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German Agency for Disruptive Innovation supporting development of high-altitude on-shore wind turbines

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Among the projects being funded by the German Agency for Disruptive Innovation ( SPRIND ) is an effort by Horst Bendix to develop a high-altitude, on-shore wind turbine. The higher a wind turbine is installed, the more efficiently it will work, because the wind is much steadier and blows with greater force at altitude.

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Bosch Chairman Says Business Must Do More for Climate Protection, Even in Difficult Times

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Business must do even more for climate protection, even in difficult times, said Franz Fehrenbach, chairman of the Bosch board of management, an a talk at the Baden-Württemberg sustainability congress held in Stuttgart on 25 March ( Nachhaltigkeitskongress Baden-Württemberg 2009 ). In Fehrenbach’s view, this would be a breach of trust.

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BMW Group to build new pilot plant to produce Li-ion cells

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With a new pilot plant that will produce lithium-ion battery cells, the company is taking the next step in addressing all aspects of the battery cell value chain: from selection of materials, to battery cell composition and design, all the way to near-standard production and recycling.

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Volkswagen striving to make production of the electric ID. carbon-neutral

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Currently unavoidable CO 2 emissions are offset by investments in certified climate protection projects elsewhere. Unavoidable emissions in the manufacturing process are offset by investments in certified climate projects. A savings potential of about 33% was identified for the first step alone by the end of 2019. Earlier post.)

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BMW Group enters long-term €2B supply contract with Northvolt for battery cells from Europe

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Northvolt will obtain 100% of the energy needed to produce the battery cells regionally in northern Sweden and exclusively from wind and hydroelectric power. To make an effective contribution to climate protection, we aim to improve our products’ overall environmental balance—from resources to recycling.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

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Nonetheless, the technology is nascent, with a limited number of bidirectional-capable EVs and home chargers on the market today and poorly defined standards. What’s more, it’s expected that other states will follow California’s lead in matters of climate protection and EV adoption.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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can be varied via three different driving style profiles: the standard mode (automatically on); ‘Eco’; and ‘Eco+’. Anyone traveling short distances will stay in standard mode. comes as standard with the portable maps + more navigation system, complete with Bluetooth hands-free facility. Whereas on the standard Golf (1.6