Design, Gas-Electric, Low Cost and Standards

ICCT-ClimateWorks: well-designed vehicle standards and fuel feeds could reduce combined US, China and EU CO2 emissions by 1.3 Gt in 2030, boost economy

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2012

Vehicle efficiency improvements via effective standards and policies could reduce annual CO 2 e emissions from the US, China, and the EU by 1.3 Also, performance standards generally do not incentivize automakers to surpass the minimum requirements. Gt at a savings of about $135 billion per year by 2030. Source: McKinsey & Co.,

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Standards Emissions Economy Fuel

Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Gigastack project, led by ITM Power, Ørsted, Phillips 66 Limited and Element Energy, will show how renewable hydrogen derived from offshore wind can support the UK’s 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emission target. Producing hydrogen has traditionally been associated with high carbon emissions, but by using renewable electricity—e.g.,

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Wind Hydrogen Renewable Low Cost

California Energy Commission awards $1.1M to 12 small-scale projects to study transportation, natural gas and electricity technologies

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is awarding $1,135,862 to 12 small-scale projects to research that will reduce the cost of producing electricity, save energy and improve the environment. will receive $95,000 to research a gas stove burner that is 30% more efficient than conventional gas stove burners.

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Gas-Electric California Gas Energy

Hydrexia and HyGear partner on low-cost hydrogen distribution in Europe; solid state storage and delivery

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

They also provide reduced OPEX costs, operating at low pressure and being directly refilled by the onsite Hy.GEN system, eliminating the need for trucked in high pressure hydrogen to replenish backup storage. The solid-state trailer product is optimized for high hydrogen storage density and low delivery cost.

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Low Cost Hydrogen Europe Gas-Electric

ARPA-E awards $42M to 12 projects for advanced EV batteries; EVs4ALL program

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JANUARY 11, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $42 million to 12 projects to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). South 8 Technologies will develop high-power Li-ion battery cells with the capacity to charge rapidly using a novel liquefied gas (LiGas) electrolyte technology.

Li-ion

Li-ion Battery Batteries Sodium

ARPA-E awarding $33M to 10 projects for natural gas pipeline retrofitting: REPAIR

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AUGUST 7, 2020

REPAIR teams will develop natural gas transmission pipeline retrofitting technology to rehabilitate existing cast iron and bare steel pipes by creating new, robust pipes inside of old ones. Natural gas is a crucial energy source for 75 million American households and businesses. —ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski.

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Gas Gas-Electric Universal Colorado

Sandia researchers developing new family of metal-based ionic liquids for low-cost, efficient flow batteries

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

The research, some of which was published last year in the RSC journal Dalton Transactions , might lead to energy storage systems that can help economically and reliably incorporate large-scale intermittent renewable energy sources into the electric grid. current applications in gas treatment, personal care and. —Staiger et al.

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Low Cost Energy Storage Battery Batteries

FREYR and 24M sign licensing and services agreement for mass production of Li-ion battery cells; Glencore for raw materials

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

24M’s SemiSolid platform technology provides opportunities for the production of cost-optimized, application-specific designs in both grid and electric mobility markets.

Li-ion

Li-ion Lithium Ion Battery Batteries

Hyundai teases its new INSTER EV for the first time, the latest affordable electric car

Baua Electric

JUNE 11, 2024

A new low-cost Hyundai EV will be revealed later this month. The all-electric city car is expected to be the latest affordable EV to hit the market, but will it make it to the US? Hyundai’s EVs, like the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6, offer over 300 miles range, fast charging capabilities in under 20 mins, and a sleek new design.

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Affordable Hyundai Electric Cars Cars

Use of a Low-Cost Electric Supercharger Could Significantly Reduce Smoke from Turbocharged Diesel Engines

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APRIL 27, 2009

CPT electric supercharger test rig. Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is a UK startup working with switched reluctance motor technology to deliver cost-effective CO 2 -reducing solutions for vehicles. A fast-acting electric supercharger helps with the root cause of the problem by supplying more air earlier in the event.

