Electrek

MAY 3, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines are awarded typhoon certification. United Auto Workers union says only US-made EVs should get tax incentives. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. Honda further commits to supplying its operations with 100% renewable energy and has begun taking steps to achieving this goal.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Geely Holding has provided two Geely Auto Emgrand methanol sedans ( earlier post ) and the world’s first M100 heavy truck to Danish partners as part of the long-term trial. Denmark has been a global leader in sustainability, and has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Critics often attempt to smear the environmental friendliness of electric vehicles (EVs) by highlighting misconceptions around their environmental friendliness. One argument they put forth is the carbon footprint of EV manufacturing. They claim that the production of EVs, especially battery manufacturing, creates a significant carbon footprint.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Cyclonatix, Inc is developing an industrial-sized motor/controller to operate with either DC or AC power sources, for applications in electric vehicles, solar-powered pumps, HVAC&R, gas compressors, and other commercial and industrial machines which require high efficiency, variable speed/torque, and low cost. Leap Photovoltaics Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

The other 98% of the portfolio includes 19 new clean energy power plants that are adding enough solar, wind and geothermal capacity to power a million homes and displace 7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide every year—roughly equal to taking a million cars off the road.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

During a symposium for the media on GM’s electrification efforts, including a preview of the Spark EV to be unveiled at the LA Auto Show in two weeks, General Motors and ABB showed and demonstrated a new grid distributed micro-storage (at grid scale) system—i.e., Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2022

Cutting pollution and global heating emissions in the United States is dependent more than anything else on 1) shifting from fossil fuel powered vehicles to electric vehicles and human-powered transit, and 2) switching from coal and natural gas to solar and wind energy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2014

The projects that LPO has supported include one of the world’s largest wind farms; several of the world’s largest solar generation and thermal energy storage systems; and more than a dozen new or retooled auto manufacturing plants across the country.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The projects that LPO has supported include one of the world’s largest wind farms; several of the world’s largest solar generation and thermal energy storage systems; and more than a dozen new or retooled auto manufacturing plants across the country.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

The V2G project also considers the impact of cloudy days on solar-panel function. Preliminary results show particular promise for ISOs that utilize solar and wind energy. EVs could provide supplemental power, a process known as “generation-firming.”. Final results will be compiled later this year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Blue Oval City will be among the largest auto manufacturing campuses in US history. The mega campus is designed to add more sustainability solutions, including the potential to use local renewable energy sources such as geothermal, solar and wind power. Ford Blue Oval City. Technician investments in Texas and the US.

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Green Car Congress

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. Each of the 10 2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners will receive $25,000 in prize money.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2023

The Volkswagen Group has made battery technology a core element of its NEW AUTO strategy and has established PowerCo, a separate battery company. The cell factory will be supplied completely with green electricity generated by solar and wind power, for example by a new 250-hectare solar farm in the immediate vicinity.

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EV Match

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Below is an overview of the November 2021 LA auto show, where electric vehicles (EVs) stole the spotlight! All of this is a long-winded way to say that we love EVs and are excited to learn about new innovations in the industry whenever they come about. Most of us on the team at EVmatch are EV drivers, and we all are EV enthusiasts! .

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Only when alternative energy sources—nuclear, wind, and solar, for example—become major factors in electricity generation will electric powertrains materially contribute to lowering atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases. Regional Market Variations.

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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.’ a Solar and Wind energy in India: Economics of centralized generation. Vehicle Accessories.

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Baua Electric

JULY 19, 2024

Photo by Amol Mande on Pexels.com Solar and wind now make up more than 20% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to new data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The renewable energy mix – biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind – is now nearly 30% of total US electrical generating capacity.

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Baua Electric

JULY 30, 2024

Image: BASF Wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU during the first six months of 2024 for the first time ever in a half-year period. New analysis from independent energy think tank Ember reveals that wind and solar grew to an all-time high of 30% of the EU’s electricity in the first half of 2024.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Photo: Primergy The latest US EIA and FERC data reflect a decade of explosive solar and wind growth – here’s how it breaks down. biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind) now totals 389 gigawatts (GW). Most of the growth is because of new solar and wind capacity. GW vs. wind: 98.86

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Tesla is calling for more energy installers to be certified on its products as the company winds down its own solar installations. Tesla’s solar installation business is disappearing. For years, Tesla’s solar deployment has been going down almost every quarter and this year, the company hasn’t even bothered reporting deployment.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

