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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower

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It is the latest concrete step towards Volvo Cars’ ambition to have climate-neutral manufacturing by 2025, part of a wider climate plan that aims to reduce the overall carbon footprint per car by 40% between 2018 and 2025. These and other measures are part of the climate plan Volvo Cars launched late last year.

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Tesla powers Eneco’s largest battery project

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Eneco, an energy producer in the Netherlands, is relying on Tesla to power its biggest battery project to date, which will be used to “more efficiently balance Belgium’s electricity grid” and is expected to be operational in 2024.

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Ford of Europe Commissions Two Giant Wind Turbines at Genk Plant

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Ford of Europe has put two giant wind turbines, each with a height of 150 meters, into service at the Ford Genk plant in Belgium. The wind turbines will deliver a significant part of the electrical power needed in the Genk Plant, production home of the Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy models. km long pipeline.

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Ford focuses on wind power

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To create true zero emission technology, electricity must come from renewable sources – and now Ford is taking the lead with wind power. The company has put two giant wind turbines, each standing more than 150 metres tall, into service at its Ford Genk plant in Belgium. 1.6litre engine production line.

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Coulomb Racks Up Series of Charging Infrastructure Wins

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The city of Amsterdam selected Coulomb to provide 45 charging stations as part of a two-year public demonstration project. 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.

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

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And part of the change involves extending the city’s EV-charging network. “We We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016. Drawing in partners along the way, Berg has plotted ways to bring bidirectional charging to the We Drive Solar fleet. We Drive Solar is not a free-flowing, pick-up-by-app-and-drop-where-you-want service.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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In addition, those governments will share relevant information and data from the pilot with participating governments, manufacturers of automobiles and associated parts, power plants, and research institutes, and seek active engagement from the private sector. Multilateral Solar and Wind Working Group.