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UP Catalyst offering carbon-negative graphite for European battery supply chain

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Conventional production of graphite not only takes place far away from battery manufacturing centers but also poses environmental challenges. China is the leading graphite producer, dominating the entire supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. Every battery manufacturer is challenged by insufficient raw materials.

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Benchmark: Saudi Arabia is building an EV battery supply chain

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Saudi Arabia has cut a number of deals recently that coud make the country’s lithiu-ion supply chain the most developed in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The Saudi processing plant will process spodumene from a mine that European Lithium is developing in Wolfsberg, Austria. Earlier post.)

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Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe to from JV to develop up to 250 hydrogen retail refueling stations by 2026 in Germany, Austria and Denmark

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Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe will develop up to 250 retail hydrogen refueling stations across Germany, Austria and Denmark by 2026 through a 50-50 joint venture between their subsidiaries, Phillips 66 Limited and H2 Energy Europe AG. based, wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips 66, a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company.

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First full-electric Volta Zero drives off the line in Steyr; production verification prototypes

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The first Volta Zero vehicle has been completed at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria. Volta Trucks’ contract manufacturing facility is run by Steyr Automotive, formerly MAN Truck and Bus Austria. The manufacturing contract has a value of up to €1 billion over its lifetime.

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Stadler wins contracts for up to 120 battery-powered trains, 25 hydrogen trains

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Separately, Italian railway operators Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti (ARST) and Ferrovie della Calabria (FdC) awarded Stadler two framework agreements for the supply and maintenance of 10 hydrogen trains for ARST in Sardinia and 15 similar vehicles for FdC in Calabria.

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AustroCel Hallein supplying OMV with celluosic ethanol

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In the first year AustroCel Hallein will supply more than 1.5 It produces up to 155,000 metric tons of viscose pulp in its bio-refinery in Hallein, Austria, as well as 100 GWh district heating and 100 GWh green power. The Hallein-based bioethanol plant has an annual capacity of up to 35 million liters (9.2

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BMW Group creates closed-loop material cycle for tungsten production tools

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The BMW Group has created a closed-loop material cycle for tungsten used in drill and milling bits for industrial machinery used in producing cars; the company is collecting old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria for recycling. About half of this comes from the BMW Group plant in Steyr, Austria.

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