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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Cummins & Sinopec launch JV to produce and promote green hydrogen technologies in China

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Last year, Sinopec set the vision of becoming the world’s leading clean energy chemical company and positioned the entire hydrogen industry chain as the core business for its new power strategy. As one of the largest hydrogen energy suppliers in China, Sinopec's annual hydrogen production reaches 3.5

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Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

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The Katholieke High School of Limburg, Belgium (KHLim) will deploy ChargePoint Networked Charging stations as part of the first European Clean Mobility Center in Belgium. KHLim’s CO 2 neutral area produces its own green energy through wind, heat and solar.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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Here the king [middle] is shown with Robin Berg [left], founder of We Drive Solar, and Jerôme Pannaud [right], Renault's general manager for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Later, Irene ten Dam at the Utrecht regional development agency got wind of his experiment and was intrigued, becoming an advocate for bidirectional charging.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

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For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium.

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OMV says it will stop oil and gas production by 2050 in transformation to net-zero

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A new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant coming on stream in Kallo, Belgium, in 2023, will be key to expanding OMV’s monomer position in Europe. OMV will also expand its solar and wind power generation for captive use to at least 1 TWh and explore opportunities in gas and hydrogen storage solutions. Financials.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

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For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium.