CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 30, 2024

Promoting EVs and renewable energy helps to address the climate emergency. This article combines all of these! Have you ever received less-than-thoughtful memes from people who know you own an EV and/or support renewable energy? Humor is good for us. Self expression is good. Recently, the founder of CleanTechnica, Scott.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 27, 2021

In a previous article, I covered a recipe Elon Musk gave us for powering the world with renewables. He gave the overall plan, but obviously couldn’t give full details on the plan at the local level. During another part of the Q1 earnings call, he gave a lot more detail on how the local level […].

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

While the previous alliance between the brands was notoriously aggressive, epitomized by the forced departure of Renault-appointed Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, this renewed partnership indicates that both companies realize the strength of working together. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Electric Vehicles India

JULY 21, 2021

IIT Madras offers 12 weeks free online course on ‘Electrical Autos & Renewable Vitality. The Indian Institute of Expertise, Madras (IIT-M) is offering a free online course on ‘Electrical Autos and Renewable Vitality.’ Also, read related article: BPCL partners Kinetic Green & IIT Madras launched ‘e-drive initiative’.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Nissan has announced it will introduce 19 fully electric vehicles by 2030 instead of 15 in a renewed push towards electrification. This renewed electrification push is likely spurred by Nissan’s rejuvenated alliance with Renault, pitting the two automakers as near equals in the partnership, helping both focus on electrification.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A recent article at Forbes reports on an awful situation: renewed attempts to sabotage the EV market. Just like the. continued] The post Fossil Fuel Companies Want To Suck Our Minds Into The Mirror Universe appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2012

Sinopec) unit has completed production trials of a waste cooking oil to renewable aviation kerosene process, and plans to be ready to seek airworthiness certification from the government in January. In China, The Economic Observer reports that a China Petrochemical Corp. The company began researching and developing aviation biofuels in 2009.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland, Imperial College London and University College London have devised a synthetic metabolic pathway for producing renewable propane from engineered E. coli bacteria. Although we have only produced tiny amounts so far, the fuel we have produced is ready to be used in an engine straight away.

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Electric Vehicles India

MAY 31, 2021

Nepal new budget: removes tax hikes on EVs, waives renewal & road tax for 5 years. The budget mainly focuses on hydro and all types of renewable energy and to control the Covid-19 pandemic and recovering the economy. Exemption of renewal and road taxes for five years if an existing petroleum vehicle switches to battery power.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2015

Greenhouse gasses (GHG) emission savings due to final renewable energy consumption in electricity; cooling/heating; and transport sectors rose at a compound annual growth rate of 8.8% Nearly two thirds of the total savings came from renewable energy development in Germany, Sweden, France, Italy and Spain. Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 13, 2023

In a previous article series, I compared the lifetime emissions of various real EVs and PHEVs on the road, as well as several hypothetical EVs. I even compared power sources (renewables vs. dirtier grids) to see how that all stacks up.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2023

Putting the Assessment Framework and Guidelines into force will ensure any government supports for the sector will not delay the transition to renewables, are in compliance with the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit warming to 1.5 °C, Support clean energy, clean technology, or renewable energy.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In this article, I’m going to discuss renewed interest in manual transmissions that is starting to show up in vehicle sales data. Manual Transmission Sales Are Picking Up According to a recent article at WardsAuto, […]

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Co-Optima) initiative from the US Department of Energy aims to co-develop fuels and engines in an effort to maximize energy efficiency and the utilization of renewable fuels. Many of these renewable fuel options have fuel chemistries that are different from those of petroleum-derived fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2023

A special incentive regime to support the uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) with a high decarbonization potential. The new rules will apply from 1 January 2025, apart from articles 8 and 9 which will apply from 31 August 2024. The European Council has formally adopted the FuelEU Maritime Regulation.

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CN EV Post

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Rumors have recently surfaced that China's subsidies for NEVs may be renewed, but the amount will be only 50 percent of what it was in 2022. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost. The post Rumors emerge that China's NEV subsidies may extend into 2023 appeared first on CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices. Nature Energy 2, Article number: 16192 doi: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.192. Young, Mowafak Al-Jassim, Nathan R.

