Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

A new research project aims to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles for one of the most sought after luxury car brands in the world. Rare earth magnets are found in almost every appliance that uses electricity to generate motion. Photo credit: Marco Curaba/Shutterstock.com.

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Recycling Recycling Patents Innovation 238

Charged

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The progress in electric vehicle production has created the need for better, more reliable interconnects that can be scaled to high-volume manufacturing. It is no surprise therefore that leading automotive manufacturers in the electric vehicle space have turned to wire bonding for their interconnect needs. Advantages.

Energy Monitor 107

Energy Monitor Electric vehicle Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 107

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is typically sent to landfill, as separating and extracting the components requires a lot of energy and harsh chemicals, undermining its economic viability. The study is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

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Sustainability Recycling Recycling Waste 235

Charged

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In the evolving world of eMobility one thing remains constant – the inverter is the heart and soul of electric vehicles. Other sessions at our Fall Virtual Conference include: Protecting Automotive Electronics, Motors and Electrical Systems Through Creative Chemistry. Register here—it’s free!

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Automotive Patents Batteries Electric vehicle 101

Charged

MARCH 2, 2023

Its customer base includes Tier 1 and 2 automotive suppliers. The patented core of the technology, the Adaptive Battery Digital Twin, uses AI and machine learning to provide design insights, real-time onboard controls and fleet-wide data analytics. “The Other investors include Stellantis Ventures and BlackBerry Limited.

Batteries 95

Batteries Patents Automotive Electric vehicle 95

Smart Energy International

APRIL 1, 2022

We are using mother nature’s crystals under the guidance of our patented processes to unlock sulphur’s full potential as energy carrier,” said Marek Slavik, Theion co-founder and CTO. Aerospace will be followed by aircraft, air taxis, drones, mobile phones and laptops, before servicing the electric flight and automotive sectors in 2024.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Batteries 122

Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 2, 2021

In a rare act of unity, the leaders of the country’s big three Automakers; Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, and BMW CEO Harald Krüger, all agreed that the future of German auto is the electric car. Despite all the critics and skepticism, Tesla has ensured all large automakers are embracing fully electric vehicles.

Electricity 78

Electricity Electric vehicle Fossil fuels Automotive 78

Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

A fleet of electric vans which charge-up wirelessly have started road testing in Edinburgh as part of a government-funded trial aimed at accelerating the development of autonomous freight transport, it was announced this morning. The £1.6m

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Patents Electric vehicle Transportation Carbon-neutral 101

Charged

JUNE 11, 2020

The ams AS5147U is a magnetic rotary position sensor chip for use in electric motors that run at speeds up to 28,000 rpm. The devices embed a comprehensive set of self-diagnostic features to support automotive manufacturers’ programs for complying with the ISO 26262 functional safety standard.

Electricity 55

Electricity Patents Packaging Automotive 55

CleanTech San Diego

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Patents: SCEIN companies had 62 new patents approved in 2021 for a total of 388 new patents. Diversity: 27 of the current 37 member companies (73%) had diverse representation on their C-Suite leadership teams.

Innovation 98

Innovation Patents Energy Energy 98

Charged

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Stage 1 Ventures led the round, and investors included Air Waves Wireless Electricity and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas). WiTricity has declared over 200 patents as “standards-essential” to systems implementing these standards. We have been working with the automotive industry for over a decade to make this a reality.

Smart Cities 83

Smart Cities IoT Patents Automotive 83

Smart Energy International

JUNE 12, 2022

Basquevolt is targeting production of 10GWh of solid state batteries for electric transport, stationary energy storage and other applications by 2027. The location of Basquevolt’s first-phase activity will be the Marie Curie Building in the Álava Technology Park.

Batteries 52

Batteries Patents Automotive Lithium 52

Charged

AUGUST 17, 2022

The progress in electric vehicle production has created the need for better, more reliable interconnects that can be scaled to high-volume manufacturing. It is no surprise therefore that leading automotive manufacturers in the electric vehicle space have turned to wire bonding for their interconnect needs. Advantages.

