Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

With recent and projected cost declines in wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries, electrification using batteries has become a viable option for applications compatible with the inherent range limitations and recharging time. . Source-to-Tank cost comparison of carbon-neutral transportation fuels. Zhao et al. Zhao et al.

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Delaware Transportation Fuel Hydrogen 278

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

By comparison over the last decade, the state has built on average 1 GW of utility solar and 300 megawatts (MW) of wind per year. About 36% of that comes from renewable sources, predominantly wind and solar. California’s electricity mix is already more than 60% carbon-free.

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Clean Cleaning Grid California 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2020

Satellite data over a shipping lane in the south Atlantic show that the ships modify clouds to block an additional 2 Watts of solar energy, on average, from reaching each square meter of ocean surface near the shipping lane. For comparison, today the Earth is estimated to have warmed by approximately 1 ?C, C, or 1.8 ?F,

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Emissions Pollution 2003 Climate 223

Teslarati

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Victoria Big Battery can supply 450 MWh of power to prevent blackouts, specifically during heatwaves when the market is particularly reliant on solar and wind energy. . For comparison, Neoen’s Hornsdale Power Reserve’s record was +150 MW/-120 MW. The 300 MW energy storage facility is one of the largest in the world.

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Australia Power Powered Batteries 145

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

Third, the analysis offers a novel comparison of drivetrain and energy carrier production pathways based on natural resource categories. The lowest WTW energy demand and GHG emissions were achieved using electricity from waste incineration, biogas CHP, hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaic power. Click to enlarge.

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Alternative Fuels Emissions Fuel Switzerland 252

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Demonstrate that methodological treatments can significantly influence the overall comparisons (e.g. Generally, the lowest impacts from electricity generation are seen with a renewable power generation mix with emphasis on wind power, hydro power, solar PV (photovoltaics) and—to a lesser extent—biomass.

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Sustainable Transportation Fuel Renewable Climate 221

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

Biomass and solar are shown as primary energy due to their multiple uses. As a comparison, 314 Exajoules is more than three times the annual energy supply in the United States in 2005, which is also a similar level of supply on the Continent of Europe according to various government and independent sources. Source: SRREN.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Current versions of renewable energy such as solar cells and windmills do far less damage to the environment than oil rigs, fracking, and strip mining, but they do damage the environment. Windmills can harm migrating birds, and solar cells require toxic substances to be manufactured. That is the only comparison that matters.

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Renewable Energy Fuel New York City 98

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

The comparison to the electric vehicle is based on estimates which factor in the CO 2 emissions resulting from fuel production, with the DME-powered vehicle figure calculated from the use of renewable energy to generate the DME fuel, and the electric vehicle figure calculated from electricity generated from renewable resources.

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Ford Fuel Power Powered 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2012

Analysts at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed harmonized meta-analyses of lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions from coal, wind, solar and other energy technologies. Also helping with the findings were subcontractors and researchers from the DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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Emissions Energy Coal Gas-Electric 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Ultrathin Light Absorbers for Solar Cells. One way to lower the cost of solar power is to dramatically reduce the thickness of light-absorbing layers in solar cells. The proposed concept could dramatically reduce solar cell manufacturing costs, according to the researchers. Splitting Water at High Temperatures.

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Energy Vehicles Power Powered 239

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

A second point of comparison comes from the cost of abating a metric ton of CO 2 in current cap-and-trade markets in the US: it is about $5 in the northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and $15 in California’s cap-and-trade system.

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Renewable Price District of Columbia Chicago 207

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

One chapter is devoted to international comparisons, allowing users a quick way to see how the nature of energy and economic activities differs from country to country. Whereas the last version of the Databook did not even have data on wind and solar power generation, China is now among the top wind power producers in the world.

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Environment Energy Coal United States 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2019

—down 50% from its peak in 2005—displaced by cheaper natural gas, wind and solar power, as well as savings from energy efficiency. By comparison, the average person in the United States is responsible for more than three-and-a-half times that amount. for the past year. Coal use should drop a further 10% in the E.U.

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Carbon Global Emissions Climate Change 195

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

The rise of renewable solar and wind power is demanding sustainable storage technologies using components that are inexpensive, Earth-abundant and environmental friendly. The researchers focused mainly on the favorable cost-performance comparisons between their sodium-ion battery and lithium.

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Sodium Li-ion Batteries Battery 186

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MARCH 27, 2017

Lower panel: The CNTs and CNFs provide high conductivity and superior carbon composite lightweight structural materials for jets, bridges, wind turbines, and electric vehicle bodies and batteries. Bottom: C2CNT Cement wind plant: The full oxy-fuel configuration is shown. Licht (2017). Click to enlarge. —Licht (2017).

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CO2 Carbon Gas-Electric 2017 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

By comparison, many subsidies for renewables are time-limited initiatives implemented through energy bills, with expiration dates that limit their usefulness to the renewables industry. Most of the largest subsidies to fossil fuels were written into the US Tax Code as permanent provisions.

