2020, Cost, Solar and Wind

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The average cost of a Li-ion battery cell—used to power electric vehicles and to provide flexibility in the power grid as more renewables, such as solar and wind, are added will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. Cost is the name of the game.

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Lithium Ion Cost Of Li-ion Batteries

BloombergNEF reports 11% year-on-year rise in renewable energy financing in the first half of 2022, for a total of $226B

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Investment in new large- and small-scale solar projects rose to a record-breaking $120 billion, up 33% from the first half of 2021. Wind project financing was up 16% from 1H 2021, at $84 billion. billion raised, is the lowest quarterly total since 2Q 2020. It also invested $58 billion in new wind projects, up 107% year-on-year.

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Financing Renewable Wind Energy

Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. The driving force behind this trend is the substantial reduction in capital costs for renewable energy projects.

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Asia Coal Solar Power

IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

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JULY 4, 2022

In countries that choose to continue or increase their use of nuclear power, it can reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, cut carbon dioxide emissions and enable electricity systems to integrate higher shares of solar and wind power. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

Russia

Russia Power Powered Emissions

Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

It is, however, a challenge that is being made all the greater as we continue to decentralize power generation with more distributed, variable and inflexible sources, such as wind and solar. Increasingly, wind and solar are replacing fossil fuels as our principle source of energy.

Grid

Grid Power Powered Fuel

H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond intends to show that renewable hydrogen can be a cost-effective fuel for multiple end-use applications, including fuel cell electric vehicles, when coupled with large, baseload consumers that use hydrogen for clean, reliable stationary power. The project started on 1 July 2020 and will continue for three years.

Texas

Texas Hydrogen Renewable Austin

All renewable energy types to be cost-competitive by 2020: report

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2018

Renewable-energy generation costs are falling like photons onto a solar panel. By 2020, it's expected all types of renewable-energy generation will be able to compete with fossil fuels on cost. That's right: saving our environment will actually save electric utilities some money, too.

Renewable

Renewable 2020 Energy Solar

BCG report finds advanced biofuels, concentrated solar power, and solar photovoltaic tracking to make significant market impact sooner than commonly assumed

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

BCG’s analysis finds that cellulosic ethanol is on the verge of becoming cost-competitive with gasoline at $3/gal US. The costs of these alternative energy technologies are falling rapidly, and they are on the path to becoming cost-competitive within the next five to ten years, if not sooner. Click to enlarge.

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Solar Boston Consulting Group Power Powered

JRC study finds 8 metals for low-carbon energy technologies at risk of shortages; EVs, wind and solar, and lighting the applications of most concern

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The applications, i.e. technologies, of particular concern as a result are electric vehicles, wind and solar energy, and lighting. The SET Plan was launched in 2008 with the objective to accelerate the development and deployment of cost-effective low carbon technologies.

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Wind Light Solar Carbon

Cemvita demonstrates “gold hydrogen” production in situ, sets up subsidiary

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Traditional methods of producing hydrogen without greenhouse gas emissions (green hydrogen) include electrolysis powered by renewable sources such as wind, solar, or hydro. billion in 2020. According to a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights, the cost of electrolytic hydrogen from renewable energy spiked as high as $16.80/kg

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Production Oil Renewable

NREL: Untapped potential exists for blending hydropower, floating PV

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to produce a significant portion of the electricity generated annually across the globe, according to an analysis by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 2020.08.080.

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Solar Portugal Renewable Hybrid

European Union adopts strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen; Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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JULY 9, 2020

This connected and flexible system will be more efficient, and reduce costs for society. A network of one million electric vehicle charging points will be among the visible results, along with the expansion of solar and wind power. The priority is to develop renewable hydrogen, produced using mainly wind and solar energy.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Energy

Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

Recent breakthroughs in separations and catalysis, along with long-trend reductions in solar and wind electricity costs, have significantly increased the potential for cost-competitive renewable fuels from direct air capture (DAC) of CO 2. —Rob McGinnis. 2020.01.002.

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Gasoline Renewable Fuel Price

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In efforts to scale EV charging infrastructure to support the expected rise of electric vehicles on the road, the UK government is set to increase the number of high-powered rapid chargepoints in England from 809 (as of 1 January 2020) to 6,000 by 2035. This growth will require high megawatt capacities across England’s road networks.

