Italy is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea
Electrek
MARCH 1, 2024
A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating offshore wind farm is going to be developed off Italy's southern coast, in the Ionian Sea.
The Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm, off Italy, is nearly halfway complete
Electrek
MARCH 16, 2022
Four out of 10 offshore wind turbines have now been installed by Dutch maritime company Van Oord off Italy’s Puglia coast – the heel of Italy’s boot. It’s Italy’s first offshore wind farm, and the first in the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm, off Italy, is now up and running [update]
Electrek
APRIL 22, 2022
All 10 offshore wind turbines have now been installed by Dutch maritime company Van Oord off Italy’s Puglia coast – the heel of Italy’s boot. It’s Italy’s first offshore wind farm, and the first in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Italy is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea
Baua Electric
MARCH 1, 2024
Photo: SolarDuck A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. The hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm will feature 420 MW of offshore wind and 120 MW of floating solar. miles (12 km) from The Hague’s Dutch coast.
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Aptera anticipates lowest drag coefficient of any car ever in wind tunnel testing
Electrek
JULY 12, 2023
Aptera’s “Gamma” prototype of its solar-powered, three-wheeled electric car is overseas right now, doing aerodynamic testing at Pininfarina’s wind tunnel near Turin, Italy, in the shadow of the Italian Alps. more… The post Aptera anticipates lowest drag coefficient of any car ever in wind tunnel testing appeared first on Electrek.
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A Swedish company wants to kick-start Italy’s floating offshore wind market with its dual tilted turbines
Electrek
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Stockholm-headquartered Hexicon , which develops floating offshore wind farms and designs patented dual turbine floating wind power platforms, has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Bologna-based clean energy developer Avapa Energy to develop offshore floating wind farms for Italy.
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Study: traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of NO2
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2020
In connection with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, satellite measurements made headlines showing how much the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) had decreased in China and northern Italy. In Germany, traffic density is the most important factor.
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Iveco Group inaugurates new ePowertrain plant in Turin, the Group’s first completely carbon-neutral manufacturing site
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 19, 2022
FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group, inaugurated the new Turin (Italy) ePowertrain plant, a manufacturing site fully dedicated to the production of the electric powertrain range and Iveco Group’s first completely carbon-neutral plant.
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Benevelli introduces new line of IPM electric motors for off-highway and eMobility vehicles
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2022
Benevelli , an Italy-based producer of transaxles, wheel drives and electric motors, has launched the new SMAC Serie 270, a line of IPM (interior permanent magnet) electric motors systems ideal for off-highway and eMobility vehicles. These details make the winding extremely reliable.
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Plug Power and Lhyfe partner to develop green hydrogen plants throughout Europe; 300MW by 2025
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2021
In that project, Plug Power’s hydrogen electrolyzer technology will provide 1MW of capacity to the world’s first offshore hydrogen production facility, developed by Lhyfe and powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine off the coast of Le Croisic, at SEM-REV, Centrale Nantes’ offshore test site, which will be operational by 2022.
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Shell starts up Europe’s largest PEM green hydrogen electrolyzer; 10MW, expansion to 100 MW
Green Car Congress
JULY 3, 2021
We will be involved in the whole process.mdfrom power generation, using offshore wind, to hydrogen production and distribution across sectors. The electrolyzer was manufactured by ITM power in Sheffield, UK, and includes parts made in Italy, Sweden, Spain and Germany. —Huibert Vigeveno, Shell’s Downstream Director.
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BloombergNEF expects 40% growth in global EV sales in 2019; 2.6M vehicles, 1.5M in China
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 16, 2019
In markets like the US and the UK, direct purchase subsidies are already starting to wind down. Sales in Italy have been slow but should start picking up in 2019, while sales in the UK will likely be flat or declining after the government eliminated support for popular plug-in hybrid models.
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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project
Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2018
This stored energy is then available as backup whenever there is an insufficient supply of solar and wind power. The wind-to-gas pilot plant “WindGas Falkenhagen” was constructed in 2013 to store wind energy in the natural gas grid. All work was completed on schedule.
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258 ZF signs multi-year supply agreement with STMicroelectronics for silicon carbide devices for new inverters
Green Car Congress
APRIL 14, 2023
ST will manufacture the silicon carbide chips at its production fabs in Italy and Singapore with packaging of the chips into STPAK, an ST-developed advanced package, and testing at its back-end facilities in Morocco and China. Earlier post.) STPAK is a multi sintering package well suited for EV applications.
