Press Coverage
December 11, 2008, Medill Reports
Obama's stimulus plan offers opportunity for Chicago mass transit
On top of improvements to public transportation, engineers are working to shift automobiles to alternative fuels. Cars are inherently inefficient compared to trains and buses, but there are steps to make them better than what’s been coming out of Detroit.
December 3, 2008, Fox Business
Can the Volt Save GM?
Mike Duoba, Center for Transportation Research, and John Gerzema, author of The Brand Bubble, discuss whether the VOLT will save GM.
December 1, 2008, Newsweek
Now We’re Cooking With … Batteries
Electric storage is the weak link in a high-tech world. Fixing it could improve our lives—and the planet.
October 28, 2008, Auto Recycling in Canada
Auto Shredder Residue Recycling Researched
Automobile recyclers have long wondered what to do with shredder residue, the leftover material that remains after shredding vehicles and recovering the metals. If research that is underway at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois is commercialized, two potential options for the nation’s shredder residue would include turning foam into carpet padding and transforming the plastics into battery trays.
October 28, 2008, ScienceNews
For Kids: Ready, Unplug, Drive
Ted Bohn is quoted in this article geared at explaining hybrid vehicles to kids.
October 15, 2008, SAE Automotive Engineering Magazine
Big Investments in Lithium Batteries
As automakers scale up their plans to build more hybrids and roll out electric vehicles, there is a flurry of activity in lithium-ion technologies. They are expected to replace NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) batteries, though the timetable’s uncertain, according to presentations at the 1st International Conference on Advanced Lithium Batteries for Automotive Applications at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.
October 1, 2008, American Recycler
Auto shredder residue recycling researched
Automobile recyclers have long wondered what to do with shredder residue, the leftover material that remains after shredding vehicles and recovering the metals.
September 27, 2008, USA Today
Model T turns 100; it was truly an engine of change
Saturday marked the 100th anniversary of the Model T, the first simple, inexpensive car to be mass-produced and marketed to the masses. Within a few years, half the vehicles on the road were Model Ts. Don Hillebrand is quoted.
September 18, 2008, Green Car Congress
Argonne Study Highlights Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on PHEV Battery Sizing
Preliminary results from an Argonne National Laboratory study using real-world data to analyze PHEV battery requirements suggests that the USABC/DOE target battery specifications for 10- and 40-mile plug-in hybrid electric vehicles fall short of enabling a high percentage of trips with uninterrupted all-electric range.
September 15, 2008, Chicago Public Radio
Argonne National Labs Develop Plug-in Hybrid
Scientists at Argonne National Lab have developed a prototype zero-emission vehicle. It showcases the promise, and some of the challenges, of plug-in hybrid cars.
September 15-17, 2008, Argonne Media Center
News from the 1st Int'l Conference on Advanced Lithium Batteries for Automotive Applications Sept. 15-17
Here is a list of news stories generated by the 1st International Conference on Advanced Lithium Batteries for Automotive Applications, hosted Sept. 15-17, 2008, by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
September 7, 2008, Newsweek
Batteries are the Key
Newsweek's Andrew Bast spoke with Donald G. Hillebrand, the director of the Center for Transportation research at Argonne National Laboratory and one of the foremost experts on batteries, about how the battery in your cell phone may be the key to a new generation of alternatively powered vehicles.
August 18, 2008, Voice of America
High Oil Prices Drive Search for New Fuels
Ten or 20 years from now, the car you drive or the bus you ride may be powered by something other than gasoline. The soaring price of petroleum is adding new urgency to efforts to build vehicles that run on cheaper, cleaner fuel. Hybrids are one step in that direction.
August 17, 2008, The Herald News
Plug-In Hybrid in Development
Envision a plug-in hybrid car that derives a substantial portion of its energy from an electric battery, not gasoline. Argonne National Laboratory, near Lemont, is developing technology for such a car in order to reduce the country's dependence on petroleum, said Dr. Donald Hillebrand, director of transportation research at Argonne.
