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SK On signs MOU with Global Lithium Resources to bolster key battery materials supply chain

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South Korea-based SK On (SKO), a global EV battery manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Global Lithium Resources to explore future business opportunities together in regard to stable supply of lithium. Incorporated in 2018, Global Lithium was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange last year.

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Schaeffler opens new dedicated e-mobility plant in Hungary; expects €2-3B in annual e-mobility orders from 2022 on

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Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. Construction work on Szombathely II, the Schaeffler Group’s second plant in western Hungary, started in 2020. The new facility is located about three kilometers from the first one, which opened in 1996.

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Audi building 160,000 m2 photovoltaic system for Gy?r, Hungary plant

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We are committed to the economical use of resources and therefore want to keep the environmental impact of our production as low as possible. With the construction of the solar-cell park, we are now taking a further step to achieve this in terms of power supply. The system will have a peak output of 12 megawatts.

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BMW Group to invest more than €2B in Hungarian plant Debrecen by 2025; new high-voltage battery assembly

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The BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The BMW Group is particularly focused on keeping the carbon footprint and consumption of resources for production as low as possible, starting in the supply chain.

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Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

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In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. The focus lies on the challenges that are key to Audi: decarbonization; water utilization; resource efficiency; and biodiversity. r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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—Julia Poliscanova, senior director for vehicles and emobility at T&E Germany, Hungary, Spain, Italy and the UK stand to lose the most if battery-makers change their plans. Battery investment in the US and China continued to grow, and European companies have already signalled expansion in America.

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Audi building geothermal plant for factory in Gy?r, Hungary; 60% of total heat requirements

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After going into operation in just over a year, it will supply the company with at least 82,000 megawatt hours of geothermal energy per year and will cover about 60% of total heat requirements. signed a long-term contract on the supply of heat energy with the Hungarian company “DDEnergy.” For the project, Audi Hungaria Motor Kft.

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