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Scientists May Have Just Cracked the Code on Fast Electric Car Charging – EQ Mag Pro

We’re going to need to mine a huge amount of metals like cobalt and lithium to electrify the world’s automobiles. But things would be easier if car batteries didn’t have to be so big. To a large extent, automobile makers building the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs) are competing on range, putting big, powerful […]

Honda, LG to build $3.5B battery plant, hire 2,200 in Ohio – EQ Mag Pro

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) :  Honda says it will build a $3.5 billion joint-venture battery factory in rural southern Ohio and hire 2,200 people to staff it as the company starts to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub. Honda, which announced its first Ohio factory 45 years ago, also plans to invest […]

China’s BYD wins five-star European safety rating for electric SUV – EQ Mag Pro

LONDON : BYD on Wednesday received a coveted five-star Euro NCAP safety rating for its electric ATTO 3 crossover SUV, the latest Chinese carmaker to receive top marks as it seeks to gain a foothold in Europe’s competitive car market. Two other Chinese-made cars – the eCitroënC5 X, built by a joint venture between Stellantis […]

Proposed EV hub to house 1,000 startups: Karnataka Minister – EQ Mag Pro

A total of 5 centres of excellence will be set up to facilitate training, research, development, innovation and entrepreneurship, Narayan said.The state which is already the preferred destination in IT, BT, semiconductor, electronics, would also become a premier hub of electric vehicles in a couple of years, he opined. Further noting that the government had […]

Business use of offsets risks delaying Net Zero: CCC report – EQ Mag Pro

Voluntary carbon markets aren’t working, but get the rules right and they can make a positive contribution to Net Zero, say the CCC in its latest report. Businesses are increasingly turning to voluntary carbon offsetting as they aim to reach Net Zero. But recent market growth is premature. Offsets can mask insufficient efforts from firms […]

Hydro-Québec agrees to acquire Great River Hydro for $ 2 billion – EQ Mag Pro

The company will acquire a 589MW hydropower fleet in New England through the deal. HQI US Holding, a subsidiary of Canadian energy utility Hydro-Québec, has agreed to acquire Great River Hydro for around $2bn. Great River Hydro owns 13 hydropower generating stations, with a combined installed capacity of 589MW. These are located along New England’s […]

China’s Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy and Climate Resilience Needs Shifts in Resources and Technologies – EQ Mag Pro

Beijing : Climate change poses a significant threat to China’s long-term prosperity. At the same time, the country is well positioned to meet its climate commitments and transition to a greener economy while meeting its development goals, according to a World Bank Group report released today. The World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Report […]

Global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030, says BNEF – EQ Mag Pro

Energy storage installations are expected to accelerate through the remainder of the decade, reaching 411GW/1194GWh by 2030, 15 times the 27GW/56GWh of storage that had been brought online by the end of 2021. These are the headlines from the most recent Energy Storage Market Outlook report from analysts BloombergNEF (BNEF), which increases its outlook for […]

Shell JV unveils plan for “one of the biggest” big batteries in NSW – EQ Mag Pro

A joint venture between Ampyr Energy and global oil giant Shell will develop one of the biggest batteries yet proposed for New South Wales; a 500MW/1,000MWh facility that will be used to “smooth the grid” in the state’s Central West. Ampyr Australia, the local arm of Singapore-based outfit Ampyr Energy says it has agreed with […]

Royal Caribbean Group to Open the World’s First Zero-Energy Cruise Terminal – EQ Mag Pro

The New State-of-the-Art Facility in Texas is on Track to Achieve LEED Gold and be Completely Solar Powered GALVESTON, Texas : Royal Caribbean Group’s (NYSE: RCL) new Galveston terminal, which is opening Nov. 9, will be the first cruise terminal to generate 100% of its needed energy through on-site solar panels. This makes the terminal, […]