Impact Alpha

MAY 30, 2023

ImpactAlpha, May 30 – The action in Africa’s electric vehicle market is in electric motorbikes. The post Ghana’s Kofa raises seed round for multi-purpose EV batteries appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Much of the early activity is concentrated in East.

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Batteries Electric vehicle Electricity Africa 59

Smart Energy International

MARCH 17, 2022

Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with Italian technology supplier Pramac on a portable energy storage unit with second-life I-PACE batteries. The Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicle batteries taken from prototype and engineering test models.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 30, 2020

French oil giant Total and European automaker Opel will collaborate on electrical vehicle cell manufacturing, with a maximum potential capacity of 48 gigawatt-hours. European battery manufacturing is attracting increasing attention from industry and governments alike. billion for battery research and innovation.

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Batteries Automotive Europe Africa 130

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 15, 2022

“Africa is full of potential infrastructure project opportunities in the pipeline. This is according to Hendrik Malan, CEO and partner at Frost & Sullivan and one of many expert speakers who will address the upcoming Africa’s Green Economy Summit taking place from 22–24 February 2023.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 9, 2024

According to IDTechEx, which provides research on emerging technologies and their markets, although the adoption of EVs across all sectors will contribute to a drastic reduction in tailpipe emissions, for economies where grids are already at capacity, the increased load of an electric transport sector risks blackouts and power supply issues.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Africa 59

Smart Energy International

MAY 17, 2024

In an updated ‘outlook’ on critical minerals that are key for the energy transition, including lithium, copper, cobalt and graphite among others that go into batteries, electric vehicles, solar panels and other clean technologies, the IEA finds that the prices have dropped sharply to levels last seen pre-pandemic. Have you read?

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Energy Energy Lithium Demand 59

Charged

MAY 9, 2023

The trucks will be converted from gas to electric power using the ZeroNox Electric Powertrain Platform (ZEPP), which uses LFP batteries. The companies demonstrated a prototype of the electric refuse truck at a recent ceremony to announce the partnership.

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Africa Electricity Batteries Sustainability 99

Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

UK developer secures investment to expand development of EV and grid storage batteries that can be repaired, reused and upgraded. Battery storage is set to play a central role in decarbonising the global economy, critical for renewable energy, electric vehicles and other key technologies.

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Waste Waste Batteries Lithium 63

Smart Energy International

JUNE 8, 2022

With the ever-increasing amount of electric vehicles (EVs) that have been coming onto the grid, planning how to manage the grid’s wear and tear while maintaining grid functionality is more relevant than ever. Rather than exporting, vehicles can in these cases be used as battery storage. Enhanced battery management.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2022

Auto manufacturer announces partnership with Pramac to repurpose old electric vehicle batteries into portable energy storage units. Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled plans to give a second life to electric vehicle (EV) batteries with the launch of a new portable zero-emission energy storage unit.

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Batteries Electric vehicle Africa Lithium 40

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Machine learning based battery charging protocols, propane as an energy efficient and environmentally friendly coolant for space cooling, the remotely controlled Robobug and a new light on nano-level electrical circuitry, satellite observations for energy development in Africa and a zero emission luxury catamaran are on the technology radar.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Alstom to deliver new battery electric trains for Chemnitz-Leipzig line. Engineering giant Alstom has signed a landmark deal with two German rail operators that will see it manufacture, deliver and maintain eleven Coradia Continental battery-electric trains for the Leipzig-Chemnitz route.

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Batteries Africa Investment Automotive 49

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 9, 2020

Smart meters are a key tool for utilities seeking to gain insight and control over their electricity distribution networks, replacing manually read electromechanical meters with digital, two-way communicating devices that measure and share usage data in hourly or minute-by-minute intervals.

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Investment Asia 203

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

As the share of renewable energy on India’s electricity grid continues to rise and the smog continues to worsen, the need for flexible, clean power is increasing. Today, a growing number of them are focused on clean electricity. Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity.

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The City Fix

MARCH 22, 2022

We’ve seen increasing efforts to expand electric mobility, as governments formulate policies to stimulate adoption. As the pandemic has changed the way we get around and purchase goods, the world is considering how to make transport more efficient and sustainable. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Electricity Transportation Policy Government 116

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production. Of the $12.5M invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M produces less than 2% of the global total.

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Business Green

JANUARY 8, 2021

As part of the country's recently announced target to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate almost $2tr a year from 'green growth' by 2050, Japan is targeting major investments in renewable energy, clean technologies, and hydrogen and electric vehicles over the coming years.

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Carbon Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Africa 76

Business Green

MARCH 19, 2020

Two major deals agreed this week, as new projections point to upbeat long term prospects for global battery sector. Two major deals between UK-based and international battery producers have been unveiled this week as companies move to seize on the opportunities created by the low carbon transition.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 15, 2022

Areas of interest include electric and hybrid powertrains, energy storage, green hydrogen and demand response. Renault and Vitesco look into electric and hybrid powertrains. We signed a new strategic partnership with @VitescoT to develop and produce power electronics in a "One Box" for #electric and #hybrid powertrains. ??

