Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

Called the Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System (ESS), Pramac’s technology—which features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE batteries taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles—supplies zero-emission power where access to the grid supply is limited or unavailable.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2020

and Iwatani Corporation announced that Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R), which had been under construction in Namie town, Fukushima Prefecture since 2018, has been constructed with a solar-energy-powered 10MW-class hydrogen production unit, the largest in the world, at the end of February.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023, according to a new report, but 2024 will bring challenges to the industry. It’s the first time in 80 years that a renewable electricity source has accounted for over half of annual capacity additions to the grid. GW of new capacity, while nearly 800,000 Americans added solar to their homes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Highlights from the report include the following: To reach the 2045 target while electrifying other sectors to meet the state’s economy-wide climate goals, California will need to roughly triple its current electricity grid capacity. A clean electricity grid is necessary to achieve economywide carbon neutrality.

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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). Wind and solar grow from 7% of generation today to 48% by 2050.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Self-Generation Nation – Solar Sales Soar Amid Escalating Energy Costs. This resulted in significant demand placed on supply channels just as energy demand peaked , all while global economies were still bouncing back from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But why solar? While popular, solar is just one solution.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In its International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021), EIA projects that strong economic growth, particularly with developing economies in Asia, will drive global increases in energy consumption despite pandemic-related declines and long-term improvements in energy efficiency. —EIA Acting Administrator Stephen Nalley.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

While there, I spent some time checking out where they are on the path to electrifying transportation and greening their electrical grid. Brazil has the 12th largest economy in the world, just behind South Korea and Russia and just above Australia […].

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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.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

The aim of charge@work is to design a micro smart grid (MSG) capable of supplying the EV fleet with electricity produced exclusively from renewable sources. The MSG can be run in island mode in parallel to the grid operated by the local energy provider. The MSG is designed as a direct current (DC) grid. —Hannes Rose.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2013

to bolster its grid capacity amid rapid growth in power generation using renewable energy. The project cost will total an estimated ¥20 billion (US$200 million), with financial assistance expected from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The Nikkei reports that Hokkaido Electric Power Co.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National Laboratories, co-leads of the Heliostat Consortium , announced seven awardees from a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at achieving DOE’s goals for heliostat cost reduction, sustained multifaceted innovation, and improved solar field performance.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Researchers from Purdue University and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland are proposing a new integrated process involving the co-production of hydrogen and electricity from solar thermal energy—a concept they label “hydricity”. —Gençer et al. Emre Gençer, Dharik S. 1513488112.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Minerals and the materials derived from them are at the heart of energy transition strategies, and emerging markets and developing economies are the overwhelming providers. —Baker Institute report Need Nickel? Source: CES worldwide minerals trade visualization, [link] trade-dashboard.

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Driivz

MAY 15, 2023

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. Vehicle-to-building works much the same way but on a larger scale.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2019

million pilot project will involve the installation of a 220 kW electrolyzer and a 100 kW solar array at BOC’s Bulwer Island gas facility to produce green hydrogen via electrolysis, and will utilize the industrial gas equipment and infrastructure onsite. billion annually to the economy and create 2,800 jobs by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

Total Smart Grid costs. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has released a broad assessment of the costs and benefits to modernize the US electricity system and deploy the smart grid. The analysis updates EPRI’s 2004 EPRI assessment, which estimated the cost of implementing a smart grid at $165 billion. Source: EPRI.

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EPRI Grid Cost Of Gasoline-Electric 239

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2015

(MHI) successfully conducted ground demonstration testing of “wireless power transmission,” a new technology presently under development to serve as the core technology of space solar power systems (SSPS). In case of microwave based SSPS (M-SSPS), the solar energy must be converted to electricity and then converted to a microwave beam.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

At Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Ford launched a strategic collaboration with Haier (home appliance), Trina Solar (solar power) and Delta Electronics (power management) to introduce MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) to China, a holistic approach for lowering the energy costs and carbon footprint of Chinese families.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

in addition to Opus 12, they are: WILDCOAST (Imperial Beach, California) is working to secure a resilient coastline to help protect communities, economies and ecosystems from climate change impacts in the Gulf of California. Solar Sister (Great Falls, Virginia) invests in women’s enterprises in off-grid communities in Africa.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2018

TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; —have been selected by the Ministry for Economy, Transport and Infrastructure (METI) to receive grants under METI’s FY2018 Sustainable open Innovation Initiative (SII) to help fund “A Demonstrator Project for A Virtual Power Plant Utilizing Consumer Energy Resources (V2G Aggregator Project)”.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 1, 2022

It doesn’t need to charge from the electrical grid, which still uses fossil fuels. Unlike nearly every other camper on the face of the planet (this is the other exception I know of), the Stella Vita runs on sunlight. It doesn’t need anything […].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2011

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.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The rules were designed to clarify how battery storage systems are classified in the grid , as well as their role when they are combined with other renewable solutions such as solar and wind. As noted in a Renew Economy report, a good portion of Australia’s new and revised rules were actually welcomed.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This involves the seamless blending of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power, into the overall energy infrastructure to meet the growing demand for clean and sustainable energy. Intermittency Management: Intermittency refers to the variability of renewable energy sources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2020

But after the COVID-19 crisis brought large swathes of the world economy to a standstill in a matter of months, global investment is now expected to plummet by 20%, or almost $400 billion, compared with last year, according to the IEA’s World Energy Investment 2020 report. —Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Since it was formed as the ALABC 25 years ago, the Consortium for Battery Innovation has ushered in innovations including start-stop batteries to help reduce CO 2 emissions and boost fuel economy. Increasingly, lead batteries are supporting renewable energy including solar and wind farms and micro-grids.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

More than one generation, if not a bit longer, the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy. Current versions of renewable energy such as solar cells and windmills do far less damage to the environment than oil rigs, fracking, and strip mining, but they do damage the environment. We need off-grid and on-grid solutions.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 15, 2024

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2012

Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. Details of the three winning consortia are as follows: Solar Energy : The consortium’s research will focus on sustainable photovoltaics, multiscale concentrated solar power, and solar energy integration.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. IEEE Spectrum did its best to cover those developments, and these were the stories that our readers liked best.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

New York Offshore Wind Alliance director Fred Zalcman said, “With today’s announcement, the state has deftly navigated the economic headwinds of the post-COVID global economy and has decisively put the US offshore wind industry on a firmer and more inclusive footing while protecting consumer interests.” Get started here. –

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Alison Diaz (with scissors) along with ECHS staff and supporters about to cut the ribbon in front of Environmental Charter High School's new solar-powered greenhouse. Plants in black tubes behind the ECHS Science teacher are being fed by aquaponic system in the new solar-powered greenhouse. photo by Glenn Marzano).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

For example, hydrogen can be made by splitting water using solar or wind when power generation exceeds load, and it can contribute to grid stability and resilience. Hydrogen can also be used across sectors, and is an energy carrier that can unite energy resources.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

The company will also continue to increase fuel efficiency of its traditional internal combustion vehicles in accordance with regional fuel economy and greenhouse gas regulations. GM’s carbon-neutral commitment applies to its global product portfolio and owned operations. The new fast chargers will be powered by 100% renewable energy.

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