Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Global oil and gas companies are increasingly facing an uphill battle as global warming policies are taking their toll. Most analysts and market watchers are focusing on peak oil demand scenarios, but the reality could be much darker. This will, of course, come at a cost for energy-hungry regions or consumers.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2016
France-based Total is the first oil supermajor aggressively to enter new areas of business including solar plus storage and distributed generation, notes Lux Research in a new report : “Superpower Darwinism: What Big Oil Can and Cannot Do About Total’s Billion-Dollar Battery Move.”. It’s not just the battery anymore.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2014
While LNG is expected to be an early success, the picture becomes more diversified over time, as more than 20% of shipping could adopt hybrid propulsion solutions featuring batteries or other energy storage technologies, according to the paper. Ship electrification holds significant promise for more efficient use of energy.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
The fortunes of alternative energy have historically waxed and waned with the price levels of oil, gas, and other energy sources, rising when prices are high only to fall once they retreat. Base case economics for EVs in North America are very challenging, absent significant disruption in oil price or battery cost.
Green Car Congress
MAY 22, 2013
Extracting oil by fracking could stabilize the oil price over the next few years. In this context, the lithium-ion energy storage systems used in most of the EVs and PHEVs currently on the market are safety-critical components. This would make the cost disadvantage for alternative drives even worse.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Advance innovative technologies through new R&D investments: Building on Recovery Act investments, the President’s Budget proposes enhanced R&D investments in electric drive, batteries, and energy storage technologies. —One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015. One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 27, 2011
biofuels; CCS; on-grid energy storage; electric vehicle. reduction in fuel costs even with electricity prices doubled. and oil prices at $100/barrel, as well as shifting cash flows. away from foreign oil imports toward domestic purchases of. energy efficiency and design of new infrastructure in these.
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