Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2023

Based on preliminary economic activity and energy data, Rhodium Group estimates that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US slightly increased in 2022, rising 1.3% This reversal in 2022 was largely due to the substitution of coal with natural gas—a less carbon-intensive fuel—and a rise in renewable energy generation.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

Renault Group and Vulcan Energy Resources , a lithium developer targeting carbon-neutral lithium production ( earlier post ), have signed a lithium offtake term sheet. Vulcan is aiming to become the first lithium producer with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Tecnimont Private Limited, Indian subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTPC, India’s largest power generation company. Green hydrogen blending has been started in the piped natural gas (PNG) network of NTPC Kawas township, Surat.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

BMW Group and H2 Green Steel have signed a final contract on the delivery of CO 2 -reduced steel. The agreement addresses BMW Group’s upstream scope 3 emissions and includes recycling and end-of-life management measures. Earlier post.). The plant will be fully integrated, with hot charging at each step along the production flow.

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MARCH 13, 2022

The two companies will demonstrate the performance of biodiesel (B20) and renewable diesel (R55) in revenue service on Wabtec Tier 3 and Tier 4 Evolution Series locomotives in California. —Bob Bremmer, Group Vice President for Wabtec’s Fleet Innovation and Transformation division. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The Rhodium Group, an independent research provider, estimates that, after a sharp uptick in 2018, US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 2.1% An increase in natural gas generation offset some of the climate gains from this coal decline, but overall power sector emissions still decreased by almost 10%. Coal-driven decline.

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JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. Platinum Group Metals (PGM).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility. The ReFactory aims to achieve a negative carbon balance by 2030—an objective in line with the Group’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050.

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JULY 20, 2023

Volvo Group and Westport Fuel Systems signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to establish a joint venture to accelerate the commercialization and global adoption of Westport’s HPDI (High Pressure Direct Injection) fuel system technology for long-haul and off-road applications.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä is developing the combustion process in its gas engines to enable them to burn 100% hydrogen fuel. Wärtsilä has researched hydrogen as a fuel for 20 years, and has tested its engines with blends of up to 60% hydrogen and 40% natural gas.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Fortescue Metals Group and ATCO Australia have signed an agreement to explore the deployment of hydrogen vehicle fueling infrastructure in Western Australia. ATCO’s Clean Energy Innovation Hub has been generating and testing the use of renewable hydrogen for more than six months in gas blending and power applications.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group (REG) announced that by utilizing REG’s patented fermentation technology, the companies’ joint research program has demonstrated the ability to convert sugars from a variety of non-edible biomass sources into biodiesel. Earlier post.). We are excited to take these discoveries to the next level.

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JUNE 25, 2020

Electric vehicles (EVs) will be a major disruptor for the US electric power sector, with the number of EVs in the US projected to increase from 1.5 While this creates a large opportunity for the electricity industry to increase sales and infrastructure investments, it also comes with new challenges that will need to be addressed.

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MARCH 24, 2023

The technology group Wärtsilä and WEC Energy Group have successfully tested the capabilities of a Wärtsilä engine running on 25 vol% hydrogen-blended fuel. The tests, which were completed in October 2022, were conducted at WEC Energy Group’s 55 MW A.J. The Wärtsilä 50SG is a four-stroke, spark-ignited gas engine generating set.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

The intention is to set up a power-to-x competence center at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg and to construct a demonstration plant for the production of synthetic fuels and chemicals using electric power generated in photovoltaic and wind power plants. —Andreas Schell, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems.

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JUNE 21, 2021

Russian Railways, RUSNANO and the Sinara Group signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of mainline locomotives using a power plant based on hydrogen fuel cells together with lithium-ion batteries. Today, the hydrogen and electric transport sector has very great prospects, so RUSNANO intends to actively develop this area.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid and as part of the Group’s commitment to further reduce carbon emissions along the entire value chain, the BMW Group has joined the “ Getting to Zero Coalition ”. Maritime transport currently accounts for 50% of the BMW Group’s transport chain CO 2 emissions.

