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What if it is done in conjunction with desalination?
Study finds direct seawater splitting has substantial drawbacks to conventional water splitting, offers almost no advantage
A study by a team of researchers from Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft has found that direct seawater splitting for hydrogen production has substantial drawbacks compared to conventional water splitting and offers almost no advantage. In a...
One reason military drones fly thousands of feet high is greater visual coverage of terrain. Optics are there to zoom in. At that height, there is no aural clue from the ground. So a silent UAV is no longer a top priority.
MIT proof-of-concept demo of ionic wind propulsion for aircraft
MIT researchers have demonstrated that an aircraft with a 5-meter wingspan can sustain steady-level flight using ionic-wind propulsion. The aircraft has no moving parts, does not depend on fossil fuels to fly, and is completely silent. The researchers describe their proof of concept for electro...
@ gor,
Put it on Ebay.
Enerkem in partnerships to build waste-to-biofuels facilities in China
Canada-based waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shanghai Environmental Group Co. Ltd., a municipal solid waste management company and a subsidiary of Shanghai Chengtou Holding Co. Ltd., to develop a project partnership to jointly build municipa...
The advantage is already a long known fact. The issue is the demand side.
Analysis suggests open rotor engine could reduce aircraft fuel consumption by 15%
Two aircraft engine concepts, geared turbofan (earlier post) and open rotor (earlier post), can enable a significant reduction to aircraft fuel consumption. With open rotor, the potential reduction is up to 15%, while the geared turbofan could provide reductions of up to 4%, according to Linda ...
@ Brotherkenny4 ,
CIA is already in every corner of the world.
ExxonMobil discovers oil and gas in Argentina shale well; expands presence in Permian shale in US
ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina, jointly with Gas y Petróleo del Neuquén, has discovered oil and gas in an unconventional shale well in Neuquén Province of Argentina. Located in the liquids-rich area of the Vaca Muerta play, the Bajo del Choique X-2 well was drilled to a total measured depth o...
BYD has the queer habit of adding up to grand totals like the mileage logged by a fleet of electric buses, which means very little in terms of performance but sounds bombastic statistically. They should follow what other manufacturers are doing and use per vehicle basis.
BYD Microelectronics transducers log >130M miles in EVs over 5 years
BYD Microelectronics (BME), a division of the global BYD Company Ltd., announced that the Multi-channel, Current Transducers in BYD Electric Cars have reached an operational milestone of more than 130,000,000 miles in the last five years. The EVs have operated for more than 400,000 miles each a...
@ Engineer-Poet,
Replace of ICE with EVs with give impetus to the commissioning of renewable energy power plants. It is already growing at a faster rate anyway in China also.
City of Hangzhou orders 2,000 BYD electric buses and 1,000 electric taxis
BYD Company Ltd. has received a record-setting order for their new energy vehicles from the City of Hangzhou, which is situated in east China along the Qiantang River. The order for 2,000 long-range, battery-electric transit buses and 1,000 long-range, pure-electric cars was signed this week by...
@ D,
Airbags? Twelve.
BYD’s Qin plug-in hybrid the best selling automotive EV in China
2nd-generation Dual Mode (DM II) plug-in hybrid system of the Qin. Click to enlarge. BYD’s second-generation Dual-Mode, plug-in hybrid electric sedan Qin has posted a second month of strong sales in February. Trends in March now make it “China’s Best-Selling Electric Vehicle” according to C...
@ Engineer-Poet,
The situation over is far cry from what the media make it out to be. Judge them with a population of 1.4b. But if you want them to be more like the US, shutting them out of the American market is not the best way to go.
Wanxiang America wins auction for Fisker with bid valued at $149.2M; Bankruptcy Court approval expected on Tuesday
After 19 rounds of bidding, Wanxiang America Corporation (Wanxiang) has been selected as the highest and best bidder in a competitive auction for Fisker Automotive, completed on Friday. Wanxiang’s winning bid is valued at approximately $149.2 million, representing $126.2 million of cash, $8 mil...
To update my own post, BYD had stated that testing confirmed the safety of the buses.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131213005908/en/LA-Area-Transit-Officials-Tout-Electric-Bus-Company#.UuScUPuwoad
Initial results from first phase of road trials for 40-ft BYD electric bus in Canada
2013 STO-AVT electric bus test results chart: BYD Electric Bus energy consumption (Wh/km) over speed (km/h). Click to enlarge. The first phase of a ten-month trial for a 40-foot BYD battery-electric bus (which commenced the Summer of 2013) was completed in Gatineau, Québec and Ottawa, Ontar...
I would like to see if BYD has made updates to the chassis after reports of weaknesses in California.
Initial results from first phase of road trials for 40-ft BYD electric bus in Canada
2013 STO-AVT electric bus test results chart: BYD Electric Bus energy consumption (Wh/km) over speed (km/h). Click to enlarge. The first phase of a ten-month trial for a 40-foot BYD battery-electric bus (which commenced the Summer of 2013) was completed in Gatineau, Québec and Ottawa, Ontar...
@ Kelly,
"Positive direction, but is the BYD bus better than the US Proterra?"
The Proterra charges fast - 10 minutes - but needs frequent charging, so the battery pack is most likely smaller. Which means it is more suited for shorter routes, whereas the BYD will ply longer.
LA Metro to purchase up to 25 new BYD electric buses as part of $30M pilot project
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30-million clean air bus technology pilot project. This marks the first time that all-ele...
Here's an excerpt from GM.
