Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

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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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Let’s look at these two annual events and what they mean for current and future electric vehicle (EV) drivers. There are four guidelines to follow: Refrain from using or burning oil, gas or coal. Now, there are events across the entire country, along with online events, that people can participate in. of total U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two studies—led by a team from Seattle City Light, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Sandia National Laboratories—are exploring the potential of shifting from fossil fuel to clean hydrogen as fuel to power medium-and heavy-duty vehicles. million DOE award, $150,000 City Light = $1.5 million project total). .

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

megawatt (MW), 50,000-panel solar farm is the first of the companies’ five solar farms that, combined, will generate up to 50 MW of clean energy. MW) once customers subscribe to the clean energy they’ll produce. The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

With assets exceeding US$270 billion, China Energy has set a number of world records including being the largest producer of coal, thermal power, renewable energy, and coal-to-oil and coal chemical products. Clean energy, including hydrogen, is a key focus of the Group.

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Teslarati

JULY 23, 2021

The VPP would also help clean the state’s grid. Homeowners who opt-in to the VPP program could expect their Powerwall batteries to discharge until a VPP event ends or when they reach their selected backup reserve level. Tesla's Virtual Power Plant rescues grid after coal peaker fails, and it's only 2% finished.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 16, 2016

Here's a turn of events that should make renewable-energy advocates smile. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, the Ontario Power Generation Nanticoke Generating Station was once North America's largest coal-fired power plant.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2014

The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) anticipates two awards being made: the first for $7 million in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and fossil-fuel-based Clean Energy Systems (CES); the second for $2 million in the area of international oil and natural gas. Carbon Capture and Storage and Clean Energy Systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Building on the success of the first-even US-China Electric Vehicles Forum in September 2009, the United States and China will sponsor the event annually, alternating between the two countries. Highlights of the other US-China measures are: Clean Energy Research Center. 21 st Century Coal. Energy Efficiency Action Plan.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

The assessment came in an annual report to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM). To illustrate this inertia, the report, Tracking Clean Energy Progress , introduced the Energy Sector Carbon Intensity Index (ESCII), which shows how much carbon dioxide is emitted, on average, to provide a given unit of energy. tCO 2 /TJ (2.39 tCO 2 /toe).

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 6, 2024

That event occurred a. In mid-2023, Green Builder Media’s CEO Sara Gutterman reached out to me to see if I were interested in presenting at their annual Sustainability Symposium. It’s been running annually for close to a decade, and with COVID it transitioned to virtual and won’t be going back.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

Ammonia is convected upward during events like the Asian monsoon. This is important, especially in the relatively clean upper troposphere. The group uncovered that the ammonia is convected upward during events such as the Asian monsoon. We must rely on lab experiments to understand what can occur in those conditions.”.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

In an event in Bern, Switzerland, Swiss National Council member and president of the Clean Fuel Now initiative Thomas Böhni filled up his Audi A2 with 100% synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel) produced by sunfire GmbH to draw attention to the need to remove what he terms unjustified Swiss restrictions on synthetic fuels. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2013

million) collaboration focused on improving processes involved in the production of dimethyl ether (DME), a clean-burning synthetic liquid fuel. DME is non-toxic and non-carcinogenic and can be produced from natural gas (NG), coal, biomass, or even directly from carbon dioxide. —Prof. Suresh Bhargava RMIT.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

Focus on national preparedness for climate change, which can help decrease damage from extreme weather events now and speed recovery from future damage. Sustain research on next-generation clean-energy technologies, and remove obstacles for their eventual deployment. —PCAST letter to the President. The six key components are: 1.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

Eliminated the use of coal at Wentzville, Mo., Engaged college students, professors, non-governmental organizations and environmental leaders in a social media conversation via #CleanEnergyU as part of the voluntary Chevrolet Clean Energy Campus Campaign. Collaborated with utility companies on energy projects and funding.

