Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Although the presence of microplastics in the environment is raising concerns, the amount of microplastics in air and water is small compared to another polymer that pollutes air and water: micro rubber. 22 kilotonnes of micro rubber have accumulated in the environment in Switzerland.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2021

The pilot-scale HTL plant processes aqueous biomass slurries (~20% dry matter content) at temperatures up to 350 °C and pressures around 200 bar, where water does not boil but remains in a liquid state. Under these conditions, biomass is converted into a crude bio-oil, which is separated from the process water behind the reactor.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2013

Researchers from EPFL in Switzerland and Technion-Israel Institue of Technology have developed nanoparticle-based ?-Fe Fe 2 O 3 (hematite) electrodes that achieve the highest photocurrent of any metal oxide photoanode for photoelectrochemical water-splitting under 100?mW?cm © LPI / EPFL. Click to enlarge. 2 air mass, 1.5

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Water Solar Hydrogen Israel 230

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2020

Switzerland-based Blackstone Resources AG announced that it has achieved a series of important milestones for producing any kind of printed battery cells. These electrodes were created using environmentally friendly, water-based binder systems. The production step of the calendaring of electrodes is no longer necessary.

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Battery Batteries Switzerland Legal 468

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

Methanization works by producing methane (CH 4 ) and water (H 2 O) by catalytic conversion from carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and hydrogen (H 2 ). Water causes problems with conventional processes, however; to remove it, serial methanization stages are typically required—with condensation areas in between.

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Production Water Hydrogen Waste 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company delivered the first seven units of its XCIENT Fuel Cell, the first mass-produced fuel cell electric heavy-duty truck, to customers in Switzerland, with a total of 50 planned to hit the roads there this year. The operations will be backed by a green hydrogen ecosystem.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Water from the Hellisheiði power plant then flows through the facility and transports the carbon dioxide roughly 2,000 meters below the surface of the Earth. The water returns to the cycle of the geothermal power plant. This uses a specially developed adsorbent to bind the CO 2 in the air.

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Audi Iceland CO2 Carbon 446

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2010

Decadal warming rates arising from (i) greenhouse gases and aerosols alone (black); (ii) that obtained including the stratospheric water decline after 2000 (red); and (iii) including both the stratospheric water vapor decline after 2000 and the increase in the 1980s and 1990s (cyan). Stratospheric water vapor and radiative processes.

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Climate Change Water Climate Global 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

H2Pro is an Israeli startup that developed the E-TAC (electrochemical, thermally active chemical) water splitting technology, which is efficient, affordable, and safe. GRZ Technologies is a company based in Switzerland specializing in energy storage in hydrogen form. GRZ Technologies.

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Hydrogen Hyundai Motoring Motor 273

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

—Thomas Fritschi, Managing Director of RENK-Maag in Winterthur The gear units are developed and built at the RENK site in Winterthur, Switzerland. Instead of CO 2 , this technology produces water, which in turn is reused in the integrated process. They are used in a direct reduction plant in Siemens compressors.

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Supplies Green Production Hydrogen 195

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The vehicle-mounted and water-cooled central motor from Dana/TM4 based on the permanent synchronous principle (PSM) features low speeds and particularly high efficiency compared with asynchronous motors. This range is fully sufficient for most transport operators, saving them greater expense on charging infrastructure.

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Fuel Electrical Electric Austria 448

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Cell assembly starts with the electrode manufacturing exclusively using a water-based binder (WBB) process in an eco-friendly environment. Finished pouches are assembled into battery modules in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland based on specific customer requirements. Leclanché is one of the global leaders in applying the WBB technology.

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Energy Germany Lithium Ion Switzerland 435

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The two ships, each with a capacity of 700 passengers, will replace existing diesel-powered vessels and will be used to transport passengers between Switzerland and France with projected completion dates of 2022 and 2023. The water mist system integrates easily with existing water based fire suppression systems.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2022

Both are produced in-house at the company’s European cell manufacturing facilities in Germany and the company’s new automated, state-of-the-art module assembly line in Switzerland. All parts of the system are protected against water ingress.

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Mariner Batteries Battery Range 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2019

CO 2 and water are extracted directly from ambient air via an adsorption/desorption process. At the heart of the solar reactor is a ceramic structure made of cerium oxide, which enables a two-step reaction—the redox cycle—to split water and CO 2 into syngas.

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Carbon Fuel Solar Switzerland 247

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2020

Depletion of fresh water reserves [m 3 ]. A recent PSI study led by environmental scientist Christian Bauer found that a battery electric car is already the most environmentally friendly option in Switzerland and many other countries, even when the manufacture of the battery is figured in. Depletion of metal resources [kg iron-eq.].

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Mariner Climate Change DC Cars 435

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2021

The next step—the water-gas shift reaction—sees the carbon monoxide and steam reacted via a different catalyst, making carbon dioxide and additional hydrogen. Compared to natural gas reforming, the use of electricity from renewable sources to split water for hydrogen is cleaner and more sustainable.

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Insight Oregon Hydrogen Water 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2018

MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz AG has signed a cooperation agreement with ABB Switzerland for the development, production and commercialization of a three-way energy-storage system. The CO 2 is fed into a heat exchanger and heats the water. The hot water is stored in isolated tanks, each one at a separately-defined temperature level.

