ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The design phase has started for a geothermal heating and cooling demonstration project in the municipality of Carbondale in Colorado, USA. Department of Energy (DOE) for the design and eventual deployment of community geothermal heating and cooling systems. Test drilling for the project is then likely to commence by November.

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Charged

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Afterwards, the requirements for the entire fuel cell-electric drive are checked with a system validation. The stack is temperature controlled by a cooling system. The fuel cell-electric drive is usually a complete subsystem of the vehicle provided by a supplier. Background.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

.” So, in order to truly save lives, AC needs to be more equitably distributed to the populations most at risk on a rapidly heating planet, and the technology itself needs an overhaul to avoid skyrocketing emissions. Air conditioning alone accounts for about 10 percent of global electricity use today.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Omni Powertrain Technologies provides electrical, hydrostatic and mechanical powertrain solutions to on- and off-highway markets, including agricultural and construction equipment and commercial vehicles. Omni products include enclosed transmissions, planetary drives, PTO shafts, electric motors and power electronics.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Past research suggests that growing international demand for cooling has the potential to drive one of the most substantial increases in greenhouse gas emissions in recent history. A new study, led by the University of Oxford and published on 19 October in Nature Sustainability , sets out a framework for delivering sustainable cooling.

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Charged

JANUARY 17, 2024

German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has won an order for several hundred thousand high-voltage electric coolant pumps. This is the customer’s first electric truck division order and is worth a figure in the mid-two-digit million-euro range. Lower heat loss makes cooling systems smaller and more efficient.

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Electricity Cooling Automotive Technology 107

Charged

MARCH 6, 2023

At the heart of the e-powertrain is the electric motor. Increasingly this is intentionally soaked with the lubricating fluid, which must directly cool and protect this vital component of the vehicle drive. There is a need for technology that has been designed for the specific transmission, and this is where an e-fluid comes in.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

As climate change advances and natural resources become scarcer, attention is increasingly drawn to the efficiency of electricity and gas usage. Advanced technologies are employed to monitor and regulate energy flow, providing unprecedented control through intelligent energy management systems.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

These wells will be the foundation of a planned geothermal heating and cooling system that will serve at least 1 million square feet of downtown space including the City Hall, the Mayo Civic Center, and the public library. In cooling mode, you’re pulling heat from buildings and putting it back to the ground for storage.”

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

Silicon Valley commuters should return to work in electric buses. Last year, I published a feature about why it was time for Silicon Valley to embrace the electric commuter bus. Want more great analysis of electric and sustainable transport? Electric Bus. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 05/05/2021 - 02:00. Featured Column.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Dr Nina Skorupska CBE, Chief Executive of the REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) said: “The Government should be using the limited parliamentary timetable we have left to strengthen energy security and net zero in the UK. Instead, it is back-pedalling on measures to reach our own legally binding targets.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 27, 2022

Heating and cooling are often some of the biggest power consumers in a house, and more than 80% of energy sources worldwide are fossil fuels. Thankfully, new technologies can help reduce emissions from these systems. HVAC systems are essential for comfort and health, but they’re not typically eco-friendly.

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Charged

MAY 16, 2023

Motiv Power Systems , a manufacturer of medium-duty electric trucks and buses, has unveiled a pilot of a fully integrated electric refrigerated truck featuring Carrier Transicold’s Pulsor eCool unit , a new refrigeration solution for electric vehicles. Cintas will deploy the new e-trucks on existing routes.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 16, 2024

While nocturnal electricity use generally sees lower demand and subsequently lower rates, its daytime usage, with air conditioners whirring, appliances running, and electronic devices charging, tends to drive up utility bills. This reflects the heightened cost of generating and distributing electricity when demand is high.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

“I am testing these motor flying Inverters on this motor flying plane” Motors, inverters, and power systems for electric aircraft have strict requirements for weight, efficiency, and safety. Many of these decisions have electrical and mechanical effects that affect the entire aircraft.

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Charged

JULY 11, 2023

German line and connection technology supplier VOSS presented its latest developments in battery energy storage systems (BESS) and immersion cooling at the recent Battery Show 2023 in Stuttgart.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2021

Zero emission flight powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology moved one step closer to take-off this week, after US green energy technology start-up HyPoint said it would start shipping its "turbo air-cooled" hydrogen fuel cell system to aircraft manufacturers next year.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Daesung’s launch of a metaverse fund in Korea, new quantum computing use cases under investigation and a quantum developed energy efficient window coating are in the week’s technology radar. Daesung to fund the metaverse. million) fund. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. “I

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2020

An Elland-based firm whose turbine-based device has global potential to slash CO2 emissions by converting waste heat into electricity, has been awarded the Institute of Physics (IOP) Business Start-up Award. That’s a tenfold improvement on the technology that’s been developed up to now.”.

