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APRIL 7, 2021

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has become a direct shareholder in EODev ( Energy Observer Developments ). EODev—along with its partners—is positioning itself as a leading European designer, assembler and distributor zero-emission energy systems on an industrial scale. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MAY 10, 2024

BYD Europe aims to beat Tesla and other prominent EU automakers, like Volkswagen and Stellantis. BYD Europe wants to triple its market in the region by 2025. The Chinese automaker plans to use an aggressive marketing strategy to accomplish its goal. “We are confident that we could be in a leading position.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

TSMC, Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, and NXP Semiconductors N.V. ESMC marks a significant step towards construction of a 300 mm fab to support the future capacity needs of the fast-growing automotive and industrial sectors, with the final investment decision pending confirmation of the level of public funding for this project.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The strategy is centred around two main technology routes, as introduced in the first ArcelorMittal Europe climate action report published earlier this year: The use of hydrogen in DRI-EAF (Direct Reduced Iron - Electric Arc Furnace) and, also, the blast furnace. The expansion of its Smart Carbon route, also utilizing hydrogen.

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JULY 25, 2023

Group14 Technologies, a manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology, has acquired advanced silicon material company Schmid Silicon Technology Holding GmbH (Schmid Silicon), the most technologically advanced silane producer in Europe.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Cepsa—the Spain-based multinational oil and gas company—will invest more than €3 billion to establish the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, creating the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe in southern Spain. Andalusia has world-class port infrastructure, connected to the main ports of Europe and the world.

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JULY 12, 2023

The global market for ammonia is poised to triple in the coming decades with nearly all of the growth coming from low-carbon ammonia, according to a new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The rapid growth in ammonia driven by low-carbon supplies will change the current market beyond recognition.

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MARCH 13, 2021

Seven companies from the GET H2 initiative in Europe want to build a cross-border pipeline for green hydrogen. By using green hydrogen in refineries, in steel production and for other industrial uses, the overall project should be able to avoid CO 2 emissions of up to 16 million tonnes by 2030.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Phillips 66, which has 13 wholly owned and joint venture refineries in the US and Europe, owns extensive hydrogen-related infrastructure and uses hydrogen in the manufacturing of transportation fuels. We believe hydrogen is an important pathway for hard-to-electrify industries in a lower-carbon energy landscape.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Under the terms of the agreement, Anjie Wireless will license WiTricity’s patented magnetic resonance technology and industry-leading designs to develop and commercialize highly efficient wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging systems for sale to leading carmaker brands in the China market.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Meta Materials , a developer of high-performance smart materials and nanocomposites, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in partnership with DuPont Teijin Films and Mitsubishi Electric Europe. This new battery technology can reduce the dependence on copper that is needed for the other parts of electric vehicles.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

NTT DATA Corporation and DENSO Corporation have started to build an industry-wide ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to create a global trusted dataspaces where only necessary data can be shared, while also protecting private data. The two companies were officially approved as business operators in September 2022.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

BNEF’s 2H 2022 Energy Storage Market Outlook sees an additional 13% of capacity by 2030 than previously estimated, primarily driven by recent policy developments. The US and China are set to remain the two largest markets, representing more than half of global storage installations by the end of the decade.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

IVECO, FPT Industrial and Nikola unveiled the maquette of the Nikola TRE battery-electric truck, the first vehicle resulting from the joint venture between CNH Industrial and Nikola, which involves the commercial vehicle brand and the powertrain specialist. Earlier post.). The bridge to fuel-cell electric heavy-duty trucking.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The two companies remain fully committed to working with the consortium, a key vehicle to support the rollout of hydrogen-powered transport in Europe in the coming decade. Daimler Truck has the ambition to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“from tank to wheel”) in Europe, North America and Japan by 2039.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

This trend was already underway before the pandemic, due to cost-competitive gas in key sectors including power, industry and transport, and major regions including Europe, North America and Asia. The development of an international hydrogen market could also accelerate adoption. Low-carbon gas. —Jon Moore, CEO of BNEF.

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MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Motor, Volvo Cars, and Volkswagen.

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MAY 3, 2021

Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and the EDF Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in March 2021 to develop green hydrogen in Russia and Europe. We are ready to become one of the key players in the emerging global hydrogen production, transport and consumption market.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

POSCO Chemical can now use its cathode manufacturing technology, a national core technology, in its overseas production bases. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has designated and declared 75 technologies across 13 sectors, including semiconductors, electric electronics, and steel, as national core technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Location data and technology company HERE Technologies, in conjunction with SBD Automotive, a global automotive research firm, published an interactive index that shows the developing state of electric vehicle (EV) demand and infrastructure readiness across the United States and Europe.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

TAE Technologies , the world’s largest private fusion energy company, has spun-out a new subsidiary, TAE Power Solutions. TAE Power Solutions intends to deliver a novel technology to improve fundamentally the reliability, efficiency, longevity, and affordability of electric-powered products, from vehicles to renewable energy storage.