Energy Monitor 121

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Batteries 121

Charged

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Electric motor manufacturer Linear Labs has raised an additional $6 million in funding to further develop manufacturing capabilities and grow its employee base. Clients for these motors include global OEMs in automotive, micro-mobility and industrial pump applications, as well as residential and light commercial HVAC.

HVAC 87

HVAC Patents Logistics Automotive 87

Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 25, 2024

Hyzon Motors (NASDAQ: HYZN), a US-based leading developer of hydrogen fuel cell technology and a global supplier of zero-emission heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles, is working hard to achieve its goal of providing zero-emission power to decarbonize demanding industries. Among these strategies is several patent registrations.

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Patents Hydrogen North America Electric vehicle 75

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Rare-Earth Extraction from Audio Products (REAP) used a patented recycling technology called hydrogen recycling of magnet scrap (HPMS) that was developed within the university to extract and de-magnetise the neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) alloy powders embedded in loudspeakers from end of life cars and flat screen TVs.

Recycling 130

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 130

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 27, 2024

In a move that has car enthusiasts and industry experts talking, the iconic Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari has recently filed a patent for an innovative hydrogen combustion engine that could significantly impact the future of high-performance vehicles. Another features an MGU-H-styled system utilizing an exhaust gas turbine.

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Hydrogen Patents Automotive Innovation 122

Greentown Labs

MARCH 3, 2020

He shared what policies the countries with the highest rates of electric vehicle adoption have in common, including not just EV incentives, but also costly taxes on internal combustion vehicles. SomEV provides a wait-less charging network for light electric vehicles, using swappable batteries paired with a smart battery swap kiosk.

Transportation 78

Transportation Startups Electric vehicle Logistics 78

CleanTech San Diego

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Nuvve’s proprietary V2G technology enables it to link multiple electric vehicle (EV) batteries into a virtual power plant (VPP) to provide bi-directional services to the electrical grid in a qualified and secure manner. (“Nuvve Holding”) and is expected to remain listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “NVVE”.

Electric vehicle 52

Electric vehicle Patents Electricity Technology 52

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 4, 2021

Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021 Mike De Socio Mon, 01/04/2021 – 02:00 Last year, a number of automakers announced or advanced ambitious plans to electrify heavy-duty big rigs, semi-trucks, box trucks, delivery vans and more. BYD delivered its 100th battery-electric truck in the U.S

Electricity 28

Electricity Electric vehicle North America Hydrogen 28

Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 6, 2024

Hydrogen ICE – Internal Combustion Engine Technology with WOW Factor While it’s not at all uncommon for wild new tech concepts to be patented by automakers in order to provide their ideas with protection, this particular filing stands out.   It had an electric motor in the front and its engine in the back. 

Hydrogen 78

Hydrogen Patents Innovation Carbon 78

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The patented system uses a re?useable We want to know about your previous experience whether it be with buildings, oil & gas, automotive, aircraft, farm equipment, turbines, motors, etc. provided electricity. site renewable electricity. The PW85 utilizes an innovative tilt?up useable tilt?up

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Wind power Patents Soil Automotive 40

Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

Both are patented, owned by the company. If I’m an automotive company, and I have a battery I have to get rid of, if I have to pay somebody to take care of the battery, that’s a big issue. There’s a variety of ways to do that—we do it in a particular way, it’s patented. It’s two steps. So, how to deal with this safely?

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Batteries Lithium Recycling Recycling 117

Charged

AUGUST 30, 2022

Magnax has patented a single-stator, dual-rotor axial-flux motor that directly cools the windings. Magnax has spun off the company Traxial to commercialize its axial flux motor for the ground EV market and the company Axyal for the electric aerospace market. Source: Magnax.

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Patents Automotive Cooling Electricity 102

Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 2, 2024

The new and patented hydrogen fuel cell system, known as IE-DRIVE™, has been purposefully designed with car manufacturers in mind. The IE’s new and revolutionary hydrogen fuel cell system reportedly offers greater benefits over other fuel cells developed by large automotive groups and their third-party fuel cell suppliers.

