Africa, Energy Storage, Global and Solar

BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Energy storage installations around the world are projected to reach a cumulative 411 GW (or 1,194 GWh) by the end of 2030, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). That is 15 times the 27GW/56GWh of storage that was online at the end of 2021.

Energy Storage

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BNEF: energy storage is a $1.2-trillion investment opportunity to 2040

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The falling cost of batteries is set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world in the years from now to 2040, according to the latest annual forecast from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). The global energy storage market will grow to a cumulative 942GW/2,857GWh by 2040, attracting $1.2

Energy Storage

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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

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MARCH 16, 2022

Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Pramac , a global leader in the energy sector, to develop a portable zero-emission energy storage unit powered by second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries. The remaining materials are recycled back into the supply chain.

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Land Rover South Africa Batteries Battery

Hynfra and Amarenco MENA form strategic partnership to produce hydrogen and ammonia in MENA region

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MARCH 19, 2023

Poland-based Hynfra has signed a framework cooperation agreement with Amarenco MENA, a major developer of renewable energy projects in the Middle East and North Africa and part of Amarenco Group. The area has high solar radiation levels, making it an ideal location for large-scale solar energy production.

Hydrogen

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World Bank Group: mineral production to soar as demand for clean energy increases

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MAY 12, 2020

It estimates that more than 3 billion tons of minerals and metals will be needed to deploy wind, solar and geothermal power, as well as energy storage, to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions sufficient to achieve a below 2°C future.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Production

2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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JUNE 29, 2019

Solar Sister (Great Falls, Virginia) invests in women’s enterprises in off-grid communities in Africa. African Clean Energy (Lesotho) produces cookstoves that reduce smoke emissions and solar electricity for small electronics and LED lighting. Clean Energy Works (Washington, D.C.)

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Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

through its US subsidiary EnerNOC, has acquired California-based eMotorWerks, a North American supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, called JuiceBox, and owner and operator of JuiceNet, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for the smart management of EV charging and other distributed energy storage facilities.

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First Solar-Powered Battery Charging & Swapping Hub For Rural Mobility Launches In Kenya

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2023

The global transition to electric mobility is going to be a game-changer for the African continent, and especially for the people living and working in rural areas of the continent. These areas are severely underserved in terms of transport services for people and their goods.

Kenya

Kenya Solar Power Powered

Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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. Most of the world’s hydrogen comes from deeply polluting methods.

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Hydrogen Green Molten Salt China

BNEF: global investment in low-carbon energy transition hit $755B in 2021; up 27% from 2020; electrified transport grew the fastest

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JANUARY 28, 2022

In 2021, global investment in the low-carbon energy transition totaled $755 billion, up 27% from $595 billion in 2020 and just $264 billion in 2011, according to Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022, a new report published by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). degrees of global warming. from the year prior.

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Carbon Transportation Global 2020

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. that boosts the energy capacity via nanotechnology-enabled self-assembly of functional nanocomponents, reducing?the

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Solar

Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The remainder of the funding should go to other areas, including Basic Energy Sciences, the report by the team from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs suggests. The largest percentage increases we recommend compared to 2009 funding levels are for energy storage, buildings, bioenergy, and solar photovoltaics.

Energy

Energy Clean Cleaning Carbon

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

However, the raw materials for batteries are, in most cases, imported into China from Africa and refined before being exported to Europe. Africa has a wealth of critical battery raw materials and is in a position to use these to attract more value-add in downstream processing and manufacturing.

Africa

Africa Supplies Emissions Poland

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

In 2019, 63 percent of global electricity was produced from fossil-fuel sources, the exact nature of which varies substantially among regions. And it produces almost all its electricity from hydro and solar. We then used results from a model of the global economy to allocate a portion of this global budget specifically to the U.S.

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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

BNEF: energy storage is a $1.2-trillion investment opportunity to 2040

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

Hynfra and Amarenco MENA form strategic partnership to produce hydrogen and ammonia in MENA region

World Bank Group: mineral production to soar as demand for clean energy increases

2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

First Solar-Powered Battery Charging & Swapping Hub For Rural Mobility Launches In Kenya

Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

BNEF: global investment in low-carbon energy transition hit $755B in 2021; up 27% from 2020; electrified transport grew the fastest

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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