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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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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This article draws its main points from their recent report, “Russia’s war wakes sleeping renewables giants of post 2030 power,” with comments from me interspersed in between. Crash and burn. That is the conclusion of the researchers at UK’s Rethink Energy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2013

The ACS journal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research published an article about the work on the fuel formula—a research jet fuel composition comprising methyl-branched tetradecane isomers—led by Heinz Robota, Ohio Research Scholar in alternative fuels and the Research Institute’s alternative fuels synthesis group leader.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2011

The steam reforming of oxygenate fuels produced via biomass fermentation, fast pyrolysis, and hydrolysis is a feasible renewable route for hydrogen production, according to a new study by a team from the South China University of Technology (Guangzhou, China) published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Oxygenate fuels, Li et al.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 26, 2021

Article courtesy of NREL, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded 16 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) awards through its Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). The $5 million funded by DOE — roughly a third of the available TCF budget allocated to the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Afrik 21 is a rich source of news about African EV uptake and the progress of renewable energy in the many countries of Africa. Writer Benoit-Ivan Wansi has filed the articles below. I have also contacted some of the companies below for photos and additional comments. I encourage you to subscribe to the Afrik 21 […]

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

The funding is part of the group’s renewed focus on growing its energy portfolio in India and the financial closure will enable the company to expedite the completion of the power projects. Sterlite will first commission 600 MW of renewable energy projects and add 500 MW of capacity in each subsequent quarter.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The fund is the result of distinct initiatives from two groups of investors: Air Liquide, TotalEnergies and VINCI, all fully committed to low carbon and renewable hydrogen development, each of which has pledged to invest €100 million each as anchor investors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Researchers from Japan and Mexico have developed a one-step hydrotreatment process over catalysts containing Ni-Mo and solid acids for the conversion of vegetable oils (Jatropha, palm and canola) to renewable diesel and LPG fuels. Jatropha oil produced the highest yield (wt %) of renewable diesel (83.5%), with 4.9%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the current pace of research and development, replacing gasoline and diesel with renewable fuel alternatives could take some 131 years, according to a new University of California, Davis, study using a new sustainability forecasting approach based on market expectations. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es100730q. —Deb Niemeier.

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Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 6, 2022

Renewable energy is different in that people do want to make sure it's on the grid, in ever increasing numbers. Our Executive Director Larry Chretien is quoted in a recent article by the Daily Beast that tackles the topic of competitive electricity suppliers, their shady practices, and their greenwashed products.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2023

The author of 52 articles with an h-index of 25, and four books/book chapters, Dr. Bai has seven patents pending and one granted patent. His research focuses on renewable energy generation and storage, nanomaterials design and synthesis, cryogenic-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM), and in situ transmission electron microscopy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

US Navy researchers have synthesized high-density fuel candidates in up to 90% yield from ß-pinene, a renewable compound derived from wood and plant sources. Bulk agricultural waste products, such as cellulose and lignin, are often targeted as feedstocks for the production of renewable fuels. MJ/L compared to JP-10 at 39.6

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 12, 2022

Competitors Leverage Laboratory Capabilities To Improve the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Supply Chain Article courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). By Rebecca Martineau Innovation happens when the right resources, people, and passions come together to address a challenge.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

IndiGrid’s involvement in the BESS project is poised to contribute to India’s renewable energy objectives and reflects the company’s readiness to support the expected growth in the country’s BESS sector. He also noted IndiGrid’s growing expertise and recent achievements in BESS development.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2014

Bamboo could be the next carbon fiber, according to a new article on BBC Autos (only visible in U.S., Carbon fiber now appears poised to enter the mainstream of automotive materials, but a less high-tech material could be waiting in the wings as well. apparently).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Now, researchers from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have investigated a poly(borosiloxane) (PBS) coating to stabilize the capacity of silicon anodes, paving the way for better and more durable Li-ion batteries for electric cars and renewable energy harvesting. 0c02749.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 3, 2023

Now, calls are starting to emerge for the policy to be renewed. The NEV purchase tax exemption originally expired at the end of 2017, but was renewed until the end of 2020 before it expired, and in March 2020, China renewed the policy until the end of 2022. Last year, the policy was renewed again until the end of 2023.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Scientists from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are providing researchers with a guide to how best to measure the efficiency of producing hydrogen directly from solar power. Alley Olivia J., Wyatt Keenan, Steiner Myles A., Cooper Jason K.,

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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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