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Stellantis & CATL’s New JV Will Invest Up To €4B To Build Large-Scale LFP Battery Plant In Spain

December 20, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, battery factories, catl, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, green economy, lithium ferrous phosphate (lfp), Manufacturing, Spain, stellantis

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:10:39 +0000

Stellantis and CATL recently announced a strategic agreement for a joint venture that could see up to €4.1 billion invested in the construction of a large-scale European lithium iron phosphate battery plant. The facility, which they say will be constructed in multiple phases in Zaragoza, Spain, is intended to eventually … [continued]

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Zeekr 7X — Super Quick, Luxurious SUV for Europe

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, zeekr, zeekr 7x

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:36:11 +0000

Zeekr already has its X compact SUV and 001 shooting brake on the market in certain European countries, but now it’s bringing an upscale, super-quick, superfast-charging family SUV to the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway. This is a highly appealing new electric SUV and I could see it gobbling up a … [continued]

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HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense

December 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electricity transmission, Energy, Europe, green economy, green jobs, grid, hvdc, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Smart Grid, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:29:02 +0000

As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]

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Xiaomi Entering Export Game Already

December 18, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, xiaomi

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:39:57 +0000

With the electric vehicle revolution quite far along and clear leaders in the industry establishing themselves more and more, I figured it would be very hard now for a new entrant to break through and rise up into significant territory. However, big established tech brands have a leg up — … [continued]

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War, Wind Power, And The Green Way Forward For Ukraine

December 17, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, deep decarbonization, Energy, Europe, European Union, green economy, green hydrogen, green steel, green steelmaking, investment, Manufacturing, onshore wind farms, renewable energy, Russia, Ukraine, ukraine wind power, vestas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:10:00 +0000

Wind power continues to add megawatts of clean power to the Ukrainian electricity grid, even as Russia continues its drive to demolish the country’s energy infrastructure.

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Europe Expected to Add 110 Gigawatts of Solar Next Year!

December 17, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, Europe, europe solar energy, europe solar power, green economy, investment, market research, research, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 03:08:15 +0000

The solar power market in Europe just continues to grow and grow and grow. And not by a little bit. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, and particularly solar market analyst Liam Coman, 56 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity were installed in Europe in 2023, approximately 95 GW are … [continued]

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Hydrogen Ships Are Seeing Same Pattern As All Hydrogen Fleets

December 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments air quality, boats, carbon emissions, cargo shipping, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric ferries, Electric vehicles, Energy, Europe, ferries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen boats, investment, Manufacturing, marine energy, Oil, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:37:54 +0000

As the years pass and more re-enactments of the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet are played out, they get staged in multiple settings, much like Shakespeare’s Tempest being staged in a waterpark in Germany in 2019. In recent months, I’ve curated a couple of lists of hydrogen bus and train … [continued]

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EU To Invest 1 Billion Euros To Boost Domestic Supply Of Battery Components

December 11, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, European Commission, European Union, ev batteries, green economy, northvolt, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:07:30 +0000

The US Inflation Reduction Act — unless it is repeal or revoked — will provide tens of billions of dollars in production credits to companies that manufacture lithium-ion batteries using materials and components sourced from within the US or from countries America deems worthy. This week, the European Union announced … [continued]

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EVs at 22.8% share in Germany – Volkswagen Group Dominating Home Ground

December 11, 2024 admin 0 Comments citroën e-c3, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, GERMANY, germany ev market share, germany ev sales, germany ev transition, hybrid electric cars, leapmotor t03, market research, phev, research, skoda enyaq, volkswagen id.4, volkswagen id.5, volkswagen id.7

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:48:16 +0000

November saw plugin EVs at 22.8% share in Germany, down from 25.7% year on year. BEV sales were down YoY, though from an elevated baseline, while PHEV sales were up 14%. November’s overall auto volume was 244,544 units, roughly flat YoY. The best selling BEV in November was again the … [continued]

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