Hydrogen 102

Hydrogen Patents Electric vehicle Recycled materials 102

Charged

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Furthermore, AVL has been able to leverage 30 years of automotive simulation experience in a unique computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation solution— AVL FIRE M —to support in the development of both conventional and electrified powertrains. Figure 3: Developing a complete electrical vehicle system model with AVL CRUISE M.

Innovation 136

Innovation Patents Electric vehicle Automotive 136

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

. “You need materials that are good at absorbing sunlight and, at the same time, don’t degrade while the water-splitting reactions take place,” said Edward Yu, a professor in the Cockrell School’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Hydrogen 130

Hydrogen Patents Fossil fuels Methane 130

Charged

MAY 18, 2021

Looking back just 10 or 15 years, there wasn’t much of a need for these products in the automotive market. Most vehicle electrical systems were all based on 12 volts, and used capacitors rated for 30 V or 50 V test requirements. But EVs are changing things quickly, and automotive needs have started moving to higher and higher voltages.

Demand 56

Demand Automotive Batteries Patents 56

Charged

MARCH 3, 2020

Introducing silicon into automotive-grade lithium-ion cells has been a major topic in the EV industry in the past decade. Even if there is some cracking, it won’t lose its electrical connection to the rest of the material. And that is key for the automotive industry. Q&A with Enevate’s Founder and CTO Dr. Benjamin Park.

Technology 104

Technology Lithium Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 104

Charged

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Automotive supplier Dana (NYSE: DAN) will begin production of its eS9000r e-Axle—the first in a line of Spicer Electrified Zero-6 e-Axles—to support the market launch of the Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) all-electric MT50e medium-duty last-mile delivery vehicle.

Patents 74

Patents Automotive Electric vehicle Packaging 74

Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Facing economic downturns caused by the Great Recession and the meltdown in the automotive and manufacturing sectors, Granholm responded by leading efforts to diversify the state’s economy, strengthen its auto industry, preserve the manufacturing sector, and add emerging sectors — such as clean energy — to Michigan’s economic portfolio.

Energy 92

Energy Energy Law Patents 92

Charged

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Automotive oligarchies existed for a long time, and while they created fun, amazing vehicles and state-of-the-art manufacturing paradigms along the way, the high barrier to entry contributed to the stifling of new players who might have innovated more and pushed electrification faster. 2) Patents giveth but they can also taketh away.

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Patents Innovation Technology Automotive 47

Clean Energy Trust

JUNE 14, 2021

NanoGraf has developed a patented graphene wrapped, silicon-based anode battery material that enables longer-lasting, higher-output, and lower bulk and weight lithium-ion batteries. Automotive Battery Consortium (USABC) to develop silicon-based anode battery material. ? plus a bonus question. Recent News ? million grant from the U.S.

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Innovation Lithium Batteries Startups 52

Charged

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Canadian automotive supplier Inmotive has launched a new two-speed transmission. Typically, an EV has two reduction gears between the electric motor and the wheels, with the motor turning about nine times for each revolution of the wheels. The company says fleet owners will save about $2,000 in electricity costs over three years.

Patents 81

Patents Automotive Batteries Electricity 81

Business Green

OCTOBER 14, 2021

But while the UK is one of many countries failing to step up its net zero technology development, Onward warns that Britain now lags behind many other leading economies in key areas underpinning the burgeoning net zero economy, such as low carbon heating, climate technology patenting, and R&D spend. per cent of GDP by 2027.

Innovation 38

Innovation Patents Carbon Technology 38

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

India-based startup Calamus recently unveiled the Calamus One Ultrabike, an electric bicycle that they claim is “the world’s safest and most advanced” of its kind. Integrated with elements typically only seen on motor vehicles, the innovative e-bicycle combines safety features and high-end tech into a sleek and beautifully designed package.

Patents 36

Patents Automotive Startups Batteries 36

CleanTech San Diego

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Together, these startups employ 629 people, have had 386 patents approved, and have raised over $300 million in follow-on funding from public and private sources since being accepted into the program. The LiGas electrolyte has been validated by leading cell and automotive manufacturers as well as the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Incubators Incubators Business Energy Monitoring Startups 52