Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The iconic British car brand Jaguar became the latest automaker to reveal a plan to phase out fossil-fuel engines, announcing its intention to go fully electric by 2025. Industry lobbying group The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders also praised what it called “an injection of confidence” into the automotive sector.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2022

As such, electric trucks rolling off Volvo's production line from the third quarter of this year will have frame rails and a backbone made with 'green' steel produced using hydrogen and clean electricity. But she concedes the low carbon steel market needs to evolve before it can meet all the truck makers specifications.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

These new vehicles are quickly bumping up against familiar challenges of battery range, production capacity and charging, or fueling, infrastructure. First, and perhaps most crucially, it plans to price its vehicles at the same or lower prices as comparable fossil-fuel vehicles. in early 2020. Photo courtesy of BYD">.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Eviation, together with motor-maker MagniX, is working on battery-electric planes, Lilium is developing a kind of electric jet, and the late Zunum was betting on a plug-in hybrid system. His new company, ZeroAvia, is developing an aircraft powertrain energized by hydrogen fuel cells. So, that was a progression that we made.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

Electric cars are undoubtedly cleaner than fossil fuel run cars. The deficit is paid off quickly and even, when with no alternative, the electricity used to charge the vehicles is driven by fossil fuels, they are still greener. Because lithium cathodes degrade over time, they can’t simply be placed into new batteries.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Advanced Propulsion Centre backs new wave of electric car, van, and battery projects, as agency predicts UK automotive sector is on 'the precipice of an innovation landslide'. Jon Beasley, director of a technology and projects at the APC, said the UK automotive industry was now "on the precipice of an innovation landslide".

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

US and Japanese car firms step up collaboration on battery technology and manufacturing development in bid to drive down cost of EVs. First established as a battery firm in 1995, BYD - which stands for Build Your Dreams - has expanded to become the biggest EV manufacturer in China, which is also the world's biggest EV market.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But as EV sales have begun to take off around the world, driven in part by more eco-minded consumers, so questions have increasingly been asked just how environmentally-friendly the supply chain, materials, construction, and use of battery powered cars really is. Polestar Zero was a very public statement from us for that reason.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The global automotive sector can be a "catalyst" for decarbonisation of a host of crucial heavy industry materials such as steelmaking, but carmakers and policymakers need to be more vocal in demanding low carbon products across supply chains in order to accelerate the wider market.

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Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 2, 2021

In response, Volkswagen threatened to leave the industry lobby group Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) because of its refusal to commit to an electric-first strategy. Apart from advocating for electromobility, The companies also decided to forego commitments to other forms of alternative propulsion, such as hydrogen fuel cells.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2020

Meanwhile, in the country's traditional automotive regions - Wales, the North East and Midlands - measures should be introduced to boost battery technology ahead of the UK's phase out of fossil fuel cars in 2035, according to the report, which collates recommendations from trade union representatives across five regions of the UK.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2022

EVs are moving towards mass market adoption in key markets, but new research suggests many major carmakers have still not fully embraced the battery car revolution. million in 2021, with 70 per cent of those pure battery electric, and 30 per cent plug-in hybrids. Market share continues to creep upwards, too.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Growing corporate demand for electric vehicles indicates the UK could phase-out new fossil fuel cars by 2030, but trail-blazing EV100 members fear the limited supply of EVs could delay the shift. Huge corporate demand for electric vehicles is on course to put at least 2.5 Together these companies' commitments amount to 2.5

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

This is a serious departure from the past, but without the end to the use of unabated fossil fuels, we will not be able to reach the climate targets," said Dr Werner Hoyer, as he presented the bank's annual results for 2020. Hamburg coal power plant to be converted into mega-electrolyser for green hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 17, 2024

Voith created the subsidiary to focus on its hydrogen storage systems projects. Voith is an expert in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) products and has over a decade of experience in industry and in the automotive sector. Throughout its existence, the company has amassed a broad knowledge of hydrogen tank systems.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

For decades, it has been a grail to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen as a clean energy source – splitting water molecules to form hydrogen and oxygen. As early as the 1970s, researchers were investigating the possibility of using solar energy to generate hydrogen.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

The Party is set to call for an "electric vehicle revolution" across the UK, backed by a raft of proposals to develop three new battery gigafactories by 2025, accelerate the charge point rollout, and offer interest-free loans to help those on low and middle incomes purchase EVs.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Not smart Summary - Hydrogen has a key role to play in our sustainable future. It is time we acknowledge the future of land-based transport is battery-electric, not hydrogen-powered. This blog explores the beauty of hydrogen and why we should not put it into our cars - of any size. Except for cars. Maybe not. …

