen-powered plane. The company’s team of engineers say they now have a clear pathway to having Australia’s first hydrogen-fuelled aircraft in the skies by the middle of 2023.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Discount Tire (Tire Rack) had them in stock and on sale, and would ship them to a local store in a couple of days. It seemed the part could get too hot and melt, which caused a small (or large) engine fire. The time in the shop gave me an opportunity to drive a 4-Series convertible loaner. The fronts (255/35ZR18) were $335.88

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It is a strategy rooted in cross-cutting research and engineering to enable industry stakeholders, communities, government agencies, and early adopters to meet their climate goals. In NREL’s bioenergy program, for example, we have chemists studying the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass and waste materials into fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2020

The purpose of this project is to prove that hydrogen can be produced and stored from renewable electricity and then added up to 100% to the natural gas currently used with combined heat and power plants. Storing fluctuating renewable energy is one of the major challenges of the energy transition. million, of which €10.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. The technical focus over the last year has been on new engine installation and performance assessments. In 2013, the Cummins-led team demonstrated a Tier 2 Bin 5 version of the engine on the dyno, and then on a vehicle, while development of the Tier 2 Bin 2 engine started.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions. There has never been an official T1 as powerful as this e-BULLI.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Researchers converted the common lab, sugar-eating (heterotrophic) E. coli bacterium (left) to producing all of its biomass from CO 2 (autotrophic), using metabolic engineering combined with lab evolution. The findings point to means of developing, in the future, carbon-neutral fuels. Ron Milo of the Weizmann Institute.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2022

The Mini Recharged program will convert classic Minis to electric drive, with all changes reversible to protect the originality of donor cars, Mini said in a press release. The original engines are marked and stored, leaving the option for them to be refitted later. Mini is launching an EV conversion program for classic cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Together with the leasing company Porterbrook and Chiltern Railways, Rolls-Royce has converted a Class 168 DMU into the HybridFLEX train. Recuperated braking energy is stored in a battery, the mtu EnergyPacks. In pure electric operations, drive noise is reduced by about 75% (20 dB(A)).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Under the FOCUS program, projects will develop advanced solar converters that turn sunlight into electricity for immediate use, while also producing heat that can be stored at low cost for later use as well as innovative storage systems that accept both heat and electricity from variable solar sources. Earlier post.). Source: ARPA-E.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It selectively filters the hydrogen while blocking other gases, allowing it to be used as a fuel and converted as needed, at the time of re-fueling. It can be used for storing large amounts of hydrogen in a liquid form that builds on existing global supply chain infrastructure. million (US$1.8-million)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have created a solar panel that produces hydrogen gas from moisture in the air. A traditional solar panel converts between 18 to 20% of the solar energy into electricity. A traditional solar panel converts between 18 to 20% of the solar energy into electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2013

The hydraulic components (motor and pump) recover and store the energy generated by the internal combustion engine and by braking and deceleration (kinetic energy); kinetic energy from braking that would otherwise be lost as heat is converted into hydraulic energy and stored in a pressure accumulator. l/100km (81.1

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Start-up Mote is establishing its first facility to convert wood waste into hydrogen fuel while capturing, utilizing, and sequestering CO 2 emissions resulting from its process. The engineering firm Fluor will support the integration of proven equipment into the facility. Mote is joined by Fluor Corporation and SunGas Renewables, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be a step toward ammonia replacing carbon-based fuels. It’s compressible, like propane, easy to transport and easy to store. —John Berry, corresponding author.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Under these cold conditions, the hydrogen fuel cell drive system displays the same everyday usability as a conventional internal combustion engine. The hydrogen it uses as an energy source is stored in two 700-bar tanks made from carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP). Full system power quickly comes on tap.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

