Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2012

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Approximately 40% of Spain’s energy consumption is in the transportation sector, and the bulk of that energy derives from fossil fuels. MHI), Hitachi, Ltd.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Photo: HANSAINVEST Real Assets A 605 megawatt (MW) project in Germany has claimed the title of Europe’s largest solar farm, bumping a PV plant in Spain out of the top spot. MoveOn Energy, the solar farm’s developer , will install a further 45 MW of power on its own behalf and connect that to the grid by summer 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2021

The H24All project, led by a consortium of fifteen partners, has presented an application for European Green Deal funding to develop Europe’s first 100 megawatt (MW) alkaline electrolyzer plant, which will be connected to a Repsol industrial site.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Toshiba Corporation has received an order to supply a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) for a power frequency regulation project in Hamilton, Ohio. The project will be carried out by Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and Renewable Energy Systems Americas, a US renewable energy developer.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2020

The energy comes from a lithium-ion battery in the underbody of the vehicle. In thrust or brake mode, the mechanical rotational movement is converted into electric energy and is used to charge the high-voltage battery (recuperation). The electric drive train (eATS) sits on the front axle and reaches a peak power of 150 kW (204 hp).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Nebrija University (Spain) students undertook the redesign and technological improvement of a car of the Sodicars team that took part in the 2023 Dakar Rally in the top-class category (T1).The

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2014

The Rapitán & Rapitán Sport will be powered by a 40 kW air-cooled brushless induction motor delivering 125 N·m (92 lb-ft) of torque, and a Li-ion battery-based energy storage system. The original Bultaco, based in Spain, manufactured a line of two-stroke racing motorcycles from its founding in 1958 to its dissolution in 1983.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Regenerative braking technology captures up to 90% of the energy normally lost during braking to replenish the battery. The first hybrid electric vehicle manufactured by Ford in Europe, the Mondeo Hybrid is assembled alongside the gasoline- and diesel-engine Mondeo range at Ford’s facility in Valencia, Spain.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2011

Alstom has taken a 40% equity share in Scottish renewable energy company AWS Ocean Energy , representing Alstom’s entry to the wave energy market. The turbines are directly connected to generators that produce electricity. today to around 30% by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2012

Göteborg Energi, the electricity provider for the City of Gothenburg, awarded a contract to Opbrid SL (Granada, Spain) to provide two Opbrid B?sbaar The plug-in hybrid bus is based on the existing Volvo 7900 hybrid bus design, but with the addition of a larger, energy-optimized battery and the ability to connect to the Opbrid B?sbaar

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid and C-MAX Hybrid are based on the new Ford C-MAX five-passenger multi-activity vehicle. Both the C-MAX Energi and C-MAX Hybrid models will be built alongside the all-new 2012 Ford Focus and Focus Electric at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2015

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. Earlier post.). Endesa 10 kW bidirectional charging point for EVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Funded by Ford, the trial will initially run for 12 months, in cooperation with municipal fleets serving the public sector, complementing testing in London, UK and Valencia, Spain with larger fleets and small-to-medium fleets respectively. Ford recognizes Cologne as a city of strategic importance regarding future mobility.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

environmental program remains on track to meet its 2018 goals of reducing energy and water consumption as well as the share in waste, CO 2 and solvent emissions at all Volkswagen plants throughout the world by 25% compared with 2010 levels by 2018. The Volkswagen brand’s “Think Blue.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators. The connected PHEVs will then automatically switch to low-emission mode when they enter these updated zones.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The company projects that the technology could be a reality in 2020, and would allow electric vehicle users to sell surplus energy. Connection of the EV to the grid has been carried out using models that are compatible with the established standards, so that this system can be tested in all commercial vehicles equipped with this technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2013

The Leon Verde (“Green”) prototype is the culmination of the four-year Cenit Verde research project in Spain, and was presented at the official closing event of the project. The system detects when overall energy consumption is low on the grid, and incentivises, by way of lower costs, charging during these times.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

