Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. California draws more than 20% of its electricity from solar and approximately 7% from wind, with more VRE coming online rapidly. Much of this information was publicly available.

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Electrek

JULY 26, 2023

Wind, solar, and nuclear generated up to 55% of total power in Texas in the record-breaking end-of-June heat – keeping the natural gas share below 50%. more… The post Thanks to wind and solar, Texas has kept the power on and the costs down appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Office of Electricity (OE) plan to fund (DE-FOA-0003241) research to drive innovation and reduce costs of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) voltage source converter (VSC) transmission systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2021

The Biden Administration announced a series of measures to support rapid offshore wind deployment, including designation of a new wind energy area and targeting the deployment of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. New Wind Energy Area. Deploying 30 GW of Offshore Wind by 2030.

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Electrek

AUGUST 12, 2022

Scientists have come up with a way to make wind farms more energy efficient, and it doesn’t require new investment. The post This new innovation boosts wind farm energy output yet costs nothing appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2023

Horizon Robotics , a leading provider of energy-efficient computing solutions for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in consumer vehicles, has formed a strategic partnership with Aptiv PLC and its subsidiary Wind River in China. Aptiv acquired Wind River in 2022.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Researchers at Fraunhofer IFAM have developed a casting technique that can be used to produce lightweight aluminum windings with a higher groove fill factor to replace copper windings in electric motors. Among the results with the aluminum windings: The groove fill factor could be increased from 32 to 60%. © Fraunhofer IFAM.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities that will supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required to produce low-emissions steel in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

The cost of new-build onshore wind has risen 7% year on year, and fixed-axis solar has jumped 14%, according to the latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019. The latter cost at $74 and $81 per MWh, respectively.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 1, 2023

Find out how we can address the financial obstacles preventing the widespread acceleration of offshore wind power. The post Reducing the offshore wind power cost-barrier globally appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

wind farm in the North Sea and the hydrogen produced will be used in the refinery.?. Renewable hydrogen has to become cost ?competitive —Martin Neubert, executive vice president and CEO of offshore wind, Ørsted. ??. megawatt (MW) electrolyzer and associated infrastructure at bp’s Lingen Refinery in north-?west

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2022

From a materials point of view, each of these typically uses a stationary stator with copper windings; the difference is in the rotor construction. Induction motors use a copper cage or windings on the rotor and use an asynchronous operating principle. The first is the dominance of China’s domestic electric car market.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has big problems, and it’s going to cost the company billions – what’s wrong with its onshore wind turbines? more… The post What’s the problem with Siemens Gamesa’s onshore wind turbines? Update] appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The ULSTEIN J102 zero emission wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), can operate 75% of the time in zero emission mode. Using readily available technology, the additional cost is limited to less than 5% of the total CAPEX. The downside however of a high-power battery energy storage system (BESS) is the heavy weight and cost.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2021

Carbon Clean, a developer of low-cost carbon capture technology, has entered into an agreement with power-to-fuels developer Liquid Wind. Within the Liquid Wind facility, the CO 2 will then be combined with renewable hydrogen to form the carbon-neutral liquid fuel, eMethanol. The partnership has ambitions for future sites.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2023

A new €4-million research project funded by the EU is seeking to develop a lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense permanent magnet eMotor for electric vehicles (EVs). The consortium of eight European partners in the HEFT project is led by Mondragan University and includes GKN Automotive.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Naturgy and Enagás are studying the production of green hydrogen from a 250MW floating offshore wind farm and another 100MW onshore wind farm in Asturias (Spain) for industrial consumption in this Autonomous Region.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2019

For most of their history, the knock on renewable wind and solar power is that they cost more than fossil fuels. But that's what's happening with renewable energy now, according to a new report published by Energy Innovation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

This year has brought a significant shift in the generating cost comparison between renewable energy and fossil fuels, according to detailed analysis by technology and region, published this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. —Seb Henbest, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at BNEF.

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Innovation News Network

MARCH 6, 2024

Learn how advanced technology certification can help speed up global deployment of cost-effective offshore floating wind. The post The importance of technology certification for growing investor confidence in floating wind power appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2022

While production costs of around €4.00 per kilogram are possible in northern Germany, hydrogen imported from Tunisia, for example, would cost at least €4.70 In the case of direct use, local hydrogen has an economic advantage due to the elimination of transport and conversion costs.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The average cost of a Li-ion battery cell—used to power electric vehicles and to provide flexibility in the power grid as more renewables, such as solar and wind, are added will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. Cost is the name of the game.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Lazard reports that new wind farms in the U.S. Producing renewable electricity is cheaper than running old coal plants, a new report from investment firm Lazard shows.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. —Weis et al.

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Electrek

AUGUST 9, 2023

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has big problems, and it’s going to cost the company billions – what’s wrong with its onshore wind turbines? more… The post What’s the problem with Siemens Gamesa’s onshore wind turbines? appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MAY 6, 2021

The costs of most existing coal-fired power plants in the US are now more expensive than the total costs of wind and solar as a result of their plunging costs, according to a new study. more… The post Coal is losing the price war to wind and solar faster than anticipated appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2022

The Biden administration announced this week that it will cut the cost of building wind and solar on US public land by 50%. The post Biden administration slashes rent by 50% on US public land for wind and solar appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

Distributed wind energy systems are commonly installed on residential, agricultural, commercial, institutional, and industrial sites, connected either physically or virtually on the customer side of the meter (to serve on-site load) or directly to the local distribution or micro grid (to support local grid operations or offset nearby loads).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2019

Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs will result in a grid nearly half-powered by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the latest projections from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Each year, NEO compares the costs of competing energy technologies through a levelized cost of energy analysis.

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Teslarati

MARCH 30, 2023

Mercedes has announced a new wind power deal to ensure it reaches carbon neutrality as soon as possible. Still, one of the most involved has been Mercedes, which has invested heavily in massive wind and solar projects to power its European operations. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Growth of wind and solar power has saved the European Union (EU) €12 billion in avoided gas costs since Russia invaded Ukraine, according to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember. more… The post Growth of wind and solar has saved the EU €12 billion since Russia invaded Ukraine appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The Volkswagen brand opened a new Wind Tunnel Efficiency Center in Wolfsburg, which is one of the most modern and efficient in the industry. Vehicles can be tested at wind speeds of up to 250 km/h (155 mph), simulating real traffic conditions with a view to reducing drag, fuel consumption and emissions. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The decision triggers investments of around NOK 2 billion (US$238 million), realizing a 60-70% cost reduction per MW from the Hywind demo project in Norway.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

This year’s outlook is the first to highlight the significant impact that falling battery costs will have on the electricity mix over the coming decades. trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5 The result will be renewables eating up more and more of the existing market for coal, gas and nuclear. NEO 2018 sees $11.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2021

the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, announced the installation of five tilting Rotor Sails ( earlier post ) on board a new-build Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) chartered by Vale, the Brazilian mining company. Norsepower Oy Ltd.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2017

The DNV GL-led joint industry project, WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection), has completed its first phase and determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection. WIN WIN uses a floating wind turbine as a platform for an autonomous water injection system.

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