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First Solar Inc., a U.S.-based vertically integrated solar company, has announced it is exploring options to sell its interests in 8point3 Energy Partners, a yieldco joint venture with SunPower Corp. The announcement comes after First Solar revealed a restructuring initiative in November.

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TU Delft Wind Energy Institute

The TU Delft Wind Energy Institute is the wind energy network of Delft University of Technology both for research and education. Its research program covers almost all aspects of modern wind energy technology, from materials, aerodynamics, and construction of turbines to offshore wind farm design and grid integration, all the way to O&M and new and future wind energy systems like for example Airborne Wind.

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A comparison of the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of European heavy-duty vehicles and fuels

whitePaper | February 5, 2023

Transport is the largest producer of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the European Union (EU), contributing almost 30% to the total. Heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), primarily commercial trucks and buses, are responsible for 26% of these emissions. Adoption of electric vehicles is expanding in the light-duty sector in Europe, but the heavy-duty sector relies almost entirely on internal combustion (diesel) powertrains; in 2021, zero emission HDVs represented only 1% of new HDV registrations in the EU.

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Field Force Automation In The Electric Vehicles (Ev) Industry

whitePaper | May 4, 2022

Globally, electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 80% in 2021 and companies like Toyota and Volkswagen announced $170 billion of investment into electrification. Besides eliminating exhaust emissions and tackling part of the 23% of global CO2 emissions contributed by the transportation sector, EVs also provide key flexibility to the grid as we transition to a greater share of Renewable Energy (RE) supply. However, despite this global push, EVs only accounted for 7.2% of global car sales in 2021. The electric revolution still has a long way to go.

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EV BATTERY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

whitePaper | October 7, 2022

Automakers and their suppliers have always faced a host of challenges, and this decade is no exception. There is an urgent need for answers to several trends: the increased consumer demand for EVs, legislation for reduced emissions, and the rise in urbanization. In fact, consumers and policymakers alike are calling for more sustainable and more advanced vehicles that do not compromise on performance or safety. Just this year, an EY survey of 13 developed nations indicated that 41% of those intending to buy a new vehicle in the year ahead would choose a BEV (battery electric vehicle), HEV (hybrid electric vehicle), or PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle).

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FRED ENERGY

whitePaper | June 8, 2022

Due to supply and demand, this will contribute trillions of dollars to the energy corporates but will lead to above inflation price increases for consumers. The overall effects will be felt by all of us but those most vulnerable such as low-income earners and the elderly will be unable to meet the growing energy costs causing them to fall into what is termed “fuel poverty”. Energy suppliers are forecast to move towards greener alternative energy sources and this is great news for the environment, but it will have little effect on the consumer at cost level

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What Future for Climate and Trade? Scenarios and Strategies for Carbon Competitiveness

whitePaper | June 26, 2023

As countries and companies strengthen their efforts to slow the process of climate change, the relationship between emissionsmitigation measures and global trade will grow closer and become more complex

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Examining Supply-Side Options to Achieve 100% Clean Electricity by 2035

whitePaper | August 30, 2022

This study evaluates a variety of scenarios that achieve a 100% clean electricity system (defined as zero net greenhouse gas emissions) in 2035 that could put the United States on a path to economywide net-zero emissions by 2050. These scenarios focus primarily on the supply of clean electricity, including technical requirements, challenges, and benefit and cost implications. The study results highlight multiple pathways to 100% clean electricity in which benefits exceed costs. The study does not comprehensively evaluate all options to achieve 100% clean electricity, and it focuses largely on supply-side options.

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TU Delft Wind Energy Institute

The TU Delft Wind Energy Institute is the wind energy network of Delft University of Technology both for research and education. Its research program covers almost all aspects of modern wind energy technology, from materials, aerodynamics, and construction of turbines to offshore wind farm design and grid integration, all the way to O&M and new and future wind energy systems like for example Airborne Wind.

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