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Low Cost Diesel Engine Exhaust

Ford’s love affair with EVs ends as profitability and consumer trends take focus

Teslarati

AUGUST 21, 2024

Ford’s love affair with EVs is coming to an end, the automaker announced today, as it shifted plans for its next few vehicles to be hybrid-electric instead of fully electric. It also helps business owners keep their bottom line as it has positive impacts on the total cost of ownership.

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Ford Re-Charge F-150 Hybrid

CEC awards Eos Energy Storage $2.1M to demo AC-integrated zinc hybrid-cathode battery technology for grid storage

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MARCH 12, 2015

Znyth battery technology uses a safe aqueous electrolyte and a novel zinc-hybrid cathode to enable extremely low-cost electricity storage and long life. Highly standardized manufacturing processes such as metal stamping and injection molding to keep manufacturing costs low.

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Energy Storage Grid Energy Hybrid

Hyundai Motor, including Kia top Ford and GM in US EV market with affordable EVs

Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

With low-cost electric cars, Hyundai Motor , along with Kia, surged past American automakers Ford and GM in the US EV market in the first three months of 2024. Hyundai’s best-selling electric SUV, the IONIQ 5, set a new sales record last month, pushing EV sales up 100% over last year. 361 $43,656 SEL RWD 77.4

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Affordable Kia Hyundai Boston Consulting Group

Tips for Safe and Effective Pressure Washing Your EV

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Tips for Safe and Effective Pressure Washing Your EV Safety First on the Path To a Speedy, Low-Cost Cleaning This article may contain affiliate links. The electric car market is rapidly growing, and there are an increased number of drivers who switched from gas to electric models.

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Clean Cleaning Low Cost Electric Cars

Eos Energy Storage introduces grid-scale battery system at $160/kWh

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Eos’s standard Aurora 1000|4000 product, a containerized 1 MW DC battery system providing four continuous hours of discharge, offers a cost-effective energy storage solution competitive with gas peaking generation and utility distribution infrastructure. The Aurora 1000|4000 will be sold at a price of $160/kWh in volume.

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Grid Energy Battery

Ricardo expands in California to support development of low emission vehicles; two projects underway

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JUNE 7, 2013

The grant will fund the development and validation of a low-cost, multi-port fuel-injected (MPFI) natural-gas fuel system and engine with advanced controls, designed for Class-3 to Class-7 fleet applications such as buses, medium-duty trucks and port freight-handling vehicles. Earlier post.).

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California Emissions Vehicles Grant

Maverick Synfuels introduces affordable small-scale methane gas-to-liquid modular methanol plants

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The Maverick Oasis system allows producers to monetize biogas and natural gas (including associated or flare gas, and stranded gas reserves), as an alternative to producing electricity or venting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. —Sam Yenne, Maverick CEO.

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Gas Affordable Waste Gas-Electric

DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

Critical materials are used in many products important to the US economy and energy technologies, such as rare-earth elements used to manufacture high-strength magnets for offshore wind-turbine generators and lithium and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Topic 2, Area of Interest 1: Rare Earth Element Separation.

Li-ion

Li-ion Wyoming Lithium Ion Corporation

Fraunhofer characterizes Alphabet Energy thermoelectric PowerCard; up to 5% fuel economy improvement in automotive

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JANUARY 14, 2016

Alphabet Energy is commercializing low-cost, efficient thermoelectric materials for power generation leveraging technology initially developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The automotive industry is working to meet the increased electrical power requirements of the future car (e.g., US EPA CAFE Standards).

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Fuel Economy Energy Economy Fuel

IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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Market Electric Vehicles Vehicles Cars

Maverick expands synfuels plant line-up with bio- and landfill-gas-to-methanol offerings

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MARCH 30, 2015

Maverick Synfuels announced the availability of the Maverick Oasis BG Gas-to-Liquid methanol plant product line. The Maverick Oasis system offers a new revenue stream for producers of biogas and an alternative to generating electricity or venting destructive greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Earlier post.).

