Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. The use of solar electricity is therefore an effective lever for reducing the CO 2 emissions associated with aluminum smelting. The use of solar electricity for producing aluminum is a major step in this direction.
Baua Electric
APRIL 1, 2024
Aptera Motors has just delivered its first solar EV to a customer. This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first production-intent solar EV builds. April fools! Watch the video in full below.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2022
The BMW Group procures about 10 million light-alloy wheels per year; 95% of these are made from cast aluminum. MINI will become a pioneer in this field in 2023, when it will begin using light-alloy cast wheels made from 70% secondary aluminum in the new generation of the MINI Countryman.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2021
billion in new renewable energy capacity in 2020, up 2% on the year, helped by the biggest-ever build-out of solar projects and a $50-billion surge for offshore wind. Falling capital costs enabled record volumes of both solar (132GW) and wind (73GW) to be installed on the basis of the modest increase in dollar investment.
Green Car Congress
MAY 10, 2011
Biomass and solar are shown as primary energy due to their multiple uses. This could contribute towards a goal of holding the increase in global temperature below 2 °C—an aim recognized in the United Nations Climate Convention’s Cancun Agreements. They can produce electricity, heat and light. Source: SRREN.
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