The Smarter Cities solutions will build on IBM’s Smarter Cities expertise ( earlier post ) and “big data” analysis capabilities combined with Deutsche Telekom’s global Machine-to-Machine ( M2M ) capabilities, which include M2M solutions integration and advanced network connectivity. an “Internet of Things.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The vessel is being built at GONDAN Shipbuilders, in Asturias, Spain, and the order with Wärtsilä was booked in December 2017. In addition, the installed onshore electrical connection will give the tug the flexibility to re-charge the energy storage system, even when the tug is berthed at the quay. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

liter EcoBlue diesel with more powerful 185 PS variant, a segment-first diesel mild hybrid powertrain option, and advanced new connectivity and driver assistance features. Three selectable EV modes enable the driver to choose how and when to use the available battery charge: EV Auto – default setting determines how to use the energy sources.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Air Products has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Clean Energy Partnership in Berlin, and the plan aims to extend the existing infrastructure up to 50 fueling stations by 2015. The hydrogen used to power the vehicles is produced as a by-product of industrial process and brought to the site in a tanker.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Tesla and its partner Octopus Energy Germany recently rolled out retail utility services in two large German states. The German initiative comes on the heels of a similar rollout through Octopus Energy last November in the United Kingdom. Harmony Energy seems pretty pleased. kWh battery wall unit. kWh battery wall unit.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict. We measure access to electricity no better than we do the rate of literacy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The study therefore provides a much-needed European-wide assessment and further identifies the risks and opportunities in seven major production countries for automotive components (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Czechia, Poland, and Romania). —Henning Rennert, Partner at PwC Strategy& Germany.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

Then, when you want to use that energy stored in the EV’s battery for a house or send it back to the grid, the DC electricity used in the car logically has to be converted back to AC electricity. This is done using data connections between the EV and the charger. But where exactly does the energy go when it’s flowing out of your car?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles. Göteborg Energi.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2013

The new solar park is an integral part of Volkswagen’s worldwide sustainability strategy, which includes generating more power within the Group from renewable energy sources, said Volkswagen Group Officer for the Environment, Energy and New Business Areas, Wolfram Thomas. We are increasing the share of green energy in a modular way.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Spain has set a goal of 250,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2014. Promote lower energy use, and rates, through decoupling. All three regions have established targets for EV registrations.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2022

Two of the world’s leading classification societies—DNV and Lloyd’s Register—have recertified Leclanché’s Marine Rack System (MRS-2) for operation using the company’s latest high energy 65 Ah lithium-ion pouch cells. MWh Leclanché battery systems, in the Mediterranean Sea connecting Italy, Malta and Spain.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

This significant announcement coincides with International Women’s Day, a momentous occasion that not only empowers women but also acknowledges the connection between personal autonomy and automobiles in many countries. Sara Soria, Spain. And because it offers bi-directional charging and ultra-fast 800-volt charging.”

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

HAC’s IEEE SIGHT program, which helps connect IEEE members with underserved communities and local organizations for work on sustainable development projects, now has almost 25,000 members. The committee also for the first time awarded funding for projects in Fiji and Spain. COLLABORATIONS The committee participated in several U.N.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

A development team from CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, in collaboration with international research partners, have successfully used ceramic membrane technology to develop a scalable hydrogen generator that makes hydrogen from electricity and fuels including natural gas, biogas and ammonia with near zero energy loss.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

The energy saving resulting from such a road train is expected to be in the region of 20%, depending upon vehicle spacing and geometry. Tags: Connected vehicles Fuel Efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

6,028 people were questioned across six European countries; Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. eCoMove (Cooperative Mobility Systems and Services for Energy Efficiency)—a joint consortium of automotive industry, fleet operators and traffic management providers supported by the European Commission that began in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2013

Siemens is currently installing the first Sitras SES (stationary energy storage) Energy Storage Unit with supercapacitor technology in the US on the new TriMet Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Line. The 27 retrofitted vehicles are being paired with non-capacitor equipped vehicles so that stored energy can be used by both vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Spain-based Ingeteam develops devices for electrical quantity measurement and equipment for process automation and control of electrical machines. the largest privately held global provider of electrical wiring devices, data connectivity solutions, and lighting energy management systems, has developed the evr-green Home Charging Station line.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

Low slippage with the lock-up clutch creates a direct connection at the accelerator pedal and thus high agility. The new electromechanical power steering system, for example, requires energy only when the steering wheel is turned. Tires optimized for minimum rolling resistance require less energy to rotate them. Auxiliaries.

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