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Volvo Buses in project researching use of second-life electric bus batteries to store solar energy

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It can also be used to buy and store electricity from the national grid when it is cheap and green, for later use. Use of the batteries in an energy warehouse gives them an extended service life which in turn means better resource utilisation and less environmental impact. IRIS is a Light House project, financed by EU HORIZON 2020.

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

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). How does the US deal with local and state economies with high carbon economies and little renewable resources? by Bill Cooke.

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Baker Institute expert suggests assumptions about oil’s influence on politics in the Middle East should be reversed

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Oil helped finance their emergence from colonial rule and, at times, guided the placement of national borders to encompass known oilfields. Finally, in many MENA countries, government policies that made available low-priced fuel and electricity contributed to an ‘entitlement mentality’ among citizens toward cheap energy.

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EnerNOC and Tesla to collaborate on stationary energy storage

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Cheap cells made in the Gigafactory are only part of the puzzle. Offering financing and new residential business models. Providing financing options for many of those purchases will be key, echoing the successful strategy that solar has already employed. However, SGIP is an unsustainable model in the long term.

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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The draft report identifies six key drivers of transformation in the region: technical progress; capital accumulation; demographics and the labor force; the emerging middle class; climate change mitigation and the competition for resources; and the communications revolution. Energy consumption.

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Volvo Car Group tests road-embedded magnets for accurate positioning of self-driving cars

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The research, which has been financed in strategic co-operation with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), is a potential means of implementing self-driving vehicles. Click to enlarge. Volvo Car Group has completed a research project using magnets embedded in the roadway to help the car determine its position. Bento, L.C.;

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