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Volkswagen Group and SEAT will invest €10B in electrification in Spain given PERTE VEC acceptance

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will invest €10 billion, together with their partners in the Future: Fast Forward project, in the event of a positive resolution of their application to PERTE VEC. This is the biggest industrial investment ever made in Spain. Volkswagen Group will locate Spain’s first Gigafactory in Parc Sagunt II (Valencia).

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SEAT begins construction on battery lab in Spain

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SEAT has begun work on its future Test Center Energy (TCE), the new automotive battery lab that will be located at the SEAT plant in Martorell. MW simultaneously, this facility will become a one-of-a-kind, pioneering electric battery laboratory in Spain. With a testing capacity that can reach 1.3

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Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power

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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. The company will build two plants with a total capacity of 2 GW to produce green hydrogen.

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Researchers use quantum computing method to optimize molecular photoswitches for solar energy harvesting

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An open-access paper on the study is published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Mikkelsen at the University of Copenhagen, (Denmark) and Kasper Moth–Poulsen at the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (Spain), have taken a closer look at the photoswitches best suited for this task.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group introduces Green Carrier Certification as part of its sustainability roadmap

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All relevant information will be obtained via a dedicated online platform and are verified in an internal audit process. The gained transparency on the environmental performance will help offer customers greener services and create an additional decision point for future transport tenders and assignments.

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Wärtsilä in US customer collaboration to test hydrogen blended fuel as a step towards decarbonized power plant operations

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The 55 MW plant currently operates with three Wärtsilä 50SG reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE) running on natural gas. These hydrogen tests reinforce the viability of the internal combustion engine as a future-proof technology that plays a key role in decarbonizing the power industry. In addition to the A.J.

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Snam invests €33M in electrolyzer manufacturer ITM Power

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Within its strategy, focused on the development of the hydrogen value chain, Snam will be able to include ITM Power in projects for the development of green hydrogen through the use of PEM electrolyzers up to 100MW, also in collaboration with other operators at the Italian and international levels.

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