Category: Biofuels & EV

South Korea’s transition away from fossil fuels is delayed

South Korea’s transition away from fossil fuels is delayed

April 1, 2024 | , ,

South Korea’s energy security policies and business strategies have been misconstrued to focus on securing fossil fuels for power supply stability and affordability.  South Korea’s transition away from fossil fuels has been slow, despite ambitious targets set in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to reduce fossil fuel use in the power sector to 23.7% and increase renewable energy to 30.6% by 2036. In 2023, fossil fuels still accounted for 58.5% of the power mix, while renewable energy contributed only 9.64%.

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Building Resilient Biomass Supply in US: Report

Building Resilient Biomass Supply in US: Report

March 29, 2024 | , , ,

This report “The Plan to Enable the Bioeconomy in America: Building a Resilient Biomass Supply” by USDA focuses on systems of production of biomass as raw material and its preprocessing into feedstocks for many diverse types of biomanufacturing and biobased products in the U.S. bioeconomy. Some of these systems are well-established and primed for expansion, while others are newly emerging. 

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Bioenergy Potential in Caribbean: IRENA Report

Bioenergy Potential in Caribbean: IRENA Report

March 17, 2024 | , , ,

This report provides a preliminary assessment of the bioenergy potential of six small island developing states (SIDS) in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana. These countries comprise about 94% of the region’s area and 93% of its population. The aim is to offer a nuanced understanding of bioenergy development possibilities tailored to specific regional contexts (especially in different continents) and also end-uses (e.g. biomass power and biojet fuels).

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Update on China’s EV Revolution: Presentation

Update on China’s EV Revolution: Presentation

February 23, 2024 | , , ,

Despite slower growth, China’s NEV market continues to expand. NEV sales are expanding for almost all market segments, but the most rapid growth is among PHEVs for larger vehicles, though PHEVs are still a minority of NEV sales volume. Under either a rapid or slower growth scenario, NEVs are set to surpass 50% of the total vehicle stock by the early 2030s

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Indonesia’s Charging Infrastructure Demands: Paper

Indonesia’s Charging Infrastructure Demands: Paper

February 16, 2024 | , , ,

This study analyses Indonesia’s unique charging infrastructure needs by exploring two categories of charging stations, private and public. Private chargers are home chargers in single and multi-family dwellings and depot chargers that serve EV fleets in centralised locations. Investment costs for private chargers are borne by individuals or companies.

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Transportation Electrification Roadmap for Washington: Report

Transportation Electrification Roadmap for Washington: Report

February 9, 2024 | , , , ,

The “Washington Transportation Electrification Strategy” developed by the Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council is the state’s implementation roadmap for how to get there in 2030 by maximising transportation electrification in a way that supports other clean transportation strategies, setting Washington up for the most equitable and cost effective zero-emissions future possible.

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Global EV Outlook: IEA Report

Global EV Outlook: IEA Report

January 19, 2024 | , ,

The Global EV Outlook identifies and discusses recent developments in electric mobility across the globe. It is developed with the support of the members of the Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI). The report examines key areas of interest such as electric vehicle and charging infrastructure deployment, battery demand, electricity consumption, oil displacement, greenhouse gas emissions and related policy developments. 

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Bidirectional Charging for PV Integration in China: Report

Bidirectional Charging for PV Integration in China: Report

January 5, 2024 | , , , ,

The report extends an earlier analysis of rural PV and heat pumps to include an evaluation of the potential for bidirectional EV charging. Rural China is undergoing a vast build-out of rooftop solar, but also suffers from grid constraints that hinder absorption of midday PV, making local energy storage potentially important for shifting PV overproduction to other hours.

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Opportunities for a Low-Carbon World: UNCTAD Report

Opportunities for a Low-Carbon World: UNCTAD Report

September 8, 2023 | , , ,

The report provides a comprehensive picture of green and frontier technologies today, including analyses of their market size, potential for employment creation, and most promising sectors. It covers 17 frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, green hydrogen, and electric vehicles. The report estimates that these technologies already represented a $1.5 trillion market in 2020.

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Germany launches 190 MW rooftop solar and 288-MW biomass tenders

Germany launches 190 MW rooftop solar and 288-MW biomass tenders

August 31, 2023 | , , ,

The Federal Network Agency of Germany has opened tenders for 190.11 MW of rooftop solar capacity and 287.85 MW of biomass-fired power plants. The bid submission deadline for both auctions is October 2. The maximum bid price for rooftop solar systems is set at $ 0.122 per kWh. This is the final auction round for solar installations on buildings and noise barriers for 2023.

