EcoCAR

From Vision to Reality: AVL Collaborates with Microsoft to Demonstrate Future-Driven Mobility at CES

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AVL is collaborating with major technology leader, Microsoft, to demonstrate the virtualization capabilities for vehicle software development. The software solution, called AVL DevOps Pilot, provides end-to-end orchestration of the development and operations pipeline including artifacts, simulation models, controller models, and test cases in a cloud-based platform. This paves the way for AVL's automotive development expertise using Microsoft Azure, including Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, and GitHub Copilot. This dramatically reduces the development time for software defined vehicles as well as automates the testing and validation process and ensures end-to-end traceability of the software development assets.

Key Points: 
  • AVL, one of the world's leading mobility technology companies, is living the theme of "Future Driven Mobility: From Vision to Reality" at CES 2024.
  • These solutions are helping make technological breakthroughs possible for entire mobility ecosystem from suppliers to OEMs and startups.
  • LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AVL is collaborating with major technology leader, Microsoft, to demonstrate the virtualization capabilities for vehicle software development.
  • This paves the way for AVL's automotive development expertise using Microsoft Azure, including Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, and GitHub Copilot.

NILIT Raises the Sustainability Bar with Durable SENSIL® Toughtex

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

NILIT introduces SENSIL® Toughtex, the innovative premium Nylon 6.6 yarn for protective apparel that is substantially more resilient and abrasion resistant than conventional nylon with less environmental impact, too.

Key Points: 
  • NILIT introduces SENSIL® Toughtex, the innovative premium Nylon 6.6 yarn for protective apparel that is substantially more resilient and abrasion resistant than conventional nylon with less environmental impact, too.
  • With fabric weights as low as 100 g/m2, performance apparel made with SENSIL® Toughtex yarn provides outstanding defense in addition to being more comfortable and durable.
  • SENSIL® Toughtex is just one of NILIT’s innovations that comprise the industry’s largest portfolio of sustainable premium Nylon 6.6 products for textiles and apparel.
  • In addition to manufacturing process and product innovations, NILIT is committed to promoting sustainability throughout the global supply chain.

AAM Sponsors EcoCAR EV Challenge

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

DETROIT, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), (NYSE: AXL) is helping grow young engineering talent and improve electric vehicle efficiency through a Visionary Sponsorship of the EcoCAR EV Challenge. In the four-year student competition, university teams compete by engineering next generation battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and use automation and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) to create new vehicle features and technologies that decarbonize the automotive industry.

Key Points: 
  • DETROIT, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), (NYSE: AXL) is helping grow young engineering talent and improve electric vehicle efficiency through a Visionary Sponsorship of the EcoCAR EV Challenge .
  • "As a Visionary Sponsor of the EcoCAR EV Challenge, we are helping students learn about sustainable mobility and fuel their engineering passion."
  • Through its sponsorship, AAM is developing relationships with premier engineering talent – a total of more than 2,600 diverse students from across North America are participating in the EcoCAR EV Challenge.
  • To learn more about the EcoCAR EV Challenge, visit its website .

The Ohio State University & Wilberforce University Team Claims Top Spot in Year One of the EcoCAR EV Challenge

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Friday, May 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio State (OSU) & Wilberforce University Team has been named the winner of Year One of the EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge, taking the lead in the four-year collegiate engineering competition. West Virginia University took second place and University of Alabama finished third in the judged competition, which was held from May 21–26, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio State (OSU) & Wilberforce University Team has been named the winner of Year One of the EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge, taking the lead in the four-year collegiate engineering competition.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront of the EcoCAR EV Challenge, which promotes STEM to inspire the next generation of an EV workforce that is representative of all communities.
  • We congratulate the Ohio State & Wilberforce Team on their first-year win and are excited to see what the remainder of the competition has in store."
  • For more information about the EcoCAR EV Challenge, please visit avtcseries.org .

New EcoCare services membership from Schneider Electric helps to reduce modular data centers' planned downtime by up to 40%

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

BOSTON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric ™, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has today announced the launch of a new Services offer, EcoCare for Modular Data Centers services membership.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric ™, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has today announced the launch of a new Services offer, EcoCare for Modular Data Centers services membership.
  • To ensure modular data centers are optimally performing, getting the support of experts with a comprehensive understanding of their operations and unique systems is vital.
  • It was recently extended to Single-Phase UPS and since April 1st is also available for Modular Data Centers .
  • Learn more on how EcoCare can support customers' modular data centers challenges, please visit our website .

