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

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Construction work will start in August 2019 and renewable energy generation will start at the beginning of next year. gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity. We were the first premium manufacturer to have our CO2 footprint measured and certified in 2014. 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. All batteries for the vehicles from Plant Debrecen will be assembled on site. The battery is decisive for the competitiveness of electric vehicles. Construction work recently began.

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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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Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 EU battery manufacturing is caught in the crossfire between America and China. Europe must act or risk losing it all. A central fund accessible to all member states should prioritise battery value chains, renewables and smart grids.

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

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We have a clear aim: that all Audi sites will have carbon-neutral operation by 2025. All of the measures for reducing the ecological footprint at Audi sites, in production and in logistics are gathered together under Mission:Zero. Since the start of this year, all Audi plants have used only green power.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars invests €1B in new “Full-Flex” car plant in Hungary; Factory 56 applied to full plant

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Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars. Modern logistics concepts are also integrated.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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The first Audi Q8 e-tron drove off the production line at the Brussels plant yesterday, 14 December, marking the beginning of an era for the new top model in Audi’s electric SUV range. Around 160,000 units of Audi’s first electric model have been delivered since 2018. The highly automated manufacture of electric motors in Györ.

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VERBIO launches first cellulosic RNG plant in the USA

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The VERBIO Nevada (Iowa) Biorefinery began producing renewable natural gas (RNG) on an industrial scale in December 2021. Collaboration between VERBIO and Alliant Energy led to the opening of the facility, which Alliant Energy serves with both natural gas and electric service. However, production to date has not exceeded 0.6

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