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Decarbonising Transport: Overview of Sri Lanka’s EV market

Decarbonising Transport: Overview of Sri Lanka’s EV market

August 26, 2023 | , ,

Sri Lanka has traditionally relied heavily on fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas, and coal to fulfil the majority of its energy and transportation needs. The transport sector in Sri Lanka, like in any other country, holds a significant position in the nation’s progress and advancement. Sri Lanka is taking initiatives in the field of EVs which are multi-faceted and forward-looking.

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CEER Report on Electric Vehicles

CEER Report on Electric Vehicles

August 25, 2023 | , , ,

The report concludes that energy regulators have an important role to play in integrating electric mobility into the energy system. Whether in the application of their existing powers, in the formal evolution of their competencies under national legal frameworks, or in their ability to collaborate with relevant stakeholders, such as grid operators and energy suppliers, regulators have a range of options at their disposal to meet the challenges addressed in this report.

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Ford, EcoPro BM and SK On to set up cathode plant in Canada

Ford, EcoPro BM and SK On to set up cathode plant in Canada

August 18, 2023 | , ,

A consortium led by Ford, including South Korea’s EcoPro BM and SK Innovation, has announced its intention to establish a CAD 1.2 billion cathode manufacturing facility in Canada. The plant will be located in Becancour, Quebec, Canada. The project is being built on 280,000-meter square land. The facility, which will comprise a six-floor building, will commence operations in the first half of 2026.

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Update on Global Transition to EVs: Briefing

Update on Global Transition to EVs: Briefing

July 12, 2022 | , ,

Approximately 3.5 million EVs were sold in China in 2021, 150% higher than the 2020 level. Europe as a single market closely followed China as the world’s second largest EV market. Seven of the top ten national markets in terms of annual EV sales in 2021 were in Europe, including Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Norway, Italy, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The United States and South Korea ranked 3rd and 9th, respectively.

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Europe’s EV Charging Infrastructure: No block to EV adoption, indicates T&E report

Europe’s EV Charging Infrastructure: No block to EV adoption, indicates T&E report

July 7, 2022 | , ,

Over the past few years, deployment of public charging infrastructure across the EU has grown substantially with swift EV market penetration. By the end of 2021, the 27 countries of the EU (EU-27) had 3,38,191 public chargers in place. This was triple the numbers recorded in 2018 and about 1.75 times that in 2020. EVs themselves have grown by more than five and half times between 2018 and 2021 from 0.7 million to 3.8 million.

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BEV Access in Europe: Paper by ICCT

BEV Access in Europe: Paper by ICCT

June 23, 2022 | , , ,

The analysis found that new BEV registrations is not equally distributed across European regions. In intermediate regions, the average BEV market share of 6.7% was 0.5 percentage points higher than in urban and rural regions. Looking at the regions which experienced BEV registrations equal to or above the European average, their share was the highest in intermediate regions (45%), followed by rural regions (42%), and urban regions (38%).

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Roadmap for ZEV Transition in Canada

Roadmap for ZEV Transition in Canada

June 22, 2022 | , ,

Light-duty vehicles (LDV), including passenger cars and light trucks, are the largest source of transport GHG emissions in Canada, accounting for close to half of total transport emissions. In December 2021, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) launched consultations on how it should achieve Canada’s targets of at least 50% zero-emission LDV sales by 2030 and 100% by 2035. In March 2022, it announced plans to develop a sales mandate to require at least 20% electric vehicle (EV) sales by 2026 and 60% by 2030.

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Stronger and Cleaner US Electric Grid: NRDC Factsheet

Stronger and Cleaner US Electric Grid: NRDC Factsheet

June 21, 2022 | , , ,

To face a climate-altered future, the United States needs a resilient, affordable, and nimble electric system, one that can adjust and adapt to any situation, keeping the lights on no matter the challenge. Ensuring that the country has affordable and available electricity requires that Congress pass legislation now to support renewable energy and build a more resilient electric grid—the system that connects a source of energy such as a power plant to the consumers who use it.

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US Electric School Bus Market: Briefing

US Electric School Bus Market: Briefing

June 16, 2022 | , , ,

This publication is intended to serve as a resource primarily for school districts and transportation directors exploring school bus electrification and provide them with a better understanding of the state of the electric school bus market and available offerings. It aims to present the growing interest and investment in the sector along with key aspects of the current technology.

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