August 15, 2008, Green Car Congress
Argonne Investigating Butanol/Diesel Blends in Light-Duty Vehicles
Butanol can be used as a blending agent in diesel to displace petroleum and reduce emissions of particulate matter without significantly increasing NOx or significantly lowering the cetane number, according to the results of a preliminary study by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory.
August 8, 2008, The Ottawa Citizen
Drink up! BMW is working on walking on water
This is definitely one of those "don't try this at home situations." So that we are clear and there is absolutely no misunderstanding, do not, under any circumstances, put your lips anywhere near your automobile's tailpipe.
August 8, 2008, The Windy Citizen
Congressman showcases tax-credit eligible alternate-fuel cars
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) showcased 10 vehicles at the Museum of Science and Industry Wednesday that promise to significantly reduce America's dependence on foreign oil. . . High school and college students from the 10th [Congressional] District Student Leadership Advisory Board and representatives from Argonne National Laboratory popped the hoods...
August 4, 2008, Chicago Tribune
Cleaning Diesels
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory have found a way to nearly eliminate a smog-causing pollutant given off by diesel engines.
July 21, 2008, Green Car Congress
Argonne’s “Omnivorous Engine”; Baselining Gasoline, Ethanol and Butanol
Among the projects of Argonne National Laboratory’s Transportation Technology R&D Center is the development of the “omnivorous engine”. The project seeks to combine in-cylinder measurement technology and advanced controls to optimize spark timing, the quantity, and the timing of injected fuel to produce an engine that will be able to run on any liquid spark ignition fuel with optimal efficiency and low emissions.
July 20, 2008, Chicago Tribune
Quest for alternative fuels starts with an engine at Argonne National Laboratory
In a bright corner of a nondescript Argonne National Laboratory building, five engineers are tinkering with a contraption that looks a little like an internal combustion engine, microbrewery and pipe organ.
July 17, 2008, The Earth Times
Ener1 Earns Prestigious R&D 100 Award for Innovative Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Battery Technology
Ener1, Inc. (Amex: HEV), maker of advanced battery technology to power the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles, announced today that it has received the prestigious R&D 100 award for excellence in its technology and innovative design. The award is shared by Ener1 and its research partner, the U.S. Department of Energy and University of Chicago's Argonne National Laboratory.
July 15, 2008, Technology News Daily
Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles MOU
DOE's Argonne National Laboratory will work with Test Site Sweden to demonstrate plug-in technologies, support research and development (R&D), as well as share operational and consumer data and solutions to potential vehicle-to-grid.
July 14, 2008, EV World
The Science of the Emerging Lithium Economy
Here at EV World we've written about the viability of "hydrogen economy" and even the "methanol economy." Now the focus of research again has shifted, this time to what Dr. Michael Thackeray of Argonne National Laboratory outside of Chicago, calls the "lithium economy."
July 13, 2008, Southtown Star
Auto industry's junk not so worthless
Sitting on pallets at Argonne National Laboratory are boxes of dirt mixed with scraps of plastic, hunks of foam and bits of rubber. . . It looks like garbage with no value to anyone. But to Argonne researchers, there's gold in those boxes.
July 10, 2008, Resource Investor
How New Diesel Emission Control Systems Affect Demand for Rhodium & Platinum
Earlier this week it was reported that Argonne National laboratory licensed a diesel NOx reduction system it had developed to a company in Oregon. . . the system uses copper and the second most common rare earth metal, cerium as, the active catalytic metals with a projected lifetime of 400,000 driving miles.
July 10, 2008, autobloggreen.com
DOE and Sweden partner up on plug-in vehicles
If all you know about Sweden is ABBA and those little red gummi fish, read no further. We wouldn't want to confuse you with news that the U.S. Department of Energy and the Swedish Energy Agency are partnering to work on plug-in hybrids.
