Grid, South Africa and Supplies

Rheinmetall presents solutions in South Africa for producing, storing and transporting green hydrogen

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The mobile solution offered by Group subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition in South Africa assures climate-neutral energy security for stationary and mobile infrastructure in civil and industrial settings as well as for expedition and outdoor applications.

South Africa

South Africa Africa Store Hydrogen

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

Called the Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System (ESS), Pramac’s technology—which features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE batteries taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles—supplies zero-emission power where access to the grid supply is limited or unavailable.

Land Rover

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Nissan to provide LEAFs and LEAF-to-Home power supplies to roadside rest stations in Japan

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

plans to donate 47 Nissan LEAF all-electric zero-emission EVs and “LEAF-to-Home” power supply systems ( earlier post ) to roadside rest area stations in all of Japan’s 47 prefectures. Nissan LEAF to go on sale in South Africa. —Managing Director of Nissan South Africa, Mike Whitfield. Nissan Motor Co.,

South Africa

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Africa

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Vanadium Recovery Project targeting significant increase in vanadium production in Europe with low emissions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

Critical has executed a 10-year slag supply agreement with Scandinavian steel giant SSAB to access approximately 2Mt of stockpiled high-grade vanadium-bearing Slag from three operating steel mills. Currently, approximately 75% of global vanadium supply is sourced from China, South Africa, and Russia.

Europe

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

China continues to dominate BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking, for the third time in a row, for both 2022 and its projection for 2027, due to continued support for the electric vehicle demand and raw materials investments. —Allan Ray Restauro, metals and mining analyst at BNEF and lead author.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN). Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency. Global Superior Energy Performance (GSEP) Partnership.

Washington

Washington Clean Cleaning DC

LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2022

GWP processing routes using both grid-mix electricity and renewable electricity were evaluated in-line with LCA best-practice and Global Battery Alliance requirements for the battery passport. The main contributors to the estimated carbon footprint of HPEMM produced in China are the embodied emissions from the electricity grid mix.

Carbon

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Anglo American Platinum invests in Hydrogenious Technologies; liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology for H2 storage

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2014

South Africa-based Anglo American Platinum , the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), has invested in the first close of the Series A financing round of Hydrogenious Technologies, a company developing liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) hydrogen storage technology. Click to enlarge. 2012.08.066.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen South Africa Universal Renewable

SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

If you think about the new mobility grid—all the places where two or more things connect across a region—a whole region of these connection points are nodes—like neurons. If you think about that grid, you can think about an electric vehicle grid, but connected to a bus stop, car share, bike share. Zielinski, S.

Detroit

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Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Lithium-ion battery recycling took a big step forward this week, as a Hawaiian utility announced it is undertaking one of the biggest examples of grid-storage recycling in North America to date. By electric grid standards, Anahola’s 4-megawatt-hour storage facility is not big. So the idea is, buy it once and keep it here.”

Grid

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South African firm buys 307 Tesla Powerwall batteries to help with load shedding

Teslarati

OCTOBER 1, 2022

South African retail firm TFG has bought 307 Tesla Powerwall battery storage units to support operations while state-owned power utility Eskom continues load shedding practices. . Load shedding is the practice of switching off parts of the electric grid when there is insufficient capacity. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

South Africa

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict. Even South Africa, by far the best-supplied country south of the Sahara, suffers from frequent blackouts.

Central African Republic

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. That’s why operating EVs typically releases less carbon than operating gasoline vehicles of similar size, even in coal-heavy grids like Shandong or West Virginia.

Electric Vehicles

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Ford Ranger PHEV unveiled with multiple model choices: It might not be as expensive as you fear

EV Central

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Ranger PHEV’s V2L – dubbed Pro Power Onboard- technology provides the ability to power high-draw tools simultaneously on a job site or keep a fridge and lights running, and devices charged, while camping off-grid.

PHEV

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Supply chain issues and delivery delays also disrupt EV sales in some regions, making it harder for consumers to take receive their new EVs. IEA states that cities that started adopting EVs early may also face electricity grid congestion as electricity infrastructure catches up to the new level of electricity demand.

Electric Vehicles

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2025

Telos Group offers tours of South Africa, the U.S. South, and Ireland and Northern Ireland, with an eye to helping travelers engage in difficult social histories. Many felt gouged by the run up in prices when travel came roaring back post-pandemic and the industry suffered from disruptions, understaffing and supply-chain issues.

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EV Driven

Rheinmetall presents solutions in South Africa for producing, storing and transporting green hydrogen

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

Nissan to provide LEAFs and LEAF-to-Home power supplies to roadside rest stations in Japan

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Vanadium Recovery Project targeting significant increase in vanadium production in Europe with low emissions

China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

Anglo American Platinum invests in Hydrogenious Technologies; liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology for H2 storage

SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

South African firm buys 307 Tesla Powerwall batteries to help with load shedding

Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Ford Ranger PHEV unveiled with multiple model choices: It might not be as expensive as you fear

The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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