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Category: Electricity Sources

Big EV Spreadsheet Compares Actual Energy Consumption Of Electric Vehicles, Cybertruck updates, Electric buses to debut in Zduńska Wola

Cars powered by synthetic fuel emit as much poisonous nitrogen oxides (NOx) as fossil fuel engines, new emissions testing shows. E-fuels, which are chemically similar to petrol and diesel and costly to produce, have been touted by the fossil fuel industry and car parts suppliers as a way to prolong the life of the internal combustion engine beyond zero-emissions targets. Transport & Environment (T&E)

By EV News Today

Citroën’s Fully Electric LCVs, EV Jobs, Polestar, COP26, Engineer Highlight, Tesla, Autonomous

COP 29 Commitments At The COP Climate Conference Won’t Materialise Without Actual Targets Set Down In Law, T&E Polestar to car industry at COP26: too little, too slowly Democracy Now, Louis Wilson (@louisjwilsonuk) @Global_Witness: “The number […]

By Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä Report Anticipates that Accelerated Adoption of Renewables can Reduce Electricity Production Costs by up to 50 %

The technology group Wärtsilä has issued a report ahead of COP26, the UN’s Climate Change Conference to be held in Glasgow this autumn, demonstrating the environmental and economic opportunities for states that decarbonise rapidly. The report […]

By Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä Technology Adds Resiliency, Reliability & Recovery in Louisiana

After Hurricane Ida’s path of destruction through Louisiana early last week, Wärtsilä engine technology in the New Orleans Power Station provided “a sign of hope” to the City of New Orleans. Soon after the storm hit […]

By Nissan

Nissan unveils EV36Zero – a £1bn Electric Vehicle Hub

Nissan EV36Zero will supercharge the company’s drive to carbon neutrality and establish a new 360-degree solution for zero-emission motoring SUNDERLAND, UK – Nissan today unveils Nissan EV36Zero, a £1 billion flagship Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub creating a […]

By EV Expert

Sunrun Partners with Ford to Provide Seamless Installation of 80-Amp Ford Charge Station Pro and Home Integration System for the All-Electric Ford F-150 Lightning

Customers will also be provided the opportunity to install solar energy on their home SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage, and energy services provider, […]

By U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

What We Know—and Do Not Know—About Achieving a National-Scale 100% Renewable Electric Grid

NREL and DOE Experts Offer Fresh Perspective on Technical and Economic Challenges, Call for Collaborative Solutions to Decarbonization With recently announced federal emissions-reduction targets, a push for national power-sector decarbonization, and plummeting wind and solar costs, […]

By GM

Revisting Last Summer’s Electrifying Engineering, Timeless Education

As summer approaches, many schools are winding down the school year and remote-learning programs that were set in motion by the Coronavirus pandemic. Parents, teachers and students everywhere are seeking educational content and new ways to […]

By Transport & Environment, T&E

7% Green Fuels by 2030 would Decarbonize EU Shipping Mid-Century – Study

By Sam Hargreaves 7% of the EU’s shipping fuels need to be green by 2030 for the sector to decadence by mid-century [1], a new study shows. Modeling by Transport & Environment (T&E) points to a […]

By Transport & Environment, T&E

Legal Study on EU Legislation for Corporate Fleet Electrification

By Sam Hargreaves This study examines the legal feasibility of different options for legislative measures that could be put forward by the Commission in order to boost uptake of zero-emission vehicles in corporate fleets. In particular, […]

By U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

How To Electrify the Entire Federal Vehicle Fleet: NREL Fuels Smart Management with Data-Driven Research

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Federal Fleet Project Leader Cabell Hodge has a lot to think about these days. With the Biden administration announcing a push to electrify the entire federal fleet, NREL’s work supporting energy-savvy fleet […]

By Nissan

The LEAF’s Lithium-Ion Batteries Find a Home in Nissan’s Automated Guided Vehicles

INNOVATION Longer lasting and faster to charge, Nissan’s automated guided vehicles – mobile machines that help workers in factories – are evolving thanks to the second life of Nissan LEAF batteries. C Courtesy of Nissan Automated […]

By BMW Group

Powered by Water: BMW Group Manufactures Electric Cars with Regional Green Electricity

BMW iX* and BMW i4 production powered by hydroelectricity from Rivers Isar and Lech +++ Electricity for BMW Group production is 100% green +++ Direct supply contracts boost eco-credentials +++ Munich / Dingolfing. The BMW Group will power […]

By Rocky Mountain Institute

Cutting Carbon While Keeping the Lights On, RMI Shows Opportunities to Lower Costs & Reduce Emissions in the US Power System

RMI has released two reports showing practical, cost-effective, near-term steps to rapidly decarbonize America’s electricity sector while maintaining reliability Boulder, CO – March 10, 2021 The US power system will need to transition rapidly over the next […]

By Nissan

Nissan News: Nissan Announces Plans for Major Expansion of Renewable Energy & IMK Concept News

SUNDERLAND, UK – Nissan has today announced plans for a major expansion to renewable energy generation at its record-breaking plant in Sunderland, UK. Complementing the plant’s existing wind turbines and solar farm, the proposed 20MW solar farm […]