Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. This study uses recent data on industrial-scale battery production and considers regional battery supply chains.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2019

In a major new report on hydrogen, the International Energy Agency says that the time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in a clean, secure and affordable energy future. A wide variety of fuels are able to produce hydrogen, including renewables, nuclear, natural gas, coal and oil.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

Solar and wind generation grew at double-digit pace, with solar alone increasing by 31%. Still, that was not fast enough to meet higher electricity demand around the world that also drove up coal use. Coal use in power generation alone surpassed 10 Gt, accounting for a third of the total increase. to 33 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

A typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs of a conventional car, and an onshore wind plant requires nine times more mineral resources than a similarly sized gas-fired power plant. Wind takes the lead, bolstered by material-intensive offshore wind. Source: IEA.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. Global energy investment totalled more than US$1.8

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Growth in China’s battery storage capacity could slow down in 2024, according to an industry association, as energy storage struggles with low profitability. 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

Growth in China’s battery storage capacity could slow down in 2024, according to an industry association, as energy storage struggles with low profitability. 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

MARCH 2, 2024

Photo: Tesla Without EVs, solar, wind, and nuclear, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis shows. Their emissions dropped to a 50-year low while coal demand fell back to levels not seen since the early 1900s.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2013

The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) to 820 quadrillion Btu. World energy consumption by fuel type, 2010-2040. Source: IEO2013. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. The decline was driven by a surge in shale gas supplies and more attractive renewable power that displaced coal. Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Industry could assist by exploring new business models such as vehicle leasing, which already makes up a share of US and UK vehicle markets. These findings indicate that government and industry need to more effectively communicate how BEVs can address both the financial concerns and social aspirations of potential adopters.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

They used a lot more coal than they originally admitted to, several hundred million tons more. Another major shift is that China has become a voracious energy importer, especially of coal and liquefied natural gas. Like the United States, China has become among the world’s largest importers of oil, gas and coal.

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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. Building every electrolyzer promised for 2030 would provide only about one-sixth of the green hydrogen required to meet climate targets, according to figures from the International Energy Agency in Paris. Yet many more are actually needed.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

The amount of renewable energy capacity added to energy systems around the world reached almost 510 gigawatts (GW), with solar accounting for 75% of additions, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest edition of the annual “Renewables 2023” report released today.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This involves the seamless blending of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power, into the overall energy infrastructure to meet the growing demand for clean and sustainable energy. Renewable energy integration refers to the process of efficiently incorporating renewable energy sources into existing energy systems.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

The Challenge of Intermittency and the Role of Batteries The transition to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power is gaining momentum globally. For instance, during periods of reduced solar irradiance or wind speed, traditional energy sources such as coal often experience a surge in production to meet demand.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

in 2010 to 21% by 2030, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). New policies are also needed to promote the uptake of renewable energy for heat and fuel applications in buildings, industry and transport. Mexico can increase the use of renewable energy in its energy mix from 4.4%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2013

Relying on a higher share of efficient, low-emission combined cycle power plants and wind energy could save €150 billion (US$200 billion) by 2030 while attaining the same CO 2 targets, Siemens says. High electricity rates are burdening private households and industry alike and threatening Germany’s competitiveness, the company noted.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2020

JetBlue also announced plans to start flying with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in mid-2020 on flights from San Francisco International Airport. Carbon offsetting is a bridge to other industry-wide environmental improvements such as fuel with lower emissions. These projects also create jobs and revenues for local communities.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

These investments are one reason why the International Energy Agency (IEA) in September insisted that there’s still hope to hold global temperature rise to 1.5 °C Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

The report does not include tax credits and loan guarantees in the estimates of capital and LCOE, with the exception of accelerated depreciation under the US Internal Revenue Service Modified Accelerated Capital Recovery System (MACRS). Representative Cost and Performance of Power Generation Technologies (2015). Source: EPRI.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Report highlights include: Cape Wind’s troubles. Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2023

But the focus is not on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that utilize electricity for propulsion, they’ll be developing internal combustion engines that burn hydrogen in lieu of gasoline — with the assumption benign that they’ll produce fewer carbon dioxide emissions. That seems to be the new trend. But such a breakthrough seems a long way off.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Geely’s Englon SC7 sedan was the first methanol-fueled car to receive approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. From 2009, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information, the pilot work of methanol gasoline implement is Shanxi province started.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

The electric vehicle industry is growing at a high pace these days. The technological advancements in this field attract people to work in this industry. Are you planning a job in electric vehicle industry? I consider the electric vehicle industry as a place where I could deliver the best of my knowledge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

The vast majority of US federal subsidies for fossil fuels and renewable energy from 2002-2008 supported fossil energy sources that emit high levels of greenhouse gases when used as fuel, according to research released on Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

In a speech at the National Press Club, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and will require a similar mobilization of innovation to enable the US to compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

billion in tax subsidies for oil, coal and gas industries. 123 million for wind energy. 100 million for industrial technologies. $55 Wind energy. Industrial technologies. Provides $668 million to Fossil Energy R&D for the ”Clean Coal Power Initiative.“ increase over FY 2010 estimates.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 21, 2022

Industrialization has caused worldwide pollution, but we all know creating easier solutions to what was once accomplished through human labor is how we continue to move forward. And just like other forms of green tech, EVs are ultimately less expensive to own and operate than internal combustion vehicles. Earth Day and Green Tech.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2021

This will include the “Wind Challenger”, a cargo ship design with a hard sail, which would reduce emissions by harnessing wind energy. MOL has been jointly studying the wind technology with cross-industrial partners. The first Wind Challenger is scheduled to be released in 2022.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 2, 2021

Well, as the automotive industry begins a long transition from combustion to electricity, there is arguably some utility in a metric that seems to offer a means of comparing the efficiency of an electric car with that of a conventional one. For an engineer, a question is immediately obvious.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by 70% by 2050 and completely phased-out by 2060 with a net positive economic outlook, according to new findings released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

To service oil and gas and other industrial customers in Texas and Louisiana, Shell is expanding its existing relationship with fuels and lubricants re-seller Martin Energy Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Martin Resource Management Corporation (MRMC). Image courtesy of Harvey Gulf International Marine. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

MARKAL was developed in a cooperative multinational project over a period of almost two decades by the Energy Technology Systems Analysis Programme (ETSAP) of the International Energy Agency. power plants and refineries) and in turn to the transportation, residential, industrial, and commercial end-use sectors.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

We all know the primary benefit of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) becoming a mainstream alternative to conventional internal combustion engines is to cut vehicle emissions. Currently power generation in Alberta is thermal-dominated with only four per cent wind power. However, what about the secondary effects?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The findings, published in the 21 September issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , are generally consistent with official Chinese government statistics and could bolster their credibility as international negotiations proceed on commitments of China and other nations to combat climate change. Munger, J. McElroy, M. Nielsen, C.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation. The Better Buildings Challenge targets helping American commercial and industrial buildings becoming at least 20% more energy efficient by 2020. Leading international efforts for GHG emission reductions and adaptation.

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