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China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

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About 160 kilometers northwest of Beijing, the city of Zhangjiakou with its rugged terrain boasts some of the richest wind and solar resources in China. Renewables account for nearly half of the city’s electricity output with less than a third of its full solar and wind potential of 70 gigawatts installed so far.

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Volkswagen ID.7 makes its world premiere

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7 electric sedan will be launched first in Europe and China in the Fall of 2023, North America is scheduled to follow in 2024. 7 Pro will have a 77 kWh battery (gross: 82 kWh), with DC fast-charging capability of up to 170 kW. Volkswagen has introduced its new ID. According to an initial internal forecast, the ID.7

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Volkswagen outlines coming changes to charging for its EVs

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This means, for example, that wind turbines won’t need to be shut down because there isn’t anyone using them. A special DC BiDi wallbox will be used for the power transfer and communication. The Volkswagen brand is supporting the expansion of renewable energies by means of new wind and solar farms in Europe.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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For instance, four proposed high-voltage lines totaling 600 kilometers along the seam of regional networks in the upper Midwest could connect at least 28 gigawatts of wind and solar. Proposed new transmission lines in the upper Midwest could connect at least 28 gigawatts of wind and solar to regional networks.

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Energy Secretary Chu says US faces a new Sputnik Moment in Chinas clean energy successes

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In a speech at the National Press Club, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and will require a similar mobilization of innovation to enable the US to compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.

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Delphi Technologies invests in innovative capacitor start-up PolyCharge

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Inverters are key system elements in vehicle electrification, converting electricity from a DC source (i.e., Today’s inverters use a DC-link capacitor, which is based on wound polypropylene technology. All of this happens in one production machine—eliminating the need for extruded films, film metallization, and capacitor winding.

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