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Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8% GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. More than 27 GW of new wind power generation capacity came online in 2008, 36% more than in 2007. New US wind energy installations totalled 8,358 MW for a total installed capacity of 25,170 MW. billion (US$46.8
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Fincantieri and Enel Green Power Italia to explore use of green hydrogen in ports and long-range maritime transport
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2021
The Group has therefore started studying new business models that include the supply of green hydrogen for the decarbonization of industrial sectors, with partnerships and projects already being developed in Italy, Chile, the United States and Spain.
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Tecnomatic S.p.A. sues Remy, claiming false statements in DOE grant application over HVH stator winding technology
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2011
The lawsuit claims that proprietary technology (called High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) stator winding technology by Remy, earlier post ) developed by Tecnomatic S.p.A. Tecnomatic is headquartered in Italy with offices in India, Shanghai, Brazil, and Romania. Tecnomatic S.p.A. ,
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Maserati launches new tri-motor GranCabrio Folgore convertible that goes 0-100 km/h in 2.8 sec
Baua Electric
APRIL 15, 2024
As promised earlier today, Maserati has officially launched its third all-electric model, the GranCabrio Folgore, during its “Folgore Day” event in Rimini, Italy. Earlier today in Rimini, Italy, we saw key components and customization options for Maserati’s first two all-electric models – the GranTurismo Folgore and Grecale Folgore.
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McPhy Energy premieres first industrial system coupling electrolysis and solid state hydrogen storage
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 28, 2013
The generator, which produces hydrogen through the electrolysis of water, is manufactured by McPhy Italy and powered by 60 kW of electricity from the local electrical grid. ENERTRAG and wind-hydrogen solutions. McPhy and ENERTRAG will work jointly to develop economic wind-hydrogen solutions.
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Pew: global clean energy investment reached record $243B in 2010
Green Car Congress
MARCH 29, 2011
China, Germany, Italy and India were among the nations that most successfully attracted private investments, according to new research released by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Italy attracted $13.9 Italy is the first country to achieve grid parity, or cost-competitiveness, for solar energy. billion) and Italy ($13.9
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Lamborghini unveils Lanzador electric concept
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2023
With Wheelspeed Control, Lamborghini very finely regulates power and force at the individual wheels for even more precise turn-in, and direct as well as fast driving on particularly winding roads and with strong acceleration. The interior is made almost entirely of sustainable materials, all made in Italy. 100 percent merino wool.
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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2020
We envision a future where clean hydrogen produced in Southern Italy or North Africa can be transported through our pipelines to serve Central and Northern European needs. A smart way to scale up hydrogen production is blending it with natural gas in existing gas pipelines, something Snam has been testing for two years. Source: BloombergNEF.
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Toshiba to supply Lithium-titanate battery for 2MW energy storage system project in UK; 1MWh SCiB
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2014
Installed in wind and photovoltaic generation systems, ESS can help to overcome intermittent output and frequency fluctuations, as well as performing peak power buffering, and when connected to the grid they can support grid stability and reinforcement. Large-scale ESS are seen as a versatile solution in managing electricity supply.
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Italy’s new energy construction is unstoppable
Setec Powerr
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
In order to provide an adequate charging supply network for the 6 million vehicles (of which 4 million electric and 2 million plug-in hybrids) in circulation in Italy by 2030, the National Restoration and Rehabilitation Plan envisages the construction of 7,500 vehicles on motorways.
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Prominent gas station sells thousands of stores to fund EV charging
Teslarati
MARCH 20, 2023
Total has also sold its gas stations in Italy, Switzerland, and the U.K. In its efforts to become an “energy company,” Total has invested significantly in green energy projects, specifically solar and wind. as it continues to expand its charging segment.
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Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 25, 2017
Enel has installed around 5,000 charging stations in Italy, Spain, Romania, Greece, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. Enel’s renewables arm Enel Green Power already manages more than 39 GW of wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and hydropower plants in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and has recently arrived in Australia.
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Toshiba to supply Li-ion battery energy storage system for frequency regulation project in US
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2015
The US has seen the emergence of a power trading through a frequency regulation market as a mechanism for preventing instability in the power grid resulting from the feed-in of increasingly and widely used renewable energy sources, such as wind power and photovoltaic generation. an Italian transmission company.
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Italian study finds raised levels of PM10, even below current Euro limits, associated with increased acute cardiac events
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2013
Brescia is one of the most industrialized areas in the North of Italy and according to the European Environmental Agency it has average daily PM10 levels higher than the safety threshold of 50 micrograms/m 3. This high level of air pollution is clearly having a bad effect on heart health.
