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JUNE 18, 2019

For every year except 2011, the United States has produced the majority of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) sold in the United States, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). In 2018, the United States produced 75%, Japan 9%, and Germany 5%, while the remaining eight countries listed produced a combined 11%.

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MAY 7, 2019

terawatt-hours in 2018, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). In 2018, EV accounted for 61% of all PEV electricity consumption while PHEV accounted for the remaining 39%. In 2018, EV accounted for 61% of all PEV electricity consumption while PHEV accounted for the remaining 39%. terawatt-hours in 2016 to 2.85

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MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. trillion in 2018, a level similar to 2017.

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APRIL 14, 2020

The 2020 edition of US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) comprehensive annual report on nationwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that emissions increased from 2017 to 2018 by 3.1% (after accounting for sequestration from the land sector). Source: EPA. >. through the uptake of carbon and storage in forests, vegetation and soils.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced NextStar Energy Inc. NextStar Energy will be Canada’s first large-scale lithium-ion battery production plant. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution committed to invest more than $5 billion CAD ($4.1 as the official name of its battery joint-venture company. Earlier post.)

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JULY 28, 2020

In a recent report assessing multiple properties of plug-ion electric vehicles (PEVs) solid in the US, a team from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) estimates that the energy savings in the United States due to light-duty PEVs in 2019 was 44.8 trillion Btu, up 47% from 2018.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Energy demand worldwide grew by 2.3% Natural gas emerged as the fuel of choice, posting the biggest gains and accounting for 45% of the rise in energy consumption. As a result, global energy-related CO 2 emissions rose by 1.7% to 33 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018. Energy intensity improved by 1.3%

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MAY 3, 2020

A team from the University of Tennessee and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has the fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements over the past 43 years amount to approximately two trillion gallons of gasoline. Their paper is published in the journal Energy Policy. Greene et al. has almost doubled. —Greene et al.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Siro , a joint venture between Farasis Energy and Turkish global mobility technology brand Togg ( earlier post ), has started production at the new Gemlik site in Turkey on 31 March. The plant, with a capacity of 3 GWh/annum, will produce battery modules and packs based on Farasis Energy’s high-performance lithium-ion technology.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Group announced the 2018 release of the suite of GREET models and associated documentation. For the 2018 release, we added three bio-derived products: bio-ethylene oxide (EO), bio-ethylene glycol (EG), and bio-terephthalic acid (TPA). road, air, marine, and rail).

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MAY 14, 2019

In 2018, plug-in light-duty vehicles on the road displaced 323 million gallons of gasoline—about one quarter of a percent of all gasoline used in the United States, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Gasoline displacement from plug-in vehicles is about 42% more than it was in. Source: DOE.

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DECEMBER 27, 2022

Battery anode and materials company Talga Group reported that recent testing by a global Tier-1 EV manufacturer of unblended Talnode-Si—demonstrated ~5x the energy capacity of graphite-only commercial anodes (1,800mAh/g vs 360mAh/g).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced a proposed $99 million in Fiscal Year 2018 funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. ( future nuclear energy.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) will invest an additional $2 billion in their battery cell manufacturing joint venture (JV) at the Metaplant in Bryan County, raising the JV’s total investment value to more than $4.3 This expansion will create another 400 new jobs. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

quadrillion Btu (quads) of energy consumed by the US transportation sector in 2018, 1.4 quads (4.9%) were produced from biomass, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). of biomass-based transportation fuels in 2018, followed by biodiesel (17.1%) and other (1.5%). Fuel ethanol made up 81.4% Source: U.S. and 2.5.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

The Motor Vehicles and Component Parts sector employed 3% more people in 2018 than 2017. More than 2 million employees in the sector worked with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles in 2018, up 1.4% Electric vehicle employees grew 21% and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle employees grew 31% from 2017 to 2018.

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AUGUST 16, 2020

Chevron Corporation made a Series A investment in Zap Energy Inc. , Zap Energy will use the funds raised in this round to continue technology development and grow its development team. Viable fusion energy approaches must confine high-temperature plasmas at sufficient density for long durations. Resources. “

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MARCH 13, 2023

Eni and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a spin-out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) signed a Collaboration Framework Agreement with the aim of accelerating the industrialization of fusion energy. Eni made its first investment into CFS in 2018 and is a significant shareholder.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

mmbd in 2018, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, September 2019, Table 3.1. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, September 2019, Table 3.1. Annual petroleum production in the United States doubled from 6.8

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MAY 21, 2019

In 2018, 27% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US had fuel economies of more than 30 miles per gallon (783 l/100 km), according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). had fuel economy over 30 mpg; by 2018, that share had grown to 27%. In 2018, 2.4% In 1995, 4.4% Source: U.S.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Of all the emerging technologies, gasoline direct injection (GDI) has seen the highest level of adoption among manufacturers, reaching 51% for the 2018 model year, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Manufacturer use of emerging technologies for model year 2018. Source: DOE, US EPA.

