Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2012

The US Department of Defense (DoD) could generate 7000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy—roughly equivalent to the output of seven nuclear power plants—on four military bases located in the California desert, according to a study recently released by DoD’s Office of Installations and Environment.

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Solar California Nevada Power 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

It is committed to enabling these facilities to generate enough carbon-free electricity (wind, solar, biomass-fueled, hydrogen-fueled) to become energy self-sufficient. The subsidiary has plans to install 1.8 Port equipment in use will be electrified more quickly wherever feasible and effective.

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Energy Carbon Hydrogen Mariner 315

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The signing of the agreement begins the process of building and installing the first LPG-powered Scuderi power generator and energy storage systems. We are still fully engaged in the engine development/mobile applications markets (cars, trucks, marine, etc.). Scuderi Group, Inc., —Bill Wrinn.

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Puerto Rico Installation Building Power 296

Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Kripa Varanasi, cofounder of Alsym Energy and professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, said: Battery storage systems can help provide firm capacity to the grid when the sun is not shining and wind is not blowing, but changing climates and hazardous environments demand flexible solutions that can meet a range of needs safely and economically.

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Batteries Battery Boston Solar 40

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

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2021

The two parties are exploring a cooperation whereby Everfuel will be responsible for delivery of hydrogen, including planning, installation and operation of an optimized, scalable fueling solution.

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Hydrogen Supplies Emissions Concept 293

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2019

Challenges of using “green energy” to power electric cars: If wind farms are chosen to generate the power for the projected two billion cars at UK average usage, this requires the equivalent of a further years’ worth of total global copper supply and 10 years’ worth of global neodymium and dysprosium production to build the windfarms.

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Climate Change Universal All-Electric Supplies 409

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Marine classification society ABS has issued its first Approval in Principle (AIP) for a new concept renewable energy design in which a moored spar uses ammonia in a closed-cycle process to produce electrical power for a commercial utility grid. The process is based upon the well-established thermodynamic Rankine cycle.

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Renewable Energy Mariner Baltimore 296

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

Synthetic fuels for passenger vehicles, commercial trucks or even marine applications could play an important role in achieving a near-zero emissions mobility, by using renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind power, to create a closed CO 2 cycle when viewed from a holistic “well-to-wheel” perspective.

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Climate Fuel Emissions Engine 243

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

Shell and its affiliates will build two additional small-scale natural gas liquefaction units to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America. In the Gulf Coast Corridor, Shell plans to install a small-scale liquefaction unit (0.25 Earlier post.) Gulf Coast. Click to enlarge.

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North America Transportation America Building 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

European Energy is a global renewable energy company and project developer (wind, solar and Power to X). Orsted is a global renewable energy company with activities within onshore wind, solar-pv, Power-to-X, and offshore wind, where the company is the world leader. European Energy (Denmark). Orsted (Denmark).

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Green Companies Switzerland Denmark 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2017

Leclanché North America, part of Switzerland's Leclanché SA; eCAMION, based in Toronto; and SGEM, based in Geneva; will partner to develop and to install a network of 34 fast-charging stations along the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH). The project, designed to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles in Canada, entails an investment of C$17.3

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Canada Lithium Ion Charging Energy Storage 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2015

With the help of AKASOL battery systems, MTU aims to extend its current product range with hybrid propulsion systems for mobile applications in the marine, heavy duty ground vehicles and rail sector. AKAMODULEs have already been installed as components in a 45M AKASYSTEM with 105 kWh storage capacity in a commercial vehicle weighing 40 tons.

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Hybrid Li-ion Batteries Battery 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2011

Italy is the first country to achieve grid parity, or cost-competitiveness, for solar energy. Wind power continued to be the favored technology for investors at $95 billion. Germany accounted for 45% of global solar investments. Investments in small-scale, residential solar grew by 100% to $56.4 billion in the G-20.

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2010 Clean Cleaning Global 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

In a speech at the Naval Energy Forum, US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus set out five energy targets for the department to meet over the course of the next decade, including the overall goal of half of the total energy consumption for ships, aircraft, tanks, vehicles, and shore installations coming from alternative sources by 2020.

