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Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power

Green Car Congress

Cepsa—the Spain-based multinational oil and gas company—will invest more than €3 billion to establish the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, creating the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe in southern Spain. The company will build two plants with a total capacity of 2 GW to produce green hydrogen.

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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

Cars That Think

Analysts and power insiders sketch scenes including interconnected local renewable grids that draw on short-duration battery storage (including the small batteries in electric vehicles in a garage, models for which Tesla just happens to make) combined with multi-day storage for power generated by wind and solar.

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Hondas F1 KERS motor: 60 kW, 21,000 RPM, >7 kg

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Given the light weight (minimum 620 kg/1,367 pounds) and compact design of Formula One cars, Honda calculated that the motor would have to be no more than 100 mm (4 inches) in diameter, 200 mm in length, and produce approximately 8 kilowatts (kW) per kilogram (almost 5 hp per pound) of motor weight. kW per kilogram. Rotor Design.

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Our Energy crisis is self made in europe

EV Info

We have started to find out the hard way that wind and solar are pitiful in winter especially when we have no meaningful wind for days on end. Current production – 40Gw at the time of writing 6PM Feb 1st a dark & stormy night – shows: Coal 2%, Gas 29% Solar 0%, Wind 35%, Nuclear 12%.

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EU greenhouse gas emissions from transport increased for the second year in a row in 2015; on-road up 1.6%

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The average emission of new light commercial vehicles in 2015 was 168.3 Spain, Italy and the Netherlands accounted for the largest increases in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Electricity production from hydro and nuclear declined. According to the EEA, the average CO 2 emissions level of new cars sold in 2015 was 119.5

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

Green Car Congress

The power will be used directly in production; solar power will provide up to 12.5% of the electric power required in full-capacity operation and 100% of demand when the plant is not in production. At the Geneva Motor Show in 2012, we stated specific, ambitious targets for our products, production and the group.

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2024 Polestar 3 Review

Baua Electric

Ahead of its arrival, GoAuto flew to Spain to sample a pre-production model on the picturesque – and beautifully smooth – roads surrounding Madrid. Standard-fit on both variants will be air suspension, a panoramic glass roof, LED lighting inside and out, retractable door handles with proximity sensing, and 21-inch alloy wheels.

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