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MAY 11, 2020

US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8% in 2019 to 5,130 million metric tons (MMmt), according to data in the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. in 2018, the only annual increase in the past five years. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The 2022 estimate is $153/kWh on a usable-energy basis for production at scale of at least 100,000 units per year. Note: Cost refers to usable energy and not rated energy. Sources: 2018–2022 – US DOE, Vehicle Technologies Office, using Argonne National Laboratory’s BatPaC: Battery Manufacturing Cost Estimation Tool.

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APRIL 30, 2019

The combined total of light-duty all-electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) sold in China in 2018 was more than 1 million, or 8.1% of the light-duty vehicle market there, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Sales of New Electric & Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles by Country/Region, 2015-2018.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Volvo Cars has published a lifecycle analysis report on its second fully electric car, the C40 Recharge, which shows the potential CO 2 reductions if a car is built and charged using clean energy sources. Clean energy is also an important factor in reducing the carbon footprint involved in producing an electric car.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Eos Energy, a provider of safe, scalable, efficient, and sustainable zinc-powered long-duration stationary energy storage systems, announced Project AMAZE (American Made Zinc Energy), a $500-million planned expansion and a significant milestone to build 8 GWh of clean energy storage production capacity.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

At the IAA 2018, MAN Truck & Bus is presenting the MAN CitE 15-tonne electric truck concept, designed specifically for city cargo traffic. Using this agile approach, the MAN CitE could thus be implemented in a period of only 18 months and finally presented ready to drive at the IAA 2018. The doors are opened frequently.

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MAY 20, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä and Vantaa Energy Ltd., a Finnish energy company, have signed an agreement on a joint concept feasibility study for a Power-to-Gas facility at Vantaa Energy’s waste-to-energy plant in the city of Vantaa in the capital region.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

Global VC funding (venture capital, private equity, and corporate venture capital) for Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency companies in the first 9 months (9M) of 2018 was 8% higher at more than $1.3 Total corporate funding (including venture capital funding, public market, and debt financing) in 9M 2018 was down with $3.3

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program ( NEUP ) has awarded research funds to the MIT Energy Initiative, CORE POWER, and the Idaho National Laboratory for a three-year study into the development of offshore floating nuclear power generation in the US. Jacopo Buongiorno et al.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Hillcrest Energy Technologies, a developer of power conversion technologies and control system solutions for next-generation electrical systems, and Hercules Electric Mobility, a company bringing electric propulsion systems to market for recreational boating and marine applications, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. thousand terawatt-hours in 2018, up from 6.4 Inflows to clean energy projects in India and Brazil slipped $2.4 thousand in 2017. The decline was not confined to China, however.

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JUNE 26, 2017

The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship Selection Committee has selected three winners who will receive $50,000 fellowship awards each for projects in green energy technology. The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship is an annual program; the 2018-2019 request for proposals will be released in the fall of 2017.

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MARCH 27, 2019

The International Energy Agency reported on Tuesday that global warming emissions reached a record level in 2018, despite efforts in the U.S., Greenhouse gas emissions increased faster in 2018 than during any of the past six years. Europe, and China to reduce emissions with more sales of electric cars and cleaner power.

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AUGUST 27, 2022

Cornell’s Center for Alkaline-Based Energy Solutions (CABES) has received renewal funding of $12.6 The center, part of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program supported by the US Department of Energy, was created in 2018 with an initial $10.75-million million grant from the DOE Office of Science.

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MAY 5, 2023

The Starship initiative, launched in 2018, is intended to demonstrate how a Class 8 truck’s energy usage can be reduced by harnessing currently available energy-efficient technologies and lubricants. mpg in the 2018 run with Starship 1.0. At ACT Expo in Anaheim, Shell announced that Shell Starship 3.0 achieved 10.8

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MARCH 8, 2020

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), Tohoku Electric Power Co., Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), Tohoku Electric Power Co.,

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