Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. Well, let's think. And nature ‘messed’ with that judgment.”

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Hydrogen Molten Salt Green China 103

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

The company has also restructured its supply chains for the upcoming fifth generation of high-voltage batteries and will begin direct procurement of cobalt and lithium for battery cells in 2020. The relevant agreements guarantee a reliable supply of these materials until 2025 and beyond.

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BMW Batteries Battery Energy 352

Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Bad things happen when demand outstrips supply. We learned that lesson too well at the start of the pandemic, when demand for toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, masks, and ventilators outstripped the available supply. Clearly, balancing the supply and demand of goods is critical for a stable, normal, functional society.

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Power Grid Grid Power Powered 107

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

With the premiere of pre-production models of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL, Daimler also presented its latest generation fuel cell technology: 30% smaller, 40% more power and with a size that now fits into the engine compartment of Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles. With a constant supply of hydrogen, the fuel cell will keep supplying power.

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Fuel Hydrogen Mercedes Wind 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The European Commission has awarded the H2FUTURE project consortium—comprising voestalpine, Siemens, VERBUND and Austrian Power Grid (APG) as well as the research-partners K1-MET and ECN—the contract for the construction of one of the world’s largest PEM electrolysis plants for producing green hydrogen.

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Building Production Hydrogen Austria 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

HybridSHIP is concerned with introducing batteries for on-board energy storage, integrated with fuel cells and gas engines. A 500 MW wind farm could produce up to 10,000 tonnes of liquid hydrogen from surplus power it is unable to feed into the gird. Germanischer Lloyd. Fuel cell system integration in the Viking Lady.

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Hydrogen Emissions Fuel Industrial 294

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

In the first half of 2020, the proportion of green electricity as a percentage of the total electricity mix in Germany exceeded 50% for the first time. As the number of registered electric cars increases, the number of mobile energy storage units also rises.

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Audi Charging Grid Energy Storage 243

Cars That Think

JUNE 24, 2022

per capita carbon dioxide emissions , according to a 2020 European Union report. One might argue that the onus of reversing global warming should fall on the developed world, which on a per capita basis consumes much more energy and emits significantly more greenhouse gases. The end-to-end round-trip energy loss is about 5 percent.

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Coal Energy Storage Wind India 79

Setec Powerr

APRIL 10, 2024

Establishing an energy resilience strategy has become crucial, not only to ensure your charging station business remains unaffected by power grid disruptions but also to help you navigate the risks posed by market and regulatory changes. Over the past decade, tariff rates for large energy users in certain regions of the U.S.

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Energy Charging Purchase Solar 81

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Asked when there might be one million electric vehicles on the road that could also feed their battery capacity back into the grid in a two-way exchange, the panelists generally said between 2017 and 2020. Electric cars in the garages would double as battery packs for when energy supplies are scarce. The best part?

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Grid Green Electric Cars Cars 47