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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

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The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. built Atlas 3-row SUV, a vehicle large enough that North America will be its single largest market.

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Kiwi Power Looks to Bring European Virtual Power Plant Expertise to North America

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On Tuesday Kiwi announced its first move into North America, starting with an ongoing project with investor Engie , the French energy giant that’s built a broad portfolio of North American battery, electric vehicle and C&I energy services. ” Europe's lead in integrating distributed energy resources.

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Hydrogen garbage trucks – The key to decarbonizing a hard-to-abate industry in North America

Hydrogen Fuel News

A 2017 study on the carbon and energy footprints of garbage trucks in the US, published in the journal Sustainable Production and Consumption, revealed that there are an estimated 250 million tons of municipal solid waste generated in the United States every year. ” Waste management, without a doubt, is a hard-to-abate industry.

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Schneider Electric Announces Investment with ENGIE for Solar, BESS 

Solar Industry

Schneider Electric has committed to invest in a portfolio of Texas-based projects utilizing a Tax Credit Transfer Agreement for solar systems and BESS developed, built and operated by ENGIE North America. ” Since 2017, the two companies have partnered on North America projects that currently exceed 1.6

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April's eclipse will mean interruptions in solar power generation, which could strain electrical grids

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21, 2017, the skies darkened as the moon crossed in front of the sun. Not surprisingly, solar power generation across North America plummeted for several hours, from the first moment the moon began to obscure the sun to when the sun's disk was clear again. During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in the U.S.,

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H&T Recharge to supply EV battery cylindrical cans to Panasonic Energy

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Battery supplier Panasonic Energy has signed a long-term agreement with H&T Recharge, a German battery component manufacturer, for the supply of battery cans in North America. The new agreement will extend H&T’s supply to Panasonic Energy’s Kansas facility, which is scheduled to begin operations by March 2025.

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Saint-Gobain Signs PPA for 100 MW of TotalEnergies’ Danish Fields Solar

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TotalEnergies has signed a new 15-year renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with building materials company Saint-Gobain to support its efforts to decarbonize 125 industrial sites in North America. TotalEnergies’ growing solar power generation portfolio in the U.S.