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Sales continue to surge in key markets, while scores of producers and users of cars, buses, trucks, and even scooters are now pushing towards ridding their operations of fossil fuel vehicles altogether. Battery recycling is mission critical.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Funding will support construction of two plants in Wales where two-seater hydrogen fuel cell 'eco-coupe' and lightweight commercial delivery van are set to be produced. The funding round is the result of a new partnership between the start-up and corporate finance firm Gambit Corporate Finance LLP, Riversimple said.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

  In deals, geologic hydrogen digs up $245m, $181m across six EV deals, and Brookfield’s $10bn climate transition fund.  As shown in the chart, we wouldn’t have the grid, solar, wind, EVs, or batteries without copper.   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? of GDP on energy investment from 2031 to 2050.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 4, 2021

These new vehicles are quickly bumping up against familiar challenges of battery range, production capacity and charging, or fueling, infrastructure. First, and perhaps most crucially, it plans to price its vehicles at the same or lower prices as comparable fossil-fuel vehicles. in early 2020.

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Charged

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In the quest to shift away from fossil fuels and adopt cleaner power sources, hydrogen fuel cells are emerging as an advantageous alternative to both hybrids and battery-electric vehicles. One way the industry is tapping into a more sustainable power supply is by leveraging flow batteries.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2022

From nuclear developers and carbon capture project planners to green heat installers and hydrogen investors, companies are awaiting clarity on wide range of policies that will ultimately determine the pace and direction of the UK's net zero transition over the next decade.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Homeowners are left to face the costs of insulation on their own, industries like steel and hydrogen are left hobbled in the global race without the support they need, and the government cannot even confirm they will meet their climate target for 2035. But there are still some pieces of puzzle missing.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Scotland is planning to have its first hydrogen-powered train ready to go by November of this year. It’s a huge undertaking involving many partners, including the Hydrogen Accelerator at the University of Saint Andrews and engineering firm Arcola Energy. Some even worry hydrogen production will accelerate it.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2022

Automotive giant says advances in battery technology will allow its new electric trucks to travel much further on a single charge. The improved performance is largely due to improved battery design and a new six battery package option that has increased the battery's storage capacity to up to 565kWh, Volvo Trucks said.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

For example, the CCC now expects decarbonising electric cars and vans so that they run on batteries or other zero carbon technologies will be cheaper than continuing to run petrol and diesel vehicles over the next 30 years. Energy, renewables and fossil fuels.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2022

Automotive giant says advances in battery technology will allow its new electric trucks to travel much further on a single charge. The improved performance is largely due to improved battery design and a new six battery package option that has increased the battery's storage capacity to up to 565kWh, Volvo Trucks said.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2023

"With a new department dedicated to delivering net zero and energy security, we are driving economic growth, creating jobs, bringing down energy bills, and reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels." The hugely detailed and widely shared criticisms of the government's underpowered climate policies are simply ignored.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Conservative MP Philip Dunne MP, chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, said: "From boosting low carbon heating to harnessing renewable energy, and addressing carbon leakage to furthering hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, the government outlines some promising ideas today.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

Its Low Carbon Solutions business plans to spend $17B on “lower-emissions” investments between 2022 and 2027, but the company is betting on clean hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels, and CCS rather than emissions-free electrons. 🔋 Peaxy , a San Jose, CA-based battery analytics platform, raised $12M in Series B funding.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

Continued progress is occurring in extending battery ranges before re-charging and in reducing battery size and weight. For example, Chinese chemical companies in 2019 produced about 80 percent of the world’s total output of advanced battery raw materials. billion SK battery plant in Georgia. culture war?

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Made of Air’s biochar-based materials, which are made out of waste biomass (like tree clippings or crop residue) and can be used in everything from buildings to furniture to automotive parts, represent a durable alternative to the plastics that big oil companies are betting on to fill the gap as cars and utilities go electric.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 27, 2021

Continued progress is occurring in extending battery ranges before re-charging and in reducing battery size and weight. For example, Chinese chemical companies in 2019 produced about 80 percent of the world’s total output of advanced battery raw materials. billion SK battery plant in Georgia. culture war?

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

In other news, Hertz shifts gears on its EV strategy, Kerry steps down from his climate envoy post, and AI helps discover promising new battery materials.  Saudi Arabian ACWA Power outlined a $4bn green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Egypt that could produce up to 600,000 tons of green ammonia per year.   Want more deals?

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The IRA is a US$370 billion bet — that may ultimately reach a value of more than a trillion US dollars — on what is the largest industrial strategy since WWII to reshore manufacturing and transition the US economy away from fossil fuel dependence. In 2022 alone, close to $8 billion in EV battery investments were announced in Canada.

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