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Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy

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Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024. The post Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV waste – ET Auto

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Cleaner electricity means a shorter payback period, but even in regions that still get electricity from coal, EVs eventually win out. Clean electricity matters Fully assessing when an EV hits its breakeven point depends on the source of electricity used for battery manufacturing and charging the vehicle.

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China lags in efforts to achieve 2025 green steel goals, analysts say – ET Auto

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But while China has promised to take action to tackle emissions from the sector, it is lagging on targets to replace coal-fired blast furnaces with cleaner electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, which uses recycled scrap rather than iron ore as a raw material.

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Role of Batteries in Clean Energy Transitions – ET Auto

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For instance, during periods of reduced solar irradiance or wind speed, traditional energy sources such as coal often experience a surge in production to meet demand. Yet, the inherent intermittency and variability of these sources pose a significant challenge to their widespread adoption. The concept of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.,

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1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA

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Their emissions dropped to a 50-year low while coal demand fell back to levels not seen since the early 1900s. It was a combination of strong renewables deployment, coal-to-gas switching, energy efficiency improvements, and softer industrial production that drove the decline in advanced economies’ emissions, reports the IEA.

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India inaugurates first solar-powered H2 fueling station; power-to-gas

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India’s first solar-powered hydrogen fueling station, supplied by Air Products was inaugurated recently at an event with chief guest Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy, in conjunction with Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

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Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

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While both EVs and hybrids are doing well in the Indian automobile market, there is a debate among automakers about which technology is cleaner. First Published Date: 21 Jan 2024, 12:02 PM IST The post Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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