Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2021
This will be the world’s first demonstration project in which a large amount of ammonia will be co-fired in a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant. Yara is one of the world’s largest producers of ammonia, a global leader in ammonia sales and shipping, and actively working to decarbonize the ammonia production process.
Baua Electric
APRIL 29, 2024
In a historic agreement, the G7 just agreed to phase out coal in the first half of the 2030s, according to statements made today. The G7 – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US, plus the EU – are meeting in Turin, Italy. Japan has the highest share at 32% in 2023, followed by Germany at 27%.
Baua Electric
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. This is significant because it marks a shift toward making renewables increasingly competitive with coal, a mainstay in APAC’s energy mix. Get started here. –
The Truth About Cars
MAY 17, 2023
It’s largely counter to what the rest of the world is doing and begs the question of why Japan seems so intent on making hydrogen power work. In 2017, Japan became the first country in the world to release a national hydrogen strategy. Presently, the vast majority of hydrogen is produced using coal or natural gas as feedstocks.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2021
This was the result of accelerating economic activity as well as the combination of higher natural gas prices and colder weather favoring an increase in coal use. Most of this—around 1 billion tonnes, which is more than the annual emissions of Japan—was due to lower use of oil for road transport and aviation.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 18, 2013
In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e., tCO 2 /toe).
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2 Breakdown of Global HEV and BEV Sales by 2020.
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