Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses. trillion being invested globally in new power generation capacity between 2018 and 2050, with $8.4 trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2022

It also specifies that the installed systems could be scaled up as demand for hydrogen grows. A key factor underlying the agreement is our system’s unique capability to double or more in capacity without requiring the installation of costly additional electrical and other equipment. —Andrew T.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

However, the Xi’an-based solar panel maker disputed the 30% figure and said job reductions would amount to around 5% of its workforce. China leads global solar manufacturing by far, and a glut of solar panels has meant that solar panel prices plummeted last year, so solar panel makers have had to sell at or below production costs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. Until recently, the Chengdu plant already sourced 70% of its electricity from renewable sources.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy. More than 300 global companies are participating. Hyundai Motor and Kia, along with Hyundai Mobis Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

Energy storage installations around the world will multiply exponentially, from a modest 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). Global cumulative energy storage installations. Source: BloombergNEF.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

Chevrolet, in what it is calling its Green Zone initiative, will install solar-powered electric charging stations for its Volts at dealerships in North America. are the first US dealerships to complete their solar charging capability by installing Green Zones on their property. American Chevrolet in Modesto, Calif.,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The latest IEA Outlook report asserts that global EV sales are set to remain “robust” in 2024, reaching around 17 million by the end of the year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2023

—Vincent Begon, General Manager Aviation Lubricants, Shell Aviation Across Shell’s entire global lubricants business the measures implemented to avoid and reduce carbon emissions include: Increasing the use of re-refined base oils.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining?

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

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on India’s first fully vertically integrated solar plant. It will produce First Solar’s Series 7 solar panels that are developed at its US R&D centers and optimized for the Indian market.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Self-Generation Nation – Solar Sales Soar Amid Escalating Energy Costs. Even prior to the catastrophic impact caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices were creeping up and unprecedented demand was beginning to put pressure on available supply. But why solar? While popular, solar is just one solution.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This time, Tesla and Octopus Energy are seeking to supply “inexpensive green electricity” to homeowners in Germany who install solar panels and Powerwall 2 batteries in their homes. . According to Reuters , the Tesla electricity tariff is a service that enables homeowners to top-up their power supply.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2022

Global investment in renewable energy totaled $226 billion in the first half of 2022, setting a new record for the first six months of a year, according to Renewable Energy Investment Tracker 2H 2022, a new report published by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). The 2Q figure, at $3.9 —Nannan Kou, BNEF’s head of China analysis.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Global solar energy supplies are growing rapidly, with nearly 10 times as much solar capacity installed today as there was a decade ago. But even as the glossy rectangles become increasingly cheaper and ubiquitous, solar PV alone can't solve the nagging question: What to do when the sun isn't shining?

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Including cars, trucks, commercial aircraft, and railroads, transportation was responsible for 29% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2021 and 20% of emissions globally. Here’s what you need to know about planning, or “roadmapping,” an EV supply equipment installation at your airport.

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2021

Dozens of solar farms in the country’s southeastern region are slated to use “ hydrogen batteries ” in coming years. Operators can use the systems to store energy from solar panels and deliver power to the grid during cloudy days or at night. All together they’ll represent a 300-megawatt solar installation.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Tootbus is currently operating buses that run on hydrotreated vegetable oil but is adopting BEV and solar technology with VEV’s help. To reach these sustainability goals, Tootbus has partnered with VEV, a subsidiary of Vitol – a global energy and commodities company – to utilize its end-to-end fleet electrification solutions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. The program runs from 2 March to 30 April 2021, while supplies last. Audi aims to achieve net CO 2 neutrality globally across the lifecycle of its vehicles by 2050. 2021 Audi e-tron.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Mobility company Transdev , through its subsidiary Proxiway, which specializes in car sharing, has launched, in partnership with the Toshiba group, an innovative car sharing service using solar energy and quick-charge points in the eco-district of La Confluence, Lyon, France. The project will run for two years until December 2015.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

Global tech company Hitachi Energy’s order backlog has more than tripled to over $30 billion since 2020. billion investment announced in April to ramp up global transformer production. Integrating more renewable energy sources like solar and wind requires a secure and flexible grid infrastructure. This complements its $1.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

Ranges of global technical potentials of renewable energy sources derived from studies analyzed in SRREN report. Biomass and solar are shown as primary energy due to their multiple uses. 77% is up from just under 13% of the total primary energy supply of around 490 Exajoules in 2008. Source: SRREN. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

Stardust Power , a lithium refiner supplying the EV sector, is going to build the US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery in Oklahoma. In November, Stardust Power announced it was set to list on the Nasdaq through a SPAC deal with acquisition company Global Partner Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: GPAC). Get started here. –ad*

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e., Source: IEA.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The falling cost of batteries is set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world in the years from now to 2040, according to the latest annual forecast from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). The global energy storage market will grow to a cumulative 942GW/2,857GWh by 2040, attracting $1.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

by Steven Pleging, CEO/President of Quantum Solar Power Corp. I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

and 4R Energy Corporation, a joint venture established by Nissan and Sumitomo Corporation in September 2010 to explore second-life applications for automotive battery packs ( earlier post ), have developed a charging system for electric vehicles that combines a solar power generation system with high-capacity lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

This award marks the first Advanced Class Gas Turbines in the industry specifically designed and purchased as part of a comprehensive plan to sequentially transition from coal, to natural gas and finally to renewable hydrogen fuel, and creates a roadmap for the global industry to follow.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

TECO 2030 ( earlier post ) is aiming to establish Norway’s first large-scale production of fuel cells, optimized to be the heart of hydrogen-powered ships and other heavy-duty installations. TECO 2030 originates from the TECO Maritime Group, which has provided technology and service to the global shipping industry for more than 25 years.

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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. The project also includes a hydrogen refueling station in Brisbane.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

Honda will also further pursue the utilization of local resources, which includes strengthening our collaboration with CATL for the supply of batteries. Honda further commits to supplying its operations with 100% renewable energy and has begun taking steps to achieving this goal. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. To date, Honda has installed 7.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2019

Last month, the Committee on Climate Change published a report— Net Zero: The UK’s Contribution to Stopping Global Warming —which concluded that “net zero is necessary, feasible and cost effective.” If CdTe-type photovoltaic power is used, that would consume over thirty years of current annual tellurium supply.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 –and that means it has a real chance of achieving the goal set by governments at the COP28 climate change conference of tripling global capacity by 2030. The increases in renewable energy capacity in the US, Europe, and Brazil also hit all-time highs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

An important part of Volvo Trucks’ sustainability strategy is to reduce CO 2 from our own operations globally and putting the Volvo VNR Electric to work, servicing our NRV operations. The Volvo VNR Electric model entered serial production at NRV earlier this year. Volvo VNR Electric NRV zero-emissions logistics transport vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2019

HDF Energy’s Renewstable power plant is a multi-MW baseload system enabling large-scale storage of intermittent renewable wind or solar energy in the form of hydrogen through the process of electrolysis as well as electricity generation using that hydrogen feedstock together with a fuel cell system.

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