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An EV laggard reverses course—Australian’s New South Wales announces promising pro-EV policy package

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Australia is one of the least charged of the world’s wealthy countries. During the 2019 elections, Prime Minister Scott Morrison characterized EVs as a threat to Australians’ way of life, and that seems to have set the tone for Australia’s EV policy, or lack thereof, ever since. That’s the bad news.

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Solid state batteries can reduce EV carbon footprint by 39% – study

Smart Energy International

New research has found that solid state batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle (EV) batteries by almost two-fifths – further increasing EVs’ advantage over fossil fuel vehicles. When the batteries are made using the most sustainably sourced materials, this figure increases to 39%.

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

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This article originally was published on Yale Environment 360. The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. It will be used to power fuel cells, both in vehicles and at stationary sites.

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First carbon neutral apartment building coming on blockchain

Smart Energy International

The project, under way with Perth-based property developer OP Properties, is a 39 apartment building in Fremantle, Western Australia, in which residents will live low carbon through the use of solar panels and battery storage along with Powerledger’s power trading technology to deliver a 50% offset to the building strata levies.

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State and regional governments lead on renewable electricity generation – new report

Envirotec Magazine

Jämtland in Sweden is one of seven states and regions already powered by 100% renewable electricity. 75 states and regions are generating 45% of their electricity from renewable sources. It reveals that 75 states and regions are now powering their economies with 45% renewable electricity.

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Energy storage system grid lab launched near Strasbourg

Smart Energy International

According to France-based Socomec, the multi-million euro energy storage development centre consists of a highly modular and flexible testing environment, with the capacity to replicate different storage project conditions and installation via an on-site microgrid.

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How ‘green’ are electric cars?

Renewable Energy World

With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge. Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than 1 in 10 vehicle registrations in 2020, up from 1 in 30 in 2019, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.