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‘Green Fleet’ initiative aligns Dominion Energy with Biden’s electric vehicle order

Renewable Energy World

Convert 50% of work vehicles – from full-size pickups and bucket trucks to forklifts and ATVs – with plug-ins, battery electric vehicles, or vehicles fueled by cleaner-burning alternatives, such as hydrogen, renewable natural gas, and compressed natural gas, by 2030.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Europe, which has an economy saddled with high energy prices and is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas, is embracing green hydrogen by providing funding for construction of electrolysis plants and other hydrogen infrastructure. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas. In the U.S.,

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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. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas.

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How far can hydrogen go? The future fuel of long-haul trucking

Hydrogen Fuel News

On the other hand, fuel cells are essentially electric vehicles batteries, except in this case, a hydrogen stream is charging the battery. When turned on, the battery powers the vehicle like a standard battery electric vehicle would. However, this is a very energy-intensive and inefficient process.

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Smart meters and smart grids key in SDG&E’s clean energy plan

Smart Energy International

Grid modernisation is planned with cutting-edge technologies to enable the integration of significantly more renewables generation, energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging, while grid automation and remote sensing tools and the replacement of ageing or failure-prone equipment are intended to cut the risk for power outages.

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Pop goes the diesel?

Envirotec Magazine

Leaks from generation and distribution facilities have provided one of the embarrassing backstories to the story of natural gas, something that – it has become clear – is far more widespread than was always claimed. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and battery-powered electric vehicles are similar in that they both power an electric motor.

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Hermes to take delivery of 70 further CNG vehicles

Business Green

Hermes has ordered a further 70 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuelled delivery trucks from commercial vehicle manufacturer IVECO, each of which cuts emissions by 80 per cent compared to diesel-run equivalents. Delivery giant to switch more than half its core hub fleet to low emission models.