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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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JULY 20, 2022

Toyota Motor Corporation , and Toyota Tsusho Corporation established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) to study ways to optimize the process of producing fuel. Specific research areas are as follows: Research on Efficient Ethanol Production Systems.

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APRIL 6, 2020

and Toyota Tsusho Corporation agreed to establish Toyota Green Energy LLP for the purposes of obtaining and managing renewable energy sources in Japan and supplying electric power from renewable energy sources to the Toyota Group in the future. Toyota Motor Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Co.,

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APRIL 26, 2021

Including hybrid-electric vehicles, it will strive to electrify 100% of its automobile unit sales in Japan by 2030. Honda is formalizing its goals for achieving carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050, as well as zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda automobiles and motorcycles globally by 2050.

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JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 31, 2014

Cool Planet Energy Systems, a renewable fuels and biochar company ( earlier post ), closed on its targeted $100 million Series D financing. By creating renewable fuel and sequestering the biochar in the ground as soil enhancer, the process permanently removes atmospheric CO 2 for hundreds of years. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The project partners have shown in the Kamenz test lab that automobile battery storage systems can perform the job of system stabilisation for large-scale power plants. Electricity production is becoming considerably more volatile due to the increasing in-feed of weather-dependent forms of renewable energy.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Stressing the power of “ and ” rather than “ or ”, he asserted that: The automobile is unsustainable without transformational change. What if this natural gas is used in an integrated energy system in concert with renewable energy? Natural gas may be the best thing for renewables—it can deal with the intermittency problem.

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JULY 8, 2015

ACEA’s members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford of Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Group, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, Volvo Group. Such measures make no sense from an environmental point of view.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g. Energiewende”, the term applied to Germany’s policy of transitioning to an energy portfolio dominated by renewable energy (as well as a shift to more distributed generation), thus also applies to the vehicle fuel tank for Audi’s e-fuels, Mangold suggests. Earlier post.)

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JULY 14, 2022

With its proven fuel cell technology utilized in Hyundai FCEVs, HTWO is expanding the provision of fuel cell technology to other automobile OEMs and non-automobile sectors to make hydrogen available for everything. Hyundai fuel cell system. (1). Fuel Cell Stack. 2) Fuel Processing System.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Embarking in June 2017 from Saint-Malo Port in France, Energy Observer is an electrically propelled vessel of the future that is operated using a mix of renewable energies and an on-board system that produces carbon-free hydrogen from seawater.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., The plant also will strive to achieve an industry-leading level of automation, mainly in the assembly area.

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APRIL 5, 2011

On December 16, 2010 the US DOE Energy Information Agency (EIA) published a report projecting that renewable energy will still only constitute 12 percent of the USA’s energy sources by 2035. In France, renewable energy consumption will be 20 percent by 2020. EIA projections of renewables penetration. Source: EIA.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Electric cars do not emit carbon on the road, but the generation of electricity also produces carbon emissions—far more when the power is generated from fossil fuels than from renewable energy sources. Audi is thus partnering with energy providers to support the expansion of renewable energy sources in Europe.

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APRIL 25, 2013

HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, will build a wind farm in the city of Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil—approximately 1,000 km (621 miles) south of HAB’s automobile production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo. Honda Automoveis do Brasil Ltda.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Ford is increasing the use of renewable and recyclable materials such as the soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus. These renewable materials will help reduce dependency on petroleum, reduce CO 2 emissions and allow the composting of the material at the end of a vehicle’s life. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 6, 2020

As part of the action plan, the sector calls for coordinated vehicle renewal schemes for all vehicle types and categories across the EU. —Eric-Mark Huitema, Director General of ACEA, the automobile manufacturers’ association. Introduce immediate vehicle renewal schemes for all vehicle categories across the EU.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Lynk & Co, a joint venture between Volvo Cars, Zhejiang Geely Holding and Geely Automobile, introduced in 2017, had in June 2020 sold a total of 309,255 of its 01, 02, 03 and 05 models. Geely Automobile, controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding, also produce vehicles on the CMA platform.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100% renewable energy—such as wind, sun and landfill gas—by 2050. Establishing a 100 percent renewable energy goal helps us better serve society by reducing environmental impact. Other automakers in RE100.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

But there’s much more automakers can do beyond fuel efficiency to reduce our environmental impact by adopting energy efficiency and renewable energy throughout our operations. When complete, the new paint shop will be the most energy-efficient paint line in Honda’s US automobile production network. We work every day on these issues.