Grid

Grid Clean Cleaning Power

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

In a region known for long, dark winter nights, Polar Night Energy is building a system in the city of Tampere that can heat buildings with stored solar energy — all day, all night, and all winter long. The intermittent nature of daylight and strong winds, however, is a stubborn problem. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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Store Solar Building Oil-Sands

SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

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JULY 20, 2020

By the end of 2020, Bloom expects to ship a 100 kW pilot server to South Korea to power an SK E&C facility in early 2021. Bloom Energy’s core technology is based on research done by its founders on using electricity generated by a solar panel to produce fuel and oxygen on planet Mars for NASA. —Jason Ahn, CEO of SK E&C.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen South Korea Market Energy

NREL researchers use adversarial training to super-resolve climate data; up to 50X higher resolution data

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JULY 8, 2020

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a novel machine learning approach quickly to enhance the resolution of wind velocity data by 50 times and solar irradiance data by 25 times—an enhancement that had yet to be achieved with climate data. 1918964117.

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Climate Wind Solar Renewable

EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that, absent significant changes in policy or technology, world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2020 and 2050. EIA projects electricity generation to almost double in developing non-OECD countries by 2050.

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Global Energy Emissions Asia

TotalEnergies takes 25% stake in Adani New Industries Limited for green hydrogen in India

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JUNE 15, 2022

Mtpa of urea derived from green hydrogen for the Indian domestic market, as a substitution to current urea imports, and will invest around $5 billion in a 2 GW electrolyzer fed by renewable power from a 4 GW solar and wind farm. GW ac portfolio of operating solar assets owned by AGEL, for a total investment of $2.5 billion.

India

India Hydrogen Green Industrial

IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

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MARCH 9, 2022

China was the only major economy to experience economic growth in both 2020 and 2021. The numbers make clear that the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis has not been the sustainable recovery that IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol called for during the early stages of the pandemic in 2020.

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Emissions Global Coal China

California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

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MARCH 16, 2021

By comparison over the last decade, the state has built on average 1 GW of utility solar and 300 megawatts (MW) of wind per year. Advancements in emerging technologies, increased demand flexibility and cost declines in existing technologies may decrease the total electricity resource requirements and implementation costs.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Grid California

Why is Hydroelectricity So Green, and Yet Unfashionable?

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2022

There is no end of gushing about China’s cheap solar panels—but when was the last time you saw a paean to hydroelectricity? Instead, that pure status is now reserved above all for wind and solar. The manufacture of solar panels involves the environmental costs from mining, waste disposal, and carbon emissions.

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Green Wind Solar Africa

Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Air pollution is costing African countries billions in gross domestic product and can be correlated to a devastating loss in the intellectual development of Africa’s children, the researchers found. billion in 2020 to 4.3 In addition to the toll on human health, air pollution imposes economic costs, the study found.

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Africa Pollution 2019 Ethiopia

Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Sales in Germany and other European countries begin in fall 2020 at a base price of €30,705.88. Lower costs, lower emissions. The synthetic fuel is produced at the power-to-gas plant in Werlte from water and carbon dioxide using electricity generated by wind power. Audi first introduced an A3 Sportback g-tron in 2014.

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Audi Gas Gas-Electric Gasoline-Electric

Australia’s ARENA opens $70M hydrogen deployment funding round

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APRIL 18, 2020

As announced in November last year, the funding round is expected to play a significant role in supporting commercial-scale deployments of renewable hydrogen in Australia and facilitate cost reductions in production in order to achieve the goal of ‘H2 under $2’.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Australia South Korea Renewable

UNSW, H2Store to develop hydrogen storage for renewables; residential and commercial P2G

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MARCH 20, 2019

Professor Aguey-Zinsou believes that his invention would offer significant advantages over current power storage solutions for home solar systems, such as the Tesla Powerwall battery. The team hopes to have a 5 kW home storage system prototype ready by the end of 2019 and a product on the market late in 2020.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Renewable Commercial Energy Storage

Enel enters public transit electrification market in US; partners with MassCEC for electric bus fleet

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Currently, Enel X is constructing an integrated onsite solar and battery storage system at Marathon Elementary School in Hopkinton which is expected to begin operations by the end of 2020. GW powered by wind, hydropower, geothermal and solar energy. Enel distributes electricity through a network of more than 2.2

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Fleet North America Market Massachusetts

GM commits to 100% renewable energy by 2050

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100% renewable energy—such as wind, sun and landfill gas—by 2050. In addition, the company anticipates costs to install and produce renewable energy will continue to decrease, resulting in more bottom-line returns.

