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This huge indoor ski slope is now covered in solar panels

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The 12,500-square-meter (134,549-square-foot) roof of an indoor ski slope in Belgium is covered in solar panels. more… The post This huge indoor ski slope is now covered in solar panels appeared first on Electrek.

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Wallbox Partners With Svea Solar in Europe to Integrate Solar and EV Charging

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a leading provider of charging and energy management solutions for electric vehicles worldwide, and Svea Solar, one of Europe’s fastest growing cleantech companies and Sweden’s largest solar energy company, announce a new partnership. Wallbox N.V.,

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Volvo Energy invests $4.9M in Connected Energy for second-life battery business; 10% stake

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With its headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne, Technical Center in Norfolk and systems operational in the UK, Belgium, Germany and Netherlands, Connected Energy has sixteen operational systems across Europe: Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK with its largest at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, England.

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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower

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Under the new contract, around 65% of the electricity supply comes from hydropower, while the remainder comes from solar power, wind power and other renewable sources. At the Ghent plant in Belgium, Volvo Cars installed 15,000 solar panels in 2018, the first large-scale introduction of solar energy in its global manufacturing network.

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EST-Floattech delivers 2.2 MWh Green Orca battery system for event vessel Oceandiva London

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The vessel’s batteries are charged by both green fast charging shore power and onboard solar panels, with a biofuel generator as back up for longer excursions. The event vessel was designed for the British events company Smart Group by Amsterdam-based company Oceandiva, which operates similar ships in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

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Stanford’s GCEP awards $10.5M for research on renewable energy; solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy

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million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. The mineral perovskite is a promising, low-cost material for enhancing the efficiency of silicon solar cells. efficiency, low-cost silicon solar cells.

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Tesla slashes prices across Europe on Model Y

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BYD ATTO 3 (Source: BYD) VW has also been slashing prices on the ID line in France, Belgium, Germany, and Norway, among other countries. Belgium and Sweden will also see revised vehicles and lower prices. In Belgium, the ID3 is now priced at €39,990 and the ID4 for €39,649, both now eligible for an EV bonus of €5,000.

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