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Tsinghua/Argonne Study Finds That Mass Use of EVs in China Could Result in Higher CO2 and Criteria Pollutant Emissions Than Conventional and Hybrid Gasoline Vehicles Due to Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity

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The researchers found that while EVs do offer a very promising solution to energy issues due to their replacement of petroleum fuels, for now “ the high pollution levels of coal-fired power plants will trade off EVs’ potential energy benefits in China ”. The power of EVs is electricity from the grid. Credit: ACS, Huo et al.

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US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues

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Paired cities will collect and share data on charging patterns, driving experiences, grid integration, consumer preferences and other topics. The roadmap will be made widely available to assist not just US and Chinese developers, but also the global automotive industry. 21 st Century Coal. Joint technical roadmap.

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Study Finds Wind Power Could Meet Chinas Entire Projected Power Demand for 2030

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US cents) per kilowatt-hour for delivery of electricity to the grid over an agreed initial average period of 10 years, it is concluded that wind could accommodate all of the demand for electricity projected for 2030, about twice current consumption. RMB per kilowatt-hour would be sufficient to displace 23% of electricity generated from coal.

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Benchmark: hard-rock lithium can be 3x as carbon intensive as lithium from brine

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The carbon intensity of the electricity grids where the raw material is mined and concentrated and where the lithium chemical is produced strongly impacts the overall carbon intensity of the process. Both the Australian and the Chinese electricity grids are highly dependent on fossil fuels with a large amount of coal power.

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IBM Research launches 10y project to support China in transforming national energy systems; “Green Horizon”

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China’s economic growth over the past several decades has raised the living standards of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens and led to China becoming the second largest economy in the world. Using the system, SG-JBEPC is able to integrate 10% more alternative energy (enough for 14,000 homes) into the national grid.

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US and China jointly announce GHG reduction targets; US to cut net GHG 26-28% by 2025, China to peak CO2 by ~2030

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It will require China to deploy an additional 800-1,000 gigawatts of nuclear, wind, solar and other zero emission generation capacity by 2030—more than all the coal-fired power plants that exist in China today and close to total current electricity generation capacity in the United States.

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New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

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90% is from coal. Small non-circle icons indicate EVs (e-car: triangle-icon; e-bike: plus-icon), with emission factors that vary among the 15 electricity grids. Unique aspects of China include the large population and coal-heavy electricity system. In China, 85% of electricity production is from fossil fuels, of which ?90%

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