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EC approves second major battery innovation project; €2.9B (US$3.5B) from 12 member states

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The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The project complements the first IPCEI in the battery value chain that the Commission approved in December 2019 with €3.2 Background.

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EC approves up to €5.2B of public support for second IPCEI in the hydrogen value chain

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The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Use” was jointly prepared and notified by thirteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The Member States will provide up to €5.2

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European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

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The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Tech” was jointly prepared and notified by fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. The Member States will provide up to €5.4 billion in public funding, which is expected to unlock additional €8.8

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Ukraine can now import up to 2 gigawatts of European power over links from Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary, enabling it to conserve domestic reserves of coal and hydropower. Romas Švedas, Vilnius University In a December 2021 newspaper commentary , Jermalavi?ius

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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billion in 2019, according to the International Air Transport Association. In 2024, we will see a new breed of intelligent travel agents built on top of chatbots,” said Oren Etzioni , professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Washington. Jump to: Credit… Chanelle Nibbelink A record 4.7 The expanding use of A.I.

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