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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. Data from this forecast is downloaded to the OnStar cloud, or Advanced Telematics Operating Management System (ATOMS). Wind accounted for 2.3%. EIA forecasts that the mix in 2035 will shift to include 39% coal; 27% natural gas; and 16% renewables.

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Audi Environmental Foundation, TUB developing microplastics filter for tire wear particles

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From there, it is blown into the environment by the wind, or is washed by the rain as urban runoff through the sewers into the soil and rivers and ultimately the oceans. Together with the TUB Department of Urban Water Management, the Audi Environmental Foundation is developing an innovative new filter concept for urban runoff.

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Pike Research Forecasts Energy Storage Ancillary Services Market to Reach $6.6 Billion by 2019

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A new report from Pike Research, Energy Storage Systems for Ancillary Services , forecasts that global investment in ancillary services systems for electric power will grow from $227 million in 2010 to $6.6 billion by 2019.

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Bosch to begin developing electrolyzer components; €500M investment by end of decade

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Ideally, the electricity for this purpose is generated from renewable sources such as wind or photovoltaic power, in which case the result is known as “green hydrogen”. Bosch is also working on service concepts that will include the recycling of components in order to promote a circular economy.

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Audi unveils e-gas project: synthetic methane from the methanation of green hydrogen; series production of CNG models in 2013 powered by e-gas

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Respectively, each one is suitable for a very different type of drive concept: for electric cars, fuel-cell vehicles and CNG vehicles. The e-gas project consists of two main components: Audi is contributing to the construction of offshore North Sea wind turbines which will generate clean power,that is then fed into the public power grid.

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These Courses Will Sharpen Your Knowledge On 6 Emerging Technologies

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With 15 billion devices now connected to the IoT worldwide—and the number forecast to double by 2030 —the need to protect cloud-based, Internet-connected hardware and associated networks has never been greater. Two-thirds of this population live in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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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. The country should give greater priority to high-efficiency combined cycle power plants and wind power, the company suggests.

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