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Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Note: CCUS is carbon capture and storage, DR-EAF is direct reduction of iron paired with an electric arc furnace. Source: BloombergNEF.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Solar is cheapest and falling The significant drop in solar power costs, by 23% in 2023, signals the end of supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressures. With a forecasted 30% cost reduction by 2030 as cheaper Chinese turbines gain market share, Australia and Southeast Asia stand to benefit from low-cost wind power equipment imports.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2017
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced a trial for a new type of electrolyzer which could see excess renewable energy stored in the gas grid and used to decarbonize Australia’s gas supply. When hydrogen burns, it produces only water vapor and no carbon dioxide.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2018
The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. trillion to other zero-carbon technologies such as hydro and nuclear.
EV Central
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Will it come to Australia? In some form possibly , especially since Tesla reduced the external dimensions of the Cybertruck, making it more likely for export markets such as Australia. Tesla previously took $150 refundable pre-orders in Australia, but it has since stopped taking them. There will also be an EV version in 2026.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
A decade ago it became possible to get your electricity in the UK from a department store chain (though with the actual power supplied first by a Scottish utility and— as of 2018 —arranged and managed by Octopus Energy). It's also of note that Tesla is behind the very large battery at Australia's Hornsdale Power Reserve.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2015
Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral. Albemarle Corp.
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