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7 series-hybrid Solaris buses to Z?bkowice ?l?skie; supercaps for energy storage

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skie, Poland by 31 July 2020. skie is in south-western Poland; population is 15,219 (2017). Solaris will supply seven Urbino 12 series-hybrid buses to Z?bkowice The buses will serve on routes of the new public transport lines to be established in the municipality. skie region for 2014-2020.

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Germany launches R&D facility for industrial-scale Li-ion cell manufacturing; €500M in funding

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The group is headquartered in Germany and has production facilities in China, Poland and the USA as well as subsidiaries in Japan and France. Customcells is a worldwide operating high-tech company that develops and produces battery electrodes, lithium-ion battery cells and energy storage systems.

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Sweden’s Northvolt reveals it has built the first lithium-ion battery cell in Europe

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The production of the cell is a massive milestone for Northvolt, which has been working to get its gigafactory up and running since 2017. While the company is based in Europe and has various partnerships with European automotive and energy storage companies, it has no plans to only service entities that are only located on the same continent.

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Ballard signs fuel cell supply agreement with Solaris; initial order of 10 modules as range extenders for electric trolley buses

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Ballard Power Systems has signed a Long-Term Sales Agreement (LTSA) with Solaris Bus & Coach, a bus OEM headquartered in Poland, for the sale and supply of fuel cell modules to support deployment of Solaris fuel cell buses in Europe. feet) long and is equipped with a battery (energy storage is an option on the Trollino 18 model).

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Other areas of energy transition investment also showed strength. Domestic installation of energy-efficient heat pumps came to $50.8 billion, up 12%, while investment in stationary energy storage technologies such as batteries was $3.6 Renewable energy investment. billion in 2020. Public markets and VC/PE.

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