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2020 Afghanistan Energy Mariner 308

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

Biomass and solar are shown as primary energy due to their multiple uses. Wind energy, including on- and offshore systems. Direct Solar Energy technologies include photovoltaics and concentrating solar power (CSP). Currently, direct solar contributes only a fraction of one percent to total global energy supply.

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Renewable Supplies Global Energy 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), the program will provide direct payments in lieu of tax credits in support of an estimated 5,000 biomass, solar, wind, and other types of renewable energy production facilities. Eligible types of renewable energy propertires inlcude: Large and small wind.

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Tax Credit Renewable Energy Tax 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The goal is for 20 to 25 hydrogen stations to be installed in strategic locations around the island. The effort to reduce the state’s 90% dependence on imported oil is expected to make hydrogen available to all of Oahu’s 1 million residents by 2015.

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Hawaii Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

Well-to-Propeller GHG emissions results for marine alternative fuels. While renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, may have some potential to mitigate carbon emissions, this is not seen as a viable large-scale alternative for commercial shipping. Source: DNV GL. Click to enlarge.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Gas-Electric Mariner 231

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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Hydrogen Norway Wind Renewable 243

Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

Hywind floating offshore wind turbine by U.S. Two US environmental agencies say they will start using AI to better monitor the impact of offshore wind farms on marine animals, particularly endangered North American right whales, of which there are only about 360 left in the world. Department of Energy is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

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Wind Climate Change Solar Mariner 52

Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

Equinor and bp have terminated New York State’s Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm – but a do-over isn’t out of the question. The state’s utility regulator, the New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC), refused to renegotiate Empire Wind’s contracts at higher prices despite an appeal from Equinor and bp. Get started here. –

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Wind New York Solar Renewable 52

Charged EVs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. This may well be the case with the EV ARC, a solar-powered off-grid charging station made by Beam Global.

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Grid Solar Charging Power 143

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 billion of final investment decisions on offshore wind projects in Europe. gigatonnes of CO 2 taking place as a result of the installed capacity of those renewable sources.

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2014 Renewable 2013 Wind 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

The FOA covers 8 broad topics—Vehicles; Biomass; Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies; Advanced Manufacturing; Buildings; Solar; Water; and Wind—and 30 subtopics aligned with Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs. Watt installed in a vehicle thermoelectric generator at high volume production.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 210

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

One day soon, a platform 50 times as large may float in the deep waters of the North Sea, buoying up a massive wind turbine to harvest the steady, strong breezes there. About an hour’s ride up the coast, full-scale 3,000-tonne behemoths already float in Aberdeen Bay, capturing enough wind energy to electrify nearly 35,000 Scottish households.

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Wind Global Water Oil 124

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plus more people are installing rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, and clean wind power is vastly expanding nationally (see study by eminent environmentalist Lester Brown cited at CalCars Kudos ). In some areas where wind and hydropower is wasted at night, the rate can be as low as 2-3 cents per kWh.

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2011

Specific topics included: Opportunities to produce alternative fuels in a way that reduces lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, including the use of clean energy alternatives such as nuclear, solar, and wind energies for powering the conversion processes. —Alternative Fuels for Military Applications.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Energy Coal 244

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The ports need to step up and install solar to generate as much of those kilowatt hours as possible. Last Friday, almost 300 of us commercial marine types showed up at Pier D in Long Beach, Calif., Too bad the people living there can’t hold their breath that long. Photo Credit: Foss Maritime. It’s green (and white).

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Long Beach Los Angeles Lead Acid Electric 100

My Energi

APRIL 13, 2021

From small steps like ditching single-use plastics and shopping local, to larger changes such as investing in solar panels for your home or switching to an electric vehicle, here’s ten suggestions to get you started for you and your family: 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGHLY PROTECTED MARINE AREAS (HPMAS). Don’t know where to begin?

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Green Mariner Buy Waste 98

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

I love the idea of powering my car from solar power. Unless/until PV cells become more efficient, and are part of the original installation, they will seriously affect the cars aerodynamics and will be far less durable than metal. How about a car-mounted wind-generator? How about putting PV cells on the roof of a PHEV?

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