Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2011

Li-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems will supply a 500kW Li-ion energy storage solution to Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC), the third largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the People’s Republic of China and the country’s largest exporter of power equipment. He, general manager of Dongfang Electrical Machinery Co.

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JULY 1, 2025

On top of that, Cuba’s entire grid has collapsed four times in the last six months. Cuba isn’t just in an energy crisis; the country’s grid sits on the verge of systemic failure. Healthy grids should be able to detect and isolate these kinds of issues, and provide backup through built-in redundancies.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ), a global power technologies company, announced in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 on 15 June that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

IBM Research is launching a 10-year project to support China in transforming its national energy systems and protecting the health of citizens. China has made great achievements and contributed much to the world’s economic growth over the past 30 years. Chien, Chairman and CEO, IBM Greater China Group. —D.C.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The US and China jointly announced greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets. At the same time, President Xi Jinping of China announced targets to peak that country’s CO 2 emissions around 2030, with the intention to try to peak early, and to increase the non-fossil fuel share of all energy to around 20% by 2030.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 27, 2021

China’s largest offshore wind farm was connected to the grid at full capacity on Saturday, December 25. more… The post China’s largest offshore wind farm is now fully connected to the grid appeared first on Electrek. It transmitted power through undersea cables.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) have formed a 50:50 joint venture: Cummins Enze (Guangdong) Hydrogen Technology Co., Cummins Enze, located in Foshan, Guangdong Province in China, will initially invest $47 million (RMB 300 million) to locate a manufacturing plant to produce proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

A123 Systems will supply a 2MW grid Li-ion energy storage system to Ray Power Systems Co. The project in China will be designed to validate the technical capabilities and benefits of energy storage as a fast-ramping, accurate and clean resource for providing frequency regulation services. —Eldon Mou, CEO of Ray Power.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Altairnano has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shenhua Science & Technology and its research affiliate, the National Institute of Clean and Low-carbon Energy (NICE), jointly to develop, deploy and promote industrial applications of lithium titanate-based energy storage systems in China.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2011

Infineon Technologies has opened a new facility in China called Infineon Integrated Circuits (Beijing) Co., Global energy demand is constantly increasing, particularly in emerging markets like China, one of the most important and fastest growing strategic markets for Infineon. —Peter Bauer, CEO of Infineon Technologies AG.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2019

Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs will result in a grid nearly half-powered by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the latest projections from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Wind and solar grow from 7% of generation today to 48% by 2050. China and India together are a $4.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

Typical daily grid demand. “ Why do you need energy storage on the grid, when the grid is full of power plants that generate all the energy that is needed? ” It would seem like a good question to ask and applies the same logic has been used for the past fifty years in determining grid strategy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

The report goes on to model the impact of this on a global electricity system increasingly penetrated by low-cost wind and solar. This is a new era of dispatchable renewables, based on new contract structures between developer and grid. BNEF’s analysis suggests that cheaper batteries can be used in more and more applications.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. Bradley & Associates, commissioned by the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), examines key drivers of EV adoption in the US, Europe and China, with an emphasis on vehicle charging scenarios and infrastructure. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses. trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5 Production rose by 56 mtoe in China and 23 mtoe in the US. NEO 2018 sees $11.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. billion and $2.7

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JUNE 3, 2011

The purchases are subject to HE being awarded projects, most likely for district heating applications in China. By rapidly ramping up and down in response to fluctuations in wind and solar power, the technology will enable the integration of more renewable resources into the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

In 2009, combined global revenue for the three major clean-energy sectors—solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power, and biofuels—grew by 11.4% Wind power (new installation capital costs) is projected to expand from $63.5 Last year’s global wind power installations reached a record 37,500 MW. over 2008, reaching $139.1

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JULY 21, 2021

The total also accounts for the GHG emissions from manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines that produce renewable electrical power to fuel battery EVs, as well as energy losses in electricity transmission and EV charging. Source: The ICCT. Source: The ICCT. Source: The ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 billion of final investment decisions on offshore wind projects in Europe. Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6 billion between those two countries—and a record $18.6 Challenges.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This means, for example, that wind turbines won’t need to be shut down because there isn’t anyone using them. The Volkswagen brand is supporting the expansion of renewable energies by means of new wind and solar farms in Europe. In North America and China, the goal is that electric vehicles will account for at least 50% of unit sales.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

While the country is one of the world’s largest producers of wind and solar renewable energy, it faces the issue of renewable energy being weather-dependent and prone to fluctuation. Its Geely Emgrand methanol sedan and Farizon M100 heavy truck have already been tested and passed the stringent “China VI” emissions standards.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

In China, Honda will strive for a BEV/FCEV sales share of 40% by 2030, 80% by 2035 and 100% by 2040. In China, the company has been introducing EV models while utilizing local resources; Honda will further accelerate this approach from here forward.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

To help California mitigate its ever-growing wildfires, this year CalSEED has included companies that are innovating in technologies that will build wildfire resiliency into the grid. This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2013

In a new report, Navigant Research forecasts that global vehicle-to-grid (V2G)-enabled plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) servicing the ancillary services market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 64.3% Commercial fleets will be the foundation of the market, Navigant projects in the report “ Vehicle to Grid Technologies.”

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. grids demands public scrutiny and accountability. Proposed new transmission lines in the upper Midwest could connect at least 28 gigawatts of wind and solar to regional networks. Their grip over the backbone of U.S.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 11, 2024

To Nick de Vries, chief technology officer at the solar-energy developer Silicon Ranch , a transformer is like an interstate on-ramp: It boosts the voltage of the electricity that his solar plants generate to match the voltage of grid transmission lines. Their very durability shoulders the grid. The company isnt alone in its quandary.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2011

China, Germany, Italy and India were among the nations that most successfully attracted private investments, according to new research released by The Pew Charitable Trusts. China continued to solidify its position as the world’s clean energy powerhouse. Wind power continued to be the favored technology for investors at $95 billion.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

The many new and expanded strong policy initiatives and green targets in China’s 12 th Five year Plan, released on 5 March 2011, provide “ clear evidence ” that China’s low-carbon policies remain global best-in-class, according to a new report from DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA). of total generation.

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Teslarati

MAY 30, 2022

Elon Musk has given credit to China for its hard work in renewable energy and electric vehicles. Few seem to realize that China is leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles. Whatever you may think of China, this is simply a fact,” Musk noted. . Whatever you may think of China, this is simply a fact.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2021

Tesla China announced earlier that it has launched a solar-powered Supercharger facility in Lhasa, the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The announcement was originally made by the Tesla China Charging Team, who shared details and photos of the new Supercharger stalls in Lhasa.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2012

The Department of Defense is seeking to develop solar, wind, geothermal and other distributed energy sources on its bases both to reduce their $4 billion-a-year energy bill and to make them less dependent on the commercial electricity grid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

a leading developer and manufacturer of ultracapacitor-based energy storage and power delivery solutions, announced the first commercial application of lithium-ion capacitors, developed in conjunction with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC-SRI), China’s largest rail manufacturer. Maxwell Technologies, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Excitingly, lead batteries are now becoming more common as energy storage for renewables, such as solar and wind, as local grids and independent electricity systems come on line. The Consortium for Battery Innovation’s first workshop this year, taking place in Shanghai, China on 5 March will discuss the new research program.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Starting around the middle of 2024, the Shetlands—and also part of mainland Scotland—will be powered by the 443-megawatt Viking wind farm , consisting of 103 wind turbines on the main island of Shetland. According to Plet, wind energy is driving an acceleration of HVDC installations in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN). Multilateral Solar and Wind Working Group. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency.

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