Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

New number plates to be launched from autumn, as Ministers announce new £12m zero emission vehicle research funding boost. The government has today confirmed it is to introduce green number plates from this autumn, in a bid to help drive demand for electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the UK's economic recovery plan.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 7, 2022

President Joe Biden’s Buy American EV tax credits still on the table, Canada’s federal government will need to employ some mic-dropping efforts to truly convince a burgeoning EV industry that Canada remains an ideal place to invest. The federal government needs to move fast and bring real investment to the table. Several U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

Air cargo operator pledges to invest in sustainable fuels, carbon capture research, and fleet electrification in bid to meet new climate goals. By 2025, half of all FedEx Express global PUD vehicle purchases would be electric, rising to 100 per cent by 2030, it said. FedEx CEO and chairman Frederick W. Knobloch, Jr.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2021

The government today hailed another major milestone for the UK electric vehicle (EV) market, as official sales figures confirmed there were now over half a million zero emission cars on the roads. per cent market share and plug-in hybrids 6.8 per cent of the market.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 17, 2019

But electric vehicles — from cars to buses to trucks — really stole the show. To kick things off, the International Energy Agency released its new Global Electric Vehicles Outlook , the data-driven crystal ball of the electric future. Last year, the sale of new electric vehicles nearly doubled versus 2017.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The trade body confirmed the UK auto industry continues to face considerable headwinds, with overall UK car production down six per cent in September with 63,125 vehicles rolling off factory lines. However, production of battery electric vehicles (EVs) continued to buck the downward trend with output up 16.6

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 12, 2021

The company has taken a minority stake investment in global maritime industry group Loke Marine Minerals. budget package with wins for clean energy, climate. A specialist in offshore oil and gas exploration, TechnipFMC is diving into seabed mineral extraction to support the energy transition. Read more: Senate passes $3.5T

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

However, in the last 20 years there has been a substantial increase in the deployment of renewable energy and a decade of under investment in the UK’s electricity transmission network resulting in the cost of constraints growing significantly and the current system no longer delivering good value.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Ford has announced it will spend £230m on transforming its Halewood plant on Merseyside into its first electric vehicle (EV) component assembly factory in Europe. This is an important step, marking Ford's first in-house investment in all-electric vehicle component manufacturing in Europe," he said. "It

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Embedded in the price you pay for goods are things such as vehicle maintenance, insurance, driver labor, warehouse labor, packaging labor, fuel energy, transport tolls, packaging disposal and, of course, profit margin. Venture capitalists also are everywhere seeking the next great investment. They know change is coming.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Also on the radar are findings from the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook , which forecasts that energy prices will drop by 11% in 2023, and an interesting strategic investment from Volvo Cars into an APAC virtual power plant startup. billion) of new investment by 2027. billion) of new investment by 2027.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Canopy's Nicole Rycroft and Vedra Partners' James Hughes set out the case for investing in sustainable materials New rules preventing companies from buying commodities linked with deforestation and forest degradation will soon to come into force in the European Union. So, if alternatives exist, why aren't they already in widespread use?

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Last year it invested $26bn - 37 per cent of its overall financing - to climate change, which the bank said marked an increase of 83 per cent compared with the 2019 financial year, during which it invested $14.2bn. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company readies $15bn climate cash injection.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Five-year plan aims to frontload investment in boosting grid capacity and resilience while paving way for huge influx in renewable power sources. Energy firms broadly welcomed the draft plan, which comes as the sector sets its sights on delivering a fully decarbonised electricity grid by 2035, in line with the government's ambitions.

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EDF + Business

JULY 1, 2021

The explosion of e-commerce has accelerated demand for electric vehicle delivery. Companies are testing electric package delivery using new innovative models to invest in and accelerate zero-emissions shipping. Register for this informational session. Register Now. Leverage your purchasing power.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a leading nonprofit investor in climate technology for deep community impact, introduced its latest cohort, bringing its total amount of investments to $79M. These 15 climate companies will join an existing portfolio of more than 150 investments. invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M Of the $12.5M

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Moreover, its battery electric vehicle (BEV) and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) versions will each feature “Smart Energy Storage.” ” These vehicles will have integrated intelligent range and energy management software. Its refueling time will be under ten minutes. 

