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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses. trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5 NEO 2018 sees $11.5 trillion to other zero-carbon technologies such as hydro and nuclear.

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

As countries transition away from fossil fuels to green sources of energy like wind and solar, there will be natural lulls in energy production due to weather conditions. Energy consumption also tends to peak during early evening hours , which is inconveniently right when solar energy output decreases.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. Other transportation-related findings include: As of the end of 2016, about half of all zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) ever sold in the US were bought in California. from the year before, with solar jumping 40.3%

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. Why not simply use the electricity directly to charge electric cars via the already available distribution network – the electricity grid? 2016) Elon Musk explains why hydrogen cars are ‘incredibly dumb’ Business Insider [link]. Fletcher, S.,

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

In 2020 Tesla sold exactly 1000 of these for every solar-year day. The only exception to this geographical intra-Europe rule was Ukraine, entering the Top 10 in 2016-2018 on the power of grassroots-driven lively market of second-hand EV imports, which seems to have stalled in 2019-2020. OVERVIEW: WHEW, WHAT A YEAR!

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