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Fleet of 150 Renault ZOE EVs for smart solar charging project

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Renault, Europe’s leading electric vehicles manufacturer, and its Dutch economic partners Utrecht City Council, ElaadNL and LomboXnet signed a letter of intent in Paris to develop a Franco-Dutch framework of smart solar charging solutions for electric vehicles. Renault would supply a fleet of 150 Renault ZOE models through 2017 to the city.

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President Obama Asks Congress for Carbon Cap Legislation; to Spend $15B per Year on Energy Technologies

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We invented solar technology, but we’ve fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it. So I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. We should not, and will not, protect them from their own bad practices.

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Tesla replays DOE loan nine years early

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I would like to thank the Department of Energy and the members of Congress and their staffs that worked hard to create the ATVM program, and particularly the American taxpayer from whom these funds originate. This is another important contribution to what the Obama Administration has done to preserve and promote America’s auto industry.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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At the end of January, DOE also issued the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Activities, Progress, and Plans Report to Congress as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). Report to Congress. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Activities, Progress, and Plans Report to Congress

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Schaeffler opens new dedicated e-mobility plant in Hungary; expects €2-3B in annual e-mobility orders from 2022 on

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Schaeffler will increase the facility’s round-the-clock output capacity to 800,000 products a year by 2023, and has further plans to expand its annual output of finished products for premium partners in the auto industry to 1.8 million between 2026 and 2029.

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SEAT reduces waste by 34% since 2010, expects to achieve 60% reduction by 2025

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One of SEAT’s landmark environmental initiatives is the SEAT al Sol solar power park on the roofs of the Martorell factory, the largest facility of its kind in Europe and one of the largest in the global auto industry.

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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

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Key applications for long-duration energy storage include counterbalancing the intermittency of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power; leveling the loads and time-shifting periods of peak demand on the grid; and avoiding or delaying the construction of costly transmission and distribution (T&D) assets, among others.