Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The new ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing US competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). produces more oil per acre. Lead organization.

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MAY 6, 2025

electricity provider National Grid faces a problem every time there is a soccer match on (or any other widely viewed televised event for that matter): During half-time, or a commercial break, an inordinate number of viewers go to turn on their tea kettles. These and other such products can help smooth out load fluctuations on the grid.

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel fuel. Under the terms of the agreement, Energy Vault agreed to provide 1.6

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APRIL 11, 2023

According to Rystad Energy research, Spain, France, and Germany are among the countries committed or considering cross border pipelines to facilitate energy flows, while the UK with its extensive gas grid finds itself in a strong position to switch from natural gas to hydrogen. Repurposing natural gas pipelines.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Renewables will be the primary source for new electricity generation, but natural gas, coal, and increasingly batteries will be used to help meet load and support grid reliability. Oil and natural gas production will continue to grow, mainly to support increasing energy consumption in developing Asian economies. —Stephen Nalley.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

While any project that meets the eligibility requirements is eligible to apply, the Department has identified five key technology areas of interest: advanced grid integration and storage; drop-in biofuels; waste-to-energy; enhancement of existing facilities; and efficiency improvements. Advanced Grid Integration and Storage.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It aims to experiment, test and develop energy solutions based on hydrogen, solar, tidal and wind power. The green hydrogen used by Energy Observer is made from seawater using on-board renewable sources of electricity (solar, wind and hydropower). CMA CGM will also contribute its shipping and logistics expertise to Energy Observer.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

The study found the environmental impacts of PHEVs in Alberta would depend on factors such as vehicle battery size, charging time and wind production levels. Of the installed capacity of just above 12,000 MW, approximately 49% (5,893 MW) is coal fired, 39% (4,686 MW) is gas-fired, 7% (869 MW) is hydro, and 4% (497 MW) is wind powered.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2013

The hydrogen is combined with CO 2 to produce methane, which is pumped into and stored in the existing natural gas grid and used like natural gas for use in power generation, transportation, or other thermal and industrial uses. Hydrogen Production Natural Gas Power Generation Solar Wind' Dr. Pengg presentation at ASPO 2012.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

France-based Total is the first oil supermajor aggressively to enter new areas of business including solar plus storage and distributed generation, notes Lux Research in a new report : “Superpower Darwinism: What Big Oil Can and Cannot Do About Total’s Billion-Dollar Battery Move.”.

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MAY 31, 2020

Oil accounts for most of this decline as, for the first time, global consumer spending on oil is set to fall below the amount spent on electricity. Global investment in oil and gas is expected to fall by almost one-third in 2020. At the same time, many national oil companies are now desperately short of funding.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The station is cofunded by the California Energy Commission under its Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) and was installed at a fuel station that has been operating for more than 60 years by Ramos Oil, one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2022

H2Carrier developed the P2XFloater concept in a close co-operation with leading maritime and process engineering companies in Norway, thus building on decades of experience and competence from the oil & gas sector, the marine industry and the offshore wind installation industry.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2025

Azerbaijans Pivot From Oil to Solar and Wind Of the six countries that make up the Caucasus region, Azerbaijan boasts the largest potential for generating exportable renewable energy for Europe, a fact that presents some measure of irony. The plant supplies up to 230 megawatts of power to Azerbaijans grid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The result is reduced acid concentration swings from the charged to discharged state which reduces grid corrosion on the positive electrode and leads to longer life of the positive electrode. This format will be used for wind and solar storage as well as for our oil rig back up power application.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 11, 2024

To Nick de Vries, chief technology officer at the solar-energy developer Silicon Ranch , a transformer is like an interstate on-ramp: It boosts the voltage of the electricity that his solar plants generate to match the voltage of grid transmission lines. Their very durability shoulders the grid. The company isnt alone in its quandary.

