Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

Bridgestone Americas has produced a run of demonstration tires made with 75% recycled and renewable materials (38% renewable, 37% recycled content), including synthetic rubber made with recycled plastics and natural rubber harvested from hevea and guayule grown domestically.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2021

has been invited to submit a Part II Application for a loan guarantee under the US Department of Energy (DOE) Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program. Plug Power says it will work closely with the DOE to fulfill the requirements of Part II of the application process. Plug Power Inc.

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Teslarati

JULY 13, 2021

The project aims to build the first Tesla Solar neighborhood, making a sustainable residential community. The Tesla Solar neighborhood was provisionally named SunHouse at Easton Park. Brookfield Vice President of Sales and Marketing Tammy Schneider estimates Easton Park will be fully built in 8 to 10 years with about 10,000 homes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

This development is part of the company’s strategy to future-proof its engine technology in line with the global trend towards decarbonization of the energy and marine markets. Hydrogen as part of the renewable electricity system of the future. —Marco Wiren, President, Wärtsilä Energy Business.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

BNEF’s 2H 2022 Energy Storage Market Outlook sees an additional 13% of capacity by 2030 than previously estimated, primarily driven by recent policy developments. The US and China are set to remain the two largest markets, representing more than half of global storage installations by the end of the decade.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector to record levels next year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 17, 2024

Inside a shipping container in an industrial area of Venice, the Italian startup 9-Tech is taking a crack at a looming global problem: how to responsibly recycle the 54 million to 160 million tonnes of solar modules that are expected to reach the end of their productive lives by 2050. Recovering the materials won’t be easy. More than 1.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2020

at Expo Park in Osaka, Japan, to showcase next-generation mobility services using a small electric vehicle, similar in size and functionality to a golf cart, and a solar-powered wireless charging system, provided by DAIHEN. The D-Broad system has been shipping since 2016 and continues to see strong momentum in the market.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Western Australia Government of Premier Mark McGowan will bring forward the Western Australian Renewable Hydrogen Strategy targets by a decade and invest $22 million to develop hydrogen supply, meet growing demand for the clean fuel and create jobs. The McGowan Government has committed $5.7

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

that will be capable of housing a fully-electric fleet of 120 buses and charging infrastructure, as part of the MBTA’s broader plans to design facilities to serve a zero-emissions e-bus fleets. Enel is a multinational power company and a leading integrated player in the global power, gas and renewables markets.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 13, 2024

The show highlighted rooftop solar panels in Germany, explaining that the panels generated electricity to power the buildings and even earned the owners money by letting them sell extra energy back to the electricity company. Invented in 1983, PERCs are used today in nearly 90 percent of solar panels on the market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Scientists from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are providing researchers with a guide to how best to measure the efficiency of producing hydrogen directly from solar power. Alley Olivia J., Wyatt Keenan, Steiner Myles A., Cooper Jason K.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

If only incremental increases in renewable energy resources are introduced across the grid, electrolytic hydrogen will not become an environmentally sustainable solution. One was from the Energy Information Administration and two separate forecasts from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

When powered by renewable methanol, CellPack Stationary has carbon-neutral operation. We are, with the many advantages of the CellPack Stationary system compared to fossil-based gensets but also other fuel cell solutions in the market, presenting a strong green alternative for power generation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to produce a significant portion of the electricity generated annually across the globe, according to an analysis by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This is really optimistic.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Rio Tinto has approved a new solar farm and battery storage at Weipa in Queensland, in a move that will more than triple the local electricity network’s solar generation capacity and help provide cleaner power to Rio Tinto’s operations. —Rio Tinto Aluminum Pacific Bauxite Operations General Manager Michelle Elvy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2019