GM’s prototype palletized Mobile Power Generator converts offboard, bulk-stored hydrogen to electricity to quietly and efficiently power military camps and installations with no emissions in operation. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2019

liter CRDi diesel engine. The technology comprises a 48-volt battery, a Mild Hybrid Starter Generator (MHSG) and LDC converter (Low Voltage DC/DC). In addition to the 48V electrical system, the vehicle is equipped with the conventional 12V electrical system, which is connected via the DC/DC converter to the 48V system.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Rolls-Royce is focusing on methanol as a fuel for climate-friendly shipping; Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems is currently developing mtu engines for use with methanol. With the new development of mtu methanol engines, we want to lead the way as pioneers in the marine industry.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2023

IVECO, the commercial vehicles brand of Iveco Group, will support EDEKA Minden-Hannover—one of the leading food retailers in Germany—in converting the entire 700-vehicle company fleet from diesel to BioLiquified Natural Gas (bio-LNG) propulsion by 2025. The switch to bio-LNG is a key lever in reducing our CO 2 footprint.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2020

liter, turbocharged V6 engine paired with an electric motor integrated into the torque converter of the eight-speed automatic transmission. TFSI engine and powering its electric motor is a lithium-ion battery pack, made up of 104 pouch cells combined in eight modules that can store 14.1 The A8 TFSI e is powered by a 3.0-liter,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

As an electric motor, this supports the combustion engine in order to increase the drive power according to the situation—for example when accelerating. In deceleration phases, the generator converts the vehicle’s kinetic energy and charges the battery with energy that would otherwise be lost. liters of fuel per 100 kilometers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2022

The hybrid module is available for all two-axle models with automatic transmission featuring the torque converter from the ample Intouro range. This current is stored and is available to the electric motor to support the combustion engine, especially when moving off, but also when accelerating.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The project is being coordinated by the Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering group, led by François Maréchal, at EPFL’s School of Engineering. That liquid is stored in a tank and can then be converted back into conventional fuel at the service stations using renewable electricity. 2019.00143.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The new buses have a crankshaft starter generator on board that converts braking recuperation energy into electrical energy. The intelligent energy management of the EfficientHybrid module uses the energy created through recuperation during braking and then stored in ultracaps to supply the on-board network.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In addition, around half the vehicles that will be on the road in 2030 have already been sold—most with gasoline or diesel engines. The Fischer-Tropsch process produces renewable synthetic fuels that can be used with today’s infrastructure and engines. Legacy vehicles will also have to play their part in cutting CO?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

ZeroAvia’s ZA600 powertrain—ZeroAvia’s market entry, 600kW system, designed to support 5-20 seat airframes by 2024—uses gaseous hydrogen stored onboard in lightweight tanks. The hydrogen feeds fuel cell stacks that generate power by converting hydrogen into electricity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The company plans to introduce the first air-cooled 48V belt starter generator and DC/DC converter next year. At its investor meeting in Paris, Valeo executives said that the company has more than 25 contracts for 48V systems worldwide (China, Europe, India, Korea), making it the leading provider.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Brayton cycle is named after 19 th century engineer George Brayton, who developed this method of using hot, pressurized fluid to spin a turbine, much like a jet engine. Because so much energy is lost turning steam back into water in the Rankine cycle, at most a third of the power in the steam can be converted into electricity.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

At the 38 th Vienna Motor Symposium Volkswagen is introducing a new, more fuel-efficient “Coasting - Engine off” micro hybrid system—which shuts off the engine completely—as well as a new, compact three-cylinder natural gas engine for the Polo. Coasting - Engine off. TGI engine with 66 kW / 90 PS.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

According to the charges, the software, when it detected regulatory testing on a dyno, ran a different, more emissions-stringent engine calibration to meet test requirements than when it detected regular use. The engines at the core of this evolving debacle began with a 2.0-liter Earlier post.) able to be sold in all 50 states) diesel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Williams Advanced Engineering showcased its latest low-carbon vehicle technologies at Cenex LCV2019 in the UK this week. Each module uses a bi-directional DC/DC converter to deliver high energy and high power density, including the transfer of energy between the two types of cell (e.g.,

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