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MARCH 14, 2023

IDTechEx forecasts that the second-life EV battery market will reach US$7B in value by 2033. The second-life EV battery market adds value to future energy infrastructure, creates a circular economy for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and provides a lower levelized cost of storage compared to new batteries.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

As part of this effort, by the early 2030s every all-new Nissan vehicle offering in key markets—Japan, China, the US and Europe—will be electrified. The company introduced the world’s first mass-market electric car, the Nissan LEAF, and has sold more than 500,000 of the zero-emission vehicle to date.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

With this partnership, the parties are setting up a world-class player in the development and manufacture of high-performance batteries for the automotive industry from 2023. Total/Saft will contribute its expertise in R&D and industrialization, and Groupe PSA its knowledge of the automotive market and its experience in production.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The company also has a pipeline of around 30 new plant projects in Europe and North America. This makes it a competitive option to help decarbonize multiple hard to abate sectors including commercial road transport, marine, heating and heavy industry. mln MMBtu/yr (3,000 boe/d).

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APRIL 17, 2023

XPENG unveiled its next-generation end-to-end integrated technology architecture SEPA2.0 XPENG’s in-house full-scenario ADAS solution will come as standard on all future XPENG models for the Chinese market. Powerful system integrations deliver industry-leading power-to-weight ratio of 2.5 CIB (Cell Integrated Body) Technology.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Europe will miss its goal of raising its share of the global computer chip market to 20% by 2030 because it is not building manufacturing capacity fast enough, semiconductor equipment maker ASML CEO Peter Wennink said. European chipmakers should be looking to expand in both China and Europe, he said. In the face of U.S.-led

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Eurocell EMEA is a joint venture between FIC EMEA and three Korean battery technology companies: Eurocell, FIC Advanced Materials and Indong Advanced Materials. The company says it will mass-produce and export its batteries from one of three key markets: the UK, the Netherlands or Spain. Full capacity will be reached as early as 2025.

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APRIL 28, 2020

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. and Quantron AG to optimize local product solutions and services for commercial vehicle electrification in Europe. VDL Bus & Coach has been the market leader in the electric bus sector in Europe with a share of 22%.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Ten leading German corporations are jointly founding the Quantum Technology and Application Consortium ( QUTAC ). Specifically, applications for the technology, chemical and pharmaceutical, insurance and automotive industries are to be brought to market maturity. QUTAC sees itself as a platform for action.

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MAY 10, 2023

Eaton is continuing to expand and evolve its European eMobility business design capabilities, technologies and operations to support global electrified vehicle manufacturers. These upgrades will support Eaton’s efforts in delivering electric vehicle solutions to passenger car, commercial vehicle and off-highway OEMs globally.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

The worldwide semiconductor industry is projected to invest more than $500 billion in 84 volume chipmaking facilities starting construction from 2021 to 2023, with segments including automotive and high-performance computing (HPC) fueling the spending increases, SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Chemours Company is planning a $200-million investment to increase capacity and advance technology for its Nafion ion exchange materials to support the hydrogen economy. Accelerated climate ambitions and energy challenges have fast-tracked demand for hydrogen power and fuel cell technology.

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MAY 10, 2022

European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and European electrolyzer manufacturers last week met in Brussels to discuss how to increase industry’s capacity to produce electrolyzers used to produce clean hydrogen. Today, industry agreed to a tenfold increase in electrolyzer manufacturing capacities in Europe.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Teijin Limited will establish Teijin Automotive Center Europe GmbH (TACE) in Wuppertal, Germany in February as a new base for technical functions within the company’s automotive composite business. It is expected to speed up concept, designing, prototyping and the evaluation of technological proposals developed by each base.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Amidst an industry-wide transition to electric vehicles (EVs), Japanese automaker Nissan is the latest to announce a total switch from internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles, at least in one key market. By the end of the decade, Nissan will only sell EVs in Europe, a company executive said this week.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

In a new report—“ Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle Markets 2021-2041 ”—IDTechEx forecasts that market value for hybrid electric vehicles will peak at $792 billion in 2027. The European car market is expected to see a significant drop in sales for 2020 due to COVID-19 related shutdowns.

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