Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2023

In partnership with bound4blue , a developer of wind-assisted propulsion technology, Odfjell. a leader in the global market for seaborne transportation and storage of chemicals and other specialty bulk liquids, will install the innovative eSAIL system on a chemical tanker, making it the first tanker vessel to harness this technology.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

bp has been awarded the rights to develop two offshore wind projects in the German tender round, marking its entry into offshore wind in continental Europe. bp will lead the development, construction and operations of these fixed-bottom offshore wind projects, with grid connection targeted by end 2030.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

GW of global offshore wind was installed in 2020, down slightly from a record 6.24 More than half of the world’s fossil fuels have to stay buried to slow global warming. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. GW in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Gigastack project, led by ITM Power, Ørsted, Phillips 66 Limited and Element Energy, will show how renewable hydrogen derived from offshore wind can support the UK’s 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emission target. from an offshore wind farm—the process of producing hydrogen from water (electrolysis) can be decarbonized.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2019

Ferry operator Scandlines signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy Ltd, leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern wind propulsion technology, to install Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution on board the M/V Copenhagen , a hybrid passenger ferry. Illustration of Scandlines hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen with Rotor Sail.

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Electrek

APRIL 6, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Solar and wind led the record growth of renewables globally in 2020, according to IRENA. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. South Dakota wants to subsidize more EV charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars has entered into a power purchase agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, enabling Mercedes-Benz Cars to source electricity directly from wind farms in Germany, whose subsidies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) expire after 2020. The plan calls for 33.1 million kWh.

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2020

the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, announced its first newbuild order—the installation of a record five tilting Rotor Sails ( earlier post ) on board a large bulk carrier. Two Rotor Sails 30x5 are expected to reduce average fuel consumption on typical global shipping routes by 7-10%.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2017

a provider of low- maintenance, software-operated, and data-verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems, signed an agreement with Finnish shipping company Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution onboard the M/S Viking Grace , an LNG-fueled cruise ferry. Norsepower Oy Ltd., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

JANUARY 15, 2024

During the COP28 climate conference held in Dubai last month, world leaders from over 130 national governments agreed to set a goal to triple world renewable energy installations by 2030. There are still some big hurdles to overcome, including the difficult global macroeconomic environment.” “For In the U.S.,

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Electrek

AUGUST 26, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, the Kincardine Offshore Wind, is now installed. The IMF is undermining global climate goals by advising countries to invest in fossil fuels. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): German wind turbine maker Nordex unveils its first 6 MW onshore turbine. More than 200 health journals globally call for emergency climate change action. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Electrek

JULY 1, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): New Jersey approves US’s largest combined offshore wind project, Atlantic Shores and Ocean Wind II. Transitioning to clean energy will grow the global economy, as investments will pay off, reports IRENA. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2022

Our partnership perfectly combines our engineering excellence with Shell’s competence of a large global energy player. Green hydrogen will be produced for industry and the transport sector, with electricity coming from offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (Noord), by means of guarantees of origin.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The wind farm will power around 20,000 households. Statoil is proud to develop the world’s first floating wind farm. Production start is expected in late 2017.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Rendering: South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, Empire Wind Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 and Eversource and Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind previously canceled their offshore wind contracts with New York, but now they’re back. Sunrise Wind is scheduled to come online in 2026, and Empire Wind in 2027.

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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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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A global renewable energy employment report released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency ( IRENA ) and the International Labour Organization ( ILO ) reveals which countries are leading the world in wind and solar manufacturing and installation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has set in motion the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major sector this year—from fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency—the International Energy Agency said in a new report.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Photo: WindFloat Atlantic WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – has now been online for three years and continues to break its own power output records. The offshore wind farm sits 20 km off the coast of Portugal in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, north of Porto.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2018

BP Wind Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Rolling Thunder I Power Partners LLC, has signed a purchase agreement to install a high-storage battery at its Titan 1 Wind Farm in South Dakota. Situated on 7,500 acres in Hand County, Titan 1 Wind Farm is wholly owned and operated by BP Wind Energy.

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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

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). Wind project financing was up 16% from 1H 2021, at $84 billion.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

American Superconductor Corporation ( AMSC ), a global power technologies company, announced in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 on 15 June that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2023

&mdashJames Marshall, CEO of Berge Bulk Retrofitting alternative fuel capability to the global fleet is going to be critical if we are to achieve our sustainability goals. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman, President and CEO Wind power. Berge Bulk will install Anemoi Rotor Sails on vessels in its fleet. —Christopher J.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2023

meters in height that can be fitted to the deck of cargo ships to harness the power of wind. The installation of the wings took place at the COSCO shipyard in China and the Pyxis Ocean is now on the water, conducting her maiden voyage. —John Cooper, CEO, BAR Technologies On an average global route, WindWings can save 1.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

General Motors has made its largest renewable energy procurement to date, purchasing enough wind power to equal the electricity needs of 16 of its US facilities, including business offices in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, a major assembly and stamping complex in Arlington, Texas, and 13 parts warehouses east of the Mississippi River.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2013

announced an agreement with Juhl Wind , Inc. to develop, install, and operate two utility-scale wind turbines (each rated at about 2MW) to generate electricity for the plant’s operations. The two wind turbines will supply up to approximately 10% of the plant’s electricity. Honda Transmission Mfg. of America, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

At its Global Technology Day in Friedrichshafen, ZF presented the electric concept vehicle EVbeat, which is designed for maximum compactness, low weight, and maximum efficiency in real operation. E-Motor Stator with new braided winding. Essential for this is the electric motor with a new cooling concept and a new winding technology.

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EV Obssesion

MAY 15, 2021

the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, today announced the installation of five tilting Rotor Sails on board a new-build Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) chartered by Vale, the Brazilian mining company. HELSINKI – 13th May 2021: Norsepower Oy Ltd.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

This system will be installed in the Eurus Tashirotai Wind Farm by Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, and the four companies will begin a collaborative verification project around fall of this year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2021

A rotor sail is a tall rotating cylindrical column on the deck of a ship that provides propulsion from the wind. When wind meets the spinning Rotor Sail, the air flow accelerates on one side of the Rotor Sail and decelerates on the opposite side of the Rotor Sail. Rotor sail technology is based on the Magnus effect. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2022

A new Offshore Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) being built for Dutch contracting company Van Oord at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable of operating with methanol. Furthermore, the global supply infrastructure is already established.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 2, 2024

Photo: Tesla Without EVs, solar, wind, and nuclear, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis shows. Renewables curbed emissions rise in 2023 The bad news is that energy-related emissions rose in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The Rotor Sails deliver auxiliary wind propulsion to the vessel—which has operated in conditions ranging from tropical climate to arctic conditions in Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia—thereby optimizing energy efficiency and reducing fuel consumption. The Rotor Sails were installed onboard Maersk Pelican in August 2018.

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