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JUNE 8, 2011

The automotive industry is already taking positive steps to address this issue—the recent announcement by Toyota of a solar array to provide electricity to power the hybrid Auris production facility and wind power at the Nissan Leaf plant are excellent examples of this. —Greg Archer, LowCVP Managing Director. Hybrid vehicle.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Oil will peak in 2023 and coal has already peaked. Solar PV (16% of world energy supply) and wind (12%) will grow to become the most significant players among the renewable sources with both set to meet the majority of new electricity demand, according to the report. trillion) and grid expenditure (US$1.5

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AUGUST 14, 2013

The interconnector establishes an important link between the Irish and UKgrids, enabling cross-border power flows and enhancing grid reliability and security of electricity supplies. The new link also facilitates power trading between the two countries and connects Ireland to the European grid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Among the direct transportation-related highlights of the department’s budget proposal are $575 million for advanced vehicle technologies research, an increase of 75% over the enacted 2012 level; $282 million for the next-generation of advanced biofuels research; and the $2 billion Energy Security Trust to transition cars and trucks off of oil.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems: Advanced Concepts: Eight projects to receive $25.9 These projects will develop electronics and build smarter, more interactive systems and components so that solar energy can be integrated into the electric power distribution and transmission grid at higher levels.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

To be eligible for the tax credit, manufacturers must produce solar, wind, or geothermal energy equipment; fuel cells, microturbines, or batteries; electric cars; electric grids; energy conservation technologies; or equipment that captures and sequesters carbon dioxide or reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Dynamic” means that the hydrogen electrolysis plant can take advantage of last-minute surges in electricity production, i.e. from wind turbines, to produce hydrogen. As a result, solar facilities and wind turbines are shut down. H&R still relies on mineral oil as a basic raw material. But development never stops.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

The 70’s oil crisis came and went; the loss of USA domestic market share occurred and a recent bankruptcy wave that hit the industry. These companies have sunk costs invested in coal, gas and oil plants and are content in maximizing the return on these investments. in West Virginia to $6.12 in Connecticut.

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APRIL 6, 2015

billion of final investment decisions on offshore wind projects in Europe. A continuing sharp decline in technology costs—particularly in solar but also in wind—meant that every dollar invested in renewable energy bought significantly more generating capacity in 2014. Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6 billion), India ($7.4

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JANUARY 25, 2018

A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. The work was supported by the French oil company Total S.A.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2011

The joint venture’s initial investments are in: Alta Devices, Santa Clara, CA, improving the production economics of advanced materials for high-efficiency, low-cost solar energy. Four of those companies have achieved successful initial public offerings: A123 Systems, Codexis , Orion Energy Systems and China High Speed Transmission.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

Producing synthetic gas (SNG) from wind electricity (e.g., When upgrading a vegetable oil to produce road fuel, the trans-esterification and hydrotreating routes (for fatty acid methyl ester biodiesel and drop-in renewable fuels, respectively) are broadly equivalent in terms of GHG emissions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Researchers could then determine whether hydrogen gas mixes with residual gas or oil, reacts with minerals in the surrounding rock or poses any environmental concerns. Working with Sandia economist Peter Kobos, Lord analyzed costs to store hydrogen gas in depleted oil and gas reservoirs, aquifers, salt caverns and hard rock caverns.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

A typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs of a conventional car, and an onshore wind plant requires nine times more mineral resources than a similarly sized gas-fired power plant. Wind takes the lead, bolstered by material-intensive offshore wind. Source: IEA. Source: IEA.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

Relying on its more than 30,000 gas stations all over China, Sinopec develops the comprehensive service capacity of oil, gas, hydrogen and electricity service and seeks consumer-oriented breakthroughs to drive the energy transformation of the industry chain.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

American Electric Power has signed on as a corporate sponsor of The Pickens Plan, proposed by oil and gas industry veteran T. We can’t significantly develop renewable energy resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and introduce competition for liquid transportation fuels without a well-designed, reliable national transmission grid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Few areas of science and technology are more crucial to our efforts to develop a fundamentally new energy economy with decisively reduced dependence on imported oil. Batteries and electrical energy storage technologies are pivotal and straddle two major energy sectors: the grid and transportation.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 24, 2022

As the costs of climate change and the price of oil both become too high to bear, auto manufacturers will shift more of their vehicle fleets to electric. As it stands, the power grid is already run-down and outdated , built for the electric loads of a century ago, not for modern life. What Is OpenADR?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The analysis shows that the most important technological approaches needed to achieve major reductions in Canada’s GHG emissions are: Capture and storage of carbon dioxide from the oil and gas industry and power plants. Reduction of “fugitive” emissions from the oil and gas industry and from landfills. in vehicles and buildings).

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