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BMW's continued Efficient Dynamics plan to include thermoelectric generators?

BMW has been working on thermoelectric power generators for the last few years, winninng an ÖkoGlobe award for their efforts in late 2008. Those prototypes may actually make it into production by 2014 as part of BMW's expanding Efficient Dynamics program. This according to BMW's head of development Klaus Draeger, speaking to Car Magazine in the U.K. Thermoelectric generators can use any available heat source – in this case waste heat emanating from an internal combustion engine's exhaust – to create electricity that can ... Read more →

BMW wins koGlobe 2008 award for thermoelectric generator Jeremy Korzeniewski

BMW has won an ÖkoGlobe award for the second straight year. The award was presented to the Bavarian automaker for its work on a thermoelectric generator. Um, what's that? Basically, using a ...

Researchers work to turn car's exhaust into power Xavier Navarro

Researchers are competing to meet a challenge from the U.S. Department of Energy: Improve fuel economy 10 percent by converting wasted exhaust heat into energy that can help power the vehicle. That's ...

BMW's continued Efficient Dynamics plan to include thermoelectric generators? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

BMW has been working on thermoelectric power generators for the last few years, winninng an ÖkoGlobe award for their efforts in late 2008. Those prototypes may actually make it into production by 2014 as part of BMW's expanding Efficient Dynamics program. This according to BMW's head of ...

BMW wins koGlobe 2008 award for thermoelectric generator 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

BMW has won an ÖkoGlobe award for the second straight year. The award was presented to the Bavarian automaker for its work on a thermoelectric generator. Um, what's that? Basically, using a process known as the Seebeck effect, electricity can be generated by a difference in temperatures. All ...

Researchers work to turn car's exhaust into power 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Researchers are competing to meet a challenge from the U.S. Department of Energy: Improve fuel economy 10 percent by converting wasted exhaust heat into energy that can help power the vehicle. That's not a trivial improvement: 10 percent savings would amount to more than 100 million gallons of fuel ...


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