Flexible, paper-based supercapacitor could improve performance of hybrid electric vehicles

Flexible, paper-based supercapacitor could improve performance of hybrid electric vehicles

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists know that using supercapacitors in conjunction with batteries could greatly increase the fuel economy of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) due to the fact that supercapacitors can recover and supply energy much more quickly than batteries. This ability, for example, allows

West Coast highway just got a lot more EV-friendly | The Car Tech blog - CNET News

http://m.cnet.com/Article.rbml?nid=57399615&cid=latest&bid=48&webref=reviews.cnet.com/west-coast-highway-just-got-a-lot-more-ev-friendly/8301-13746_7-57399615-48.html%3f

ARM Unveils Ultra-Efficient Embedded Chip for 'Internet of Things' | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401514,00.asp

Fwd: CO2, Microbes and Grass - Treatment for Energy Hunger? Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Biofuels and Alternatives

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CO2, Microbes and Grass – Treatment for Energy Hunger? Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Biofuels and Alternatives Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. Baxter Lecture Hall Program: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall Networking: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall Cost: $40 on-line registration fee; $50 at-the-door; $10 for students with full-time student ID and free for Caltech students (must show ID at door). Caltech students can now register online. On-line Registration closes at 5:00 PM on Thursday, February 9, 2012. You can either register online or call our office. There are no refunds for no-shows. For more networking: Bring your business card to be included in a voluntary list of attendee contact information, which will be distributed only to you and others who bring their card. Event Preview Alternative Fuels Clean Tech investor, Lux Capital, citing a rise in oil prices, market size and policy recently noted that "investors have been lured to alternative fuel technologies since 2004, [shifting] focus to flexible technologies capable of converting waste and cellulosic feedstocks into a variety of fuels and chemicals." In biofuels, the use of algae has attracted a lot of attention as an economical alternative to biofuel production. By using specialized algae that are robust and able to withstand true industrial conditions on a commercial basis, output can be at least one or two orders of magnitude better than the best agri¬cultural system. Caltech Professor Sossina Haile and her group are taking another approach to creating alternative power sources and converting CO2 into fuel using a Ceria and Nickel plus concentrated sunlight system. With this technology they can either produce methane or syngas based on the operating temperature without the need to sequester the CO2. The transition to flexibility as a successful business strategy is demonstrated by the recent IPOs of Amyris, Solazyme, and Gevo, which brought in a combined $406 million for these three companies that play in both fuels and chemicals. Additionally, Lux tallied up that there were 333 investments in the alternative fuels industry since 2004, totaling $6.46 billion. This forum will address questions such as where the markets are developing, how entrepreneurs and corporate investors play a role in this space, what impact the recession has had on deal size and investors' appetite for risk, and how investment activity varies according to technology type and fuel produced. Join us on April 14th, 2012, when our program will focus on the business, entrepreneurial and financing opportunities in the alternative fuel clean technology sector. Keynote Address: Sossina M. Haile - Professor, Materials Science and of Chemical Engineering at California Institute Of Technology. Moderator: Lawrence Wnuk PH.D. - Senior Director, CALSTART Producer: Rogelio F. Nochebuena -President, Nochebuena R&D Consulting Stephanie Yanchinski - Executive Director, FLoW, Caltech Lawrence Wnuk PH.D. - Senior Director, CALSTART Location Baxter Lecture Hall California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Directions/Maps: Directions to the Forum Founding Sponsors Caltech Industrial Relations Center Caltech Alumni Association MIT Alumni Association Operating Sponsor Caltech Office of Technology Transfer For Information If you wish to have a friend or colleague added to the Enterprise Forum, click here: "Add to Mailing List". You are receiving this email as a member of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum database. To remove your name from future e-mail communications, simply return this email and with "remove name" in the subject line. Contact us Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum 1200 E. California Blvd., MC: 210-85 Pasadena, CA 91125 ph: 626-395-5759 fx: 626-356-2853 email: info@entforum.caltech.edu http://www.entforum.caltech.edu Forward email This email was sent to john.sokol@gmail.com by info@entforum.caltech.edu |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum | 1200 East California Boulevard | Mail Code: 210-85 | Pasadena | CA | 91125

Fisker Karma Dies During Road Test - ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=15885837

The government-backed electric car maker Fisker Automotive  a California-based car company
 has encountered its share of speed bumps financially -- announcing in recent weeks that it would have to lay off some workers and suspend work on a more affordable electric-gas hybrid version of its new luxury sports sedan, the Karma.

But since unveiling the $107,000 Fisker Karma, the car conceptualized by legendary designer Henrik Fisker, the sleek and quiet vehicle has received mostly rave reviews from auto experts, enthusiasts, and several of those who have bought the 2,000 cars that have so far come off the line.

GasBuddy Blog: Tesla Battery Failures Make ‘Bricking’ a Buzzword

NY Times -- AN uproar recently ignited on automotive blogs over a post
about a Tesla Roadster whose battery needed replacement after its
owner parked the car, low on charge and unplugged, for more than two
months. The battery, which had fully discharged, could not be revived.

http://www.californiagasprices.com/news/Tesla_Battery_Failures_Make_Bricking_a_Buzzword/51476_485837/index.aspx