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Ports Plugging In: From Ground Vehicles To Ocean Shipping

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continued] The post Ports Plugging In: From Ground Vehicles To Ocean Shipping appeared first on CleanTechnica. Currently responsible for approximately 3% of global carbon emissions, maritime operations and related logistics are under intense scrutiny to reduce their environmental impact.

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Ørsted pullS plug on the Hornsea 4 Wind project

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Orsted cancel plans to build a huge wind farm in the North Sea rsted pulled the plug on the Hornsea 4 project off the east of England on Wednesday as it blamed rising costs and interest rates. Impact on UK's Green Plans The UKs goal of having a clean power grid by 2030 is looking even more difficult to achieve after this cancelation.

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Plug’n Drive is Bringing Electric Test Drives to Regina Saskatchewan and Surrounding Communities

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Visitors will be able to test drive at least six different plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). While fossil fuels still play a significant role in the province’s electricity generation, research shows that EVs produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline cars — even on grids with higher carbon intensity.

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EPRI, 8 automakers and 15 utilities to create an open grid integration platform for plug-in electric vehicles

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The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Ford unveils C-MAX Solar Energi concept; “plug-in” hybrid not dependent on electric grid can fully recharge from sun

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Ford Motor Company announced the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a sun-powered hybrid vehicle that can deliver the efficiency of a plug-in hybrid without depending on the electric grid for recharging. This could be especially important in places where the electric grid is underdeveloped, unreliable or expensive to use.

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NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

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An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation’s electric grid, according to research conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This effect is exacerbated when higher in-home power charging is adopted.

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DOE, NREL and Toyota collaborating on integrating plug-in electric vehicles into power grid

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America have launched a collaborative research effort on integrating plug-in electric vehicles into the power grid.