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Gas Waste Gas-Electric Convert

DOE seeking feedback on findings of hydrogen production and delivery workshops

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The purpose of the workshop was to share information and identify the RD&D needs to enable low-cost, effective delivery of hydrogen from centralized production facilities to the point of use (e.g., High temperature technologies have the potential to use 20-25% less electrical power per kilogram of hydrogen produced.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Production Low Cost 2014

California Energy Commission awards more than $35M for green transportation in California

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JUNE 1, 2012

This set of awards supports a diversity of alternative fuel and vehicle types, including biodiesel production, natural gas vehicle technologies and incentives, hybrid and plug-in vehicles, and E85 fueling stations. million as a share of the cost to install 101 new E85 (ethanol) fueling facilities at existing gas fueling stations statewide.

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California Transportation Green Energy

SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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APRIL 9, 2019

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, continues to spearhead the introduction of compressed natural gas (CNG) technology, giving customers the widest choice of vehicles that are cleaner, more sustainable and offer even greater efficiency. Only a pure electric vehicle running on 100% renewable energy would offer a better overall outcome.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Gas Gas-Electric

US DOE to award $4M to support projects on hydrogen delivery technology for fuel cell vehicle refueling

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NOVEMBER 16, 2013

DE-FOA-0000821 ) to support research and development efforts for hydrogen delivery technology for fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) refueling. Proposed compressions systems must be oil free or include, and sufficiently demonstrate, the ability to perform gas cleanup which results in hydrogen that is compliant with quality standards.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles Gasoline-Electric

DOE workshop report on common opportunities and challenges in expanding use of H2 and natural gas vehicles

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Hydrogen and natural gas share a number of common entry to market barriers. Sandia National Laboratories, supported by the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cell Technologies Offices, recently released the workshop report “Transitioning the Transportation Sector: Exploring the Intersection of Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Natural Gas Vehicles.”.

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Gas Hydrogen Alternative Fuels Gas-Electric

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Congress Hybrid Exhaust Gas-Electric

Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

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MAY 1, 2014

By focusing on these aspects of the hydrogen fueling infrastructure, the effort hopes to accelerate and support the widespread deployment of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. H 2 FIRST also will collect and distribute data supporting industry’s efforts to reduce the costs of integrated fueling systems and networks.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Renewable Fuel California

Kawasaki Heavy and Shell to partner on technologies for transporting liquefied hydrogen by sea

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MARCH 14, 2016

Kawasaki has already been collaborating with Iwatani and Electric Power Development in hydrogen mass production and transportation. Kawasaki aims to complete development design in 2016, then subsequently move forward with commercialization. Earlier post.) Liquefied hydrogen evaporates at a rate 10 times greater than LNG.

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Hydrogen Transportation Mariner Coal

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

One initiative, SuperTruck II ( earlier post ), will award $80 million to four projects to develop and to demonstrate cost-effective technologies that more than double the freight efficiency of Class 8 trucks. will design and develop a new more-efficient engine and advanced drivetrain and vehicle technologies. Navistar, Inc.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal

Gen 2 Audi A5 Sportback available as bivalent g-tron; Audi e-gas, natural gas or gasoline

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In a new departure, the A5 Sportback is also available as a bivalent g-tron, which customers can run on either Audi e-gas ( earlier post ), natural gas or gasoline. The tanks for the gas fuel in the A5 Sportback g-tron are located beneath the rearward structure. lb) of gas per 100 kilometers (62.1 Audi e-gas.

