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Austria could ban new gas and diesel cars by 2020
The Austrian Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is working on a study that would mean an end to conventional cars sales… four years from now.
Craig Morris

Apr 18, 2016

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Wind and solar knocked out German conventional power over Easter
With wind power production exceeding 20 gigawatts and solar also kicking in at above 10 gigawatts on Easter Sunday, conventional power generation was pushed dangerously low for a full 15 hours last Sunday.
Craig Morris

Apr 11, 2016

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Two German states already 100 percent renewable net for electricity
In 2015, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein generated more renewable power than households and businesses in each state consumed.
Craig Morris

Apr 8, 2016

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Deutsche Post wants to make its own electric vehicles
The German Postal Service wants to make its own electric vehicles and sell them. Its own fleet is to contain 30,000 electric “street scooters.”
Craig Morris

Apr 6, 2016

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German power giant RWE splits into two – the old and the new
On April 1, German coal power giant RWE split into two companies: one, containing conventional energy; the other, renewables.
Craig Morris

Apr 5, 2016

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India joins Norway and Netherlands in wanting 100% electric vehicles
India reveals plans to become the first “100% electric vehicle nation” by 2030. May not have heard of Norway’s plans – or the Netherlands’.
Craig Morris

Apr 4, 2016

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Will Norway ban petrol and diesel cars by 2025?
German bloggers report that the Norwegians are looking into adopting a National Transport Plan with 100 percent electric cars, buses, and small trucks by 2025.
Craig Morris

Mar 22, 2016

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Solar makes EV battery support for the grid complicated financially
Some findings on a project in Germany which EVs provide ancillary services to stabilize the grid while these cars are charging.
Craig Morris

Mar 15, 2016

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A swarm of EVs for the grid
German firms have come together to test whether EVs might be able to help stablize the grid when connected to it. The results are promising.
Craig Morris

Mar 14, 2016

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German retail power rate stable as share of renewables increases
Over the past four years, the share of renewable power grew by nearly a third, so why did retail rates remain stable from 2013-2016?
Craig Morris

Mar 10, 2016

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German electricity exports once again more valuable than imports in 2015
The value of the average kilowatt-hour that Germany exported last year was greater than the price of the average imported kilowatt-hour.
Craig Morris

Feb 25, 2016

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Using old car batteries for power storage
VDE has released a comprehensive study on the “second life” of car batteries for grid-attached power storage. The potential is tremendous and affordable.
Craig Morris

Feb 19, 2016

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