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Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Analysts and power insiders sketch scenes including interconnected local renewable grids that draw on short-duration battery storage (including the small batteries in electric vehicles in a garage, models for which Tesla just happens to make) combined with multi-day storage for power generated by wind and solar.
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Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2018
This makes sounds such as the rolling of the tires or wind noise more prominent. Before coming to market in many countries around the world, the EQC will have undergone extensive testing in Germany, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Dubai, South Africa, the USA and China. A special role is also played by the acoustics of an electric car.
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Mad Power thoughts
EV Info
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Energy Solutions. Gas is the only answer.
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First drive in the Maserati Grecale Folgore SUV: Italian luxury is going all-electric and we love it
Baua Electric
MARCH 16, 2024
I got invited to Southern Italy to take the Grecale Folgore to the road (and off the road) to see if the famed automaker’s niche for power and luxury translates to the all-electric age. As the Grecale Folgore approaches the start of sales soon, Maserati invited media out to its native Italy to test out the SUV first-hand.
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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Italy hasn’t hosted nuclear power at all since 1990. The obvious answer might be solar and wind. It’s entirely possible that the picture might change as solar and wind costs continue to fall and as renewables expand. Switzerland is doing the same , albeit with a hazy timetable. Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027.
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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The study therefore provides a much-needed European-wide assessment and further identifies the risks and opportunities in seven major production countries for automotive components (Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Czechia, Poland, and Romania). CLEPA’s policy recommendations.
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Snam and RINA team up to accelerate the development of hydrogen sector
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2020
Italy-based Snam, a global energy infrastructure company, and RINA, a global testing, inspection, certification and engineering consultancy services firm, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the hydrogen sector, in order to realize the significant potential of hydrogen as a fundamental energy carrier.
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EU greenhouse gas emissions from transport increased for the second year in a row in 2015; on-road up 1.6%
Green Car Congress
JUNE 2, 2017
Spain, Italy and the Netherlands accounted for the largest increases in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. However, the reduced use of solid fuels, for the third consecutive year, and the sustained increase in renewables—particularly biomass, wind and solar—offset otherwise higher emissions.
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Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2015
Nearly two thirds of the total savings came from renewable energy development in Germany, Sweden, France, Italy and Spain. Mt CO 2 eq and Italy with 2.67 Greenhouse gasses (GHG) emission savings due to final renewable energy consumption in electricity; cooling/heating; and transport sectors rose at a compound annual growth rate of 8.8%
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UTC Power Attains 5,000-Hour Durability Milestone With Transit Bus Fuel Cell System
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2010
Fuel cell buses have a significant effect on reducing greenhouse gases, ranging from a 43% reduction over diesel buses if hydrogen is supplied from the reformation of natural gas, up to a 100% reduction when hydrogen is generated from on-site renewable sources like solar and wind power. Earlier post.).
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U.N. Kills Any Plans to Use Mercury as a Rocket Propellant
Cars That Think
APRIL 19, 2022
Bender says that ZMWG, alongside PEER, caught wind of Apollo Fusion marketing its mercury-based thrusters to at least three companies deploying LEO constellations—One Web, Planet Labs, and SpaceX. Three quarters of that mercury, the researchers suggested, would eventually wind up in the oceans.
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First European Lighthouse Project for Hydrogen Fuel Cars to Launch in Norway; 17 Fuel Cell Vehicles and Refueling Station in 2011
Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2010
Ten Mercedes-Benz B-class F-Cell Cars; two Alfa Romeo MiTo fuel cell vehicles from Centro Ricerche FIAT (Italy); and five electric city cars with fuel cell range extension from H2 Logic (Denmark) will be provided in 2011 for daily operation in Oslo and on specific tours in southern Norway and the whole Scandinavian region.
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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
In Tokyo, the fires merged into a firestorm so intense that it created its own wind system and set alight the city’s many wooden buildings. Modern building codes in earthquake-prone regions in Japan, the United States, Italy, and elsewhere often require SGSVs, although various constituents have fought against the mandate.
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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC
Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2010
The following governments participated in the Clean Energy Ministerial: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2017
Wind generated 37% of the state’s renewable electricity, and for the first time, solar (27%) overtook geothermal (20%) as the second-largest source of renewable generation. In 2015, California increased renewable electricity to 21.9% of total electricity generation, up 1.8% from the year before. California’s renewable generation increased 8.3%
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