Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

An analysis of near-term spending plans on renewables by the biggest oil and gas companies shows that real investments in renewable energy will continue to pale in comparison to capex plans for greenfield fossil fuel projects. Equinor has announced plans to invest $10B into clean energy by 2025, mostly through its offshore wind portfolio.

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Oil Renewable Wind Gas-Electric 418

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar). Their results showed that in comparison with gasoline mode, CO emitted in methanol mode decreased 11.2%. —Wang et al.

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

A hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle has already appeared in southern California showrooms. In August 2014, Hyundai’s ix35 fuel cell model was driven a record distance for a hydrogen-powered production car on a single tank, covering 435 miles across three Scandinavian countries.

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Fuel Electric Vehicles Market Hydrogen 281

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

An example, she says, is the task of balancing energy flows in the power grid. At the depot, the spent fuel could be recharged with electricity from any source—solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear, or fossil fuels. In comparison, lithium-ion batteries cost around $138/kWh. and an expert in flow batteries.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 145

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Wind : Nordex. Electrolyzer companies: ELT Elektrolyse Technik, Hydrogenics, Hydrogen Technologies, Proton Energy Systems. Governmental organizations: European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, NOW GmbH. In the study, the economic comparison between powertrains is based on the total cost of ownership (TCO).

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Plug-in PHEV Transportation Plug 244

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. How about a car-mounted wind-generator?

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37