Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2014

SolarCity and Honda have renewed their partnership with a new fund expected to finance $50 million in solar projects. The new commitment will make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers and dealerships in the US. MW of solar generation capacity. MW of solar generation capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2020

Ben Wiley, a professor of chemistry at Duke University and his team are investigating how nano- and microstructured porous electrodes can improve the productivity of hydrogen generation in a zero-gap, flow-through alkaline water electrolyzer. 2 over 100 h without degradation, which corresponds to a hydrogen production rate 12.5-

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Furthermore, when hydrogen is produced using renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass, CO 2 emissions are minimized during the production process as well. Today most hydrogen is generated from fossil fuels and used for industrial purposes such as fertilizer production and petroleum refining.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2021

The project is supported by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The project partners will generate zero-carbon hydrogen onsite via electrolysis with solar and wind power and reformation of renewable natural gas from a Texas landfill.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2021

This will be achieved by utilizing Australia’s excellent potential for cost-competitive hydrogen production due to its favorable climate conditions, including wind and sunlight, and expansive land. Specifically, Origin will focus on use of renewable energy supply and water electrolysis cells for hydrogen production.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

In early 2023, the battery-electric Class 8 trucks will be deployed in QCD’s Southern California fleet operations delivering products to restaurants and coffee shops throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The states account for 35% of US-installed wind capacity and while the region only produces about 4% of the nation’s solar energy, a number of pending large solar farms and community solar projects will greatly increase the region’s solar generating capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

This first phase will trigger the investment decision for a large-scale production plant (8 GWh initially, rising to 24 GWh later on) in the northern Hauts-de-France region, followed by a second one of equal capacity in Germany, in order to reach 48 GWh of combined capacity by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Researchers at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have made advances toward affordable photoelectrochemical (PEC) production of hydrogen. The PEC process uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. A paper on their work is published in Nature Materials.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

The Joint Proposal would replace the power produced by the two nuclear reactors at Diablo Canyon with a portfolio comprising energy efficiency, renewables and energy storage. It includes a PG&E commitment to a 55% renewable energy target in 2031—the highest such voluntary commitment by a major US energy company.

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Baua Electric

MAY 24, 2024

Aeromine Technologies just closed a $9 million funding round, and it’s ready to scale up production of its bladeless rooftop wind turbines. Aeromine’s units can operate independently or be integrated with existing rooftop solar arrays. Each 1,000-pound unit can withstand winds of between 120 and 158 mph depending on specification.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These include higher-return bioenergy, and convenience & EV charging; and focusing hydrogen and renewables & power where bp can leverage integration. bp aims to increase biofuel production to around 100,000 barrels a day by 2030, supported by five major new projects at bp refineries, focused on production of sustainable aviation fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

This starts the transition of the Gijón plant away from the blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace steelmaking production route to the DRI-EAF production route, which carries a significantly lower carbon footprint. The new DRI—which will be the first of its kind in Spain—and EAF will be in production before the end of 2025.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Electricity is increasingly being generated from fluctuating renewable sources. Solar and wind energy generation depends on the weather and is subject to significant fluctuations. At times, renewable energy production thus temporarily exceeds regional demand. million in funding for ecoPtG.

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Teslarati

MARCH 17, 2022

Written in 2006, Musk’s Master Plan, Part 1 discussed how the company intends to enter the affordable vehicle market by gradually evolving its lineup from expensive sports cars like the original Roadster to more affordable, mainstream vehicles like the Model 3. And it doesn’t even have to be limited to electric cars only.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

However, building more coal and gas power plants to make miles for transport is counter-productive if the game plan is to reduce carbon output. Fortunately, abundant renewable power is getting cheaper, while gasoline from finite fossil fuels may get more expensive. At that price, California miles are 16 cents each. Click to enlarge.

