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Nissan and ENEL announce V2G system, launch smart grid trials in Europe

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At the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris this week, Nissan announced the development of a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system which will allow drivers to operate as individual energy hubs with the ability to store, use or return electricity to the grid. Endesa 10 kW bidirectional charging point for EVs.

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bp and thyssenkrupp Steel to advance the decarbonization of steel production; low-carbon hydrogen and renewable power

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By replacing the coal-fired blast furnaces with direct reduction plants in which iron ore is reduced with low-carbon hydrogen, thyssenkrupp Steel intends to make steel production climate-neutral in the long term. We provide fuel and feedstock for steel production while our platforms, pipelines, and turbine towers are made from steel.

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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

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However, the resulting low gas prices, as well as clean air and climate policies, will promote further switching to gas from other more polluting energy sources, such as oil and coal. India is planning to almost double the length of its gas transmission grid, while China will grow its gas network about 60% by 2025. MMbtu in Russia, $8.7/MMbtu

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Electric Company Too Scared To Tell Truth About Climate Change

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If SCE Won’t Tell The Truth About Climate Change Why Should We Trust Them About Anything? But it’s too bad Javier was too afraid to tell the truth about climate change to the people who came to his presentation hoping to get the facts and the straight story.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027. says Darragh Conway , a climate policy expert at Climate Focus in Amsterdam. But to decarbonize Europe’s grid in short order, the renewable requirements are already steep, and removing nuclear energy from the picture makes it even harder to match that curve.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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Simple, effective solutions that can help lessen the impact of climate change already exist. Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. France sells energy to Italy, Spain, and Switzerland,” Rahman said.

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Our Energy crisis is self made in europe

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coal generation met 40% of power demand a decade ago – just a handful of coal plants are left on the grid today. For those interested you can see the real time UK electricity generation power sources on the Nation Grid feed: See Live data. The warning for American energy and climate policy is impossible to miss. In the U.K.,

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