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MAY 3, 2021

The e-Fuel plant is planned to produce CO 2 -neutral fuel by using green hydrogen and furnace gas from an existing factory. Aker Solutions is already a leading supplier to oil and gas companies globally and will continue to maintain this market position. e-Fuels production use electrical power in the process.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Yara Birkeland ( earlier post )—the world’s first battery- electric container ship, prepared for autonomous operation—has departed for its maiden voyage in the Oslo fjord. We are proud to be able to showcase the world’s first fully electric and self-propelled container ship. of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Deutsche Post DHL Group will invest a total of €7 billion (opex and capex) over the next ten years in measures to reduce its CO 2 emissions. For short distances and the last mile, the Group is continuing to drive forward the electrification of its vehicle fleet. In 2020, the figure was 18%.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

Hydrogen is produced via electrolysis using the excess renewable electricity; the hydrogen can then be used in a fuel cell to generate new electricity and heat when needed. The study is intended to lead to a joint demonstration project in 2016 next to PowerCell’s premises in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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MARCH 20, 2015

At its Annual Account Press Conference 2015, the BMW Group announced that, for the first time in the history of the Group, 51% of its electricity worldwide is being supplied from renewable sources. Examples of the use of renewable power include: In Leipzig, Germany, the BMW Group is using wind power.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Shipping major CMA CGM Group is creating a Special Fund for Energies to accelerate its energy transition and achieve net-zero carbon by 2050. The Fund is structured around four lines of focus: First focus: Supporting the development and production of renewable fuels.

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MARCH 12, 2019

The Volkswagen Group is now planning to launch almost 70 new electric models in the next ten years instead of the 50 previously planned. As a result, the projected number of vehicles to be built on the Group’s electric platforms in the next decade will increase from 15 million to 22 million. billion) by 2023.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Technology group Wärtsilä will provide the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the liquefaction and storage of liquefied synthetic methane (LSM). It will have a capacity of 200 MW and will convert green electricity into hydrogen and sustainable LSM. The FEED will be booked by Wärtsilä in Q3, 2023.

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APRIL 11, 2021

Hyliion, a developer of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, has formed the Hypertruck Innovation Council, a group of fleet, logistics, and transportation industry leaders that will actively support the development of Hyliion’s Hypertruck powertrain solution.

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JULY 20, 2020

Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. This expansion of our product offering enables zero-carbon electricity and transportation solutions. million hydrogen cars by 2040.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

However, widespread commercial use of electric drive on long-haul and heavy-duty routes is not yet feasible. Today, the term “alternative” is used for all fuels that are not a part of the fossil fuel group—diesel, gasoline, heavy oil and kerosene. —Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post DHL Group.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. By the end of 2022, each of our German plants will be producing at least one fully electric vehicle. The company is investing €400 million in a new vehicle assembly at the main plant in Munich.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). The Postal Service said in February that at least 10% of the new mail trucks would be electric.

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MAY 17, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy. In California 1.4

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JULY 5, 2022

Suncor Energy and Australia-based Hazer Group Limited will use Hazer’s innovative methane pyrolysis technology for the first time in North America to produce hydrogen from natural gas. The Fund supports projects that can advance innovative solutions for industry greenhouse gas emissions, like renewable and low carbon gases.

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JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant. Source: neon.

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MAY 12, 2020

A new World Bank Group report finds that the production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, could increase by nearly 500% by 2050, to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies. Source: “Minerals for Climate Action: The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition”.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Renewable Natural Gas. Among the projects are: National Renewable Energy Laboratory will lower the cost and carbon intensity of producing a highly fermentable sugar from corn stover. Quasar Energy Group will use an anaerobic digestor to convert food waste to SAF precursors. Separations to Enable Biomass Conversion.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

what is renewable energy integration ? Renewable energy integration refers to the process of efficiently incorporating renewable energy sources into existing energy systems. Energy Storage: Renewable energy sources are often intermittent, meaning they don’t produce energy consistently.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100% renewable energy—such as wind, sun and landfill gas—by 2050. Establishing a 100 percent renewable energy goal helps us better serve society by reducing environmental impact. Tata Motors.

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