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Audi Gas Gasoline Available

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Light-weighting materials : Five projects awarded to accelerate commercial availability of lighter weight vehicles using advanced materials that dramatically reduce vehicle weight while maintaining the highest safety standards. This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles

NRC report concludes US LDVs could cut oil consumption and GHGs by 80% by 2050; reliance on plug-ins, biofuels and hydrogen; strong policies mandatory

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MARCH 18, 2013

Projected rates of fuel consumption improvement under different scenarios relative to past experience and the 2016 and 2025 CAFE standards. Vehicles operating on electricity. While natural gas vehicles would reduce petroleum use, they would have limited impact on GHG emissions. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge. —Douglas M.

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Hydrogen Oil Plug-in Fuel Economy

DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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AUGUST 12, 2015

DOE: $750,000 Non-DOE: $187,500 Total: $937,500 (20% cost share). General Electric Company. The project has future applications for supercritical CO2 cycles in power plants, nuclear power, solar power and natural gas combined cycle units. DOE: $696,416 Non-DOE: $174,104 Total: $870,520 (20% cost share).

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Powered Power Ohio West Virginia

DOE to award up to $35M to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; fuel cell range extenders

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MARCH 3, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced ( DOE-FOA-0001224 ) up to $35 million in available funding to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and to enable early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Demonstration and Deployment of Battery - Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Hybrid

Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

World primary energy demand by fuel in the IEA high gas scenario. Separately, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its own report exploring the potential for a “golden age” of gas. Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel. Source: IEA.

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MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric

DOE releases SBIR/STTR FY16 Phase 1 Release 2 topics; hydrogen, electric vehicles, more efficient combustion engines; biogas-to-fuels

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The first hydrogen TTO is focused on durable, high activity electrocatalyst with low platinum content and low cost for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications. Conventional polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology requires high content of platinum electrocatalyst, which raises manufacturing costs.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Engine Fuel Electric Vehicles

Inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report concludes DOE is underinvested in transport; greatest efforts to go to electrification

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The DOE-QTR defines six key strategies: increase vehicle efficiency; electrification of the light duty fleet; deploy alternative fuels; increase building and industrial efficiency; modernize the electrical grid; and deploy clean electricity. Impartial DOE research can help inform these standards.

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Transportation Fuel Economy Light Fuel

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Electric motor efficiency targets within the FOA. The successful market implementation of these materials in vehicles requires that they be low cost and available in sufficient abundance to make a compelling business case. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber.

Li-ion

Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Fuel Economy

LiquidPiston unveils 70cc rotary gasoline engine prototype embodying HEHC; power dense, low-vibration

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The cycle has a theoretical efficiency of 75% using air-standard assumptions and first-law analysis. As the engine does not have poppet valves and the gas is fully expanded before the exhaust stroke starts, the engine also has potential to be quiet. We really converged on this design and demonstrated that it’s working.so

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Gasoline Engine Power Powered

Renault Trucks’ Optifuel Lab 2 lab vehicle integrates technologies for more efficient big rigs; road test results coming in 2015

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Renault Trucks’ heavy-duty Optifuel Lab 2 laboratory vehicle brings together various technologies designed to reduce fuel consumption in heavy-duty trucks and to prepare the way for future production models. The more energy there is available at low cost, the more it will be used. We could not therefore use standard panels.

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2015 Vehicles Solar Waste

Georgia Tech team develops highly efficient multi-phase catalyst for SOFCs and other energy storage and conversion systems

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2018

Researchers at Georgia Tech, with colleagues in China and Saudi Arabia, have developed a rationally designed, multi-phase catalyst that significantly enhances the kinetics of oxygen reduction of the state-of-the-art solid oxide fuel cell cathode. That could, in turn, reduce overall material costs. 30 nm thick), composed of BaCoO 3?

