Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2015

The report, “ Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014 ”, concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competitive with or cheaper than coal, oil and gas-fired power stations, even without financial support and despite falling oil prices. of Cape Wind output; National Grid had agreed to buy 50%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

Source: EUR 26236 EN - 2014 Click to enlarge. They also note that large-scale production of synthetic fuels or hydrogen from coal or gas offers the potential for GHG emissions reduction—but only if CO 2 can be captured and stored. High quality diesel fuel can be produced from natural gas (GTL) and coal (CTL).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

In 2011, the Obama Administration finalized the first fuel economy standards for Model Year 2014-2018 for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, buses, and vans. A proposal for existing plants is due in 2014, with targeted file rule in 2015. Earlier post.). Providing a toolkit for climate resilience. Other efforts will include: Natural Gas.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Its first commercial-scale production plant obtains carbon dioxide from gas emissions from a geothermal power plant and hydrogen via electrolysis of water using renewable sources of energy from the Icelandic power grid (from hydro, geothermal and wind sources). Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

On an absolute basis, California’s total GHG emissions fell only slightly in 2015, down 0.34% from 2014. The state has become the most energy-productive major economy in the world, moving up three spots from 2013 to 2014, while also reducing its carbon intensity by 4.5%. billion in 2014, up 0.08% from the previous year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2017

CO 2 emissions have remained stable since 2014, driven in part by renewable energy, notably in China and India, however the atmospheric concentration continues to increase ( earlier post ). There are an estimated 6,683 operating coal-fired power plants in the world, with a combined capacity of 1,964 GW.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Price doubling from 2014/2015 was first seen in China and is now being felt worldwide, with lithium hydroxide prices from $16-20 and carbonate prices from $12-14 thousand USD per ton. Since 2014, when Tesla first announced the Gigafactory with Panasonic, other manufacturers have begun to take notice and take action. Automotive Thrust.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

To compensate for the increased amounts of these inherently–variable sources of electricity, the power grid requires additional flexibility to manage fluctuations in generation. But allowing grid operators to control electric vehicle charging speed could reduce these costs further. —Allison Weis. 2013.10.017.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. for oil, 24% for coal, and 20% for natural gas.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2016

Jeremy Michalek accounted for regional differences in emissions due to marginal grid mix; ambient temperature; patterns of vehicle miles traveled (VMT); and driving conditions (city versus highway). The researchers said this is due to the combined effect of grid carbon intensity, highway driving, and regional temperature.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Second, conventional coal and nuclear plants are being retired for economic and policy reasons, removing stable sources from the grid. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Photo: Primergy Solar Solar topped coal’s output in Texas for the first time in any month, sending 3.26 million megawatt-hours (MWh) onto the grid vs. coal’s 2.96 ERCOT’s generation data also revealed that coal’s market share fell below 10% for the first time ever to just over 9%. million MWh in March.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office’ (FCTO) 2014 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Annual Progress Report ( earlier post )—an annual summary of results from projects funded by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program—described progress in the field of hydrogen production. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The team compared the WTW results of the analysis of current vehicle WTW technologies to a number of advanced vehicle architectures including both a grid-independent HEV without plug-in capabilities and a PHEV (plug-in HEV) with a 20 mile (PHEV 20) and 40 mile (PHEV 40) all-electric range; a SI ICE, and a CNG engine. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Some continue to burn coal, for example, because there are no other economically feasible choices for them. “We Efficient coal-burning plants Shutting down coal power plants completely is unlikely to happen anytime soon, he predicted, especially since many countries are building new ones that have 40-year life spans.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

A microgrid is like a miniaturized, tightly controlled version of a power grid. Such networked microgrids can be isolated for longer periods from the main grid, which is crucial during long-term outages caused by severe weather and other natural disasters. How can a microgrid help after a power outage? percent to 2.8 percent to 2.8

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2017

Renewables need to account for the majority of power generation in 2050, based on continued rapid growth especially for solar and wind power in combination with enabling grids and new operating practices. Coal use would decline most rapidly. Click to enlarge. of global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2050.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

10 11 kg with no size changes)—the equivalent to adding three to ten coal-fired power plants to the electricity grid each year. Carbon-dioxide emissions from these larger vehicles are 5–15% higher as a result (4.69×10 10 11 –5.17×10 10 11 kg for one year of produced vehicles compared to 4.47×10 sq m) between 2008 and 2011.To

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2015

The 32% reduction target is 9% more aggressive than in the draft proposal of the CPP released in 2014. Grid Reliability: In addition to giving states more time to develop implementation plans, starting compliance in 2022, and phasing in the targets over the decade, the rule requires states to address reliability in their state plans.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

The draft promotes development of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies to establish a continuing place for coal in the US energy mix. The draft includes a CCS early demonstration program, incentives for the wide-scale commercial deployment of CCS, and performance standards for new coal-fired power plants.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

FCVs using hydrogen from biomass emit 90% fewer GHGs than current gasoline vehicles, and 63% fewer GHGs than a plug-in hybrid running on cellulosic ethanol, with charging based on the national grid mix. Current estimates of Li-ion storage cost are $1,000/kWh, with DOE targeting a cost of $300/kWh by 2014. Infrastructure.

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MARCH 27, 2023

Strickland: And as I understand it, carbon capture and storage is looked on as a useful technology for this transition because it can help society move away from fossil fuels like power plants that run on gas and coal and factories that use fossil fuels. Is that how you think about it? Witte: I think so.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 8, 2022

More than that: The ease with which it allows users to hook up to the grid can go a long way toward accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles , and give us a bridge to a future where we can use our EVs to shore up the grid in times of need. Or worse: We’ll suffer real damage to the grid, as happened in Texas. And the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2014

There are three reasons for this lack of observed effect, they concluded: (1) at present the overall share of emissions from the LDV sector is only 20% of US CO 2 emissions; (2) EDV charging can still produce comparable emissions to conventional vehicles depending on the grid mix; and (3) the effect of other sectors on emissions is significant.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Consideration will be given to abolishing the diesel supplement in company car tax for diesel cars which comply with the future Euro VI emission and air quality standards in advance of their planned introduction in 2014. Greening the Grid. Company Car Fuel Benefit. Source: The Energy Saving trust.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Expects production around 2014. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009. Establishing dealer network.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

The credit terminates after 2009, 2010, or 2014, depending on the type of vehicle. A credit is also available for each qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle placed in service—qualified being a four-wheel, on-road vehicle equipped with a grid-chargeable battery pack of at least 4 kWh capacity. billion as proposed by the Senate.

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