Coventry University. More and more hydrogen-power research
Europe, and especially UK, pay utmost attention to the tests about the electric and hydrogen trend. In fact, more than £4 million of new hydrogen testing contracts have been secured within the Centre for...
Fault-tolerant electric drives for aeronautical applications
Fault-tolerant modular electric drives represent an already feasible solution to assure the reliability requisites of aeronautical applications. Prototypal studies and systems already operating in aircrafts confirm it. To understand better the characteristics and the...
Solar cars, a four-seats racing vehicle
The Sun Energy, integrated by an appropriate level of technology for electric motors, can represent a valid alternative to conventional mobility. The four-seats solar cruiser, called “Emilia 4”, conceived by Bologna University in the ambit...
Vitesco focuses more on Asia-Pacific region
Vitesco Technologies has inaugurated its new research and development center in Tianjin, China. From there, the company, a top player supplier of advanced powertrain technologies and e-mobility solutions, will increasingly serve the Asia-Pacific region...
“Bodyless” batteries, integrated into the frame
It is known, the battery weight is one of the big burdens that hinders electric cars’ performances. Concerning this, the new frontier of the sector is the structural battery, a solution that might share...
Man can fly. Here is the wingsuit with electric motor
The first test of a revolutionary wingsuit, which allows man “to fly” has been recently held in Austria. How? Thanks to a 15 kW electric motor that powers two 7.5 kW 25,000 rpm turbines.
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Test benches for engineering students to asses industrial electronic equipment
The University of Southern Denmark gives young engineering students an opportunity to be part of developing the green technology of the future in a creative study environment with modern teaching facilities and dedicated teachers.
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By MIT, an electric 1 MW motor to electrify aviation
The electric motor created by MIT engineers to power even large size aircrafts has the power of 1 megawatt. The motor might also be paired with a conventional jet engine to create a hybrid...
Will the autonomous-guide electric container ship be implemented?
The news of the manufacturing stop for Yara Birkeland, the first autonomous-guide electric container ship, arouses the debate about the green future of intermodal logistics. The matter was the transition of the transport from...
In Canada 100% electric seaplanes
Completely composed by seaplanes, the Canadian airline Harbour transports over half million passengers yearly and it has recently announced it is going to convert all aircrafts of its property, equipping them with electric motors....