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Renewable GM Energy General Motors

EIA expects US motor fuel consumption to increase this summer, but remain below 2019 levels

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APRIL 7, 2021

That price increase paired with an increase in gasoline and diesel demand will likely increase the cost of regular gasoline and diesel fuel this summer. million b/d from March 2020. million b/d from 2020. MMBtu in 2020 to $3.31/MMBtu EIA expects US coal production to total 585 MMst in 2021, 46 MMst (9%) more than in 2020.

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2019 Fuel Coal 2020

Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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JUNE 15, 2013

Relying on a higher share of efficient, low-emission combined cycle power plants and wind energy could save €150 billion (US$200 billion) by 2030 while attaining the same CO 2 targets, Siemens says. The government also is maintaining its target of cutting GHG emissions by 40% by 2020 (compared with 1990 levels) and by 80% by 2050.

Germany

Germany Energy Renewable Grid

Iwatani, SG H2 & City of Lancaster to launch green hydrogen transportation eco-system

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

In May 2020, SG H2 announced it was bringing the world’s biggest green hydrogen production facility to Lancaster ( earlier post ). SG H2’s hydrogen production facility employs a stacked modular design built for rapid scale and linear distributed expansion at lower capital costs.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Green Transportation Waste

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

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MAY 11, 2020

While there is global potential to generate renewable energy at costs already competitive with fossil fuels, a means of storing and transporting this energy at a very large scale is a roadblock to large-scale investment, development and deployment. Carbon sequestration adds cost and plant complexity on top of the existing H-B technology.

Renewable

Renewable Economy Hydrogen Water

New UNEP report says bridging emissions gap to meet 2-degree target doable, outlines pathways to 2020

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Cutting emissions by 2020 to a level that could keep a global 21 st century temperature rise below 2 °C is technologically and economically feasible, according to a new study released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO 2 e) annually, by 2020. each year from 2005 to 2020.

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2020 Emissions 2005 Carbon

Pike Forecasts Grid Stationary Energy Storage Market to Reach $35B by 2020; Significant Opportunity for CAES, Li-ion and Flow Batteries

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AUGUST 31, 2010

billion annually by 2020. Worldwide installed revenue opportunity by energy storage on the grid (ESG) technology, 2010-2020. The report includes profiles and SWOT analysis for 30 key industry players, as well as global market forecasts, segmented by world region and technology, for the period from 2010 to 2020. Click to enlarge.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Grid 2020

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. But solar is just the opening gambit. A backpack with a giant solar panel might work technically, but not in reality. Not least of those considerations is energy storage [and generation].”

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Energy Solar Carbon Fiber Universal

Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

The average American experienced more than eight hours of power interruption in 2020. Quasar 2 allows EV owners to save on home energy costs through vehicle-to-home (V2H) functionality. Eco-Smart Solar EV Charging is an Energy Management System (EMS) that makes your Wallbox charger a key part of any sustainable home energy system.

Grid

Grid Installation Charging Arlington

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus announces partners for first series-produced electric truck: 14t e-Delivery

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Serial production is scheduled to start in 2020 with the e-Delivery being the first in VWCO’s electric portfolio. The first truck developed in Brazil to go into series production in 2020 is the 14 ton e-Delivery, designed in the 6x2 configuration. The e-Consortium is the next step.

Brazil

Brazil Recharge Electric Electrical

Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

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JANUARY 8, 2020

At roughly 12% below 2005 levels, the US is at risk of missing its Copenhagen Accord target of a 17% reduction by the end of 2020, and is still a long way off from the 26-28% reduction by 2025 pledged under the Paris Agreement. All told, net US GHG emissions ended 2019 slightly higher than at the end of 2016. Coal-driven decline.

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Coal 2019 2018 Gas-Electric

The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

—Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. What was the maximum share of wind that we could have in the system without blowing it up—5 percent or 20 percent or 30 percent? What about the pitfalls with energy modeling?

