GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture. AGCO is testing the battery-powered Fendt e100 Vario for a range of farming and municipal applications. "It Billed as the first fully electric driver-optional tractor, the Monarch will be available in fall 2021 at a pricetag starting at $50,000. Heather Clancy.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021. These new vehicles are quickly bumping up against familiar challenges of battery range, production capacity and charging, or fueling, infrastructure. and attracting major investments for its electric buses and vans still in development. Mike De Socio.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

Amazon hands Mercedes-Benz its biggest electric vehicle order to date. German auto giant Mercedes-Benz announced its largest order of electric vehicles to date Friday: 1,800 electric delivery vans for retail giant Amazon to use across Europe. Its vehicle and battery production also will be carbon-neutral, using clean energy.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 28, 2022

Five- to tenfold growth is expected in the global lithium battery market over the next decade as people shift to electric vehicles, but already lithium supplies are tight.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030. The Climate Group's EV100 program , which has 92 member companies that have pledged to buy EVs and install EV chargers, features the tagline: "Making electric transport the new normal by 2030.". Electric Vehicles. Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 00:30. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

Silicon Valley commuters should return to work in electric buses. Last year, I published a feature about why it was time for Silicon Valley to embrace the electric commuter bus. Want more great analysis of electric and sustainable transport? Katie Fehrenbacher. Wed, 05/05/2021 - 02:00. during the first half of 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Team Portables, a consortium for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling incentivization, has received Phase II funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize. The Battery Passport can be accessed by IOT identifiers as part of the labeling for each LIB. How does it work?

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

An exploded view of an EV battery: Researchers have demonstrated a method to upcycle end-of-life battery waste into materials that can be used for ‘next generation’ battery cathodes. The researchers believe this is the first time such materials have been made from recycled EV battery feedstock.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 13, 2021

GM's electric delivery foray, plus other mobility trends headlining CES. GM showed off images of an electric delivery vehicle called the EV600, as well as a pallet system called the EP1. GM also showed off a new electric Cadillac luxury vehicle and more details about its next-gen battery technology. . Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A faster rate of electrification in the automotive industry will hasten the arrival of circularity (for batteries), according to the authors. The reason is that the faster electric vehicles spread throughout the automotive market, the sooner there will be sufficient quantities of batteries available for recycling.”

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 4, 2020

Electric truck fleets will need a lot of power, but utilities aren't planning for it. As more electric buses and trucks enter the market, future fleets will require a lot of electricity for charging. Utilities will need to be ready to power electric fleets. Electric truck fleets need substantial power.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

On highways and in parking lots, the race is on to provide the coming influx of American electric vehicle drivers an accessible, reliable and superfast place to charge up.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To mark Energy Day at COP27, Matthew Lumsden of Connected Energy called on consumers and businesses to understand that switching to electric vehicles is just the first step in the clean energy transition. “To Not only are we not looking far enough ahead, we’ve got a blind spot concerning battery reuse,” Matthew comments.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 14, 2022

New projects in California's Salton Sea could extract the metal — needed for electric vehicle batteries — at scale.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 11, 2020

To reduce fuel consumption — which by extension decreases emissions — trucking fleets are using auxiliary electric battery HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) units in combination with solar panels installed on truck roofs. These battery-powered units have allowed fleets to significantly reduce their idle time.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A 30MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been dealt a further setback by Northern Powergrid (NPG) in being able to connect to the grid. The National Grid estimates the UK will need over 25GW of battery storage, up from 1GW it is today, to manage renewable intermittency and improve the resilience of the electricity system.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 30, 2022

The new agreement marks the world's first direct battery technology cooperation between automotive and marine industries.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Owner and operator of the 100MW battery, Zenobē, announced the system – in Capenhurst, Chester – had gone live on 11 February, describing it as the first commercial reactive power services of its kind in the world. This creates greater energy security, and lowers the risk of blackouts for a more efficient electricity grid.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2021

