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Swedish Energy Agency awards climate-neutral methanol project €30M; Project AIR

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Project AIR —an industrial concept to produce methanol from a large variety of recovered end-of-life streams and hydrogen from electrolysis—has been awarded approximately €30 million by the Swedish Energy Agency, and is now applying for EU Innovation Fund to realize the project.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

It is a daunting question that a startup called Polar Night Energy, in the small and chilly nation of Finland (Figure 1), is attempting to answer. When you ask people about cleaner energy, they think of electricity,” says Tommi Eronen, CEO of Polar Night Energy. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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EEA: increase in EU GHG emissions, mostly due to transport, hampers progress towards 2030 targets

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It is published yearly by the EEA to take stock of the EU’s and Member States’ progress in meeting their climate and energy targets, which includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% compared to 1990 levels by 2020 and at least 40% by 2030. The largest declines compared with 2016 occurred in Denmark, Finland and the United Kingdom.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Charged EVs

Robert Privette: Rechargeable batteries are among the building blocks for the green energy transition. Production at every single battery materials plant that we’re starting up will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources from day one. Second, the use of renewable electricity. Third is the choice of raw materials.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … —COP 26 Declaration. Financial institutions: Aviva; NatWest.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Robert Privette: Rechargeable batteries are among the building blocks for the green energy transition. Production at every single battery materials plant that we’re starting up will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources from day one. Second, the use of renewable electricity. Third is the choice of raw materials.