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Energy Storage Diesel Commercial Energy 191

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2018

The innovative, commercial scale facility was created in cooperation with the partners thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, the research center for the German Association for Gas and Water (DVGW), and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and will be in operation for analysis over the next 24 months.

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Store Gas Green Powered 258

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The hydrogen required, in turn, is generated from water with the help of renewable electric power. Analyses to determine the synthesized fuel’s ecological footprint, its potential contribution to greenhouse gas reduction in Switzerland, and the economic viability of the manufacturing process are also important parts of the project.

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Hydrogen CO2 Renewable Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Together with the partners Ineratec GmbH ( earlier post ) and Energiedienst Holding AG , the company has plans for a new pilot facility for the production of e-diesel in Laufenburg, in Canton Aargau (Switzerland). First, the CO 2 and H 2 are converted into syngas in Ineratec’s RWGS (reverse water gas shift) reactor.

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Audi Diesel Carbon Power 170

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The US automaker, which has been testing the European waters with its luxury Cadillac EVs since late last year, has just launched its Cadillac Lyriq SUV in France this morning, with other markets on the horizon. In Switzerland, the Lyriq starts 82,000 Swiss francs ($93,100), but GM has not yet provided pricing for France.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

What about a miniaturized water treatment plant? Within their R&D department, Eden Cleantech, they are developing a compact, energy-saving water treatment system to help tackle the growing presence of micropollutants in wastewater. This raises the question: How can a device made from CDs decontaminate water?

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Design Water Pollution France 84

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

In an event in Bern, Switzerland, Swiss National Council member and president of the Clean Fuel Now initiative Thomas Böhni filled up his Audi A2 with 100% synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel) produced by sunfire GmbH to draw attention to the need to remove what he terms unjustified Swiss restrictions on synthetic fuels. Earlier post.).

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Diesel Switzerland Audi Solar 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

AVA Biochem in Muttenz (Switzerland) has begun commercial-scale production of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (5-MHF) from biomass at its Biochem-1 facility using a modified version of a hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process developed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). This yellow, low-melting solid is highly water-soluble.

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Commercial Kits Production Switzerland 258

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

These pollutants can cause respiratory problems, contribute to the acidification of soil and surface water, and damage vegetation. Liechtenstein reports it has missed its NO x and NH 3 emissions ceilings, Norway its NO x emission ceiling, while Switzerland has achieved its four ceilings.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The order includes 32 boats to be delivered in the DACH region, which includes Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Eelex 8000 and X Shore 1 electric boats / Credit: X Shore “The DACH region is a crucial market for X Shore, sharing our deep connection to the water and commitment to sustainable boating,” explained X Shore CEO René Hansen.

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Mariner Electric Electrical Austria 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Researchers from Purdue University and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland are proposing a new integrated process involving the co-production of hydrogen and electricity from solar thermal energy—a concept they label “hydricity”.

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Solar Production Energy Concept 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2018

The first challenge, launched in 2016, targeted essential molecules: O 2 , N 2 , H 2 and CO 2.

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Hydrogen Switzerland Universal France 170

Cars That Think

AUGUST 11, 2021

But animals are often just a little too clever for the robots that we build that try to mimic them, which is why researchers at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne in Switzerland (EPFL) are using robots to learn about how animals themselves do what they do. We used both in our study.

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Water Connect Connected Switzerland 145

Teslarati

AUGUST 30, 2022

” Michael Pfäffli, head of accident research at AXA Switzerland, said that the high torque found in most EVs could result in unwanted, jerky acceleration and loss of control. Except for water unless the water is contaminated with something flammable. In the rare case of a battery fire, so-called thermal runaways can.”

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Battery Batteries Companies Tesla 99

Baua Electric

JULY 2, 2024

Earlier this month, I packed up my passport, some white sneakers, and my sunglasses for a trip to Lake Maggiore in Italy, located about an hour and a half Northwest of Milan, near the border of Switzerland. That is where I got the chance to test drive Maserati’s latest BEV model, the GranCabrio Folgore.

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All-Electric Powered Power Italy 52

Cars That Think

APRIL 21, 2022

Humankind is enamored with water. The machine, which can run autonomously or at the direction of a remote operator, goes around collecting the junk and gunk (like plastic bottles, oil spills, and algae) that float on the water, as well as detritus located up to 10 meters below the surface. Roomba for Rivers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Researchers at Switzerland’s Empa—an interdisciplinary research and services institution for material sciences and technology development within the ETH Domain —have developed a manufacturing process for nano-cellulose powder for use as a raw material for creating polymer composites. Click to enlarge.

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Manufacturer Polymer Water Switzerland 210

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

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Boston Egypt Universal Switzerland 125

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2015

Researchers at EPFL in Switzerland have developed a system for producing hydrogen through a simplified membrane-less water electrolysis process. In a conventional system, two electrodes are submerged in water and separated by a polymer membrane. Click to enlarge. —Mohammad Hashemi, first author.

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Design Production Hydrogen Water 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2010

kWh Li-ion battery pack is roof-mounted and water-cooled. During the spring, Volvo will deliver hybrid buses to customers in such countries as Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Denmark. Continuous output from the I-SAM motor is 70 kW (94 hp), with 120 kW (161 hp) peak; continuous torque is 400 Nm (295 lb-ft), with 800 Nm peak.

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