Ghent University/IMEC in Belgium and X-Celeprint in Ireland/USA claim "the first III-V optoelectronic components transfer printed on and coupled to a silicon photonic integrated circuit" [Andreas De Groote et al, Optics Express, vol24, ...
The Tesla 3 gets nearly double the range of the Nissan Leaf by using nearly double the amount of battery but engineers are using a multitude of work rounds to do better: aerodynamics, light-weighting, even including structural electronics ...
Tags: battery vehicle, fuel cell
Daimler is planning to invest more than €7bn over the next two years on green powertrain technologies, including a plug-in hybrid electric-hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The company will invest €14.5bn in research and development ...
Tags: green powertrain technologies, runabout, electric vehicle
ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research — Baden-Württemberg) in Stuttgart, Germany has set a world record for thin-film photovoltaic cell energy ...
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True Zero has opened a hydrogen-fuel station in California, US. Snipping the ribbon in front of the True Zero dispenser at Conserv Fuel, 150 S. LaCumbre Road, included: Aeron Arlin-Genet, District Director & Air Pollution Control Officer, ...
Canadians will soon have access to more electric car and alternative fuel infrastructure with the support provided by the government through Budget 2016. This will result in more charging and refuelling stations for electric and ...
UK-based Riversimple has unveiled two new models as continuation to its Rasa hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. The new models were announced at the London Motor Show. One is a four-seater car and the other a van. Rasa is claimed to offer ...
BOC has signed an agreement with ITM Power to provide infrastructure for ITM Power’s new electrolyser-based hydrogen refueling stations for passenger cars. The announcement underpins ITM Power's ongoing plans to build a network of ...
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By optimizing various manufacturing processes, ZSW (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung — or Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research — Baden-Württemberg) in Stuttgart, Germany has raised the ...
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Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) researchers in the Netherlands have installed a socket on Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell that can act like an electric outlet. In close collaboration with Hyundai Motor and other commercial partners they ...
Honda will showcase its new fuel cell sedan Clarity at the New York International Auto Show. The five-passenger, hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel Cell sedan, to be released later this year, features the most advanced technology available on ...
Tags: Honda, Fuel cell sedan Clarity, New York International Atuo show
BMW has announced a new strategy under which it would focus on electric vehicle technology, autonomous driving technology and invest in new technology to complete against companies like Google and Uber. It will focus on broadening its ...
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Toyota has joined a Japanese government initiative to test end-to-end hydrogen fuel supply chain which aim to cut down CO2 emission significantly. This private-public partnership consists of Kanagawa Perfectural Government, municipal ...
Tags: Low-carbon, Hydrogen, Renewable energy
Researchers from the Stanford University in the US have developed renewable plastic from carbon dioxide (CO2) and inedible plant material, creating a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products. ...
Tags: CO2, Renewable plastic, Plant material
Pininfarina, an Italian car design and coachbuilder firm has unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell concept car called H2Speed at the Geneva International Motor 2016. H2Speed has been designed to be a high performance track car powered by hydrogen ...