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Tesla agrees to pay fine, install solar project in air quality case with Bay Area Air District

Teslarati

Tesla has agreed to pay a $1 million fine and install a solar roof project on top of its Fremont Factory in Northern California as part of a settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). The Solar Roof project will be approximately 160 kW and will be paired with two Powerpacks for energy storage.

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Continental presenting Intelligent Glass Control for car windows; targeted shading can reduce CO2 emissions or increase EV range

Green Car Congress

Due to legal requirements, however, it is initially only shown here in the permitted area of the sun visors. By using these films, the solar radiation can be reduced more effectively than with other technologies, keeping heat out of the vehicle and significantly reducing the interior temperature.

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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

Green Car Congress

A binding legal agreement exists that can cut HFCs now—the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty—and many alternatives to HFCs have already been developed and are waiting for the right regulatory incentive from the Montreal Protocol to be deployed. The Montreal Protocol is critical for avoiding abrupt climate change. Mario Molina. (Dr.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

Cars That Think

On longer timeframes, the refrigerant in your air conditioner will leak into the atmosphere where it, too, will absorb sunlight, possibly even more than CO2 2 , and heat the planet long after the blades of your air conditioner’s fan have stopped spinning. If, like 60 percent of the U.S. This year, the U.S.

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The Summit On Clean Tech Law & The New Energy Policy

Creative Greenius

CALSEIA’s Executor Director Sue Kateley will be delivering her report on the newest renewable energy legal developments Sacramento. Sunpower Corporation’s VP of public policy, Julie Blunden, will be sharing her views on how incentives and laws shape & drive demand for solar energy. EPA expected to regulate CO2.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Green Car Congress

solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity. The CO2-free sorbent can be re-used for many adsorption/desorption cycles. Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g. During adsorption, atmospheric CO 2 is chemically bound to the sorbent’s surface.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

ChargeScape will allegedly help “reduce EV customers’ personal carbon footprints” by utilizing electricity stemming from renewables like wind and solar. But your author is not qualified to provide legal advice and we seem to live in an era where corporate monopolies are relatively commonplace.

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