Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

The lithium battery economy, driven largely by the growing electrical vehicle market, presents opportunities for water and wastewater businesses across the value chain, according to a new report from BlueTech Research. Battery recycling is beginning to have significant growth as electric vehicles reach the end of their service life.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2020

REA's EV Forum joins forces with the Electric vehicle Supply Equipment Association (UK EVSE) to boost sector's voice. We are stronger when we work together," she said. "We

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

This year’s Global Energy Perspective launches at a time when global energy markets are facing an unprecedented array of uncertainties, including the conflict in Ukraine. However, even with current government commitments and forecasted technology trends, global warming is projected to exceed 1.7°C C by 2100, and reaching a 1.5°C

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2021

Vehicle-to-grid charging technology can deliver power system cost savings of almost £900m while helping slash the carbon intensity of electric vehicles, a new white paper backed by BEIS and EV manufacturer Nissan argues.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The report is based on a survey of 250 utility executives at electric, gas and water utilities and a cross-selection of 10 state utility respondents. Today, utilities are investing in technology/infrastructure, training their workforce with new skills, and seeking outside investment in renewable projects.

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Charged

JANUARY 3, 2022

General Motors has announced a new strategy to offer its EV technology to other vehicle-makers and commercial customers. GM is uniquely positioned to serve as a leader not only through new EVs across our brands, but through additional technology applications.”. Source: GM.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Thursday the company is accelerating its electric-vehicle efforts, pulling forward the schedule on many future launches, and expanding the number of EV models it sells globally to 30 by the end of 2025—a larger number than the dozen future EVs shown to journalists in a no-cameras presentation in March.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 16, 2023

To harness the energy of the sun, rushing water and billowing wind, clean energy technology relies on an array of minerals. Cobalt, lithium and nickel are just a few of the critical elements needed to build electric vehicles and power batteries. Others include rare earth minerals, graphite, graphene, and indium.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2021

The UK's electric vehicle (EV) charging network received a further boost today, with the news green energy supplier Ecotricity and infrastructure developer GRIDSERVE are to team up in a move designed to "turbocharge" the roll out of Ecotricity's Electric Highway network.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 17, 2024

In particular with much of the region rural, the rural electric coops should be better enabled to deploy smart grid technologies to better serve their communities and address challenges such as the rolling blackouts that have impacted consumers across the country during times of peak energy usage.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

homes and commercial buildings consume roughly two-fifths of the country’s overall energy, three-fourths of all electricity, and account for most of the peak electricity demand that drives generation and power grid infrastructure costs. Shifting heating from fossil fuels to electricity can cut direct emissions.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2021

The array of AI applications within climate tech is staggering -- and rapidly expanding. They detail the strengths and weaknesses of AI in climate technology using a few case studies: Optimizing power and heating/cooling systems. Accelerating technology innovation. Last year we had Priya Donti on the show.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

Over 250+ fleets across the United States currently have electric trucks in operation or plan to deploy them in the near future. Businesses big and small are looking to their fleets and suppliers to reduce their emissions, creating an undeniable headwind for the electric truck transition. And Scope 3 emissions are on everyone’s minds.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 25, 2021

After building a career about as far away from sustainability as you can get, Steven Moelk has found himself in a place he never imagined: as the guy responsible for bringing electric vehicle home delivery to IKEA. “Electrification is coming”, Steven says… and with it will also come a diverse array of new jobs.

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Charged

MAY 2, 2021

Ford has announced a new global battery center—Ford Ion Park—to accelerate R&D in battery technology. Meanwhile, a $185-million collaborative learning lab in Southeast Michigan dedicated to developing, testing and building vehicle battery cells and cell arrays is slated to open late next year. Dane Hardware, Ford Motor Co.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Last month’s preventative power shutoffs in California highlighted the vulnerability of the electricity grid to threats exacerbated by a changing climate. But what about the mobile battery packs carried in the hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles now on the road in California?

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2021

Major new project to explore how over 25,000 homes with electric vehicles, heat pumps, and home batteries can help support a greener grid. Or will a high degree of automation be required to stop the grid being overloaded by millions of new electric vehicles and heat pumps?

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Charged

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The electric vehicle (EV) revolution gains more momentum every day, driving change to automotive manufacturing in unprecedented ways. Vehicle manufacturers constantly seek new, more productive automation technologies to boost their quality and productivity. Multiple technologies to boost battery pack production.

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Charged

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The electric vehicle (EV) revolution gains more momentum every day, driving change to automotive manufacturing in unprecedented ways. Vehicle manufacturers constantly seek new, more productive automation technologies to boost their quality and productivity. Multiple technologies to boost battery pack production.

