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East Anglia Offshore Wind, Ltd. To Develop 7.2GW Wind Farm For UK

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East Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd., gigawatt wind farm off the eastern coast of the United Kingdom. Vattenfall already owns the 90MW Kentish Flats wind farm off Herne Bay, Kent, and expects to complete the Thanet offshore wind farm, a 300 MW array comprised of 100 3MW Vestas V90 wind turbines, sometime this year.

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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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in 2015—the first annual increase since 2010— according to new European Environment Agency (EEA) data. Road transport emissions—about 20% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions—increased for the second year in a row in 2015, by 1.6%. g CO 2 /km, well below the 2015 target of 130 g CO 2 /km.

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Suzuki reports fuel economy testing irregularities in Japan but says no need to amend values

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Suzuki said that the background to the irregularity lies in the fact that its Sagara proving ground is located atop a hill close to the sea, where it is significantly affected by weather conditions such wind, and carrying out tests was difficult. Alto Lapin(Launched on 3 June 2015). Every(Launched on 18 February 2015).

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Forecast: Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles to Approach $8 Billion in Sales by 2015

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PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. As government support for the sector winds down, demand from consumers and businesses will need to pick up the slack, or the industry faces the risk of oversupply. of the world’s fleet in 2015 will be driving at least part of the time on battery power only, according to the forecast.

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Nissan and 4R Energy partner with Green Charge Networks for commercial energy storage featuring second-life EV batteries

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General availability is targeted for Q4 2015. With more than 178,000 sales since its launch in late 2010, Nissan LEAF is the world’s top-selling electric vehicle. formed in 2010. formed in 2010. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar has been falling for several years. Bottom: LCOE ranges for solar PV and wind technologies at three discount rates. Source: IEA/NEA. Click to enlarge. Source: IEA/NEA.

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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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Results from the study also suggest that with sufficient coal plant retirement and sufficient wind power, controlled charging could result in positive net benefits instead of negative. Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010).

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