"With up to a 40-mile range for the under 10-minute fast charge application, the EcoRide BE-35 can easily replace 80 percent of diesel buses in typical transit and shuttle use without altering schedules or passenger service. The EcoRide can also be configured for longer ranges while charging at a central location."
Stockton deploying Northern California’s first battery-electric transit buses (corrected)
The first battery-electric transit buses in Northern California were put into service today by the San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD). The Proterra EcoRide BE35 buses will operate on a rapid charging system and will have all of the functionality of a conventional transit bus. The Cal...
Harvey,
Wouldn't you want to join the forum and contribute your 2 or 3 cents? :)
DOE to award $62.5M over 5 years to USABC to accelerate development of next-gen EV batteries
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the US Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) to lead an industry-wide effort to accelerate development of high-efficiency, cost-effective battery technologies for electric vehicles. USABC, managed by Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Company, and General ...
This is all about national security and foreign exchange.
Ukraine state oil and gas company signs $3.656B credit agreement with China Development Bank to finance substituting natural gas with coal
The Ukraine state oil and gas company Naftogaz signed a US$3.656-billion credit agreement with the state-owned China Development Bank to finance the program of substituting natural gas with locally produced coal. The program is aimed at improving Ukraine’s energy security and alleviating depend...
@ToppaTom
"Just ask them; they'll tell you whatever you want to hear.
If they lie; sue 'em."
Companies that buy new processes do not accept face values.
China team optimizes catalytic hydrogenation process to convert coal tar to gasoline and diesel
Flow diagram of coal tar hydrogenation process. Credit: ACS, Kan et al. Click to enlarge. Researchers in China report the production of gasoline and diesel from coal tar via an optimized catalytic hydrogenation using two serial fixed beds, the first with a hydrofining catalyst of MoNi/γ-Al...
Better hope that you don't get a fender bender.
Volkswagen launching E-Golf BEV test fleet in the US; partnering with Solazyme and Amyris on renewable diesel fuels
Volkswagen of America will begin a pilot scheme to test 20 prototype E-Golf Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) over a nine-month period in select locations in the US. Twelve of these vehicles will be allocated to selected Volkswagen employees during the time period. Separately, the company annou...
VW needs to prove that this model is not an E-Golf cart.
Volkswagen launching E-Golf BEV test fleet in the US; partnering with Solazyme and Amyris on renewable diesel fuels
Volkswagen of America will begin a pilot scheme to test 20 prototype E-Golf Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) over a nine-month period in select locations in the US. Twelve of these vehicles will be allocated to selected Volkswagen employees during the time period. Separately, the company annou...
@Henrik, @Reel$$,
You guys are hopeless. China has the world's highest installed windpower capacity. Though it is in absolute terms, it is remarkable considering it's current state of economic development. It's per capita income is still 1/10th of the west. Now it's moving to start increasing their solar power generation on a bigger scale.
If you go by the per capita wealth of the US, then it has been the most inconsiderate nation by far as been emphasized by western analysts.
Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production per region. Source: JRC. Click to enlarge. After a decline in global CO2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have jumped by more than 5% in 2010, which is unprecedented in the...
Reel$$ ,
The US often disguise their inhumane deeds. Read what they did to the Guatemalans.
Get real.
CODA to develop EVs with China’s Great Wall Motors for worldwide distribution
CODA Holdings, a California-based developer of Lithium-ion battery systems for its all-electric CODA Sedan, EV powertrain and stationary energy storage applications entered into a Letter of Intent to develop electric vehicles with China’s Great Wall Motor Company Limited, using Great Wall models...
ExDemo,
Your irrational exuberance is not going to help people to understand the significance of S&P's downgrade of the US credit rating and its irrelevance to making the air cleaner and healthier.
New piston ring coating from Federal-Mogul reduces ring friction by up to 20%; improved fuel economy and reduced CO2 emissions
Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed a new piston ring coating that delivers a direct improvement in fuel economy and CO2 emissions by reducing ring friction by up to 20% as compared to nitride or other commonly used coatings. CarboGlide is Federal-Mogul’s third and most advanced generation o...
What's next? WMD?
'Narco tank' is latest find in cartels' armored vehicles
Authorities in the Mexican state of Jalisco have discovered a so-called narco tank, an abandoned armored vehicle believed to have been used by drug cartels. It looks as though it belongs in a "Terminator" movie. The "narco tank" was seized after a series of deadly shootouts (link in Spanish) b...
@ Reel$$,
The US also has its own issues like racial discrimination, massacres, bigotry, prejudice, international bullying, Gitmo, etc. but those have not stop the world from buying American.
BYD to announce US launch plans for EVs and PHEVs at NAIAS
BYD Co., Ltd (BYD) will reveal plans for the launch of US-ready electric drive vehicles and clean energy products at the upcoming 2011 North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. BYD will present its “Three Green Dreams” strategy, which focuses on renewable energy generation (solar...
State-wide system,65 miles? Cough, cough.
California High-Speed Rail Authority votes to begin construction of state-wide system in the Central Valley; 65 miles, $4.15B
The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board recently voted to begin construction of the high-speed rail (HSR) system connecting Los Angeles to the Bay Area in the heart of the state’s Central Valley, saying that it choose an option that makes the best use of available funding and lays the fou...
Tony Hayward can have his life back.
Study Finds Deepwater Oil Plume in Gulf Stimulating Oil-Degrading Microbes
The study found that the dominant microbe in the dispersed Gulf of Mexico oil plume was a new species, closely related to members of Oceanospirillales family. SEM and acridine orange stain inset with distance from source. (Image from Terry Hazen group) Click to enlarge. In the aftermath of t...
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