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Charged

MARCH 18, 2022

The new 2023 Subaru Solterra crossover utility vehicle is the first all-electric vehicle from the small Japanese maker known for its rugged, affordable, all-wheel-drive vehicles; adventurous owners; and ads featuring Golden and Labrador Retrivers. That aligns neatly with the bulk of the brand’s well-regarded SUV lineup.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 22, 2021

“What we've seen is, it became a mainstream technology as far as the homebuilding sector and Scotland is concerned,” said Chris Hewitt, chief executive of Solar Energy UK, the country’s solar trade body. That might encourage homebuilders to go beyond the minimum required sizes and build more valuable-sized arrays.

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CleanTech San Diego

DECEMBER 20, 2023

. “There is a massive market gap that current battery technologies cannot meet. Due to this combination of properties, sodium ion batteries are emerging as the next big wave in battery technology. Li-ion batteries have made great progress in enabling electric vehicles and portable devices.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 17, 2022

As the impact of the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) and distributed residential energy resources increases in volume, these concerns also come with opportunities. Delivering successful energy efficiency programs and optimizing grid operations are top-of-mind concerns for utilities. AMI data: Increased customer engagement.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

That’s the idea behind Pacific Gas & Electric’s ‘Remote Grid Initiative.’ The cost of buying power to cover the costs of an on-site solar, battery and generator array would be much higher than the cost of electricity service from an existing power line, he noted.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The project involves building a whole-of-site solution to optimise the energy system including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, electric vehicle (EV) charging control, and onsite solar PV and storage. On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced AUS$9.1

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2024

The smart grid, of course, refers to any tech integrating into the power grid – a vast array of applications. In terms of R&D, the company has also been trialling new applications for its tech, including a partnership with aggregator partner Grid Beyon to develop a grid services technology, PowerBank. What do you predict?

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

billion) by 2027 in renewables, energy efficiency, grids and storage, EV charging infrastructure, and breakthrough technologies, such as low-carbon hydrogen. Energy markets face an array of supply concerns as worries about the availability of energy during the upcoming winter intensify in Europe.

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Charged

MAY 27, 2021

There was a big bundle of news, which will take the media some days to fully unpack, but the gist of it is that, under a plan dubbed Ford+, the automaker will be allocating capital to three priority areas: fully electric vehicles, commercial solutions and connected services. Ford hopes to cut battery costs by 40 percent by 2025.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

His enthusiasm for this technology was pretty obvious when he said, for example, “AI was the last technology that humans will invent on our own.” He dissects the paradoxical landscape where technology moves at an astounding pace, yet practical, scalable solutions remain elusive. Short answer, no. The utility has 8.3

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This uncertainty has damaged the business case for the technology, just as installers need to start investing to scale up operations, Trewhella said. Consumer awareness of the technology is low in the U.K., Stability needed for heat pumps to build push for net-zero. homes, could be suitable for heat pumps.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2020

Kensa both manufactures and installs ground source heat pump technologies for homes and businesses, offering a low carbon alternative to heating from fossil fuel gas, which is estimated to account for around a quarter of the UK's total energy use and 15 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The government has today announced a dual boost for the UK's electric vehicle charging network, confirming long anticipated rules to ensure all new-build homes have charge points installed and unveiling plans to deploy energy storage systems to support the roll out of fast chargers at service stations.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2020

Swapping diesel-powered trucks for electric models and equipping ships to plug into the grid while at berth offers life-saving public health benefits. But it can also substantially increase electricity demand at ports. But, she added, it’s hard to know what technology, or mix of technologies, will prevail in 20 years.

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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. Anglo American has also installed an 84-kilowatt floating solar array at its tailings pond at Los Bronces, a first for the industry, Martinez said.

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Business Green

JUNE 17, 2022

Caterpillar and Volvo among group of big name investors to back plans to turn EV batteries into large scale energ storage arrays. Connected Energy said the investment would enable it to scale its technology and operations as the number of "second life" EV batteries multiplies and demand for energy storage systems continued to grow.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Swedish EV brand unveils flurry of new partnerships with specialist suppliers as it works to drive down emissions right across electric car value chain. The real potential of electric cars will be fulfilled when we as an industry can say goodbye not just to tailpipe emissions, but production-related emissions as well," he explained. "We

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A study published in the current issue of Solar Energy shows that Connecticut could generate more than a third of the state’s annual electricity consumption with solar canopies built over large, existing parking lots. By Lisa Prevost, Energy News Network. Policymakers have yet to prioritize the potential of solar canopies, he said.

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