Silicon-Carbide Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:18:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Reduces Hybrid Vehicle System Size https://www.greenoptimistic.com/silicon-carbide-semiconductor-reduces-hybrid-vehicle-system-size-20140609/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/silicon-carbide-semiconductor-reduces-hybrid-vehicle-system-size-20140609/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:18:12 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47906 Toyota is the undisputed leader in the hybrid vehicle market, accounting for some 75% of all hybrid vehicles sold on the planet, and is constantly improving its technology. One example of this, reflected in the Toyota Prius alone, is the improvement in fuel economy over the years. Toyota hybrid vehicles have exhibited steady improvement in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/silicon-carbide-semiconductor-reduces-hybrid-vehicle-system-size-20140609/feed/ 1 47906 US Navy Ships’ Need for Backup Power May Boost Energy Storage Tech https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-navy-backup-power-energy-storage-20130429/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-navy-backup-power-energy-storage-20130429/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:48:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36695 Most US Navy Ships are already electric, using portable nuclear power plants to generate electrical power for everything on board from propulsion to weapons systems, but next-generation weapons systems will need more backup power than ever before. The power behind an artillery round may high-explosives [chemical energy], but the energy required for targeting and acquisition, […]

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