Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2018

Shell and ITM Power will build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Rhineland refinery, Germany. The European partner consortium of Shell, ITM Power, SINTEF, thinkstep and Element Energy has now secured €10 million (US$12.2 Earlier post.) —Lori Ryerkerk, Executive Vice President of Shell Manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Vulcan Energy Resources has agreed to acquire an operational geothermal renewable energy power plant in the Upper Rhine Valley at Insheim, Germany, through the acquisition of 100% of the shares in the entity which owns and operates the plant. The geothermal power plant in Insheim, Upper Rhine Valley, Germany.

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EV Adoption

MAY 25, 2021

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Heavy Coal Using States Accounted for Only 10% of EV Sales in 2020. The argument that EVs are powered mostly from coal simply isn’t true.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For instance, electricity generated from coal or natural gas is associated with higher carbon emissions, while renewable sources like wind or solar energy contribute negligible carbon pollution. The shift towards renewable energy sources further enhances the environmental benefits of EVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2015

This app makes it possible to charge electric cars using renewable energy at times when the market prices are most favorable, such as at night, when the production of sustainable wind energy exceeds demand in most European countries. It is expected that there will be three million electric vehicles in the whole of Europe by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

The new company will play its part with energy offerings from renewable sources and smart charging solutions. The company will gradually be building up a portfolio of intelligent power tariffs, Wallboxes and charging stations as well as an IT-based energy management system. “We —Thorsten Nicklaß. —Thorsten Nicklaß.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2012

The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), California’s non-profit grid operator, released its new five-year (2012-2016) strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2018

The proposed XFC design is expected to offer grid-to-vehicle efficiency up to 96.5%—four —four times less weight and half the size of conventional DC fast EV chargers (DCFC), as well as a high voltage direct current (HVDC) port to utilize energy storage and renewable energy systems, minimizing demand on the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg

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Cars That Think

APRIL 11, 2023

Whenever new technologies are introduced into the power grid, there’s always a chance they could disrupt the system, possibly even leading to blackouts. Finding ways to deal with the impact on the grid caused by incorporating renewable energy has been the focus of Vijay Vittal ’s research for nearly 20 years.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

As well as enabling EV owners to charge and discharge their electric vehicle to power their home or the grid, Wallbox’s latest innovation is designed to give EV drivers the ability to isolate their home from the grid and use their EV for backup power during a blackout. Providing up to 11.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

Smart infrastructure ESG and SDG initiatives will provide tangible health benefits with cleaner air and healthier climates as a result of the mass electrification of power grids derived from renewable energy resources like solar, thermal, water, and wind to fuel limitless fleets of electric vehicles producing zero or low carbon emissions.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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Cars That Think

MAY 12, 2023

Today solar is the third largest renewable-electricity sector behind hydropower and wind. The research paved the way for more effective solar power generation. Based in Berlin, the DGS supports the introduction of solar technologies and renewable energy resources into the power grid. Sauer served in the U.S.

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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. China Says It's Closing in on Thorium Nuclear Reactor Also getting a second look: nuclear power!

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Setec Powerr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In the process, the retailers help themselves with renewed interest in visiting the fuel retails even with EVs. For example, using SETEC POWER’s 180kW fast charger , EVs can be charged from 0-80% in just 10 minutes. Since 2020, over 5000 petrol stations have closed in the UK, signaling the onset of a paradigm shift.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

A UPS-led consortium has deployed new smart-grid charging technology in London that overcomes the challenge of simultaneously recharging an entire fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) without the need for the expensive upgrade to the power supply grid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2013

Siemens suggests abandoning a fixed target for renewable energies and concentrating on the CO 2 reduction goal. 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. Source: Siemens.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

The company has already gathered experience with hydrogen-powered electric vehicles over several vehicle generations and millions of test kilometers around the world. Data centers are some of the largest consumers of power in the new economy, and the growth rate of this power consumption is significant as well. Earlier post.).

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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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

A key element of that partnership is a goal for North America to strive to achieve 50% clean power generation by 2025. 50% clean power target. Collaborating on cross-border transmission projects, including for renewable energy. The action plan also encompasses a range of initiatives, including a focus on clean transportation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a technical report that provides an interim test plan for evaluating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications. The global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) market is expected to grow at a rapid pace, reaching the $2.25 1547 tests. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Additionally, this project will provide utilities with access to energy usage data that can help improve smart grid operations, reduce power strain during peak charging times, and ensure reliable energy distribution to customers.

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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 company is also using battery storage systems to steadily optimise power supply at its plants around the world.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The Commission also approved funding of $220,554 to expand the campus’ burgeoning charging network for plug-in electric vehicles, through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Despite supply constraints and COVID-19, global EV sales in the first half of 2021 showed a 160% increase over the same period in 2020 — and 2020 itself was a banner year for EVs. In 2020, there were about 1.3 Integration of renewables and battery storage with EV charging infrastructure advances.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The report, Bucks for balancing: can plug-in vehicles of the future extract cash—and carbon—from the power grid? , is based on a research collaboration between a team of engineers from Ricardo and National Grid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission system within Great Britain (GB).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The concept design, which targets Northern European feeder services, uses liquid hydrogen as fuel to generate power with a combined fuel cell and battery system. The vessel is powered by a fuel cell system which delivers up to 5 MW to two podded propulsors. A battery system provides peak power. Source: DNV. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

One million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the road and one third of electricity to come from renewable sources – they are the ambitious goals of four California state agencies and the independent power grid for California’s energy future in 2020.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A new start for decarbonizing chemical manufacturing DC-MUSE was conceived in the summer of 2020 in a workshop attended by over 40 companies and institutions, and organized by a planning grant from the National Science Foundation to build capacity in convergent research. That’s what DC-MUSE is addressing.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

The PHEV-10, similar to the Prius Plug-In ( earlier post ) has a larger battery pack than an HEV to allow 10 miles of driving powered by electricity only and a gasoline engine that drives the wheels in parallel with the electric motor when power demand is high or the batteries are discharged.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2017

Chubu Electric Power Co., together with Toyota City, have launched a “virtual power plant” demonstration project, which aims to achieve the local production and consumption of renewable energy. Denso Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Turbine and Systems Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2010

The overall program of the FCH JU is divided into four major horizontal application areas (AA): Transportation & Refuelling Infrastructure; Hydrogen Production, Storage & Distribution; Stationary Power Generation & CHP; and Early Markets. a suitable hydrogen quality.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The days are numbered for the Lerwick Power Station , whose diesel generators have supplied electricity to the Shetland Islands for over 70 years. percent, the share of energy met by renewables. Historically, HVDC lines conveyed power from one single point to another. This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

Estimates of potential for gasoline consumption reduction in the US light duty fleet in 2020 and 2035 relative to 2007. the power grid) are urgently needed. Projected consumption assumes efficiency improvements in powertrain and vehicle are offset by increases in performance, size and weight.

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