Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The prototype will use ammonia to deliver 200kg of hydrogen a day—enough to power around 5-10 hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses. We have just 13 years to deliver a net-zero electricity grid for the UK. The traditional process of producing ammonia has used “grey” or “black” hydrogen from either natural gas or coal.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. The new project is the first to pair a commercial electricity generator with high-temperature steam electrolysis (HTSE) technology. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2021

Canada’s clean energy diversification strategy and regulatory framework make clear that hydrogen is a key enabler for carbon neutrality by 2050. The new facility will capture more than 95% of CO 2 produced by generating hydrogen from the feedstock natural gas and store it safely back underground (i.e., blue hydrogen).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. The Ford F-150 Lightning is between 2,000 and 3,000 pounds heavier than the non-electric version. Pedestrians will also be at risk.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

NITI Aayog, the Government of India’s official think tank, with support from RMI and RMI India, has launched a campaign to transform last-mile deliveries and eliminate pollution through consumer engagement. Under Shoonya, electric delivery vehicles and the packages they carry will be eligible for the Shoonya mark.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Photo credit: Nick Starichenko / Shutterstock.com Contrary to common misconceptions , electric vehicles (EVs) generally have a smaller carbon footprint compared to traditional gasoline cars. This advantage remains true even when considering the electricity utilized for charging EVs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. Low-carbon gas.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted a revised draft of California’s proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Strategy. SLCPs are a category of pollutants which remain in the atmosphere for a relatively brief period, but have global warming potentials that are much higher than those of CO 2. Black carbon.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

There are now more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City and Westchester, including 1,262 added in February, the most recent month for which data are available, according to Con Edison, the electricity, gas and steam utility for New York CIty and Westchester County, NY. SmartCharge Registrations on the Rise.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2022

billion Proposition 98, $676 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and $383 million Federal Funds) one-time over five years, with a focus on communities that are most impacted, bringing the total investment to $10 billion over six years to decarbonize the transportation sector. billion ($3.5 billion General Fund, $1.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

The plant will feature SGH2’s technology, which will gasify recycled mixed paper waste to produce green hydrogen that reduces carbon emissions by two to three times more than green hydrogen produced using electrolysis and renewable energy, and is five to seven times cheaper. That’s why our partnership with SGH2 is so important.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

A large scale roll-out of electric cars on European roads would result in significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower levels of certain air pollutants, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment. However, larger numbers of electric vehicles will not be enough for the shift to a low-carbon economy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The collaboration aims to power EVs in California with clean energy, and generate cleaner air in the state by leveraging the latest biodigester technology to create renewable energy by capturing methane from manure to feed back into the power grid. Ross Buckenham, CEO of CalBio.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. UC stands for uncontrolled charging and CC stands for controlled charging.

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Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2024

Photo: Zum An Oakland, California, school district is the first in the US to transition to a 100% electric school bus system with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Modern student transportation platform Zum has provided Oakland Unified School District with a fleet of 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

RPS programs, which require that a certain percentage of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources, currently cover 64 percent of the electricity sold in the United States. In contrast, the global experiences from carbon markets and taxes make clear that much less expensive ways to reduce CO 2 are available right now.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As part of that effort, the leaders committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from light- and heavy-duty vehicles by aligning fuel efficiency and/or GHG emission standards out to 2025 and 2027, respectively. Short-lived climate pollutants.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Widespread adoption of electric transportation, including electrification in the off-road sector, could lead to substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and could modestly improve air quality, according to a new analysis released by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. The biggest drop came from the United States, where carbon dioxide emissions fell 3%, or 160 million tonnes, while the economy grew by 1.6%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Saudi Arabia burns up to 900,000 barrels of oil per day to generate over 50% of its electricity.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Electric vehicles have become an inevitable part of every walk of modern life. There are three primary categories for electric vehicles Battery Electric vehicles: In this type of electric vehicle, the powerhouse is the battery. With Formula-E they are getting into the racing arena as well. 

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EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. At a high level, 15 states with 25% or more of electricity form renewable sources accounted for 53.5% of electric vehicle sales in the US.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The US and China jointly announced greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. US President Barack Obama said the US will cut net greenhouse gas emissions in the US by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025. Together, the US and China account for more than one third of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2014

a provider of direct fuel cell power plants, has generated a cumulative three billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity from its Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants since the first commercial installation in 2003. million tons of carbon dioxide—equivalent to the carbon sequestered by about 1.4 FuelCell Energy, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The CMA CGM partnership deals with the development of cleaner and more sustainable energies to eliminate CO 2 emissions, greenhouse gases and air pollutants. The green hydrogen used by Energy Observer is made from seawater using on-board renewable sources of electricity (solar, wind and hydropower).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2014

UIL Holdings Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company serving more than 700,000 electric and natural gas utility customers in 66 communities across two states, with combined total assets of more than $4 billion. The plants are expected to be operational in early 2015. The site will also host an array of solar panels.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

New York State announced a series of broad-scale initiatives to encourage the purchase and to increase the convenience and accessibility of electric vehicles (EV). initiative, which encourages electric car adoption as it brings the state closer to its goal of installing at least 10,000 charging stations by the end of 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2017

Specifically, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)—explicitly not a contract or a treaty—expands cooperation on the advancement of low-carbon, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies such as zero-emission vehicles, energy storage, grid modernization and low-carbon urban development.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Among the most articulate and almost certainly the wonkiest is Jesse Jenkins , a professor of engineering at Princeton University, where he heads the ZERO Lab—the Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory, that is. power-grid transmission. and “Is your electricity bill reasonably affordable?”

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 18, 2023

When Should You Dump Your Gas Guzzler? Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk What are the environmental and other pros and cons of ditching the gas guzzler for an electric vehicle (EV)? greenhouse gas emissions, making the switch to EVs a welcome change for environmental advocates. — S.H.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The approach builds upon existing state programs by identifying cost-effective actions to increase clean energy in the electric system and to leverage that clean electricity in the transportation and building sectors to achieve needed emissions reductions. Accelerating the use of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. is shown with both UK and French grid mixes. dCi); gasoline Fluence 16V (1.6L); and the battery-electric Fluence Z.E. (22 Electric Fluence Z.E. Quantifies the production of pollutant ozone (? dCi (66 kW).

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Key aspects of renewable energy integration include: Grid Integration: Connecting renewable energy sources to the electrical grid is a critical component of integration. Smart Grids: Smart grids incorporate advanced communication and control technologies to enhance the reliability and efficiency of the electricity grid.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

million for innovative research and development proposals to accelerate the use of electric vehicles, to reduce the cost of installing and operating charging stations, and to provide recommendations on how they can be used for grid resiliency. The Governor has set a goal to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2010

Beacon’s Gen 4 flywheel system is specifically designed to perform frequency regulation on utility grids by absorbing and discharging energy to balance power generation and consumption on the electric grid. The flywheel plant also does not emit air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide or sulfur dioxide.

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Teslarati

JUNE 29, 2022

When Tesla unveiled the Megapack, the company positioned it as a battery that had the potential to render traditional coal and gas-fired peaker plants obsolete. Being grid-scale batteries, Megapacks could perform tasks that are typically assigned to peaker plants. The Tesla-powered Elkhorn Battery in Moss Landing is a 182.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Clean Air Act standards to reduce CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel fired power plants (electric utility generating units, EGUs). The proposed rulemaking establishes separate standards for natural gas and coal plants. 1,100 lb CO 2 /MWh-gross over a 12-operating month period; or.

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