Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A microgrid based on renewable energies with hydrogen-powered fuel cells for emergency and peak power as well as hydrogen combustion engines can meet the special energy requirements of port facilities. It will not only set new standards in cargo handling, but also in climate-friendly energy supply.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. This growth will require high megawatt capacities across England’s road networks. —IPG CEO Toby Gill.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

All of these concepts rely on hydrogen as a primary power source—an option which Airbus believes holds exceptional promise as a clean aviation fuel and is likely to be a solution for aerospace and many other industries to meet their climate-neutral targets. —Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Bosch and Weichai Power have increased the efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from their current level of roughly 46% to 50%. For this reason, Bosch and Weichai aim to steadily refine this technology with an eye to protecting the climate and environment. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

thyssenkrupp will build a €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant at its Duisberg site. As part of its tkH2Steel transformation project, coal-based blast furnaces will be replaced by hydrogen-powered direct reduction plants. With the increase in plant capacity, thyssenkrupp Steel has also significantly raised its climate targets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by renewables, according to a new special report by the IEA. However, a new era for nuclear power is by no means guaranteed.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2021

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion batteries, is providing battery packs for all-electric motorcoaches and city transit buses offered by ABC Companies and Lightning eMotors. Coaches will be powered by an all-electric powertrain from Lightning eMotors, a developer of zero-emission vehicles for commercial fleets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

At this year’s demopark open-air exhibition, Mercedes-Benz is presenting a prototype of the Unimog based on the U 430 with hydrogen-powered combustion engine as part of the publicly funded “WaVe” project. This variant could prove to be a possible alternative drive type for the Unimog.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Some 750 new charging points are planned for next year, including the first High Power Charging stations with up to 300 kW power. The power comes exclusively from renewable energy sources. In the future, every Volkswagen dealer in Germany will provide at least one AC charger with 11 kW power and one DC charger with 22 kW power.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

To that end, the current transport system on the island will transition to electric vehicles and renewable power generation. In the long run, Astypalea will strive to become a model island for climate-neutral mobility. Energy will be primarily generated from local power sources such as solar and wind.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2023

Bosch has now begun volume production of its Fuel-Cell Power Module (FCPM) at its Stuttgart-Feuerbach location. Manufacturing the Fuel Cell Power Module in the Feuerbach plant. Production of the fuel-cell power module is not only starting in Feuerbach, but also in Chongqing, China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Together, these will provide regional operators with unit economics that are equivalent or better than those of conventional jet fuel-powered variants of the aircraft. If we want to decarbonize the industry on the timeframe of the Paris Agreement, the world’s narrowbody airliner fleet has to become hydrogen-powered starting in the 2030s.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

Southwest Research Institute is testing the durability of valves on fuel tanks for hydrogen-powered vehicles. SwRI is leading several multidisciplinary efforts to evaluate hydrogen as a potential fuel source for automobiles, power generation and even as a replacement for natural gas in homes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Together with eight project partners, it is now seeking public funding to build one of the world’s first hydrogen-powered high-speed vessels. The Port of Narvik in northern Norway needs a new workboat which should be both fast and emissions-free. When completed, the boat will replace one of the port’s diesel vessels.

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Teslarati

MARCH 3, 2025

Tesla is a part of a new energy partnership in Texas set to help expand the company’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in the state, as announced by one energy provider this week. Tesla Energy’s Powerwall home battery is super underrated, and it has so much potential in areas that are typically affected by power outages.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2025

Last November , w hen Azerbaijan hosted COP29 , the United Nations annual climate summit , i t was a sort of coming-out party for the country. But i n a side room away from media attention, a different climate discussion concluded more auspiciously. The plant supplies up to 230 megawatts of power to Azerbaijans grid.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2022

The aviation sector is responsible for about 5% of global anthropogenic emissions causing climate change. Previous attempts to produce aviation fuels through the use of solar energy have mostly been performed in the laboratory. It relies heavily on kerosene (jet fuel)—a liquid hydrocarbon fuel typically derived from crude oil. (A)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand. million vehicles were sold, out of which 12.2%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

After the first two LNG car carriers entered service in 2020, Volkswagen Group Logistics has now ordered four more ships with dual-fuel engines that can be powered with LNG. Soon, six of the nine car carriers crossing the North Atlantic for Volkswagen will be powered by LNG. The use of LNG not only reduces CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

Starting immediately, Deutsche Post is offsetting any unavoidable CO 2 emissions due to mail transport with investments in internationally recognized and certified climate protection projects at no extra charge. For the last ten years, DHL has transported all parcels for private customers with its climate-friendly “GoGreen” service.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