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions

Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

US data centers are projected to consume an estimated 140 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year by 2020, equivalent to the annual output of about 50 power plants, emitting nearly 100 million metric tons of carbon pollution per year, according to a study by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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Fuel Hydrogen Mercedes Wind

Secretary of the Navy Sets Target for 50% of Total Energy Consumption from Alternative Sources by 2020; Role for Biofuels and EVs

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

In a speech at the Naval Energy Forum, US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus set out five energy targets for the department to meet over the course of the next decade, including the overall goal of half of the total energy consumption for ships, aircraft, tanks, vehicles, and shore installations coming from alternative sources by 2020.

2020

2020 Afghanistan Energy Mariner

Berkeley study finds renewable portfolio standards insufficient to meet 2030 GHG emission targets; new policy required

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The researchers used a mixed-integer linear programming model— SWITCH (a loose acronym for Solar, Wind, Hydro and Conventional generators and Transmission)—to analyze least-cost generation, storage, and transmission capacity expansion for western North America under various policy and cost scenarios.

Renewable

Renewable Emissions Standards Coal

Toshiba opens Hydrogen Energy Research & Development Center

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APRIL 6, 2015

The new Center will drive forward the development and demonstration of solutions integrating hydrogen-related energy technologies; Toshiba Group aims to increase the sales of hydrogen-related business to ¥100 billion (US$840 million) by 2020. Looking to the future, Toshiba Group also aims to establish a hydrogen supply chain by 2025.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Water Wind

S. Korea Plans New Subsidies for Renewable Power Generation, Residential Fuel Cells

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Among the features of plan are: Establishing a 40 MW wind power complex on the. commercial viability of wind turbines developed by Korean companies. developed wind generator capable of producing more than 2 MW of electricity is. nearing completion, and if cost-effective it could open a new global market to.

Renewable

Renewable Power Powered Fuel

IHS Markit: average cost of lithium-ion battery cell to fall below $100/kWh in 2023

BloombergNEF reports 11% year-on-year rise in renewable energy financing in the first half of 2022, for a total of $226B

Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

H2@Scale project launched in Texas; renewable hydrogen for multiple end-use applications

All renewable energy types to be cost-competitive by 2020: report

BCG report finds advanced biofuels, concentrated solar power, and solar photovoltaic tracking to make significant market impact sooner than commonly assumed

JRC study finds 8 metals for low-carbon energy technologies at risk of shortages; EVs, wind and solar, and lighting the applications of most concern

Cemvita demonstrates “gold hydrogen” production in situ, sets up subsidiary

NREL: Untapped potential exists for blending hydropower, floating PV

European Union adopts strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen; Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

NREL researchers use adversarial training to super-resolve climate data; up to 50X higher resolution data

EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050

TotalEnergies takes 25% stake in Adani New Industries Limited for green hydrogen in India

IEA: global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021; largely driven by China

California agencies release report charting path to 100% clean electricity; need to triple grid capacity by 2045

Why is Hydroelectricity So Green, and Yet Unfashionable?

Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

Australia’s ARENA opens $70M hydrogen deployment funding round

UNSW, H2Store to develop hydrogen storage for renewables; residential and commercial P2G

Enel enters public transit electrification market in US; partners with MassCEC for electric bus fleet

GM commits to 100% renewable energy by 2050

EIA expects US motor fuel consumption to increase this summer, but remain below 2019 levels

Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

Iwatani, SG H2 & City of Lancaster to launch green hydrogen transportation eco-system

Monash team proposes roadmap to renewable ammonia economy; 3 generations of technology

New UNEP report says bridging emissions gap to meet 2-degree target doable, outlines pathways to 2020

Pike Forecasts Grid Stationary Energy Storage Market to Reach $35B by 2020; Significant Opportunity for CAES, Li-ion and Flow Batteries

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Wallbox introduces Quasar 2 next-generation bidirectional home charger at CES 2022

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus announces partners for first series-produced electric truck: 14t e-Delivery

Rhodium Group estimates US GHG fell 2.1% in 2019, driven by coal decline

The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

Secretary of the Navy Sets Target for 50% of Total Energy Consumption from Alternative Sources by 2020; Role for Biofuels and EVs

Berkeley study finds renewable portfolio standards insufficient to meet 2030 GHG emission targets; new policy required

Toshiba opens Hydrogen Energy Research & Development Center

S. Korea Plans New Subsidies for Renewable Power Generation, Residential Fuel Cells

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