The EV industry grows, and so does the demand for batteries, which nowadays are of the Li-ion type. According to industry analysts, the estimated global generation of used Li-ion batteries will reach 2 million metric tons per year by 2030. These popular power packs contain valuable metals and other materials that can be recovered, processed,…
Tag: Automotive
Hydrogen powered engines efficiency
The “Explained Engineering” YouTube channel released a comparison of actual technology’s hydrogen, combustion and fuel-cell engines. In summary: Yamaha has collaborated with Toyota to develop a hydrogen-powered V8 engine. The Lexus RCF has a 65.87 [lit] (17.4 [gallon]) fuel tank and a combined rating of 8.07 [km] / [lit] (19 [miles] / [gallon]), giving it…
Hydrogen production efficiency; step ahead
Hydrogen can be created cleanly with considerably more efficiency and at a lower cost than is now attainable with commercially available catalysts. The US Department of Energy has established benchmarks for technologies that can produce clean hydrogen for $2 per kilogram by 2025 and $1 per kg by 2030. Oregon State University study into catalyst…