Rotterdam The Hague Airport and a European consortium led by EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH signed a cooperation agreement to develop a demonstration plant that produces renewable jet fuel from air. This plant aims to be the first worldwide to offer renewable jet fuel from air to the market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The recent increase in natural gas or dual-fuel capable reciprocating internal combustion engine units has been driven in part by advancements in engine technology that increase operational flexibility and by changes in natural gas markets that have generally provided ample supply and relatively stable fuel prices, EIA said.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Huge and immediate need for renewable-based fuels in shipping represents opportunity for investors, according to ‘Fuelling the Fourth Propulsion Revolution’ report released today. This is the equivalent of the entire world’s current renewable energy production. MWh to €156.40/MWh MWh in 2050). billion in 2017 to $1.6 billion in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The megawatt-level energy storage system combined with a solar canopy goes a step further than Electrify America’s existing BESS in managing energy costs and reducing stress on the grid by acting as a buffer to supplement power to charging stations when local utilities limit the amount of power a station can draw from the grid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Geely Holding has provided two Geely Auto Emgrand methanol sedans ( earlier post ) and the world’s first M100 heavy truck to Danish partners as part of the long-term trial. The uses of green methanol for commercial shipping have already been pioneered by Danish shipping giant Maersk.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Findings from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC’s) 2021 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) indicate there is a high probability of insufficient resources and energy to serve electricity demand, as early as Summer 2022, in many parts of the Western Interconnection.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

In any case, when we switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy, we reduce but do not eliminate environmental damage. Current versions of renewable energy such as solar cells and windmills do far less damage to the environment than oil rigs, fracking, and strip mining, but they do damage the environment.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Tesla and its allies in Australia’s renewable energy sector are taking a stand against the country’s proposed new network fees, which could render solutions such as battery storage systems impractical. The new network fees are part of a set of new and revised rules that were initially unveiled in July. Quotes courtesy of Renew Economy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2019

Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs will result in a grid nearly half-powered by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the latest projections from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Wind and solar grow from 7% of generation today to 48% by 2050. —Matthias Kimmel, NEO 2019 lead analyst.

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Teslarati

MAY 30, 2022

Elon Musk has given credit to China for its hard work in renewable energy and electric vehicles. Few seem to realize that China is leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles. Few seem to realize that China is leading the world in renewable energy generation and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As part of its effort to erect a double-digit number of wind turbines by the middle of the decade, Mercedes-Benz is also planning a long-term power purchase agreement with a partner, equivalent to a triple-digit million euros amount.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2023

The 100% electrified powertrain line-up of the new Toyota C-HR reflects Toyota’s commitment to offer what it terms appropriate carbon reduction opportunities to the largest and most competitive market segment in Europe. market share. In 2021, TME sold 1,076,300 vehicles in Europe for a 6.4%

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Teslarati

MARCH 17, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently revealed something extremely exciting: he is currently working on Master Plan, Part 3. Musk’s first Master Plan also mentioned how electric vehicle owners could become energy positive by charging their EVs from renewable sources like the sun.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Enel Green Power, through its North American renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. The project, which is expected to be operational in 2023, will convert renewable energy from one of EGPNA’s solar plants in the United States into green hydrogen to be supplied to a bio-refinery.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5 NEO 2018 sees $11.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the use of blockchain for transactive energy using hardware in the laboratory’s Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). Distributing grid operational decision-making is revolutionary. Potential opportunities abound for the use of blockchain in the energy sector.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2023

Poland-based Hynfra has signed a framework cooperation agreement with Amarenco MENA, a major developer of renewable energy projects in the Middle East and North Africa and part of Amarenco Group. The area has high solar radiation levels, making it an ideal location for large-scale solar energy production. Hynfra P.S.A.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

bp and thyssenkrupp Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on the development of long-term supply of low-carbon hydrogen and renewable power in steel production, helping accelerate the steel industry’s wider energy transition. This will increasingly require the use of electricity from renewable sources.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2023

and an undisclosed investor, DGF has now exceeded its minimum investment target as part of its final round of parent-level development capital needed to fund the remaining expected expenses required to reach FID, including the ongoing FEL 3 and related expenses. With the investments in DGF made by aviner & co., Chishima Real Estate Co.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2022

Fusion Fuel will receive an estimated €10-million grant as part of Component 14 (C-14) of the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan to develop its 6.6MW HEVO-Industria green hydrogen project in Sines, Portugal. C-14 is focused on accelerating the energy transition by supporting the production of hydrogen and other renewable gases.

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