article thumbnail

Mercedes-Benz begins construction of new €500M engine plant in Jawor, Poland

Green Car Congress

The Jawor site is also expected to set standards in the area of resource-saving production processes: together with energy suppliers and local authorities, solutions for CO 2 -neutral engine production are being developed, for example through the use of wind power, solar energy or biogas applications.

Poland 150
article thumbnail

Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

Cars That Think

The obvious answer might be solar and wind. In October, Romania adopted a plan to double its nuclear capacity by 2031. It’s entirely possible that the picture might change as solar and wind costs continue to fall and as renewables expand. After all, the cost of renewables continues to plummet.

France 98
article thumbnail

The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

Cars That Think

When it comes online in 2026, Linglong One will have a capacity of 125 megawatts of electricity (MWe)—equivalent to around 40 onshore wind turbines. Even more discouragingly, nuclear’s per-unit cost increased 26 percent between 2009 and 2019—while solar and wind power prices plummeted instead.

Future 113