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LSE report calls for global investment of an additional $3T each year to drive economic recovery and transformation

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The report indicates that “ the G7 will need to assist emerging market and developing countries in tackling their greater debt and finance constraints that have resulted from the pandemic, and embark on programmes of green recovery and transformation ”. The report says that $1.5-1.7

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Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

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Batteries from electric bus route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden are being used for solar energy storage in a second-life application. The reuse and recycling of batteries is a key issue as increasing numbers of cities plan transition to electrically powered transport. IRIS is a Light House project, financed by EU HORIZON 2020.

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SAE technical experts: fuel cell technology has advanced significantly, FC vehicle production has begun, further cost reductions & infrastructure development required

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To that end, Honda is partnering with GM on next-generation development, with a focus on 2020. Intelligent Energy showed the progress of fuel cell shipments in the UK, and the prognosis of the “ramp up” for the automotive fuel cell market until 2020 (see diagram). Intelligent Energy.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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The government also is maintaining its target of cutting GHG emissions by 40% by 2020 (compared with 1990 levels) and by 80% by 2050. Buildings with energy-efficient technology could, for example, generate savings of up to 40%, while efficient electric drives in industry could reduce consumption by up to 70%.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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The site was built with maximum flexibility so that we could change things, swap out chargers, move things around and learn from the process of installing battery electric storage or putting solar on the site or what a megawatt charging unit would do under full power in partnership with the utility. What happens when we plug in 1.2-megawatt

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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The bigger picture, and the reason for the Low Carbon Vehicle initiative, isto reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from transport to meet targets set by theClimate Change Act – a 26% reduction in UK emissions by 2020, rising to 80%by 2050. So the car uses an electrical store to power the drive motor. Mike, Epworth, UK Ok.