Belgium, Financing and Green

Flanders, Belgium transport operator to order 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The board of De Lijn, the public transport authority and operator in Flanders, Belgium, has approved the order of 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL. Both orders are financed by NextGenerationEU, the European Union’s Covid recovery plan.

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Belgium Transportation Financing Electric

European Fast-E project launches; 278 fast-charging points in Germany and Belgium

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MAY 25, 2016

The Fast-E project, co-financed by the European Union and nine companies, has officially launched , with the objective of installing 241 fast-charging charging stations in Germany and 37 in Belgium. A sister project between the Czech Republic and Slovakia will add another 30 charging stations.

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Belgium Czech Republic Germany Charging

EC approves €3.2B public support by 7 Member States for a pan-European battery push

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Important Project of Common European interest (IPCEI) jointly notified by Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of batteries. billion in funding.

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Batteries Battery Poland Finland

Van Hool to build 40 hydrogen buses for Cologne and Wuppertal (Germany); largest fuel cell bus order in Europe to date

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MARCH 1, 2018

Van Hool, the Belgium-based independent bus, coach and industrial vehicles manufacturer, has landed a significant contract with RVK Köln and WSW Wuppertal (Germany), to supply 40 hydrogen buses of the latest generation.

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Hydrogen Germany Europe Fuel

Volvo Car Group boosts production of V60 PHEV by 90%; 7,600 units in 2013

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MAY 16, 2013

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) by 90% to meet demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. The two companies have financed the development project jointly. Production at the Torslanda plant in Sweden will be increased continuously from 150 to 282 units per week.

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Volvo 2013 PHEV Production

Third Dutch hydrogen station opens; new VDL fuel cell bus concept

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Operated by WaterstofNet , the Flemish/Southern Netherlands hydrogen network station is co-financed by the EU Interreg program. The station features a Hydrogenics HySTAT electrolysis system designed and built by Hydrogenics’ Belgium-based On-Site Generation division.

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Hydrogen Concept Fuel Netherlands

MIT, Scripps study examines behavior of midwater sediment plumes from deep-sea nodule mining

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JULY 28, 2021

In April, the BMW Group, WWF and other companies—including the Volvo Group—undertook, as a precautionary measure, not to use deep-ocean minerals or finance deep-sea mining until comprehensive scientific research into the impact of deep-sea mining can be conducted and the consequences for the environment are clearly assessed.

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MIT South Korea Water Environment

Solvay commissions 1 MW PEM fuel cell at SolVin’s Antwerp plant

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Solvay has successfully commissioned its 1 MegaWatt (MW) industrial demonstration Fuel Cell at the SolVin plant in Lillo, Antwerp, Belgium. Hydrogen Region financed Solvay’s project budget of more than €5 million (US$6.6 million) by €1.5 million (US$2 million).

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Fuel Netherlands Polymer Hydrogen

New LNG inland shipping vessel and integrated shipping concept

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The full package comprises ship design, shipbuilding, ship management, leasing, financing arrangements and crews. For example, we can provide the vessel including crew for one client, but just a financing arrangement for another, while handling all for a third client. We can tailor the concept to the customer’s exact requirements.

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Concept Financing Netherlands Belgium

ArcelorMittal, LanzaTech and Primetals to build €87M commercial-scale waste-gas-to-ethanol plant

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JULY 13, 2015

LanzaTech’s carbon recycling technology was recently awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Presidential Green Chemistry Award. Financing will be sought from a number of different sources. A total of €10.2 million (US$11.3

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Waste Commercial Gas Building

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric sign a European Cooperation Agreement for the co-development of electromobility solutions; BEVs and PHEVs

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The agreement would see GE Capital lease EV vehicles across Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. GE provides commercial car and truck financing and integrated fleet management services for various consumers though its Fleet Services operations, a business within GE Capital.

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PHEV Portugal France Europe

Engine Alliance Completes 100th GP7200 Engine; Specific Fuel Consumption Improvement Noted

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JULY 16, 2010

Other GP7200 customers include Korean Air, Etihad Airways, Air Austral and International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). GP7200 Engine Program participants include SNECMA (France), Techspace Aero (Belgium) and MTU Aero Engines (Germany).

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Engine Fuel France Connecticut

Tesla delivered ~5,500 Model S worldwide in Q3, more than 1,000 to European customers; non-GAAP profit narrows and GAAP loss widens from Q2

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Tesla introduced its lease-sale hybrid financing product for the Model S through one of the company’s specified banking partners at the beginning of Q2. The company is now producing 550 cars per week. GAAP and non-GAAP reporting. By March 2014, Tesla plans that more than half of Germany should be covered, with complete coverage by mid-2014.

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North America Tesla Sale Norway

SAIC showcases battery-electric Maxus EV80 van range at IAA

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Initial deliveries were made to customers in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Slovenia with developments in Belgium, Italy, France and Spain due to be confirmed shortly as Maxus accelerates its Europe-wide growth plans. The fleet division is making the Maxus EV80 available to more than 200 major fleet operators in Europe.

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Range Batteries Battery Europe

Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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AUGUST 31, 2015

The report, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition , also shows that new nuclear power plants generate electricity more cheaply than other established “baseload” sources—mainly coal- and gas-fired power plants—over the full lifetime of facilities when financing costs are relatively low.

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Cost Of Renewable South Africa Power

Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

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MAY 27, 2009

Electric vehicles will be rolled out in France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and will be subsequently extended to other countries, as part of the alliance.

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Nissan Electric Cars Monaco Portugal

UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

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JULY 4, 2020

However, for various reasons (including limited infrastructure, financing and a lack of appropriate policies), refining takes place in other countries, mainly Belgium, China, Finland, Norway and Zambia, which reap the economic benefit.

Batteries

Batteries Battery Production Zambia

Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive. – March 15, Green Car Reports. Kia EV6 | Source: Kia.

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Kia Honda Memphis Georgia

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Flanders, Belgium transport operator to order 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL

European Fast-E project launches; 278 fast-charging points in Germany and Belgium

EC approves €3.2B public support by 7 Member States for a pan-European battery push

Van Hool to build 40 hydrogen buses for Cologne and Wuppertal (Germany); largest fuel cell bus order in Europe to date

Volvo Car Group boosts production of V60 PHEV by 90%; 7,600 units in 2013

Third Dutch hydrogen station opens; new VDL fuel cell bus concept

MIT, Scripps study examines behavior of midwater sediment plumes from deep-sea nodule mining

Solvay commissions 1 MW PEM fuel cell at SolVin’s Antwerp plant

New LNG inland shipping vessel and integrated shipping concept

ArcelorMittal, LanzaTech and Primetals to build €87M commercial-scale waste-gas-to-ethanol plant

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric sign a European Cooperation Agreement for the co-development of electromobility solutions; BEVs and PHEVs

Engine Alliance Completes 100th GP7200 Engine; Specific Fuel Consumption Improvement Noted

Tesla delivered ~5,500 Model S worldwide in Q3, more than 1,000 to European customers; non-GAAP profit narrows and GAAP loss widens from Q2

SAIC showcases battery-electric Maxus EV80 van range at IAA

Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

UN report highlights urgent need to tackle impact of EV battery production boom

Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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