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Georgia Conversion Energy

NIST team boosts performance of solar-powered hydrogen generation in stable, lower-cost device

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2013

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a significant improvement in the performance of solar-powered hydrogen generation by employing a metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) photoelectrode architecture that allows for stable and efficient water splitting using narrow bandgap semiconductors.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Solar Power Powered

Department of Energy Announces $57M for Small Businesses in Phase III Xlerator Program; Algal Biofuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cells Included

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Other awards included funding for renewable energy resources, industrial and building energy efficiency, a modernized electricity grid, cleaner fossil fuels, and the next generation of nuclear power. State College, Pa.) - Compact High Temperature DC Bus Capacitors for Electric Vehicles. DOE Funding: $3,000,000. DOE Funding: $1,000,000.

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Fuel Energy Carbon Fiber Polymer

ICCT-ClimateWorks: well-designed vehicle standards and fuel feeds could reduce combined US, China and EU CO2 emissions by 1.3 Gt in 2030, boost economy

Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

California Energy Commission awards $1.1M to 12 small-scale projects to study transportation, natural gas and electricity technologies

Hydrexia and HyGear partner on low-cost hydrogen distribution in Europe; solid state storage and delivery

ARPA-E awards $42M to 12 projects for advanced EV batteries; EVs4ALL program

ARPA-E awarding $33M to 10 projects for natural gas pipeline retrofitting: REPAIR

Sandia researchers developing new family of metal-based ionic liquids for low-cost, efficient flow batteries

FREYR and 24M sign licensing and services agreement for mass production of Li-ion battery cells; Glencore for raw materials

Hyundai teases its new INSTER EV for the first time, the latest affordable electric car

Use of a Low-Cost Electric Supercharger Could Significantly Reduce Smoke from Turbocharged Diesel Engines

Ford’s love affair with EVs ends as profitability and consumer trends take focus

CEC awards Eos Energy Storage $2.1M to demo AC-integrated zinc hybrid-cathode battery technology for grid storage

Hyundai Motor, including Kia top Ford and GM in US EV market with affordable EVs

Tips for Safe and Effective Pressure Washing Your EV

Eos Energy Storage introduces grid-scale battery system at $160/kWh

Ricardo expands in California to support development of low emission vehicles; two projects underway

Maverick Synfuels introduces affordable small-scale methane gas-to-liquid modular methanol plants

DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

Fraunhofer characterizes Alphabet Energy thermoelectric PowerCard; up to 5% fuel economy improvement in automotive

IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

Maverick expands synfuels plant line-up with bio- and landfill-gas-to-methanol offerings

DOE seeking feedback on findings of hydrogen production and delivery workshops

California Energy Commission awards more than $35M for green transportation in California

SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

US DOE to award $4M to support projects on hydrogen delivery technology for fuel cell vehicle refueling

DOE workshop report on common opportunities and challenges in expanding use of H2 and natural gas vehicles

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Sandia Labs and NREL leading new DOE hydrogen infrastructure project; H2FIRST

Kawasaki Heavy and Shell to partner on technologies for transporting liquefied hydrogen by sea

DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Gen 2 Audi A5 Sportback available as bivalent g-tron; Audi e-gas, natural gas or gasoline

US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

NRC report concludes US LDVs could cut oil consumption and GHGs by 80% by 2050; reliance on plug-ins, biofuels and hydrogen; strong policies mandatory

DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

DOE to award up to $35M to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; fuel cell range extenders

Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

DOE releases SBIR/STTR FY16 Phase 1 Release 2 topics; hydrogen, electric vehicles, more efficient combustion engines; biogas-to-fuels

Inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report concludes DOE is underinvested in transport; greatest efforts to go to electrification

DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

LiquidPiston unveils 70cc rotary gasoline engine prototype embodying HEHC; power dense, low-vibration

Renault Trucks’ Optifuel Lab 2 lab vehicle integrates technologies for more efficient big rigs; road test results coming in 2015

Georgia Tech team develops highly efficient multi-phase catalyst for SOFCs and other energy storage and conversion systems

NIST team boosts performance of solar-powered hydrogen generation in stable, lower-cost device

Department of Energy Announces $57M for Small Businesses in Phase III Xlerator Program; Algal Biofuels, Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cells Included

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