Volvo has completed a research project into inductive charging for electric vehicles, with a senior executive expressing the wireless technology has “great potential”. Partnering a consortium of companies, including Volvo, ...
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Chrysler Group has entered into a five-year C$18.2m ($17.40m) agreement with McMaster University to develop next-generation, electrified powertrains and powertrain components. The project will receive funding support from the Canadian ...
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PowerGenix, the leading developer of high performance Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, today announced that it has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a direct (tier 1) supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide. HELLA ...
Global markets boasted 51,000MW of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation capacity installed in 2012, and while some variable generation markets may slow or stall, there is no doubt that wind and solar markets will continue to ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has developed a new concept for lightweight structural energy storage components, in a bid to enhance the use of energy for future electrified vehicles. The new component includes carbon ...
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US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has opened a new $8m battery lab at the University of Michigan to develop energy storage devices for the country's auto industry. Out of the total investment, the Michigan Economic ...
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Corporates playing in the solar and energy storage segments have long dreamed of combining the two complementary technologies to differentiate products and defend margins. This symbiotic match shows promise, yielding a US$2.8 billion market ...
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Currently the smallest part of the global solar energy storage business, the commercial segment, is projected to expand by a factor of 700 in the coming years and become the largest market segment in 2017, according to IMS Research. ...
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Bridgestone is a global leader in the tyre industry. Members of the Bridgestone Group supply a vast range of tyres in the Americas, in Europe, in Japan, in every region on the planet. Customer expectations of tyre performance vary greatly ...
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Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls is set to launch its first-generation 48-volt Lithium-ion Micro Hybrid battery at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. The new battery joins the company's full range of ...
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Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is looking for "the next wave of innovative cleantech entrepreneurs" through its SD Tech Fund, which is open for applications starting now, August 28, through to October 16, 2013. The ...
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With support from the Province of Ontario, Ryerson University's Centre for Urban Energy will build a smart grid laboratory, which will serve as a hub for researchers and will provide a collaborative facility for testing and demonstrating ...
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That renewable energy is the future of power production is crystal clear, but so too may be energy storage. Researchers at Penn State's Materials Research Institute are developing a thin and flexible glass, about one-tenth the thickness ...
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The market for residential photovoltaic (PV) energy storage systems is expected to boom in the coming years, with cumulative installations amounting to 2.5 gigawatts by 2017, equivalent to the solar power that could be generated by more ...
BRÜCKNER inaugurated with a celebration its new technology centre in Leonberg. Günther Oettinger, CE Commissioner for Energy inaugurated together with Regina Brückner, Axel Pieper and many customers the new hall with the ...
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