Photo: SolarDuck A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. It’s tapped into that knowledge to design elevated solar platforms made of offshore-grade aluminum that sit 10 feet (3 meters) off the water to withstand rough waters.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that solar and wind will lead US power generation growth for the next two years in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. The EIA also expects wind power generation to grow 11% from 430 billion kWh in 2023 to 476 billion kWh in 2025. Get started here. –ad*

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Photo: Exus Renewables North America Renewables developer Exus Renewables North America is giving a $200 million upgrade to Somerset County, Pennsylvania’s 139 megawatt (MW) Twin Ridges Wind Farm – here’s why repowering projects like this are the future of the wind industry. Get started here.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

Participating auto manufacturers are American Honda Motor Co.; The platform will allow manufacturers to offer a customer-friendly interface through which PEV drivers can more easily participate in utility PEV programs, such as rates for off-peak or nighttime charging. BMW Group; Chrysler Group LLC; Ford Motor Company; General Motors Co.;

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Baua Electric

JULY 19, 2024

Map: Orsted Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced this week that Sunrise Wind , New York’s largest offshore wind farm, has kicked off construction. Hochul said, “By breaking ground on Sunrise Wind and advancing the next wave of offshore wind projects, New York is passing a tremendous milestone to combat climate change.”

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Baua Electric

JUNE 25, 2024

Photo: Avangrid Five more wind turbines just came online at Vineyard Wind 1, making it the largest operating offshore wind farm in the US. New York’s South Fork Wind , the US’s first complete utility-scale offshore wind farm, is 132 MW.) Once completed, the project will consist of 62 wind turbines.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Photo: South Fork The final turbine is up at New York’s South Fork Wind, making it the US’s first complete utility-scale offshore wind farm in federal waters. Danish renewables giant Ørsted and Boston-based energy provider Eversource developed the 132-megawatt (MW) South Fork Wind. Get started here. –

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Photo: South Fork The final turbine is up at New York’s South Fork Wind, making it the US’s first complete utility-scale offshore wind farm in federal waters. South Fork Wind is now successfully delivering power to Long Island and the Rockaways. ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Get started here. –

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2017

Other projects address advanced manufacturing, bioenergy, buildings, geothermal, solar, water and wind technologies. This project could potentially improve fuel economy by up to 0.5%, as well as have applications beyond vehicles, such as for industrial gear oils and wind turbine gear oils.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 14, 2024

megawatt (MW) OceanX, with its double-turbine, “V”-shaped floating wind platform, is a game-changer. 180 hybrid drive wind turbines with blade diameters of 597 feet (182 meters) and a capacity of 8.3 It’s also durable enough to withstand winds of up to 161 mph (260 km/h) – and it keeps producing electricity. Get started here.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 20, 2024

By Jplourde umaine – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, [link] The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has awarded the US’s first floating offshore wind energy research lease to the State of Maine. There’s a massive untapped opportunity for this as around 80% of global offshore wind resources are located in deep waters.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

natural gas vehicle, previewed in a concept form in 2011 ( earlier post ) and revealed in its production version at the Geneva auto show in March this year, in Europe. Gas also offers the opportunity of storing electrical energy from renewable sources such as wind power. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen has launched the eco up!

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Photo: Dongfang Electric Corporation China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation has rolled out a 26-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine, the world’s largest in both capacity and size. This offshore wind turbine is designed for areas with wind speeds of 8 meters per second and above. Get started here.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Photo: Worldview Films via Vineyard Wind 1 Massachusetts and Rhode Island have selected 2,878 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power in the region’s first-ever coordinated procurement. This wind power will bring clean energy to over 1.4 The economic ripple effects of these projects will be massive.

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Baua Electric

JULY 26, 2024

Photo: RWE The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has canceled the second offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico due to “a lack of competitive interest.” BOEM previously identified the areas in 2021 as potential Wind Energy Areas suitable for offshore wind leasing. GW of offshore wind energy capacity.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 17, 2024

megawatt (MW) OceanX, with its double-turbine, V-shaped floating wind platform, has begun operations. The single-capacity floating wind platform was launched from Guangzhou, China, in August and is now installed at Mingyangs Yangjiang Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm off the southeast China coast. Mingyang Smart Energys huge 16.6

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