Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global sales of new electric vehicles (EV) grew from 3 million in 2020 to 6.6

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 16, 2021

VANCOUVER — As jobs in fossil fuels decline amid a shifting global landscape, rapid growth in Canada’s clean energy sector will more than make up the difference. At the same time, Canada’s fossil fuel sector will see a 9% drop in employment. The clean energy sector’s GDP is forecast to grow 58% by 2030.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2023

BNEF reports that global investment in the clean energy transition rose 30 per cent last year to record levels Global investment in the clean energy transition soared to record levels last year, surpassing $1tr as the sector matched the level of investment in fossil fuels for the first time.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 13, 2023

Electric vehicles now make up 9% of new car sales in Canada. and Quebec, the market share is even higher, with electric vehicles making up around 20% and 14% of new cars sold in each province, respectively. Canada’s electricity grid is currently 84% non-emitting.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Ursula von der Leyen sets out plans to mandate revenue cap on electricity generators and secure a 'crisis contribution' from fossil fuel companies in her State of the European Union address. We are in a fossil fuel crisis, the fossil fuel industry has a special duty too," she said.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

EDF leads a proof-of-concept on automating renewable energy transactions and Eurelectric’s study on the benefits of matching energy consumption with clean energy on a (near) real-time basis are on the week’s technology radar. We are shaping a future where renewable energy adoption is streamlined, transparent and accessible to all.”

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Charged

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) has secured a £1-million contract from Highways England (HE) to demonstrate its turbine technology for EV charging infrastructure. IPG’s Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology is designed to support EV charging in high-use and remote locations by using fossil fuels for grid-independent power generation.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

By Rebecca Rasch , Social Scientist at Aspen Global Change Institute Electric vehicle charging by Zaptec via Unsplash. While electric vehicles (EVs) are not a panacea for reducing emissions from the transportation sector, widespread adoption can be a significant step toward meeting CO2 reduction targets.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

The Guardian has today become the first major global news organisation to announce a ban on advertising from oil and gas companies, despite the fossil fuels industry's role as a major advertiser and the media outlet admitting it faces a "precarious" financial future.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While electric vehicle sales continue to rise worldwide, automotive supply chains are lagging behind the required pace of decarbonisation, according to a new report from Greenpeace Asia. Industry leaders like Toyota and Hyundai continue to flood the roads with combustion engine vehicles and a growing number of SUVs.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new Energy technologies for net zero guide which gives a detailed look at the technologies available that can decarbonise the UK energy system and shift energy demand from fossil fuels to a low-carbon supply – vital to reach the Government’s Net Zero targets.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

Mika Takahashi, Technology Analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx reviews highlights from a new report on an emerging sector Electric vehicles are no longer a niche oddity but fully mainstream, with many automotive manufacturers announcing targets to phase out ICE construction in favor of BEVs (battery electric vehicles).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy for operations and a new academic center with Yale focused on capturing carbon. That fuel also accounts for 6 percent of its annual operating budget. FedEx already has made some progress with electric vehicles. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Forbes Green Tech

JANUARY 29, 2021

Joe Biden has signed an executive order that will replace of the entire fleet of federal vehicles with US-built electric cars, vans and trucks. The greatest technological transition in history, the abandonment of fossil fuels and their replacement by electricity, is already here.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

This latest briefing, “ Better, Faster, Cleaner: Securing clean energy technology supply chains”, makes the case that global supply of key materials and components is sufficient to meet growing demand for clean energy technologies (wind, solar, batteries, grids, heat pumps) over the medium- to long-term.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

BP will grow its electric vehicle charging points from 7,500 today to 70,000 by 2030. BP has been upfront about the ongoing role of fossil fuels in its long-term plans. To reach net-zero, it will use carbon-capture technology and natural climate sinks such as forests to offset the emissions it can’t eliminate.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The latest round of funding to be announced by the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office includes support for a wide range of projects designed to advance low-carbon transportation technologies, including several EV-related initiatives. Diesel engine manufacturers Cummins, PACCAR and MAHLE were each awarded $3.5

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

Results of world’s largest V2G trial suggest EV drivers can save £725 off annual electricity bills - but steep hardware costs remain major barrier to mass adoption.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The report projects a rapid shift in the global energy mix, with the share of renewables in global power generation expected to double in the next 15 years while total fossil fuel demand is projected to peak before 2030, depending on the scenario. C by 2100, and reaching a 1.5°C C pathway is increasingly challenging. To keep the 1.5°C