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My Energi

MAY 30, 2023

The agreement, which will see myenergi’s products promoted at preferential rates through the Santander website and digital banking app, offers a simple solution to help UK account holders decarbonise their homes. We’re pleased to have announced a strategic partnership with Santander.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Currently, global production of low-carbon hydrogen is minimal, its cost is not yet competitive, and its use in promising sectors such as industry and transport remains limited—but there are encouraging signs that it is on the cusp of significant cost declines and widespread global growth, according the IEA’s Global Hydrogen Review 2021.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Front-Loading Net Zero report states that electricity production costs could be reduced by up to 50% by 2050 if countries and states adopt 100% renewable systems faster than currently planned. Utilities should keep repeating steps 1 - 3 until their systems run on 80 – 90% renewables.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2011

Schematic of the HP-BPMED device used in the renewable fuels research. (a) The first application of this technique has been for silver gridlines on the front surface of solar cells. PARC is developing a non-biological approach for producing liquid fuels from renewable energy, air, CO 2 and water. b) Detailed view of the stack.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

This project, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video conference on February 24, 2024, marks a pivotal moment in India’s commitment to renewable energy adoption. The Challenge of Intermittency and the Role of Batteries The transition to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power is gaining momentum globally.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2017

The system operates under visible light, is stable beyond six days and is even able to reform unprocessed lignocellulose, such as wood and paper, under solar irradiation at room temperature, presenting an inexpensive route to drive aqueous proton reduction to H 2 through waste biomass oxidation. Wakerley et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four additional projects from the Productivity Enhanced Algae and ToolKits funding opportunity ( earlier post ) to receive up to $8.8 Technical targets for the FOA include both demonstrable improvements in cultivation performance as well as in toolkit availability. University of Toledo.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

to acquire all of the outstanding shares of solar energy provider SolarCity. We seek to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transportation by offering increasingly affordable electric vehicles. Tesla Motora has made an all-stock offer worth approximately $2.8B This proposal represents a value of $26.50

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing. Why a hydrogen truck?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in Golden, Colorado, as the latest Energy Department user facility and the only one in the nation focused on utility-scale clean energy grid integration.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

In its 2011 year-end report, Road Map to Renewal , the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (Jobs Council) made a number of recommendations to create jobs in the short run and improve US competitiveness over the long term. —“Road Map to Renewal”. America must do likewise.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The plan also touched on the potential for electric vehicle owners to use renewable energy sources like solar power to charge their cars. It also put a focus on Tesla Energy and solar products, as well as the development of advanced driver-assist systems like Autopilot.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2013

The effort is in parallel with an ongoing technology development to store hydrogen affordably. kW renewable energy system being studied for potential commercialization by a combined team from Ad Astra Rocket Company, Cummins Inc. In addition, biogas production from biodigestors is being studied by EARTH University.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2012

The 2 MW energy storage facility, to be located in Falkenhagen in northeast Germany, will use surplus renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen for storage in the country’s existing natural gas pipeline network. In 2011, generation from renewable sources in Germany accounted for 20% of total electricity generation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2011

BASF says it will invest a “three-digit million euro” sum over the next five years in the research, development and production of advanced traction battery materials. With our research activities we are substantially contributing to making electric cars affordable, environment friendly and sustainable. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

In Europe alone, six gigafactories with a total production capacity of 240 GWh are to be established by the end of the decade. The Group is pushing ahead at full speed with the development of production capacities in Europe in order to meet the increasing demand for battery cells. —Thomas Schmall.

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My Energi

APRIL 13, 2023

Eco-smart home technology manufacturer, myenergi, has secured a £30m funding package from HSBC UK to support the development and production of innovative smart home energy products. Myenergi’s mission is to create smart home solutions that are both affordable and sustainable, helping to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 4, 2023

Investments in charging infrastructure, battery technology and renewable energy are enabling the growth of this sector. As EVs become affordable and accessible, they are no longer just a niche choice for early adopters but are quickly becoming mainstream. Here is how EVs are changing the world.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2015

Advancing and Maximizing the Value of Energy Storage Technology – A California Roadmap ” is the product of collaboration by the three organizations and input from more than 400 interested parties, including utilities, technology companies, generators and environmental groups. —Energy Commission Chair Robert B. Weisenmiller.

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Teslarati

JUNE 3, 2021

Tesla renews contract with Jeff Dahn’s battery team at Dalhousie University. Tesla is a wonderful partner and a world leader in electric vehicle, solar, and electrical energy storage products. Dalhousie University expanded its team in January upon the five-year extension with Tesla.

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Teslarati

JUNE 28, 2022

The Biden Administration announced Tuesday that a few private companies had committed more than $700 million in investments to boost domestic production of more than 250,000 new electric vehicle chargers annually. Biden Administration turns to Tesla for help on renewable fuel policy reform.

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