Motiv Power Systems has launched its next-generation electric trucks for medium-duty fleets. Plus, the vehicles use less refrigerant, which is more climate friendly and more robust. Motiv is a 14-year veteran providing all-electric step vans, box trucks and shuttle buses capable of moving 2-6 ton payloads.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

The system will be an on-board power source with scalable power offerings and will complement the Rolls-Royce Electrical propulsion portfolio, enabling extended range on sustainable aviation fuels and later as it comes available through hydrogen combustion. —Rob Watson, President – Rolls Royce Electrical.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This increase in power helps to boost acceleration and is anticipated to deliver enhanced range; EPA-estimated ranges for the 2024 ID.4 inch display with backlit sliders, as well a new and more intuitive climate control interface and a revised infotainment menu. The driving force behind major upgrades to 2024 ID.4 While 62 kWh ID.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

I’m concerned about the increased risk of severe injury and death for all road users from heavier curb weights and increasing size, power, and performance of vehicles on our roads, including electric vehicles. We do have a climate crisis that needs to be addressed. A GMC Hummer EV weighs over 9,000 pounds, up from about 6,000 pounds.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Navdeep Bains, announced a $20 million investment in Terrestrial Energy to accelerate development of the company’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) power plant. SMRs are a game-changing technology with the potential to play a critical role in fighting climate change, and rebuilding our post COVID-19 economy. —Hon.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Swedish Climate Leap, “Klimatklivet”, is investing €15 million in power-to-fuel Liquid Wind’s facility, FlagshipONE, producing eMethanol. The aim of their initiative Climate Leap is to support local and regional investments that reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that affect the climate. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Infinium Electrofuels, which are produced from carbon dioxide and renewable power, can be dropped into Amazon trucks with no engine modifications as an immediate replacement to petroleum-based fuel. The clean burning electrofuels will be produced for Amazon at one of the first electrofuels production facilities, located in Texas.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The technology group Wärtsilä has issued a report ahead of COP26, the UN’s Climate Change Conference to be held in Glasgow this autumn, describing the environmental and economic opportunities for states that decarbonize rapidly. As utilities do this, the mindset of energy leaders will change.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2021

Infinium, an electrofuels solution provider, announced the close of a funding round bringing together a consortium of investors including Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), AP Ventures, Neuman & Esser, and the Grantham Environmental Trust.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

With Haru Oni, we’re bringing our power-to-X technologies to the global market. We’re jointly developing and realising the world’s first integrated and commercial large-scale plant for producing synthetic, climate-neutral fuels. neutral fuel using low-cost green wind power.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Toyota’s next generation fuel cell electric technology is now powering a new set of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. A more compact hydrogen storage cabinet behind the cab houses six hydrogen tanks with the same capacity as previous prototypes while a new, more powerful lithium-ion battery helps smooth out the power flow to the electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Without considering future vegetation regrowth, CO 2 e emissions from the 2020 wildfires could be the second most important source in the state above either industry or electrical power generation. Wildfire emissions are not routinely reported with other key emission sources such as transportation, industry, and power generation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

As a Tourer (combined power consumption: 19.16 The load capacity and payload are comparable to those of the conventionally powered Citan models. This allows particularly powerful acceleration from a standing start. For the compact panel van, this is 2.9 cubic meters and up to 544 kilograms, for the long model 3.7

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Emissions from these backup generators can harm local residents, regional air quality and the global climate. California Power Outage Map. We have long been concerned about the proliferation of diesel backup generators here in the Bay Area, as highlighted in this report. —M.Cubed partner and lead researcher Steven Moss.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2021

The latter is the first hydrogen-powered mixer truck in the world. With a high-torque drive motor and an AMT gearbox, the high-power fuel cell stack features an energy conversion rate of more than 50%. A set of hydrogen cylinders with a combined capacity of 1,680 L ensures a driving distance of more than 500 kilometers (311 miles).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

Electric power consumption combined in the WLTP test cycle is 19.5 – 18.5 Major progress has been made in terms of power density, operating range, weight, installation space requirement and flexibility. The liquid cooling/heating system serves the storage unit, power electronics and electric motor. kWh/100 km.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2021

The flagship project MethanQuest was launched in September 2018, and on it a total of 29 partners from research, industry and the energy sector have come together to work on processes for producing hydrogen and methane from renewables and for using them to achieve climate-neutral mobility and power generation.

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