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Renewable Tax Credit Climate Change Fuel 338

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

As a few points of comparison, the Bosch INVCON 2.3 We believe that inverters will become increasingly important to our economy and environment as solar PV, batteries, and similar power sources continue their rapid growth. The grand prize winner will be announced sometime in January, 2016.

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Google Downsizing Prius 2010 255

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2013

Relying on a higher share of efficient, low-emission combined cycle power plants and wind energy could save €150 billion (US$200 billion) by 2030 while attaining the same CO 2 targets, Siemens says. Electricity prices in comparison. Source: Siemens. Click to enlarge. Euro cents/kWh. Source: Siemens. Click to enlarge.

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Germany Energy Renewable Grid 239

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

In the future, hydrogen produced through water electrolysis is expected to be used to store energy as a way of compensating for solar or wind power’s intermittent output. The H 2 used in industry is mainly produced by converting natural gas (CH 4 ), which has the downside of emitting CO 2. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol.

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Water 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

For comparison, the graph also includes the more complex blends A and B (2 stars). The target engine was a boosted direct-injection spark-ignition engine. An optimal ternary blend consisted of ethanol (58 mol %), cyclopentane (27 mol %), and 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran (15 mol %). Credit: ACS, Dahmen and Marquardt. Click to enlarge.

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Conversion Fuel Design Hydrogen 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

When using electricity generated from renewable energy such as solar or wind power, CO 2 emissions can be further reduced. Sound-absorbing and soundproofing materials for reducing road and engine noise have been optimally positioned, and measures have also been implemented to reduce wind noise, achieving superbly quiet operation.

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Prius Japan Plug-in Toyota 240

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

By integrating EVs with renewable energy generation, such as solar or wind power, it becomes possible to reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources and create a more sustainable transportation ecosystem. This comparison accounts only for electricity from coal-based power plants. A petrol car has an efficiency of 28%.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

from the year before, with solar jumping 40.3% Wind generated 37% of the state’s renewable electricity, and for the first time, solar (27%) overtook geothermal (20%) as the second-largest source of renewable generation. In 2015, California increased renewable electricity to 21.9% of total electricity generation, up 1.8%

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California Light Emissions Climate 150

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AUGUST 31, 2022

H2Carrier developed the P2XFloater concept in a close co-operation with leading maritime and process engineering companies in Norway, thus building on decades of experience and competence from the oil & gas sector, the marine industry and the offshore wind installation industry.

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Hydrogen Norway Wind Renewable 243

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The pumped-off electrolyte can be recharged at the gas station, for example, using a wind turbine or solar plant ,” says engineer Jens Noack from ICT. A Comparison of Materials and Treatment of Materials for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery. The devices could theoretically be recharged at a station in a few minutes. “

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Batteries Battery Li-ion Lithium Ion 191

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar). Their results showed that in comparison with gasoline mode, CO emitted in methanol mode decreased 11.2%. —Wang et al.

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Grid stabilization, solar arrays, wind farms, and even home energy storage systems—some of those are coming offline and already going to their second set of batteries. Our new campus has a full solar roof and solar parking structures, EV charging infrastructure. But we have to be very transparent.

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Building Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 96

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The storage of electrical energy in chemical form is potentially useful in two key areas, (1) leveling the output from intermittent electricity sources such as wind and solar and (2) allowing the production of liquid fuels for the transportation sector with renewable electricity.

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Conversion CO2 Hydrogen Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

In comparison, increasing the H/C eff ratio of pyrolysis oil from 0 to 1.4 Alternatively, hydrogen can be obtained from coal gasification or from water splitting driven by carbon-free energy sources, such as solar, nuclear, and wind energy, as suggested by Agrawal et al. requires 11.7

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Oil Convert Hydrogen Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. Conclusions.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

EVolution

JANUARY 20, 2021

To help you choose the right solar-connected charger for your situation, we've compared two wall-mounted home chargers that able to harness your solar power; the EO Mini and the myenergi Zappi. What is the zappi and EO cost comparison? First, let’s compare similarities.

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Solar Renewable Connect Connected 52

Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Grid stabilization, solar arrays, wind farms, and even home energy storage systems—some of those are coming offline and already going to their second set of batteries. Our new campus has a full solar roof and solar parking structures, EV charging infrastructure. But we have to be very transparent.

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Building Batteries Battery Charging 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, for example, has installed one of the highest performance wind power systems in the world at its German plant in Emden; it already supplies one-third of the factory’s energy requirements. In parallel, more and more electricity is being generated from solar and water power. sunshine duration, wind strength).

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Plug-in Fleet Plug Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

They considered state-specific contributions from nine generating technologies: coal, oil, natural gas, hydro, biogas, geothermal, nuclear, wind, and solar. For comparison, they team estimated the RFS goal for cellulosic fuels to be equivalent to 1289 PJ.

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Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric 150

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The process also solves common problems associated with generating electricity from renewable sources such as solar, wind or wave energy. Comparison of the rate of H 2 production possible with silicotungstic acid–mediated electrolysis and a selection of leading PEMEs from the current literature. Rausch et al. Click to enlarge.

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