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Superconducting Transmission Of Electricity Is Here And It’s Supercooled

December 24, 2024 admin carbon emissions, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, energy efficiency, Europe, events, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc transmission, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Smart Grid, superconductivity

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:35:23 +0000

A couple of months ago, I was in Brussels speaking at the launch of the second edition of Supergrid Super Solution: A Handbook for Energy Independence and a Europe Free From Fossil Fuels. I’d participated in tuning the second edition, written by European renewables giant Eddie O’Connor with Kevin O’Sullivan, … [continued]

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Canadians Can Cripple Hydrogen Greenwashing, But What About EU, USA, & Oz?

December 23, 2024 admin Australia, blue hydrogen, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, greenwashing, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 01:04:47 +0000

Recently I took a stroll through the implications of Canada’s anti-greenwashing improvements delivered through the truth in advertising provisions of Bill C-59. Originally, it merely caused all oil and gas firms and their lobbying and propaganda groups to magically disappear their entire social media presence and large parts of their … [continued]

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Solaris to Deliver First EU Battery Passport–Compliant Buses

December 21, 2024 admin batteries, battery metals, battery minerals, battery passports, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery materials, lithium-ion batteries, mass transit / public transit, solaris, solaris urbino, Sweden

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:44:08 +0000

Berlin’s BVG transit system has received the world’s first series-produced electric bus with a battery passport: the Solaris Urbino 18 electric. In a press statement, Solaris said the deliveries put BVG three years ahead of EU regulations, which will require a battery passport in all electric vehicles starting in 2027. … [continued]

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BYD Continues To Go After Europeans’ Hearts, & Enters Estonia

December 20, 2024 admin byd, byd europe, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Estonia, Europe

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:59:26 +0000

Earlier this year, I noted that BYD was really going after Europeans’ hearts by sponsoring the Euros, a massive football (soccer) tournament in Europe that is similar to the World Cup and goes well beyond the normal football fanbase. BYD branding was all over that tournament, and while it may … [continued]

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Stellantis & CATL’s New JV Will Invest Up To €4B To Build Large-Scale LFP Battery Plant In Spain

December 20, 2024 admin batteries, battery factories, catl, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, green economy, lithium ferrous phosphate (lfp), Manufacturing, Spain, stellantis

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:10:39 +0000

Stellantis and CATL recently announced a strategic agreement for a joint venture that could see up to €4.1 billion invested in the construction of a large-scale European lithium iron phosphate battery plant. The facility, which they say will be constructed in multiple phases in Zaragoza, Spain, is intended to eventually … [continued]

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Zeekr 7X — Super Quick, Luxurious SUV for Europe

December 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, zeekr, zeekr 7x

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:36:11 +0000

Zeekr already has its X compact SUV and 001 shooting brake on the market in certain European countries, but now it’s bringing an upscale, super-quick, superfast-charging family SUV to the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway. This is a highly appealing new electric SUV and I could see it gobbling up a … [continued]

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HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense

December 18, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, Europe, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:29:02 +0000

As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]

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Xiaomi Entering Export Game Already

December 18, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, xiaomi

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:39:57 +0000

With the electric vehicle revolution quite far along and clear leaders in the industry establishing themselves more and more, I figured it would be very hard now for a new entrant to break through and rise up into significant territory. However, big established tech brands have a leg up — … [continued]

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War, Wind Power, And The Green Way Forward For Ukraine

December 17, 2024 admin clean power, deep decarbonization, Energy, Europe, European Union, green economy, green hydrogen, green steel, green steelmaking, investment, Manufacturing, onshore wind farms, renewable energy, Russia, Ukraine, ukraine wind power, vestas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:10:00 +0000

Wind power continues to add megawatts of clean power to the Ukrainian electricity grid, even as Russia continues its drive to demolish the country’s energy infrastructure.

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Europe Expected to Add 110 Gigawatts of Solar Next Year!

December 17, 2024 admin clean power, Europe, europe solar energy, europe solar power, green economy, investment, market research, research, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 03:08:15 +0000

The solar power market in Europe just continues to grow and grow and grow. And not by a little bit. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, and particularly solar market analyst Liam Coman, 56 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity were installed in Europe in 2023, approximately 95 GW are … [continued]

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