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

However, think tank Green Alliance today warned that the long-term competitiveness of the sector required a funding package that was designed to accelerate clean steel production and ensure the UK can become a producer of low-carbon steel for the industries of the future. The Treasury is yet to confirm the details of its mooted bailout.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In total 455,076 jobs could be created or in demand in the construction and property sectors[2]. In total, over 3 million jobs are expected to be in demand or created as part of a shift to a green economy across a range of sectors. 100 billion green investment. homes every minute between now and 2050.[5].

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Phasing out the use of plastic in a number of industries could help the world curb demand for fossil fuels and more effectively confront the climate crisis, researchers have today advised. Overseas Development Institute warns fossil fuel emissions from plastic will rise three-fold by 2050 unless current trends are addressed.

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Charged

MAY 26, 2020

France has announced an auto industry bailout package worth some 8 billion euros ($8.8 Last week, Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire said, “We are ready to support the demand for vehicles, but it will be support for clean vehicles that emit less CO 2 , especially electric vehicles.”.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector. Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity. Today, a growing number of them are focused on clean electricity. But that’s changing.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today reiterated the government's commitment to delivering on the UK's international climate responsibilities, confirming support for the planned Sizewell C nuclear power plant, announcing a new long-term target for UK energy efficiency, and promising continued investment in clean tech innovation.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2022

The government has today scrapped its flagship plug-in car grant scheme in a surprise move, pledging to refocus electric vehicle (EV) incentives and funding towards taxis, vans, trucks, and motorcycles, as well as the expansion of the public chargepoint network. Last month, battery electric vehicles represented 12.4

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It’s a massive potential investment in a form of distributed energy resource aggregation that’s growing by leaps and bounds across the country. billion in cumulative investment over that time. On the commercial side, a host of European energy giants have acquired distributed energy companies giving them stakes in the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

ubitricity, a UK-based EV charge point operator with a network of more than 7,000 public charge points, is partnering with UK Power Networks (UKPN), the UK’s largest electricity distribution network, to shift charging demand away from periods of peak demand on the power grid.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2020

The UK's post-crisis economic recovery package presents a major opportunity to accelerate investment on climate adaptation and cutting emissions to net zero," Jones and Dunne wrote. This is necessary to avert an even greater future national and global crisis caused by climate change.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Utilities and other businesses across the spectrum all have a role to play in advancing the electric vehicle (EV) transition. As individuals and companies discover going electric they need to think not just about the vehicle but also all the associated aspects.”. Have you read? Role of data.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Government introduces first dedicated number plates for zero emission vehicles, potentially paving the way for new incentives for electric vehicle drivers. Only fully zero emission electric and fuel cell cars will be eligible for the green plates, with hybrids and plug in hybrids deemed ineligible.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2022

The Legal & General-led investment round was aimed at funding expansion of subscription service into new markets, according to firm. UK electric car subscription service Onto has raised $60m from a raft of both new and existing investors in order to help fund its expansion across Europe next year, it announced today.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Jeremy Hunt also unveiled a £6 billion extra package of support for initiatives like retrofitting to insulate homes and upgrade heating systems, from 2025 – although it wasn’t clear if this was new money or not. The devil will be in the detail for the Government’s climate commitments and investment in infrastructure.”.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Global sales of heat pumps are set to hit record levels again this year, as demand for the low carbon technology soars in key markets around the world. However, it warns that the higher upfront cost of heat pumps means policy support is currently needed to help drive demand for the technology and bring down costs over time.

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EDF + Business

JULY 14, 2021

Transportation is now the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions, and trucks, though making up only less than 5% of vehicles on the road, are responsible for over half of smog pollution. Electric Vehicle (EV) Sponsorship Models are a new, innovative opportunity that companies can use today to hit their climate goals.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Ministers insist surging demand for EVs justifies changes to popular grant scheme to ensure more motorists can take advantage of funding. The move follows hot on the heels of changes to the scheme last March , which cut grants for electric cars from £3,000 to £2,500.

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