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UK Government Soliciting Bids for 30M for Charging Points; New Office for Low Emission Vehicles

Green Car Congress

The UK Government is soliciting bids for £30 million (US$50 million) in funding to support the installation of plug-in vehicle charging points on streets, car parks and in commercial, retail and leisure facilities. The experiences of these locations will inform the future development of a national charging infrastructure.

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UN report finds world needs incremental $1.9 trillion invested in green technologies to avert planetary catastrophe; global per capita cap on primary energy consumption of 70 GJ/yr may be required

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trillion in 2010) would be required to overcome poverty; increase food production to eradicate hunger without degrading land and water resources; and avert the climate change catastrophe. The reports estimates that incremental green investment of about 3% of world gross product (WGP) (about $1.9

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Drivers in Ireland can save hundreds on cost of home charger

Wallbox

Drivers in Ireland can get a €600 grant today to help cover the cost of installing a home charger. The Electric Vehicle Home Charger Grant is a government funded support scheme assisting residents and homeowners to install an electric vehicle charge point on their property and is available for both homeowners and renters.

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Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage

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Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. You can get very lean containers that is just basically the program and the install. It distributes its own thing.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Most of the activity is in Europe , where there are at least 10 major offshore wind and hydrogen projects , including demonstration systems being built or planned in the North Sea, the Atlantic, and off the coast of Ireland. In the fight against climate change, many countries have pledged to reduce their CO2 emissions to net zero.

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Sand, Sea and as Much Serenity as You Could Ever Want

Baua Electric

Many are descendants of shipwreck survivors from England, Scotland and Ireland who were on their way to somewhere else when nature intervened. One woman I met at their old schoolhouse museum recalled that she got power only in 1970, after her father installed his own poles. Harvesting the sea’s bounty was, and is, everything there.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

In New Zealand’s fight against climate change, e-mobility is a low-hanging fruit, especially given our supply of renewable energy. . Moving to zero emissions vehicles, as the cliche goes, is the low hanging fruit in the fight against climate change. . We also don’t need to ‘reinvent the wheel’. around land use).