Remove Environment Remove France Remove Installation Remove Solar
article thumbnail

Video Friday: RACER Heavy

Cars That Think

Eurobot Open 2024 : 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCE ICRA 2024 : 13–17 May 2024, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN RoboCup 2024 : 17–22 July 2024, EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS Cybathlon 2024 : 25–27 October 2024, ZURICH Enjoy today’s videos! Paper ] Charge Robotics is building robots that automate the most labor-intensive parts of solar construction.

article thumbnail

Renault aims to be first European carmaker to recycle batteries on mass scale

Baua Electric

“In Europe, there is currently… nobody who can claim to recycle used batteries in a closed-loop to reproduce nickel, cobalt and lithium to make new batteries,” said Jean-Philippe Bahuaud, CEO Renault’s environment unit, called The Future Is Neutral (TFIN), which was launched in 2022. Get started here.

article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Although they are targeting an initial implementation France, they see it as broadly applicable. Further, they note, France is unique in that its nuclear plants cannot use all the electricity they could generate, for lack of demand. Lepage and Bell propose establishing a 30-year “Green Redemption Fund” in France to support VGV.

Volt 334
article thumbnail

Leading UK scientists set out resource challenge of meeting EV targets by 2050

Green Car Congress

With a capacity factor of only ~10%, the UK would require ~72GW of photovoltaic input to fuel the EV fleet; over five times the current installed capacity. Both these wind turbine and solar generation options for the added electrical power generation capacity have substantial demands for steel, aluminium, cement and glass.

article thumbnail

Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

Green Car Congress

This entity will offer a simple, fast and cost-optimized logistics scheme thanks to industrial management in the factory, for the Île-de-France commercial network (RRG, dealerships, Renault Occasions/RVO). Optimizing the battery’s life cycle is a crucial issue for the development of the sector and limiting its impact on the environment.

Economy 397
article thumbnail

Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Cars That Think

Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. In France, for example, the hydrogen producer Lhyfe is operating a pilot project called SEM-REV off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, which has been producing small amounts of hydrogen since September 2022. To meet such targets, it’ll be necessary to build, and build fast.

Wind 88
article thumbnail

Solar EV Charging – An Emerging Charging Method

Push EVs

These gases not only pollute the environment but are also harmful to the human body. On June 9, the EU assembly voted in Strasbourg, France to require automakers to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 100 percent by the middle of the next decade. Solar EV Charging. In most cases, solar EV charging costs less than grid charging.

Solar 52