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“Project Volt Gas Volt” proposes long-term financing plan to support widespread implementation of power-to-gas systems

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Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. The concept is the same embodied in Audi’s e-gas project ( earlier post ), to which the VGV proposal makes continued reference.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Charged : Does the bill refer to both of those options or does it leave it open? Gregory Poilasne: The bill is agnostic.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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billion of final investment decisions on offshore wind projects in Europe. A continuing sharp decline in technology costs—particularly in solar but also in wind—meant that every dollar invested in renewable energy bought significantly more generating capacity in 2014. Investment in Europe advanced less than 1% to $57.5

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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If you don’t build something like that, people can’t refer to it. Those guys don’t have the wherewithal to finance a battery-electric truck that costs twice as much as a diesel truck, and they’re usually buying third- or fourth-owner diesels anyway, that are super-cheap. So WattEV is going to offer truck-as-a-service.

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Why are some EV chargers more expensive than others?

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It supports organisations through grants and finances via OZEV or EVHS funding. Almost all EV chargers on sale today in the UK are “Type 2” Type 2 refers to the type of plug that the charger uses. A CSS system used in America and Europe and a proprietary connector. Commercial drivers use these chargers.

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Drive Electric Submission: Auckland Transport Parking Strategy

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We note the AT parking strategy consultation refers to transport objectives on p.35. AT’s parking strategy, particularly around the provision of charging infrastructure, must be aligned to that government strategy as well as the targets referred to in recommendations 1 and 2 above. See the UK charging strategy for more information.