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MAY 19, 2017

Stadler, whose was just reappointed as Chairman of the Board of Management for another five years, said that Audi will renew five existing core model series by mid-2018. “ In full-year 2017, the company intends to slightly increase deliveries of Audi-brand cars compared with the number of 1,867,738 automobiles delivered in 2016.

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JUNE 23, 2022

a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, a{announced} that GAC Honda Automobile Co., billion RMB (US$521 million), the plant will proactively pursue sustainable initiatives including the use of solar power and other renewable energy sources. Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in China. million units.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

(Honda Energy), Honda’s wind power generation business subsidiary in Brazil, has started construction of a new wind farm in the city of Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil (approximately 1,000 km south of Honda’s current automobile production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo).

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

By the end of this year, our plants worldwide will obtain their electricity exclusively, 100%, from renewable energy sources. In addition to using renewable energies, water, solvent, gas and electricity consumption will be further reduced in parallel. —Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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APRIL 17, 2021

This decrease was driven largely by a decrease in emissions from fossil fuel combustion resulting from a decrease in total energy use in 2019 compared to 2018 and a continued shift from coal to natural gas and renewables in the electric power sector. CO 2 emissions decreased 2.2% from 2018 to 2019.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Honda Energy will be proactive in promoting the use of renewable energy in Brazil. By generating renewable energy to cover the electricity needed for the plant, Honda expects to reduce CO 2 emissions by more than 2,200 t annually.

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MAY 19, 2016

Or can be sold as renewable hydrogen. It has the potential to address a variety of markets in the chemicals and fuels fields, such as automobile parts, packaging, durable goods made of plastic, renewable diesel fuel and renewable hydrogen for the chemical, energy and fuel cell markets. KT of Acetone, or. KT of n-Butanol.

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APRIL 7, 2014

China is the leading global market for new energy buses, passenger rail, automobile sales and renewable wind power generation; Ioxus products directly benefit those applications. The company plans to use the funds to expand its customer service, sales and manufacturing in Asia, with a focus on China.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert six megawatts of input power, will utilize renewable electricity for electrolysis, producing oxygen and hydrogen, the latter which could one day power fuel-cell vehicles. The e-gas project marks a transition toward alternative forms of energy for automobiles.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The car will also take part in the 20 th ITS World Congress Tokyo 2013 in October and demonstrate a safety system that will see streetcars and automobiles communicating with each on the streets of Hiroshima. The new safety system enables communication between streetcars and automobiles equipped with an autonomous sensor.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

AFRI supports work in six priority areas: plant health and production and plant products; animal health and production and animal products; food safety, nutrition and health; renewable energy, natural resources and environment; agriculture systems and technology; and agriculture economics and rural communities.

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MAY 7, 2014

The international media launch of the BMW i8 in Los Angeles will include the presentation of a solar carport concept developed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA for the use of renewable energy. It combines high-grade technology for generating electricity from solar power with an innovative design that complements the BMW i models.

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DECEMBER 16, 2012

Their report, “Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation”, was developed for the USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Biobased materials may provide excellent biodegradability due to the renewable nature of the source materials. —“Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation”. Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. Audi’s e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

The Cool Planet plant will produce approximately 8 million to 10 million gallons of high-octane, renewable gasoline blendstocks (reformate), as well the biochar, all made from sustainable wood residues. The output from each catalytic array when cooled is comprised of volatile gases, renewable fuel and water.

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