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2020

French oil and gas giant Total yesterday announced an $8bn write-down of its most carbon-intensive fossil fuel assets, as the havoc wrought by Covid-19 on on the industry continues to push down oil prices and bring forward predictions of peak demand.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2024

Truss writes: “We should abolish the Climate Change Act and instead adopt a new Climate Freedom Act that enables rather than dictates technology”. government to spur green technology investment. The UK government has given £20 billion more in support to fossil fuel producers than renewables companies since 2015.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

The good news is that the technology is already available to respond to this need for flexibility and the changing demands of energy markets. The growth of renewables and advances in storage technology have allowed retailers to offer more than just standard energy tariffs. or simply just do not want to?

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2021

warns carmakers are overstating the fuel efficiency of plug-in hybrid vehicles a. Volvo, which launched its maiden electric car last year, said it will roll out more models over the coming years, with one scheduled to hit markets later this year. Swedish company announces new direction as study from Which?

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 1, 2022

The best way to benefit the bank accounts of Canadian families is to switch to technologies that reduce or avoid fossil fuels altogether. Indeed, many of the most successful carbon-cutting technologies save money as well as reduce emissions, from heat pumps to more energy efficient appliances to electric vehicles.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2022

The number of battery electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the UK is likely to double in 2022, potentially taking a 15 per cent share of the total new car market by the end of the year, analysts have predicted. The industry body has yet to publish sales figures covering all 12 months of 2021.

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Business Green

MAY 31, 2022

The number of electric vehicles on UK roads has reached almost three-quarters of a million after a 71 per cent rise in EV use last year, fresh figures today from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show. Even so, the total number of vehicles on UK roads rose modestly last year by 0.4 per cent last year.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Energy sector digital identity app spins off for global use, an intelligent power solution for China’s high energy physics platform and a hydrogen-powered superyacht unveiled are in the week’s technology radar. Have you read?

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

Rockefeller Brothers Fund announces that its investment portfolio has exceeded expectations and industry averages in the five years since it divested from fossil fuels. According to the study, the RBF posted an average annual net return of 7.76 per cent over the five-year period that ended in December last year.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

of government funding awarded yesterday, with 10 multi-million pound grants announced in support of a range of innovative new zero emission vehicle technologies. 14-tonne electric commercial vehicles. The technology we invest in now is set to make an impact on the next generation of vehicles," he said.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 14, 2022

Commercial rents in downtown Calgary are on the rise, and long-thought dead fossil-fuel export projects have zombified. Previous high oil and gas price cycles have driven consumers to purchase more efficient cars and better insulate their homes, while the business community found ways to use less fossil fuel. And the U.S.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

Plans for a major electric vehicle (EV) charging "superhub" in Oxford capable of delivering up to 300 miles of range to cars in less than 20 mins have been unveiled today, marking the latest milestone for what is set to become a network of 40 similar sites across the UK. The research company said more than 2.7

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

Green day was supposed to be an opportunity to get back in the green race, but this is just supporting [fossil fuel] lobbies." Writing on Twitter, former COP26 President Alok Sharma said the key test of the 'Green Day' announcements would be whether it serves to meaningfully accelerate investment in green technologies and jobs. "[The

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

Solar panels, air source heat pumps, and electric vehicle (EV) charge points are boosting property values in England and Wales by an average of £10,000, whilst cutting carbon emissions and shielding residents from soaring energy costs, fresh research has shown.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

There is growing confidence that clean technologies could start to squeeze the dominance of fossil fuels across the global economy, and potentially sooner than previously thought Whisper it, but is the dominance of fossil fuels across the global economy finally starting to wane?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Energy regulator confirms plan to take a 'three-prong approach' to preparing grid for influx of electric vehicles. Electric vehicles will revolutionise the way we use energy and provide consumers with new opportunities, through smart products, to engage in the energy market to keep their costs as low as possible," he said.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

Hyundai has become the latest carmaker to accelerate its electric vehicle (EV) ambitions, yesterday unveiling fresh plans to add another 17 new battery car models to its line up by the end of the decade, backed by £12bn of investment. The South Korean firm said it aimed to sell 1.87

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