Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2018

Chemical reactor company INERATEC , a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and the Spanish company GAS NATURAL FENOSA have built a plant in Spain that produces synthetic natural gas from CO 2 and renewable hydrogen. The process uses energy from renewable sources and stores it in the chemical energy carrier methane.

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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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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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DECEMBER 1, 2014

itself will focus on renewables, distribution networks, and customer solutions. SE will have three core businesses: renewables, distribution networks, and customer solutions. will place a particular emphasis on expanding its wind business in Europe and in other selected target markets. SE shareholders. SE shareholders.

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APRIL 11, 2023

As supply scales up and moves from areas with abundant and renewable energy to demand centers, long transmission lines will be a necessity and these pipelines would require larger diameters and higher pressure for cost effectiveness and consequently higher steel grades. France, Spain, and Germany.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

The new “Green Hydrogen Catapult” initiative will see green hydrogen industry leaders target the deployment of 25 gigawatts through 2026 of renewables-based hydrogen production, with a view to halve the current cost of hydrogen to below US$2 per kilogram.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

billion in new renewable energy capacity in 2020, up 2% on the year, helped by the biggest-ever build-out of solar projects and a $50-billion surge for offshore wind. Europe’s performance was driven by a record year for electric vehicle sales, and the best year in renewable energy investment since 2012. billion (down 11%).

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The slip in the July-September quarter leaves clean energy investment for the year so far running a modest 2% below that in the first nine months of 2017—leaving open the possibility that 2018 as a whole will end up matching last year’s total, particularly if a few more multibillion-dollar offshore wind deals are concluded before Christmas.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

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% Nearly two thirds of the total savings came from renewable energy development in Germany, Sweden, France, Italy and Spain. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Alstom has taken a 40% equity share in Scottish renewable energy company AWS Ocean Energy , representing Alstom’s entry to the wave energy market. The UK Government has the ambition to raise the share of electricity generated from renewables from 6.7% today to around 30% by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

based in Madrid, Spain. Renovalia’s power portfolio currently produces more than 500 MW of renewable energy, inclusive of solar, wind and hydroelectric projects in Europe and the Americas. Renovalia has built the largest photovoltaic farm in the world in Ciudad Real, Spain, with total installed power of 49.7

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

When charged with renewable energy, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) such as IONIQ 5 produce up to 81% lower well-to-wheel lifecycle emissions compared to a normal ICE vehicle, according to a 2021 study from the International Council of Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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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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AUGUST 7, 2020

The report finds that Germany, which is pursuing rapid development in hydrogen, could procure cost-competitive hydrogen (at about $1/kg) in 2050 from a variety of sources, including via electrolysis from its own domestic renewable power, or via pipeline imports from North Africa or Southern Europe. MMbtu in Russia, $8.7/MMbtu

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AUGUST 7, 2021

Enel Green Power is committed to the creation and development of projects for the production and use of green or renewable hydrogen, derived from the electrolysis of water powered exclusively by renewable electricity.

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APRIL 21, 2015

The project will be carried out by Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and Renewable Energy Systems Americas, a US renewable energy developer. Demand for such measures has increased with the growth of renewable generation. In Europe, Toshiba has supplied BESS to projects in Italy, Spain, and the UK.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Enel has installed around 5,000 charging stations in Italy, Spain, Romania, Greece, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. Enel is a multinational power company and a leading integrated player in the global, power, gas and renewables markets. GW powered by renewable hydropower, wind, geothermal and solar energy.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

and Japan Wind Development Co. OPT now has a range of power generation projects globally, including those in Oregon and Hawaii, USA; Scotland and Southwest England; Spain; Australia; and Japan. The Japanese consortium comprises Idemitsu Kosan Co., Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 17, 2023

For the first time, Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to cover 100% of its energy needs through renewable energy. Mercedes-Benz Vans aims for a combination of different renewable energy sources to cover the electricity and heat requirements. based midsize vans in its plant in Vitoria, Spain. Other plants will follow.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

The new solar park is an integral part of Volkswagen’s worldwide sustainability strategy, which includes generating more power within the Group from renewable energy sources, said Volkswagen Group Officer for the Environment, Energy and New Business Areas, Wolfram Thomas. SEAT in Spain, with an 8MW solar array, generates 56% of its own power.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 28, 2009

The results of these same feed-in tariffs have driven Germany and Spain’s hugely successful adoption of solar energy with rates that far exceed our own. Our conditions for producing clean, renewable solar power here in Southern California far exceed those in Germany and Spain. to 20% by next year, 2010.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2021

By complementing electrification, a mixed technology approach allowing use of renewable fuels could deliver a 50% CO 2 reduction by 2030, while maintaining jobs and creating value-add. By contrast, Central Eastern European countries will shape the run-down of ICE vehicle production. CLEPA’s policy recommendations.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Spain has set a goal of 250,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2014. Charging an EV produces varying amounts of GHG emissions, ranging down to zero GHGs from renewable electricity, giving them an inherent advantage over ICE vehicles.

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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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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Both V2G and V2H may become more important as we move towards totally renewable energy systems. This is because different renewable energy sources tend to produce variable amounts of energy depending on the time of day or season. What Are the Benefits of Bidirectional Charging? Become Energy Self-Sufficient.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027. The report was quickly blasted by ministers from five countries, including Germany and Spain, who argued that including nuclear power in the taxonomy “would permanently damage its integrity, credibility and therefore its usefulness.” The obvious answer might be solar and wind.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

The solutions Rahman outlined were the use of proven methods that reduce electricity usage, making coal plants more efficient, using hydrogen and other storage solutions, promoting more renewables, installing new types of nuclear reactors, and encouraging cross-border power transfers. We don’t have enough solar energy and wind energy.”

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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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Cars That Think

JULY 19, 2021

With wind and solar prices dropping, it can be easy to forget that two-thirds of the globe’s renewable energy comes from hydropower. Bakken’s group and one of his graduate students, Nora Rydland Fjøsne , modeled theoretically doing just that for numerous dams in a part of southern Spain. Righting the course of old hydro.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

These zoning decisions blow in whatever direction the development winds are gusting in the city at the moment and there is no consistency, logic or equity in the decisions made. And do you wind up offering your customers some kind of assistance in filing the rebate form? We’re behind Spain! We do all the paperwork. right now -.

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EV Info

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We have started to find out the hard way that wind and solar are pitiful in winter especially when we have no meaningful wind for days on end. Europe’s renewable and natural gas obsession has paved the way for the loss of an astounding amount of coal and nuclear power capacity. In the U.K., There’s no getting around it.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

CISOLAR & GREEN BATTERY 2024 reflected the growing need for clean energy solutions in Central and Eastern Europe, regions where renewable energy is gaining traction but also facing regulatory and financial challenges. As of 2024, Romania boasts approximately 5 GW of installed renewable capacity, with solar energy accounting for about 1.4

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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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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2025

source Spain : The FCH2Rail project successfully tested the first hydrogen train on Spanish and Portuguese rail networks, with trials concluding in November 2024. Use clean energy Hydrogen can be made from solar and wind power. source What is a Hydrogen Train? Save fuel costs Less dependence on expensive diesel and imported fuel.

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Cars That Think

MAY 28, 2025

Wind turbines kill a lot of birds, particularly eagles and other raptors. The exact number is unknown, because many of the worlds wind farms dont monitor bird deaths. One mitigation idea to reduce these numbersand assuage a political argument against wind turbinesis gaining traction: Paint one turbine blade black.

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