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5 Million US Solar Installations, Low Tesla Model Y Interest Rates, New Electric Cars — Top Cleantech News

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Solar Power in the USA: California, the largest US solar market by far, has thrown the solar industry into. continued] The post 5 Million US Solar Installations, Low Tesla Model Y Interest Rates, New Electric Cars — Top Cleantech News appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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EGEB: No. 1 wind state Texas to add record solar by end of 2022

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Texas is expected to add record utility-scale solar in the next two years. West Virginia’s electric car drivers made a film about why they chose to embrace electric. 1 wind state Texas to add record solar by end of 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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Bloomberg NEF forecasts falling battery prices enabling surge in wind and solar to 50% of global generation by 2050

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We see $548 billion being invested in battery capacity by 2050, two thirds of that at the grid level and one third installed behind-the-meter by households and businesses. trillion of that going to wind and solar and a further $1.5 NEO 2018 also analyzes the impact of the electrification of transport on electricity consumption.

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Tesla wind and solar-powered Superchargers come to the UK with Fastned partnership

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” Along with the 14 fast chargers, Tesla will install 12 Superchargers on site, according to Fastned’s press release. Like the previous project in Germany, Tesla and Fastned will utilize only energy from the sund and wind, “generated partly on-site by its trademark solar canopy.” ” Credit: Fastned.

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Audi funding expansion of renewable energy to increase the number of charging stations in Europe that use green power

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Electric cars do not emit carbon on the road, but the generation of electricity also produces carbon emissions—far more when the power is generated from fossil fuels than from renewable energy sources. This corresponds to an installed capacity of about 250 new wind turbines.

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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower

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Until recently, the Chengdu plant already sourced 70% of its electricity from renewable sources. Under the new contract, around 65% of the electricity supply comes from hydropower, while the remainder comes from solar power, wind power and other renewable sources. The new contract addresses the last 30%.

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Volkswagen outlines coming changes to charging for its EVs

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By 2025, the Volkswagen Group will also install around 18,000 fast charging stations in Europe together with powerful partners. The main benefit of this is that it makes charging with self-generated solar power even easier for owners of photovoltaic systems. million electric cars for a year.

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