The consortium has proposed an ‘electric road system’, using the Siemens Mobility ‘eHighway’ technology, as the fastest, lowest carbon and most cost-effective route to decarbonising our road freight industry and delivering cleaner air.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 7, 2024

Electricity from large ground-mounted solar PV systems combined with batteries has become cheaper than that generated from fossil power sources in Germany, researchers say. The post Electricity from large solar arrays with batteries now cheaper than from fossil plants in Germany appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2022

concentrates vehicle charging when electricity is cheapest so that fleets can install nameplate charging capacity to exceed available grid capacity. The Mobility House, a German company rapidly expanding in the U.S.,

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The need has emerged for solutions that allow energy to be stored in sufficient quantity to sustain a constant electricity supply and avoid the risk of power cuts. For example, batteries capable of very high capacity energy storage have a vital part to play in the UK’s future energy infrastructure.

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TechXplore

AUGUST 26, 2024

Lithium-ion (or Li-ion) batteries are heavy hitters when it comes to the world of rechargeable batteries.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Following successful trials, Defence Equipment and Support – the group which procures all the equipment and support for the UK Armed Forces – will deliver innovative electric generators that it says will dramatically reduce harmful emissions and running costs. It means we have a much cleaner and safer working environment.”

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GreenBiz

APRIL 7, 2021

Here are 10 important bits to know about the planned federal investments for electric vehicles and EV infrastructure (and a reminder that we're hosting an event about many of these pressing topics, VERGE Electrify online May 25 and 26): 1. It would buoy domestic EV production: Asian countries own the world's EV battery production markets.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In recent years, electric vehicle (EV) adoption has accelerated in the world of personal cars. In terms of physical abundance of electricity, Izzi was quick to add: "I had a power outage this week — it’s not just theoretical." Battery leasing is another model gaining traction, according to the panelists. Electric Vehicles.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2023

In response, the London Fire Brigade has started the #ChargeSafe campaign, to alert people to the potential dangers of the bikes’ lithium-ion batteries, if they are of a poor quality and safety measures are not taken. These dangers are also present in electric car batteries.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 7, 2023

Chile plans to nationalize its vast reserves of lithium, an element essential for development of batteries and electric vehicles. That could force new public-private partnerships for leading suppliers Albemarle and SQM.

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Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A coalition of battery storage developers, including Zenobē, Eelpower, Harmony Energy and Field, has penned a letter to the UK government and National Grid Electricity System Operator (National Grid ESO).

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Transportation companies are addressing the circular economy not just with the materials that go into their cars and facilities, but also with the batteries they run on as the industry moves toward producing more electric vehicles. . Electric vehicles are projected to reach 58 percent of global passenger vehicle sales by 2040.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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Charged

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Italian bus manufacturer Iveco Bus, a brand of Iveco Group , has received three new contracts in France for a total of 31 hydrogen fuel cell buses and 20 battery electric buses. Deliveries will start in the second half of 2025.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2024

By Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy, a firm with expertise in using batteries for energy storage. The answer is likely close to zero, but the reality is that every year tens of thousands of EV batteries will be retired from vehicles when their capacity drops to around 75%. Image credit: Connected Energy.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

14 and 15, the California electric grid operator made the incredibly rare decision to proactively shut off parts of the electricity grid, resulting in limited rolling blackouts affecting businesses and homes throughout the state. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. Bryn Baker.

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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. Swapping all that diesel and jet fuel with batteries and biofuels won't be easy. FedEx already has made some progress with electric vehicles. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Charged

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Eecomobility, a startup that specializes in developing battery testing and monitoring software for the EV, energy storage and industrial markets, has secured seed funding from a group of investors. Also participating in the seed funding are Automotive Ventures and Emerson Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Emerson Electric.

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Charged

DECEMBER 3, 2024

million grant from the U S Department of Energy to help improve the nation’s EV battery recycling ecosystem. Tennessee Tech University’s project aims to develop a mobile preprocessing hub that can be taken to local collection sites, allowing EV owners to have batteries safely disassembled and shredded on-site.

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