Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Electrolyzers will use wind power to produce green hydrogen. The result is renewable methanol, which can be converted into climate-friendly fuel using an MTG (Methanol To Gasoline) technology to be licensed and supported by ExxonMobil. Enel is a co-funder of the plant, with a focus on wind power and electrolysis.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 3, 2021

However, some automakers are exploring different forms of green energy—specifically, wind. Are wind-powered cars a possibility, or are they something that’s likely to stay in the realm of science fiction? The Potential of Wind Power. Wind today is primarily used to generate electric energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line, has been awarded two grants by the Accelerating Clean Transportation Now (ACTNow) program through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). Enel is a multinational power company and a leading integrated player in the global power, gas and renewables markets.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2011

The Government of the Saskatchewan launched a new renewable diesel program as part of the provincial 2011-2012 Budget. The five-year, $26 million program will provide a 13 cent per liter grant to eligible renewable diesel producers. The program will wind up in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Sand is emerging as a key ingredient in the race to develop a viable electricity storage system for renewable energies. The device—known as TESS (thermal energy storage system)—is being developed in South Australia with the help of an AUD $400,000 government grant to take it from prototype to commercial reality.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened the $70-million Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round to help fast track the development of renewable hydrogen in Australia. Australia is well placed to become a major renewable hydrogen producer and exporter.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

Researchers at MIT are proposing using a variation on pumped hydroelectric systems for storage of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. The key to this Ocean Renewable Energy Storage (ORES) system is the placement of 30-meter-diameter hollow concrete spheres on the seafloor under the wind turbines. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2020

As an early priority, CEFC will seek investment in projects included in the ARENA Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round. The ARENA round is a $70-million grant program aiming to demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of hydrogen production at a large-scale using electrolysis.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2010

has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and the Hawai’i Electric Light Company to supply a one-megawatt ALTI-ESS energy storage system for a test of wind energy integration. Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The parties will also evaluate ITOCHU’s potential involvement and participation in Sasol’s green ammonia export-oriented project(s), including product offtake as well as financial support from Japan for studies and grants relating to green ammonia projects in South Africa.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

The contract with Mpac Lambert also grants FREYR options for delivery of the casting and unit cell assembly equipment packages for FREYR’s planned Gigafactories. FREYR looks forward to announcing other contract awards for other equipment to the CQP in due course. —Einar Kilde, EVP Projects at FREYR.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2017

At the same time, ever-cheaper renewable energy—not only solar, but surprisingly fast-growing wind generation—is now. It's now widely acknowledged that the energy and electricity-generation landscape is changing rapidly. has vastly increased its oil and gas production, driving down prices of fossil fuels globally.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2010

Xcel Energy has released the preliminary results from its wind-to-battery (W2B) storage project in Minnesota, and termed the technology successful. In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools. The seven awards approved will fund applied R&D projects that will develop utility-scale renewable energy generation technologies. First NorCal Retail H 2 Refueling Station Open.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

In 2014, Scripps Institution of Oceanography received a grant from the US Department of Transportation to test the use of biofuel on the research vessel Robert Gordon Sproul for more than a year. In the process, the vessel used a total of 52,500 gallons of 100% renewable diesel. The biofuel costs about 10% more than fossil fuel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Denmark is a pioneer in the integration of renewable energies into the national energy mix, with 40% of the country’s electricity produced from wind turbines. By compensating for renewable energy intermittency, hydrogen offers a solution for storing surplus electricity to meet the challenges posed by the energy transition.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2022

Dimensional has also received grants from the National Science Foundation and both the Department of Energy’s ARPA-e and Solar Energy Technology Office (SETO). Dimensional’s technology can run on all forms of renewable energy. The company began construction on a CO 2 -to-fuels demo in Tucson, Arizona in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Most utilities struggle with the fact that renewable and distributed energy sources are not as stable as traditional sources, such as natural-gas power plants. Solar panel output depends on the weather, for example, as do wind turbines. The goal is to make the testbed available to outside research teams and industry by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is awarding $43.6 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Release 2 grants to projects that demonstrate commercial feasibility for innovations during the second phase of their research. Awards include: Accustrata Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

A Massachusetts startup has signed a license agreement with Battelle to commercialize battery technology that can help store large amounts of renewable energy and improve the reliability of the nation''s power grid. This is the third and final license granted for PNNL’s technologies to all-vanadium, mixed acid redox flow battery developers.

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My Energi

APRIL 25, 2024

Citing concerns surrounding ‘additional pressure on public finances’ and ‘limitations surrounding legal and fiscal considerations’, ministers also rejected calls to reinstate EV purchase grants – a scheme that proved vital in supporting the growth of the electric car market before its closure in June 2022.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

The government’s approach is based on the UK’s previous success with offshore wind, where early government action coupled with strong private sector backing has earned the UK a world-leading status. 40-million (US$55.5-million) million) Red Diesel Replacement Competition.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization. Fort Lauderdale-Davis, Fla.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

The Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) has granted PowerCell Sweden AB SEK5 million (US$600,000) to develop a modular fuel cell system for stationary applications. Supported by the awarded grant from the Swedish Energy Agency, PowerCell will develop a modular fuel cell system for stationary applications. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

UK-based ITM Power has been awarded a grant by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to undertake a £100k (US$160k), 12-month engineering feasibility study of producing synthetic methane using carbon dioxide from industrial processes and hydrogen produced by electrolysis.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. Government grants and loans and high diesel prices help make hydrogen competitive. Exporting green hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

million as one of 21 DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy grants through the Geothermal Technologies Program. A new study by NYU Stern found that geothermal and wind energy are more efficient, and are yielding greater returns on the R&D invested in them, than most other renewable energy alternatives.

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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. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2011

has been awarded a firm contract with the Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa to supply a one-megawatt ALTI-ESS energy storage system for a test of wind energy integration. Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center and the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy have awarded 11 seed grants totaling $2.2 Precourt Institute for Energy grants. An Electricity/CO 2 Market Simulation Incorporating Renewables.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

For example, states in the western US (WUS) generally produce a larger fraction of their electricity from renewable and/or “emission-free” sources (i.e., solar, wind, hydroelectric, and nuclear) as compared to the eastern US (EUS), where the electricity market is dominated by pollutant and precursor emitting combustion sources (i.e.,

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My Energi

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Zero rating will also be granted to products installed at commercial properties used solely for charitable purposes. The move essentially means that investing in next-generation solutions to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy bills will be easier and more cost-effective than ever before for UK households.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

million) grant from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy as part of its “Energy Storage Funding Initiative.” The first phase of the project will focus on: Integration of renewable energy sources and testing of a decentralized supply of control power to stabilize grid operation; and. million (US$8.9-million)

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Paired with renewable energy sources like solar, wind, or other energy sources, facilities can use the BES system to store and harness solar power or as a backup power source by storing energy from the grid. What are battery energy storage systems?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2013

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a grants opportunity notice ( PD-14-7644 ) for up to about $13 million in awards to fundamental research and education that will enable innovative processes for the sustainable production of electricity and transportation fuels. Wind Energy. Advanced Batteries for Transportation.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. What was the maximum share of wind that we could have in the system without blowing it up—5 percent or 20 percent or 30 percent?

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Green Cars News

APRIL 12, 2012

Sheffield-based firm ITM Power has won a grant from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) grant to investigate a new method of storing energy produced from clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar.

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