Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

His plan’s legacy is the dozens of cooling towers rising from the French landscape, marking the nuclear power stations that produce over two-thirds of France’s electricity, by far the highest proportion of any country on Earth. Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027. Italy hasn’t hosted nuclear power at all since 1990.

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France Germany Renewable Spain 98

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. Accelerating the pace of EV market growth requires a coordinated evolution in both sectors, the report argues, from the power plant to the charging station to the vehicle. Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Click to enlarge.

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Europe China Charging Grid 244

Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. “ Idiots ! “ Idiots !&#

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Solar Installation California Building 210

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict. We measure access to electricity no better than we do the rate of literacy.

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Central African Republic Sudan Ethiopia Africa 94

EV Info

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This is mainly due to our reliance on purchasing natural gas on the spot market to feed our power stations to make electricity and gas that is pumped into millions of homes for heating and the cost of gas has increased significantly over the last 6 months. In the U.K., Europe has wedged itself between a rock and a hard place.

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Europe Energy Coal Wind 52

Creative Greenius

JUNE 26, 2009

I attended the Southern California Edison’s free Solar session for homeowners last night. Overall it was a good workshop with lots of solid basic information for people who don’t know much about solar but are considering a solar electric system.

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Climate Change Climate Companies Solar 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN). Multilateral Solar and Wind Working Group. Solar and LED Energy Access Program (SLED). Clean Energy Solutions Centers.

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Washington Clean Cleaning DC 294

Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

Rahman, a power expert and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech , is the former chair of the IEEE ad hoc committee on climate change. Countries that continue to burn coal should do so in high-efficiency power plants, he said. One type is the ultrasupercritical coal-fired steam power plant.

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Climate Change Climate Coal Grid 101

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2014

A report prepared by ISIS (Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems - Italy) together with Tecnalia (Spain) for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) discusses the technological, environmental and economic barriers for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, as well as the possible uses of methanol in car transport in Europe.

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Transportation CO2 Carbon Hydrogen 244

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Using the e-mobility service provider Digital Charging Solutions’ (DCS) green charging option, the company will ensure that, for every charge undertaken by customers via its pan-European integrated public charging service, the equivalent amount of energy is fed back into the grid as green electricity.

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Hyundai Green Czech Republic Energy 218

Creative Greenius

JUNE 28, 2009

I believe AB 920 is the second punch of what will be the one-two combination that drives the rapid adoption of solar energy production in California. The first punch – AB 811 – is now starting to fund the loans that make the purchase of solar PV systems financially possible for California property owners.

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