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What If Europe Loses Russian Natural Gas?

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The European countries where heat pumps are most used are some of the coldest, including Norway, Sweden, and Finland, where more than 40 percent of homes use heat pumps. But Rosenow explains that “there is a shortage of installers in Europe; there is a shortage of kit.”

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Washington Post ) Volvo top 3/10/08 GTEBORG, SWEDEN - Together with electricity provider Vattenfall, Saab Automobile, ETC and the Swedish state, Volvo Car Corporation is launching a joint broad-based research venture to develop spearhead technology in the area of plug-in hybrid cars.

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