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How Much Do Electric Vehicles Help in Reducing Pollution?

The Environmental Blog

Fortunately, there’s a new trend on the rise – that of electric vehicles (or EVs for short). Foregoing fossil fuels, these vehicles are charged directly through a power outlet, generating no harmful emissions, and offering savings in the long run, despite their higher initial price. Walk whenever you can.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Green hydrogen — made by splitting water’s hydrogen and oxygen using electricity produced by renewable sources — is a small fish in the "energies pond." Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. Today, more than 95 percent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables. locations in 2021.

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BNEF Electric Vehicle Outlook: Six key lessons for road transport's pursuit of net zero

Business Green

As more and more governments and auto manufacturers set their sights on a net zero emission future for road transport, the outlook for electric vehicles (EVs) looks brighter than ever. Investments and public policy should therefore reflect that - and urgently.

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A New Era Is Beginning for the Grid Edge. Is the Utility Industry Ready?

GreenTechMedia

power system has more than 50 gigawatts of behind-the-meter flexible resources at its disposal, consisting of distributed energy resources (DERs) already enrolled in demand response programs. Both electric vehicles and electric heat are expected to see record growth in the 2020s. De-risking grid edge investment.

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Sustainability alliance upgrades energy infrastructure in Solano County

Smart Energy International

It also provides emergency generators, county-wide LED lighting retrofits, essential HVAC equipment replacements, and 54 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports at six locations. “Solano County currently relies heavily on the power grid, and our rates went up eight percent this year,” added Greve.

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GTM’s Live Coronavirus Blog: The Impact on Clean Energy

GreenTechMedia

For all their momentum, the clean-energy sectors — solar, wind, energy storage, and companies transforming the power grid — will not escape the COVID-19 downdraft. is located in counties with confirmed coronavirus cases, said Xiaojing Sun, a senior solar analyst at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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Fast Company Honors CLP Power for Beating the Heat in Hong Kong

AutoGrid

This year, in the Sustainability/Energy category, the magazine is honoring AutoGrid’s customer CLP Power , the utility serving Hong Kong. Missions” Critical In the face of July 2021’s extreme heatwave, CLP Power’s Energy-Saving Missions program was able to curtail power consumption across 600,000 Hong Kong households.