Car Manufacturers Seek a Solar Boost

Car Manufacturers Seek a Solar Boost | Large Scale Solar Magazine Article

renewableenergyworld.com 21 Sep '12, 1pm

Car Manufacturers Seek a Solar Boost

And the same goes for the motor industry, where the internal combustion engine’s environmental drawbacks seem to be spurring investment in renewables. Certainly, the auto industry has strong incentives to step up a gear in emissions wherever it can. Almost a quarter of global oil production heads to the fuel tanks of cars and light trucks. What’s more, carbon emissions per watt from petrol-fuelled car engines outweigh those from even the dirtiest coal-fired grids, according to a 2007 study by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) . But solar installations must compete for the sector’s attention with a full deck of alternative green technologies. While a long-heralded transition to electric vehicles continues to sputter, global automotive brands have invested in solar, wind, biofuels and hydropower. In Germany, an aggr...

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