article thumbnail

Vancouver-based Ceylon Graphite granted industrial mining licence for M1 mining project in Sri Lanka

Green Car Congress

Although during the 2010s Sri Lanka has one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, it has tumbled into the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, with spiraling inflation, and shortages of food, fuel and medicine. K1 is Ceylon Graphite’s first exploration project and operates under the Sarcon Development legal umbrella.

Sri Lanka 417
article thumbnail

Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

Green Car Congress

Metz and Janelle London finds that state vehicle electrification mandates can withstand legal challenges based on federal preemption if they are based solely on reasons for transitioning to electric vehicles that are within the state's authority. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v.

article thumbnail

EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

Green Car Congress

The European Commission is proposing modernizing EU legislation on batteries; this would be the first initiative delivered among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. Other batteries—industrial, automotive or electric vehicle ones—have to be collected in full.

Batteries 359
article thumbnail

Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

Green Car Congress

In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. Electric grids require balance in order to function properly. Energy storage on the grid is reaching a turning point. Earlier post.).

article thumbnail

Get H2 partners propose green hydrogen pipeline in Europe

Green Car Congress

Most of the transport will take place via existing gas grid lines (shown in orange), which will be converted to hydrogen transport. The companies want to push ahead with the development of a hydrogen economy. In Lingen (Emsland) RWE produces green hydrogen via an electrolysis plant.

Hydrogen 435
article thumbnail

New “50 by 50” Commission seeks to halve US transportation energy use by 2050

Green Car Congress

Scott Keogh, President, Audi of America (Co-Chair); Dean Seavers, President, National Grid U.S. automation and the sharing economy). Founded in 1977, the Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit, bipartisan alliance of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders working to expand the economy while using less energy.

article thumbnail

Opel bringing Ampera with special nav system and Meriva EVs to iZEUS project on intelligent electric driving and recharging

Green Car Congress

The iZEUS project on the consumer-oriented integration of electric energy networks and transportation Project is funded by the German Ministry for Economy and Transport Rüsselsheim/Stuttgart. These vehicles already provided insights into bi-directional loading and integration in a smart grid in the earlier MeRegioMobil project.

Recharge 210