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Solar + Storage Hybrid plants are poised for explosive growth in the U.S.

May 4, 2022 by Joachim Seel, Ben Paulos and Will Gorman

At the beginning of 2021 the U.S. had 73 solar and 16 wind hybrid projects, amounting to 2.5GW of generation and 0.45GW of storage. By the end of 2021, over a third of the 675GW of solar in the grid connection queue were hybrids, and 19GW were wind hybrids. Only one in four typically get approved, built and connected. But that still points at a twenty-five-fold increase in hybrid generation. It’s why Joachim Seel, Ben Paulos and Will Gorman at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: batteries, California, generation, grids, hybrids, incentives, Intermittency, lithium, markets, plants, solar, storage, wind

Only giving tax breaks to zero-emission company cars will accelerate e-mobility

November 18, 2020 by Chris Bowers

Subsidies and tax breaks for company cars in Europe cost €32bn a year, a hangover from the days when governments were happy to encourage driving. Chris Bowers at T&E reviews a study that explores the issue in a wide range of European nations and reveals that 96% of company cars are petrol and diesel. As an indicator of the scale of emissions, the study says Europe’s 10 largest leasing companies alone – which include BMW’s Alphabet and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: BEV, cars, diesel, emobility, EVs, hybrids, petrol, PHEV, transport

Tesla’s BEVs vs. Toyota’s hybrids: the battle for the future of low emission cars

October 2, 2020 by Schalk Cloete

Which car firm will dominate the future? Tesla and its BEVs or Toyota with its hybrids? Schalk Cloete looks at the cost reductions coming down the line. He says that the hybrids have many more improvements on the way, whereas in terms of performance and efficiency the BEVs are already reaching their peak. Though further and considerable progress in battery technology is coming, it will benefit both. For city driving both will rely on battery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: BEVs, carbontax, electricity, emissions, grids, HEV, hybrids, oil, PHEV, Tesla, Toyota

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