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Energy Energy Hydrogen Electric vehicle 52

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The study has identified an increase in investments across almost every sector including renewable energy, electric vehicles, electrified heating, hydrogen, and sustainable materials. The electric vehicles market was second with $273 billion in investment as the sector recorded a 77% market growth. Have you read?

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Investment Energy Energy Electric vehicle 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

By almost fully switching to such low carbon technologies across buildings, transport, and industry - as is required for the UK and others thanks to legally-binding net zero targets - and harnessing cheap renewable electricity from solar and wind, these sectors could cut their emissions by 60 per cent between 2020 and 2050, the report indicates.

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Transportation Electricity Policy Fossil fuels 80

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

Part of the world’s largest series of energy sector events spread across North America, Europe, Australia, Africa & South East Asia, this even brings together over 200 exhibitors and 8000 qualified professionals from the entire value chain of the global power generation, transmission and distribution under one roof. Have you read?

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy 118

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Underreporting of attacks and murders in Asia and Africa presented a significant challenge to assessing risks to activists in these regions. With 11 murders in 2022, the Philippines continued to be the deadliest country for environmental defenders in the Asia and Pacific regions, Global Witness found.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Rio Tinto says it will invest $98 million in a 34-megawatt PV array and 12-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system to help power its Koodaideri mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. Cutting mining’s carbon footprint to zero is complicated by the fact that electricity use only accounts for around 40 percent of direct emissions.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Today, those PECs are accounted for by state regulators through a process that relies on monthly meter data and engineering calculations to certify them with the Western Renewable Energy Generating Information System ( REGIS ) run by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), which coordinates transmission grids across the Western U.S.

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Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 130

Business Green

APRIL 22, 2022

Boris Johnson celebrates flurry of multi-million pound clean tech deals on trip to India, as UK separately agrees joint climate action roadmap with Indonesia to drive electric vehicles adoption and tackle deforestation.

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Investment Africa Electric vehicle Electricity 69

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based automotive startup Canoo has unveiled designs for two all-electric multipurpose delivery vehicles (MDPV) with prices starting at $33,000. The first iteration of MDPV will come in two options — MPDV1 and MPDV2 — with three different battery sizes for estimated ranges between 90 to 230 miles per charge.

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Electricity Automotive Batteries Startups 28

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Part of the world’s largest series of energy events organised across USA, Europe, Africa, SE Asia, Africa & India, the co-located events will bring an unprecedented opportunity, with insights shared by the most forward-thinking policy makers, regulators, industry titans, thought leaders and experts.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Following my recent article – Lead-Acid Batteries Are On A Path To Extinction – I received an email from Battery Council International (BCI), the trade association for lead battery manufacturers, recyclers and suppliers. Certainly, if it can’t be addressed, then that would be an advantage in favor of lead-acid batteries. .

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Lithium Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 60

Charged

JANUARY 31, 2022

There are now 70 electric vehicles for every charging station, which means if you just wait, it’ll explode. We cover the entire value creation process from battery to vehicle, and charging infrastructure to the ecosystem. In Germany, for example, 25% of new cars are electrified.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2020

By doing this, we can make them smarter and more able to deal with electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles - both of which will be the powertrains of the future. Robert Spencer is AECOM's director of sustainability for Europe, Middle East and Africa. The idea of ramping up EV charging capacity at this time is a great example.

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Demand Technology Africa Investment 59

Charged

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

There are three main forms of graphite: spherical graphite is used in non-EV battery applications, whereas EV batteries use a blend of coated spherical graphite and synthetic graphite. The company manufactures 10,000 metric tonnes per year of purified spherical graphite for EV battery anodes. Graphite is a pure form of carbon.

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Business Green

JULY 25, 2021

Take, for example, the EU where a recent CBI report highlighted that the UK could increase its electric vehicle and battery sales by £18bn over the next ten years, while UK businesses could capture up to £8bn in additional revenues by exporting hydrogen electrolyser production to the region.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Government Asia 87

Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

With a historic G7 summit rolling into Cornwall in just a few weeks' time, the CBI was proud to convene the B7 summit, of global business leaders from across the G7 countries along with India, Australia, South Africa and South Korea earlier this month. Let's build more gigafactories to support electric vehicles.

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Government Electric vehicle Hydrogen Africa 54

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In road transport, France and Spain have joined 39 other countries and 14 vehicle manufacturers in committing to making all new car sales zero emission by 2035, under the Accelerating to Zero Coalition, a joint effort that will shift investment more quickly towards electric vehicles, bringing their costs down more quickly.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Comparatively, there are around 19 million battery electric vehicles on roads worldwide, according to estimates published by BloombergNEF. Challenges for South Africa He pointed out that if a larger hydrogen car rollout is ever to occur, a refueling infrastructure will be necessary.

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Africa Hydrogen Electric vehicle Electricity 67

Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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