Revolutionary SENSIL® ByNature Nylon 6.6 Earns ISCC+ Certification to Help Apparel Brands and Retailers Reduce Carbon Footprint

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

NILIT, a global leader in premium Nylon 6.6 for apparel, has earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus system (ISCC+) accreditation for its primary SENSIL® ByNature facility in Israel.

Key Points: 
  • NILIT, a global leader in premium Nylon 6.6 for apparel, has earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus system (ISCC+) accreditation for its primary SENSIL® ByNature facility in Israel.
  • The ISCC+ system is a globally applicable, independent sustainability certification program that confirms the controlled use of renewable feedstocks throughout a supply chain.
  • The ISCC+ system verifies the origin of the renewable feedstocks in SENSIL® ByNature, the new sustainable Nylon 6.6 with lower environmental impact that offers brands and retailers a high-quality foundation for more ecologically responsive apparel designs.
  • Obtain a list of certified mills who produce sustainable SENSIL® fabrics, including SENSIL® ByNature fabrics, by contacting Amy Holzer at [email protected] .

Fast Lane to Electrification: Ohio State EcoCar Team Races Toward EV Future

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ohio , Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consensus Digital Media presents episode #10 of Made In America: American Innovators, featuring the Ohio State University (OSU) EcoCar Team.

Key Points: 
  • COLUMBUS, Ohio , Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consensus Digital Media presents episode #10 of Made In America: American Innovators, featuring the Ohio State University (OSU) EcoCar Team.
  • OSU's EcoCar Team is an award-winning group of students working together to convert donated GM vehicles into hybrid-electric vehicles (EVs).
  • The EcoCar Team at OSU allows students to gain hands-on engineering experience, while also affording the opportunity to help the U.S. future-proof the automotive industry.
  • The Department of Energy partners with GM and Argonne National Laboratory to put on the national collegiate EcoCAR EV challenge, and the OSU team has won the competition almost every year.

New services membership from Schneider Electric simplifies single-phase UPS fleet management

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

BOSTON, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric ™, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has developed a new EcoCare for Single-Phase UPS services offer.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric ™, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has developed a new EcoCare for Single-Phase UPS services offer.
  • "More than ever, our single-phase UPS customers need to get best-in-class support to avoid costly downtime and operations interruptions.
  • Pankaj Sharma, EVP for Secure Power Division at Schneider Electric
    EcoCare for Single-Phase UPS is a next generation services plan, that helps overcome this challenge by transferring day-to-day site management from the customer to services provider experts.
  • EcoCare services membership was announced at Schneider Electric Innovation Summit Vegas in October 2022 and is available for Electrical Distribution Equipment and now also for Single-Phase UPS in North America.

Schneider Electric Expands Grids of the Future Portfolio with Stepwise Journeys for Digital Transformation

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

To provide guidance through this unprecedented change, Schneider Electric has expanded its Grid to Prosumer portfolio to help customers and utilities transform and digitalize their business across the energy value chain.

Key Points: 
  • To provide guidance through this unprecedented change, Schneider Electric has expanded its Grid to Prosumer portfolio to help customers and utilities transform and digitalize their business across the energy value chain.
  • "We are proud to have a robust and continuously evolving portfolio to serve as a trusted partner in the journey toward Grids of the Future."
  • Stepwise journeys for digital transformation: As utilities face complex grid, power generation, and energy transition challenges, rapid innovation with agile deployments helps utilities achieve near-term benefits while laying a foundation for bold long-term visions.
  • First-of-its-kind home energy management solution: Schneider Electric has made additional investments in Grid to Prosumer with extended offerings that now include home energy management.

Now Made in USA: SENSIL® EcoCare Recycled Premium Nylon 6.6

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

NILIT, a global leader in premium Nylon for apparel, has launched a new version of SENSIL® EcoCare recycled Nylon 6.6 that is made completely from US materials at its North American facility in Martinsville, VA.

Key Points: 
  • NILIT, a global leader in premium Nylon for apparel, has launched a new version of SENSIL® EcoCare recycled Nylon 6.6 that is made completely from US materials at its North American facility in Martinsville, VA.
  • The NILIT recycling process retains the properties of virgin fibers for fine denier, high quality Nylon fibers and yarns.
  • Made in USA SENSIL® EcoCare is perfect for activewear, intimates, socks, hosiery, ready-to-wear, workwear, light industrial, medical, and military end uses.
  • For a list of certified mills who produce sustainable SENSIL® premium Nylon 6.6 fabrics, including new Made in USA SENSIL® EcoCare fabrics, please contact Amy Holzer at [email protected] .