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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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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. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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The US installed more solar in Q1 2024 than it did in all of 2018

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Photo: Cypress Creek Renewables In Q1 2024, the US saw the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in its history, bringing its total installed capacity to 200 GW. Wood Mackenzie now projects that the US solar industry will install another 40 GW in 2024. A record-setting 11.8 GW in Q1 2024 compared to 15.6 GW in Q4 2023.

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Honda begins operation of stationary fuel cell power station on Torrance campus

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In the coming years, Honda will begin applying a next-generation stationary fuel cell system to Honda manufacturing facilities and data centers globally, thereby reducing the company’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Torrance fuel cell station also serves as a proof of concept for future commercialization of the power generation unit.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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These VPPAs enable Honda to fully offset the remaining carbon intensive grid-supplied electricity being used in its Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama automobile manufacturing operations.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. Smart grid regional demonstrations involving plug-in vehicles include (ranked by DOE funding): Columbus Southern Power Company (doing business as AEP Ohio).

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NAMII awarding $9M to 15 additive manufacturing projects

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America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), recently announced the awardees of its second call for additive manufacturing (AM) applied research and development projects from its members. million in matching cost share from the awarded project teams for total funding worth $19.3 Stratasys, Ltd.;

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Johnson Controls launching AGM battery line in North America for start-stop applications

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Johnson Controls, which has been manufacturing AGM batteries in Europe since 2002, produces more than 3 million VARTA Start-Stop Plus AGM batteries annually to supply the rapidly growing Start-Stop market. and will launch manufacturing later this year at its newly expanded facility near Toledo, Ohio. Joseph’s, Mo., Joseph’s, Mo.,