Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Although hydropower is broadly considered to be much more environmentally friendly than electricity generated from fossil fuels (e.g., It is commonly thought that the greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower plants are similar to those of wind-generated power facilities.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 14, 2022

This blog covers strategies outlined in Massachusetts’ final Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the electric power sector. For more background on the CECP for 2025 and 2030, read this blog.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2021

in conjunction with the Government of Canada and the Province of Alberta, announced a multi-billion dollar plan to build a landmark new net-zero blue hydrogen energy complex. Canada’s clean energy diversification strategy and regulatory framework make clear that hydrogen is a key enabler for carbon neutrality by 2050. blue hydrogen).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

All of these concepts rely on hydrogen as a primary power source—an option which Airbus believes holds exceptional promise as a clean aviation fuel and is likely to be a solution for aerospace and many other industries to meet their climate-neutral targets. —Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO. —Guillaume Faury.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

Constellation Energy has set an industry record for blending high concentrations of hydrogen with natural gas, further evidence that hydrogen can be an effective tool to lower greenhouse gas emissions. The blending test occurred 18 May at Hillabee on a Siemens Energy SGT6-6000G gas turbine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2023

Rolls-Royce’s tests of its first mtu fuel cell demonstrator have shown that the system can provide uninterruptible power in the event of a blackout. During the blackout simulation, the system immediately and consistently provided the requested power.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Electromobility is just now picking up momentum; further, electric cars are only as emissions-free as the production of electricity that charges their batteries. First, apply electricity generated from renewable sources to obtain hydrogen from water. to make synthetic gasoline, diesel, gas, or kerosene. Then add carbon.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

Fisker aims to produce a climate-neutral vehicle by 2027. The company seeks to utilize only climate-neutral materials in products and use only climate-neutral services to support the business. The company recognizes the challenges of producing and delivering products without creating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. Results show that in more aggressive scenarios—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2022

Newly released polling shows strong local support for extending the operations of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, California’s largest source of carbon free energy generation. Gavin Newsom recently announced his intent to explore options to continue operations at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2023

at the BMW Group site in Dingolfing is operating an electrically heated ring hearth furnace. Compared with its conventional gas-powered equivalent, the latest electric furnace currently saves some 300 tonnes of CO 2 a year. For the first time, chassis and drive component production in Plant 02.10 Plant 02.10

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2020

The SMUD (2020 Sacramento Municipal Utility District) Board of Directors adopted a climate emergency declaration that commits to working toward an ambitious goal of delivering carbon-neutral electricity by 2030. Furthermore, SMUD has reduced the carbon intensity of its power mix, which is now 50% carbon-free on average.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. This growth will require high megawatt capacities across England’s road networks.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

Rolls-Royce has conducted successful tests of a 12-cylinder gas variant of the mtu Series 4000 L64 engine running on 100% hydrogen fuel. The tests, carried out by the Power Systems business unit, showed very good characteristics in terms of efficiency, performance, emissions and combustion. We are very pleased with the rapid progress.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

Synthetic fuels for passenger vehicles, commercial trucks or even marine applications could play an important role in achieving a near-zero emissions mobility, by using renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind power, to create a closed CO 2 cycle when viewed from a holistic “well-to-wheel” perspective.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

All large-scale energy systems have environmental impacts, and the ability to compare the impacts of renewable energy sources is an important step in planning a future without coal or gas power. They find that large-scale wind power generation would warm the Continental United States 0.24 —David Keith.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2018

US electric power sector CO 2 emissions have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower electricity demand growth and changes in the mix of fuels used to generate electricity, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: US EIA, US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions , 2017.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2019

Power Systems business unit signs letter of intent for the construction of a demonstration plant for the production of synthetic fuels Schell: “We will be electrifying the entire system, including the fuel” Important step towards sector coupling and decarbonising propulsion systems and power generation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2019

According to a new study published by the ifo Institue Center for Economic Studies (CESifo) in Germany, EVs will barely help cut CO 2 emissions in the country over the coming years, as the introduction of electric vehicles does not necessarily lead to a reduction in CO 2 emissions from road traffic given the current power generation mix.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Shipping major CMA CGM Group is creating a Special Fund for Energies to accelerate its energy transition and achieve net-zero carbon by 2050. The CMA CGM Group has already begun to respond to climate change by using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a transitional maritime fuel. The subsidiary has plans to install 1.8

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2020

The European Union adopted strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen, paving the way “towards a more efficient and interconnected energy sector, driven by the twin goals of a cleaner planet and a stronger economy.”. Energy System Integration. A greater direct electrification of end-use sectors.

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MAY 3, 2023

announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2021

The funds will flow in particular into alternative aviation fuels, the expansion of the zero-emission e-vehicle fleet and climate-neutral buildings. By 2030, 60% of global delivery vehicles for the last mile are to be electrically powered—hence more than 80,000 e-vehicles will be on the road. In 2020, the figure was 18%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

by Toby Gill, CEO, Intelligent Power Generation. 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?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Projections of future gasoline and electricity prices. Anticipated driving patterns.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Audi’s e-gas plant. 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.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

After the first two LNG car carriers entered service in 2020, Volkswagen Group Logistics has now ordered four more ships with dual-fuel engines that can be powered with LNG. Soon, six of the nine car carriers crossing the North Atlantic for Volkswagen will be powered by LNG. The use of LNG not only reduces CO 2 emissions.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Photo credit: Nick Starichenko / Shutterstock.com Contrary to common misconceptions , electric vehicles (EVs) generally have a smaller carbon footprint compared to traditional gasoline cars. This advantage remains true even when considering the electricity utilized for charging EVs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2020

A new World Bank Group report finds that the production of minerals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, could increase by nearly 500% by 2050, to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies. Source: “Minerals for Climate Action: The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition”.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 4, 2024

Its noble mission was funding and supporting transformative technologies aimed at mitigating climate change. However, [continued] The post Breakthrough Energy Ventures Has Bad Investment Theses Therefore Bad Investments appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Clean Energy Ventures , a $110-million venture capital firm investing in early-stage climate tech startups, is leading the investments in two battery startups: one in the upstream ( N th Cycle ) and one in the downstream ( Volexion ). Volexion’s funding is co-led by Energy Foundry. N th Cycle. million first tranche of its $2.2-million

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 15, 2024

For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The work of organizations like Mark Z. The short list really is that. It’s.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 26, 2022

Learning from Sweden & their Pro-Climate, Energy Model By David Lapp-Jost As Russian tanks continue to roll into Ukraine, western European gas consumers pay the bill to the tune of many hundreds of millions of Euros daily and watch helplessly, unable to cut off the gas without shaving 6.5%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Southern California Edison has proposed an integrated strategic framework for the state of California to meet its ambitious climate and air quality goals. SCE describes its Clean Power and Electrification Pathway in a white paper. Accelerating the use of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The California Energy Commission approved an $8-million grant to Equilon Enterprises—a fully owned subsidiary of Shell Oil—to develop a high-capacity hydrogen fueling station to service and promote the expansion of zero-emission fuel cell electric Class 8 drayage trucks at the Port of Long Beach.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $70 million in funding to replace more than 200 old diesel school buses with all-electric buses that will reduce school children’s exposure to harmful emissions and help the state reach its climate and air quality goals. —Energy Commissioner Patty Monahan.

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