July 10, 2008, Daily Herald
Wise move to advance research efforts
If our nation is to keep pace with the rest of the world in its technological acumen--now ever so critical with skyrocketing energy costs--it must make a heavy investment in research. Last week, Congress took an important step in this direction. Actually, it corrected a bad misstep in restoring deep cuts it made last year in federal funding for Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
July 7, 2008, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Washington: Plug-in hybrids gaining ground but still face challenges
Within five years, Sen. Lamar Alexander predicts, tens of thousands of Tennesseans will be driving plug-in hybrid cars, part of a nationwide wave that could cut the country’s oil imports by a third.
July 7, 2008, CarsPortals.com
USA & Sweden working on shared plug-in hybrid tech
A joint effort between the energy departments of the United States and Sweden, through the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago and the Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, will see the two countries work together under a $37 million program to develop new plug-in hybrid technology.
July 7, 2008, Canadian Driver
U.S. and Sweden renew PHEV agreement
The United States and Swedish governments have renewed a collaborative agreement first signed in 2007 to accelerate "consumer acceptance and commercialization of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs)," according to a report at the GreenCarCongress.com.
July 7, Newsblaze
DOE and Sweden Sign MOU to Advance Market Integration of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner and Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency, Tomas Koberger today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaboratively work on accelerating consumer acceptance and commercialization of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
July 7, 2008, Fleets & Fuels
Technology--Opportunities: Diesel DeNOx
Argonne catalyst technology licensed to IFT said to require no urea/ammonia reductants.
July 4, 2008, The Chemical Engineer
Novel catalyst reduces diesel NOx: Euro standards without urea attract big-name OEMs
US DEPARTMENT OF Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has licensed a new low-cost catalyst that reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to European standards without the reductant technology used in European vehicles.
July 3, 2008, Voice of America
Argonne National Laboratory Works on Alternative Fuel Technology
Now, with oil prices at record highs, electric and alternative fuel vehicles are again in demand. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports from Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago, technology is trying to catch up to demand.
July 3, 2008, Ethanol Producer
VeraSun postpones VE30 launch
Midlevel blends, such as VE30, reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Argonne National Laboratory reported that the use of 6.5 billion gallons of ethanol in the United States during 2007 reduced greenhouse gas emission by approximately 10 million tons, the equivalent of taking 1.5 million cars off America's roadways.
July 1, 2008, Bio-Medicine
Integrated Fuel Technologies gets worldwide license for Argonne-
developed Diesel DeNOx Catalyst
Ox Catalyst is a coating that is applied to a ceramic brick, like a catalytic converter, which is installed in a vehicle's emissions system. The technology works in conjunction with the particulate matter (PM) trap's filter. The PM trap's filter removes soot from diesel exhaust, which is then processed by the Diesel DeNOx Catalyst to remove NOx emissions.
July 1, 2008, Green Car Congress
Integrated Fuel Technologies Licenses Argonne-developed Diesel DeNOx Catalyst; 95-100% NOx Reduction
A new, patented catalyst developed by scientists at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory that can reliably and economically reduce between 95 and 100% of NOx emissions from diesel-fueled engines has been licensed to Integrated Fuel Technologies, Inc. (IFT), a start-up company based in Kirkland, Wash.
July 1, 2008, Edmunds.com
Argonne Labs Licenses Inexpensive New Diesel NOx Catalyst for Commercial Use
A new diesel engine catalyst that can remove smog-causing nitrates of oxygen (NOx) without costly liquid ammonia injection systems and platinum coatings has been developed by researchers at Argonne National Laboratories and licensed for production by a Washington start-up company.
April 29, 2008, Popular Mechanics
New Battery Player Creeps in on Heated Race for Chevy Volt Power
Argonne, another major contender, isn't competing for the Volt contract--but the geeks there could make PHEVs even more attractive. Researchers at the National Laboratory in DuPage County, Illinois, are developing a composite cathode material that could offer more capacity than the CPI and A123 are promising, while still remaining significantly safer than traditional cobalt-oxide cells.
Last updated: July 14, 2008
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