Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt unveiled the challenge, the “GE ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid,” in San Francisco 13 July. The global challenge invites technologists, entrepreneurs and start-ups to share their best ideas and come together to build the next-generation power grid to meet the needs of the 21 st century.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 25, 2023

Ford global director of sustainability thinks adopting electric vehicles could strengthen, not strain, the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Despite the much-vaunted megatrend involving the global electrification drive and shift to renewable energy , the most ambitious pledges by Big Oil to pursue net-zero agendas remain weak at best. Equinor has announced plans to invest $10B into clean energy by 2025, mostly through its offshore wind portfolio.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

That estimate lags the expected growth in sales of energy storage products, which will rise 35% year-on-year globally, according to the white paper. Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

That estimate lags the expected growth in sales of energy storage products, which will rise 35% year-on-year globally, according to the white paper. Grid-connected battery farms back up renewables when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and are considered important to help integrate clean energy into power grids.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tesla nickel supplier BHP announced that construction on one of the world’s largest off-grid mining solar and battery energy storage systems has started. TransAlta, a clean energy provider in Canada, the United States, and Australia, will help power BHP’s Nickel West assets, specifically its Mt.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership. 50% clean power target.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Volkswagen is also vigorously pursuing expansion of the public fast-charging network globally. The Group is adhering to its strategic financial targets and continues to aim for a capex ratio of around 6% by 2025 and an annual clean net cash flow of more than €10 billion in its core automotive business.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

And while coal plants still supplied over half of Australia’s power in 2021, change is afoot. And green hydrogen is the centerpiece of its clean-economy growth plan. Ark Energy’s project is part of a clean-energy blitz in Australia by its parent company, Seoul-based metal-refining giant Korea Zinc. Why a hydrogen truck?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

PRTM projects that the global EV value chain will likely be greater than US$250 billion by 2020. Driven by four global megatrends—reducing CO 2 emissions, oil concerns, growing congestion, and rapid technology advances—countries worldwide are focusing strongly on vehicle electrification. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Details of the 28 companies awarded a total of $4.2

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. IEEE Spectrum did its best to cover those developments, and these were the stories that our readers liked best.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Once deployed, the systems will provide a number of services to SCE’s power grid, including ensuring adequate available electrical capacity to meet peak demand. There are currently 112 operational energy storage projects in California, according the US Department of Energy’s Global Energy Storage Database.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With battery storage able to provide a unique role in balancing a renewable electricity grid, Toby Gill, CEO of Intelligent Power Generation, asks could innovations in green hydrogen and biofuel technologies contribute to a more optimized and economical energy mix? Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2014

ABB and Volvo will contribute with their respective expertise in power grids and e-buses to further develop e-bus fast-charging standards, such as communications protocols for infrastructure, electrical grids and e-buses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

KC Cottrell), a global leader in air pollution control based out of Seoul, Korea. In November 2007, Mantra acquired 100% outright ownership of the Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide (ERC) technology, developed by the University of British Columbia’s Clean Energy Research Center. Mantra Venture Group Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2010

Siemens Energy and the utility China Southern Power Grid have put into operation the second pole of a world-record high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) system. This technology is ideal for transporting clean, renewable power over thousands of kilometers to consumers—with nearly zero losses.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

These new GaN power devices will enable the next generation of low-cost, fast, small, and reliable power electronics, which are key for efficient power conversion in data centers, solar farms, power grids, and electric vehicles. Stanford University. Columbia University. University of Houston.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Global Environmental Edge of EVs The transportation sector is the dominant contributor to carbon emissions and the release of greenhouse gases, and while light-duty passenger cars were an early focus for the EV industry, larger cars and fleet vehicles represent a new opportunity for emissions reductions.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Energy storage with pumped hydro systems based on large water reservoirs has been widely implemented over much of the past century to become the most common form of utility-scale storage globally. This is a new attempt at energy storage technology and one of the practical solutions to relieve the pressure on the power grid.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The intent of the report is to provide a way to evaluate V2G applications for utility interconnection, helping to pave the way for wider use of EVs and plug-in hybrids, as well as clean renewable energy for transportation in the future. The global vehicle-to-grid (V2G) market is expected to grow at a rapid pace, reaching the $2.25

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The European Commission has awarded the H2FUTURE project consortium—comprising voestalpine, Siemens, VERBUND and Austrian Power Grid (APG) as well as the research-partners K1-MET and ECN—the contract for the construction of one of the world’s largest PEM electrolysis plants for producing green hydrogen.

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Driivz

MAY 3, 2021

Their work advances the goal of a clean transportation system in which market forces drive adoption of electric vehicles and deployment of the EV charging infrastructure. They want to increase the market for EVs, but with a sustainable approach– reducing carbon intensity, improving air quality, and balancing load management on the power grid.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Hydrogen is thus greasing the wheels of the global transition to cleaner energy. In 2021, global hydrogen demand was 94 million tonnes, most of it used in refining and in chemical industries. Green hydrogen production requires electrolyzers, solar and wind parks, and clean water—about 10 liters per kilogram of hydrogen generated.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Despite supply constraints and COVID-19, global EV sales in the first half of 2021 showed a 160% increase over the same period in 2020 — and 2020 itself was a banner year for EVs. million publicly accessible chargers globally, the majority of which are in the EU, UK or China, and 30% of which are fast chargers.

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Green Car Congress

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. The companies say they a vision for a larger role for methanol as a clean and sustainable fuel worldwide. This is an important symbol of Geely Group’s global commitment to sustainability.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But as the global demand for chemical products continues to grow, so do the industry’s emissions. Ultimately, our goal is to forge fruitful collaborations and help New York City become a global cleantech innovation hub.” While still new, the initiative is ramping up its activities.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

In addition to global positioning systems (GPS), the GE WattStation Connect data will be available through the Internet, mobile app/device and future in-vehicle (built-in navigation) systems. LED indicator lights help to identify when it’s available for use, charging an EV or if a fault has occurred.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Global EV and plug-in hybrid sales (BEV+PHEV) topped 14 million units in 2023 ( EV Volumes ) and are projected to surpass 45 million by 2030 ( IEA ). Installation can be costly, but dramatically speeds at-home EV charging time, depending on the exact charger model and local power grid access. Looking to learn more?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. power applications. Global R&D). power grid. Company-Global.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The scheme could be one way of addressing concerns that modern power grids couldn’t endure widespread electric vehicle usage while helping to position the involved companies in an industry that’s being heavily incentivized by the government.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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Drive Electric

JULY 7, 2022

With increasing numbers of car manufacturers introducing electric models and the launch of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, EVs are now a common sight on our roads. EV MYTH FOUR: NZ power supply can’t cope with an increase in Electric Vehicles. Electric vehicles are more popular in New Zealand than ever!

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The integration of EVs aligns with the global imperative to mitigate climate change and reduce the environmental footprint of urban transportation. Solar-Powered Charging Stations: Smart cities leverage renewable energy by integrating solar-powered charging stations into their EV infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Despite the recent progress, a number of myths around the use, power efficiency and cost of fuel cells still exist. by Dr. Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 27, 2023

Transcript Eliza Strickland: Technology to combat climate change got a big boost this year when the US Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act , which authorized more than 390 billion for spending on clean energy and climate change. One of the big winners was a technology called carbon capture and storage. Is that how you think about it?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. Only PHEVs and battery EVs get cleaner as they get older - because the electric grid gets cleaner every decade. But theyve needed definitive proof that PHEVs wont increase pollution.

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