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Ørsted proposes to develop one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants: SeaH2Land

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Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, together with the major industrial companies in the North Sea Port cluster, have launched the SeaH2Land vision for a gigawatt scale project to reduce carbon emissions in the Dutch-Flemish industrial cluster with renewable hydrogen.

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Volvo Trucks opens its first battery plant; cells and modules from Samsung SDI

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Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. The plant itself is powered by 100% renewable energy. Volvo Trucks is opening its first battery assembly plant. This investment shows our strong commitment to electrifying truck transportation.

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Audi switching from truck to rail for battery delivery

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The switch in means of delivery between Hungary and Brussels, which was started in May and is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of 2023, is a preview of the car manufacturer’s future. In the future, preferably all production sites will implement this solution. In Hungary and Belgium, Audi uses DBeco neutral.

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Topsoe to build world’s largest SOEC electrolyzer production facility; 500 MW scalable to 5 GW; focusing on Power-to-X

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Topsoe is already seeing considerable interest in Power-to-X solutions and is in advanced discussion with a number of potential partners over future offtake agreements and commitments to reserve capacity from the electrolyzer plant. —Roeland Baan, CEO at Topsoe.

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Umicore inaugurates CAM plant in Poland; complete battery materials value chain in Europe

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Its state-of-the-art product and process technologies complement our metals refining and cathode precursor production facility in Finland as well as our world-class R&D and pioneering battery recycling activities in Belgium. Their number is expected to increase to 400 by the end of 2023, along with the plant's future capacity expansion.

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BASF boosts support for sustainable road construction with global distribution rights for RheoFalt rejuvenator

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Excluded from the agreement are Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands, where Ventraco will continue to supply the products. In addition to the demand for new roads, a great deal of existing pavement requires renewal due to binder aging and compromised crack resistance on the surface. —Dr.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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Audi is focusing on transforming production from the inside out with the aim of heralding the future of production at Audi, the 360factory. Named “Factory of the Future” in 2020 by the employers’ association Agoria, Brussels achieved this distinction as early as 2018. AUDI AG has owned the Belgium site since 2007.

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