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Charged

JULY 8, 2021

Volvo Penta has commenced production of bespoke electric drivelines for vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer’s new fire truck. Volvo Penta and its customer Rosenbauer adapted proven technology from Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses to create a completely new vehicle architecture.

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Electricity Cooling Batteries Technology 136

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Energy harvesting brings carbon benefits, Fike Blue to quench battery thermal runaways and a quantum-space collaboration are on the week’s technology radar. This collaboration has been long in the making,” explains Rima Kasia Oueid, who is the lead and Commercialisation Executive in the DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions. “We

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Photo courtesy of Infinite Cooling. Industrial cooling towers use about as much water as all U.S. Infinite Cooling uses electric fields to capture 20 percent of water losses from those power plants, data centers, and other industrial facilities. Photo courtesy of Infinite Cooling. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Now Tier 1 supplier ZF has developed an electric motor which requires no magnets. As with a permanently magnetized synchronous motor, the rotor is efficiently cooled by circulating oil. As readers of Jeffrey Jenkins’s regular articles know, there are various other options , each with its own pros and cons regarding use in EVs.

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Electricity Cooling Sustainability Innovation 113

Charged

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Sustainability is one of the fundamental features in electric motors. With dedicated rotor cooling channels, the rotor windings are cooled from the slot bodies, closest to the thermal losses, producing higher efficiency. Join this webinar at the Fall Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, presented by Schaeffler, to learn more.

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AutoGrid

MAY 24, 2023

Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is a relatively new innovation that has the potential to revolutionize the way we consume and generate electricity. and on how and when utilities turn on and off sources of electricity generation to respond. V2G is now technically possible.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

The process is reliant on accurate, reliable measurement of temperature, humidity, and CO2 using technology developed by instrumentation firm Vaisala – author of the article that follows. Soletair’s TVSA is able to capture CO2 with 99.9% purity, using less than 100 Deg C as the regeneration temperature. Petri Laakso of Soletair.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The number of electric vehicles on the road is increasing, but not as quickly as many may think. Fast, efficient and accessible charging is a major barrier to the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), particularly as it relates to longer-distance trips. LIQUID COOLING NEEDS FOR EV AND EV COMPONENTS’. Sponsored By CPC.

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Charged

MARCH 3, 2022

Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore has taken onboard battery provider Kreisel Electric in a five-year deal worth €50 million. Kreisel Electric says its patented modular immersion-cooled battery technology complies with the DNV marine standard, and is designed to withstand the harshest environmental conditions.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 14, 2024

In a landmark development for the aviation industry, ZeroAvia is making headway with its pioneering high-temperature hydrogen fuel cell technology. The company’s commitment to developing hydrogen electric and fuel cell-based powerplants demonstrates its vision for a high-powered, low-emission future.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 31, 2020

Long duration energy storage holds great potential for a world in which wind and solar power dominate new power plant additions and gradually overtake other sources of electricity. Wind and solar only produce at certain times, so they need a complementary technology to help fill the gaps. Pumped hydro. Stacked blocks.

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Charged

AUGUST 31, 2021

As OEMs continue transitioning their conventionally powered vehicles to battery-electric, it takes more than just swapping out a few parts. The electric currents that flow through these vehicles generate extreme heat, often in small areas that can be difficult to keep cool. What needs to be cooled in an electrified vehicle?

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Charged

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Power electronics startup Amperesand has developed silicon-carbide solid-state transformer technology that it says can make transformers more capable and more compact. The company recently raised $12 million in a seed funding round, which it will use to commercialize its technology.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 7, 2024

Power grids in many cities are being pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand and other climate change impacts, the IEA has reported. In China alone, in 2023 a 70% year-on-year increase in air conditioner sales was recorded.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

Rolling out cooling technologies to the 1.2 The report assesses 76 countries with cooling access challenges and found that, globally, 1.2 billion people do not have adequate access to cooling, threatening their ability to survive extreme heat, store nutritious food, or secure access to safe vaccines.

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 27, 2023

The retail worker has always found the room uncomfortably hot in summer, and his attempts to cool down using freestanding fans, electric air coolers and reading up on rudimentary fluid dynamics never seemed to cut it.

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GreenTech Gazette

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The latest technology being used in geothermal energy is Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). EGS involves creating man-made geothermal reservoirs in areas where natural ones do not exist by injecting water into hot, dry rock to create steam, which can be used to generate electricity. What are the benefits of each of these technologies?

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Charged

JUNE 14, 2022

Lilium , the developer of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, has partnered with Honeywell and DENSO, who will co-develop and manufacture the electric motor that will power the Lilium Jet’s engines. Honeywell also has an alliance with automotive giant DENSO to develop electric aviation solutions.

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