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Li-ion battery maker Valence Technology files Chapter 11
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Valence Technology, Inc. today filed a voluntary petition for a chapter 11 business reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas. The business reorganization is intended to bolster the Company’s liquidity in the US and abroad and...
Volkswagen Golf BEV in 2013 compares with the Nissan Leaf?
Pike Research: Europe to have 4.1M EV charging stations by 2020, but needs to address country-specific variations
Europe will have more than 2.9 million plug-in vehicles PEVs on its roads by 2020 with more than 4.1 million EV charging stations (electric vehicle supply equipment, EVSE) to support them, according to a new report from Pike Research, “Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment in Europe”. However, ...
Because, Gosh, that's what our Big Oil bosses told us to say.
MIT and U. Texas report urges combining and scaling up carbon capture and storage with enhanced oil recovery
Schematic of a CO2 -EOR System. Components required for sequestration in brine formations that are in common with CO2 -EOR highlighted in red. Click to enlarge. A report from MIT and The University of Texas at Austin urges the US to accelerate efforts to pursue carbon capture and storage (C...
Kudos to the authors for considering water resources plus human caused atmospheric degradation. No mention in the post of the source of the natural gas. Also there is the question of infrastructure. Lastly, does Bill Gates think gas is cute?
WTW analysis with four economies of sustainable automotive transportation finds CNG vehicles scoring highest
Joshua Gifford and Robert C. Brown at Iowa State University propose the evaluation of four economies in well-to-wheels (WTW) analysis of automotive transportation—primary energy consumption, GHG emissions, water usage, and cost of vehicle operation—in a paper published in the journal Biofuels, B...
This would be a good thing if not violating patent for the LiFePO4 batteries that Valence makes. There has been at least one previous patent fight about this advanced lithium battery material.
Graphene-modified LiFePO4 cathode material for high-power Li-ion batteries
A team from the Ningbo Institute of Material Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a graphene-modified LiFePO4 composite as a Li-ion battery cathode material with excellent high-rate capability and cycling stability. They report on the material in a paper in the RSC...
I agree with mahonj. Cleaner, low carbon electricity for the Grid (Mains) is one issue. Cleaner transportation with electric propulsion is related, yet a separate issue.
Connecting them in a project may help one imagine the possibilities and such development helps overcome resistance to grid-tied solar.
Eaton Advances Integrated Solar-Assisted Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Collaboration with Tennessee Valley Authority and EPRI
Eaton Corporation is collaborating with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station to be erected at EPRI’s research laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn. Additional stations are planned...
In the past, to slur someone, you would say, "Your mother wears combat boots." Now, it would be, "Your mother goes to MIT."
Search for Tony Meggs, listed as MITEI Visiting Engineer, and you find him listed as Group Vice President for British Petroleum.
American Clean Skies Foundation, which provided support for the study, was founded by Aubrey K. McClendon, the billionaire CEO of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp., one of the country's top sellers of natural gas.
MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited
Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. In the transportation sector, th...
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Man, we are red lining it and you crazies are yapping hockey stick. If you look closely, you can see one, but you keep denying it.
What you really want to deny is that with BAUAAAE what we see at the end of the graph is the blade of the next hockey stick... with a much bigger puck.
Japan Meteorological Agency: 2009 Tied With 2002, 2003, and 2006 For Third Warmest Year Since Instrumental Records Began
A preliminary analysis of worldwide surface temperatures from January to November conducted by the Japan Meteorological Agency shows that the average land and sea surface temperatures for 2009 have been +0.31 ºC above normal, based on the 1971-2000 average, and that 2009 will be tied with 2002, ...
Like SciAm, Climate Progress, NY Times, etc., too many people are reading GCC. The quality of its posts and historical level of discussion means it has become a target.
The approach is obvious, if unable to debate the facts intelligently, then shout it down.
Synthesis Study Finds Ocean Acidification from CO2 Emissions Could Increase by 150% by 2050; Substantial Irreversible Damage to Ocean Ecosystems
Given increasing emissions of CO2 and the subsequent increased absorption by the oceans, ocean acidity could increase by 150% by 2050, according to a major new review and synthesis study released by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This is an increase 100 times fa...
So, the solution is no one stops burning fossil fuels?
GCP Carbon Budget Finds Global Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions
Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year, according to a new paper published by an international team of 31 scientists in Nature Geoscience. Th...
@HarveyD I would prefer to describe 250g/Km as a travesty.
Also, it would be of interest to compare a list of technologies for over-the-road hauling with what seems to be a list intended for passenger vehicles.
NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016
Three of the NHTSA scenarios for penetration of technologies for passenger cars for MY 2016. Shown are slow growth (3%), the preferred proposed alternative, and the maximum potential. Data: Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis. Click to enlarge. On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joi...
Because it keeps the environment a secondary concern. Use dollars-CO2 per mile.
Why Not Cost-per-Mile Instead of MPGe?
Many have suggested that we use cost-per-mile rather than MPGe as the primary figure of merit for judging Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE vehicles. That’s appealing, since out-of-pocket costs are a primary concern of most consumers (although we hope they’re also concerned about the co...
Nothing in the preceding commentary about the reduction of human-caused degradation of the atmosphere, which would seem to decry the purpose of the X-prize.
And, while it is vital that we eliminate coal-fired electric power plants, as a general statement, the above comment is incorrect that electric drive is disadvantageous when the electricity is coal generated.
GM's Claims Cast Doubt on Fuel Economy Rating
GM’s recent announcement that their forthcoming Volt will garner a 230 MPG fuel economy rating sparked a flurry of debate: How was that number derived? How will it hold up in real world driving conditions? And how do you calculate MPG for a vehicle that doesn’t run on gasoline alone? GM’s cl...
@HarveyD The problem is a focus on efficiency rather than on a combined metric that estimates cost, energy used, and CO2 emitted per miles traveled.
For super capacitors to stay in the game, they need to come down significantly in price.
UC Davis Study Finds That Ultracapacitor-based Micro-Hybrid Systems Can Deliver Substantial Fuel Economy Improvements
Using a micro-hybrid system featuring carbon/carbon ultracapacitor units as energy storage can result in significant increases in fuel economy over a baseline conventional vehicle, according to a study by Dr. Andrew Burke at UC Davis. In a series of simulations of mid-size passenger cars using u...
Difficult to top the JFTFH comment. Would be nice if those MIT researcher talked with the MIT folks that support coal as part of federal energy policy.
New MIT Analysis Finds Global Warming Could Be Double Previous Estimates
A new comprehensive MIT study of the probabilistic projections of climate change in this century found that absent aggressive intervention, warming will likely be about twice as severe as previously estimated by the MIT model six years ago. The new projections, published this month in the Americ...
Now if the Congress critters were serving constituents they would respect such science.
Such a transition in the agriculture sector is doable, yet not easy. Still such a transition is a heck of lot easier now, when there still are resources, rather than after a Peak Oil crash.
And, speaking of respect for such findings, would that apply to the DoE / USDA partnership that espouses such improvement?
Study Finds Bioelectricity Better Option Than Liquid Biofuels for Transportation Output and GHG Emissions
Kilometers per crop hectare for switchgrass feedstock with a small SUV. Campbell et al. (2009) Click to enlarge. A new life cycle assessment comparing the performance of bioelectricity and ethanol from a variety of pathways with respect to transportation kilometers and GHG offsets achieved per...
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