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BMW Achieves Goal Of Selling 100,000 Plug-In Electric Vehicles In 2017, Company Reveals
The Germany luxury auto manufacturer BMW has achieved its goal of selling at least 100,000 plug-in electric vehicles in 2017, the company revealed in an email sent to CleanTechnica. That means that BMW experienced year-on-year plug-in electric vehicle sales growth…
Vestas & Northvolt Create Wind Energy Grid Storage Partnership
Headquartered in Denmark, Vestas is the largest manufacturer of wind turbines in the world. This week, it announced the formation of a partnership with young Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt to improve the integration of grid-scale battery storage systems into wind…
EV Charge Point Use in Scotland Surges 43 Per Cent in One Year
The use of electric vehicle charge points in Scotland has surged by nearly half in the space of a year, putting the UK region “on the cusp of a motoring revolution”, according to the RAC Foundation. The motoring charity’s analysis…
Toyota Sets Sights on One Million Electric Vehicle Sales by 2030
Toyota has set a bold new target to sell at least one million zero-emission cars by 2030, as it places the environment at the centre of its strategy for the coming decade. In an update yesterday the Japanese automaker, which…
‘My Priority’: Macron Promises to Use Nuclear and Renewables to Deliver Emissions Cuts
Fresh from the success of hosting the One Planet Summit in Paris last week, French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday underscored his commitment to decarbonising the country’s energy system. In an interview with broadcaster France 2, Macron said nuclear and renewables…
Statoil Chooses Younicos To Supply Battery Storage For Hywind Scotland Floating Wind Project
Statoil, the energy company backed by the Norwegian government, is the majority partner in the Hywind Scotland offshore floating wind farm that began operations in the past few weeks — the first floating wind farm in the world. Now, Statoil…
World’s Largest Solar-Wind-Storage Plant Planned for India
A wind, solar and battery storage plant is being planned for the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, which has faced power woes in recent months due to grid failure. The renewable energy facility will consist of 120 megawatts of…