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

The car purchase is an exciting event for any family. So, the more you can make that into an enjoyable event for the buyer, the more excited he becomes about buying a product for whatever reason, whether it’s looks or performance. Those are absolutely renewable, absolutely clean, and carbon-negative fuels.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The past year might unfortunately be remembered as the year that Russia invaded Ukraine — or for some even stranger events such as the Oscar slap, Musk’s Twitter chaos, or Taylor Swift ticket mayhem. The past year saw amazing developments in climate, energy, and more that will make a difference for years to come. But […].

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Redwood Materials will also be at the event, discussing a pilot for its “pathways program” with Ford and Volvo for the collection and recycling of lithium-ion batteries that have reached their end-of-life. ” MP Materials plans to invest an additional $700 million to create 350 jobs by 2024.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

The President also emphasized the need for cleaner, renewable sources of electricity, and said that while today two-fifths of US electricity comes from clean energy sources, including nuclear, he thought that could be doubled. Now, in light of ongoing events in Japan, I want to say another word about nuclear power.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Trucks Haul Coal Navajo Mine by U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants to control 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down. Coal plants that intend to stay online beyond 2039 will have to cut or capture 90% of their CO2 emissions by 2032.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

A strategic reserve complements the hard price collar and ensures the availability of price-certain allowances in the event of unusually high carbon prices. In addition, directly impacted states can veto drilling plans if they stand to suffer significant adverse impacts in the event of an accident. Decreasing Dependence on Foreign Oil.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

It is clean and flexible. This is particularly true in the electric power sector, where, in the US, natural gas sets the cost benchmark against which other clean power sources must compete to remove the marginal ton of CO 2. Support for methanol fueling infrastructure should also be considered.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

Chris is currently working on the sequel to his blockbuster hit, “Revenge of the Electric Car&# and had a crew shooting footage at the event. Look for the footage soon as part of his event report on his web site. Click on this photo to see Stefano Paris' video production of the event. Now he drives a Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

This new solution allows NuScale to support a larger cross-section of customer needs including power for small grids such as for island nations; remote off-grid communities; industrial and government facilities; and coal power replacements that require less power and help customers meet clean air mandates.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

According to Fortune magazine’s cover story this week, BYD’s cost-cutting moves so far include hiring people to assemble batteries instead of buying the $100,000 robotic arms used by Japanese competitors, flying executives in coach for business travel and putting them up in suburban rentals instead of posh downtown hotels for events.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2024

Today I presented again to a large Indian audience, hosted by the India Smart Grid Forum. The theme was Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once. This was within the frame of the presentation I gave at the India Smart Utility Week on March 14th. In honor of the start of.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Maria was not an isolated event—since it struck, eight major storms have either hit the island directly or passed close enough to have caused flooding or power losses. The residents of Adjuntas have chosen a path toward self-sufficiency and a power system that is relatively clean, decentralized, and resilient. percent to 2.8

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

According to a report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the margin of error in measuring emissions by DOEs can be as high as: 10% for the cement and fertilizer industries; 60% for the oil, gas, and coal industries; and. United Nations Clean Development Mechanism. 100% for some agricultural processes.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Please see press release “Successful GSPI Electric Car Demonstration Covered by Media&# ( [link] ) dated April 9, 2009, and “Green Star Kentucky Electric Car Demonstration Covered by News Media&# ( [link] 09-04-16b.html ) dated April 16, 2009, for media coverage of the demonstration events. billion to electric vehicle development.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. The GREET 1.6

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). by Bill Cooke. Earlier post.). Costs are also falling due to classic economics.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The use of coal—which met almost half of the increase in global energy demand over the last decade—rises 65% by 2035. Prospects for coal are especially sensitive to energy policies – notably in China, which today accounts for almost half of global demand. billion, around 20% of the world’s population. —WEO 2011.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. However, actively managing these different groups beyond a few annual peak events is a challenge for top-down approaches.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Finally, on the issue of replacing millions of small smoke stacks (cars) with a few larger ones (utility plants): We stand a much better chance of producing cleaner electricity (solar, wind, clean coal solutions, nuclear) than we do of creating cleaner fuels for our cars.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Coal-burning power plants do not lessen the greenhouse gas production and criteria pollutants increase. Kwong asked.

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