Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

The climate crisis and the war against Ukraine are forcing us to push ahead with the energy transition at top speed. The hydrogen pilot project “KRUH2” of Open Grid Europe GmbH (OGE), which is also funded by the state of Lower Saxony, is located in the immediate vicinity on the company premises.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2023

Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. This is achieved through a mix of solar energy installed at the facility and green energy purchased from the grid.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Unlike those you may have grown accustomed to seeing, many of these stations don’t just charge electric cars—they can also send power from vehicle batteries to the local utility grid for use by homes and businesses. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. This is good for the grid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a clear impact on energy storage deployments in Europe. Germany and Australia are currently the leaders in this space, with sizeable markets in Japan and California as well. Co-located renewables-plus-storage projects, in particular solar-plus-storage, are becoming commonplace globally.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. The Ukraine war is playing havoc with energy pricing and market stability.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

NASA Battery Tech to Deliver for the Grid EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery cells are 1.8 The company is one of a growing group targeting grid-scale applications, particularly for solar installations. meters long, weigh 62 kilograms, and store 3 kilowatt-hours. John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images M. consumer,” reported Prachi Patel.

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EV Info

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

While all eyes are on Ukraine and Russia, Europe’s energy woes are largely self-made, not due to outside forces. These are the prices before potential conflict erupts in Ukraine and an already tight European gas market is turned completely upside down. Let’s look at the bigger picture: – What has Europe done? In the U.K.,

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