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Hybrid Locomotives + The Batteries They Need

August 15, 2011 by Jonathan Smith
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Senior analyst Dave Hurst believes that we shall see growth in world use of hybrid locomotives due to “new diesel locomotive emissions regulations scheduled to go into effect in the European Union in 2014 and in North America in 2015″. New regulations will result in real change: exhaust treatments and retiring the most polluting engines... [read more]

Developing Reliable Distributed Power

June 29, 2011 by Jonathan Smith
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“The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is conducting research on alternative options to reduce costs and make large-scale energy storage safer and more practical.” Green Car Congress reports on research into “appropriate anodes, cathodes, and electrolytes for magnesium (Mg)-, sodium (Na)-, and lithium... [read more]

Infonugget: Smart grid framework

January 20, 2010 by Lou Grinzo
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If you divide how important some energy technology is to the future of mainstreamers by how much they know about it–call it the Invisibility Index–you’d be hard-pressed to come up with something that scores higher than changes to the electricity grid. Luckily, there are plenty of people thinking and talking about it, and even better,... [read more]

ORNL Emphasis on Energy Efficiency Technologies

November 19, 2009 by Jonathan Smith
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Look, Amory, the Chooster, a.k.a. DOE (US Department of Energy) has designated $34.7 million to ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN) for development of carbon fiber manufacturing and processing. Green Car Congress reports that a portion of those monies will go to construct the Carbon Fiber Technology Center. No tin foil... [read more]

Car fleets as a transition vehicle

October 7, 2009 by Lou Grinzo
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I’ve long said that a key part of our transition of motor vehicles away from oil and towards much cleaner alternatives would be fleets operated by large corporate, government, and other entities. My reasoning was simple: The concentrated decision making and capital management of those organizations, plus their traditional focus on cost... [read more]

High Performance EVs need Dependable Thermal Management

July 29, 2009 by Jonathan Smith
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Power electronics and electrical machines (PEEM) are essential elements of electric-drive vehicles. PEEM technology comprises three main elements: power electronics (e.g., boost converters and inverters); electric motors; and thermal control and system integration. Thermal control is a critical element to enable power density, cost,... [read more]