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TECO 2030 aims to build hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory in Norway

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Our ambition is to build an advanced innovation center combined with a giga factory, meaning that we will produce fuel cells with a capacity of 1200 megawatts, or 1.2 This will be the first volume production of fuel cells in Norway and a hub for the Norwegian hydrogen industry. gigawatt, per year.

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Rock Tech Lithium signs MoU with Romanian Government for second lithium hydroxide plant

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Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Government of Romania. In October 2021, Rock Tech announced its intention to build Europe’s first lithium converter in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. Rock Tech owns its own mine in Canada. Earlier post.).

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Clariant concludes testing of conversion of miscanthus biomass into lignocellulosic sugars and ethanol

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INA is a consortium member of the publicly funded project “GRowing Advanced industrial Crops on marginal lands for biorEfineries” ( GRACE ). The GRACE project has received funding from the “Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking” (BBI JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.

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Zinnov: automotive witnessing highest disruption among all industries; ~$6B invested in start-ups in FY 2015

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The automotive industry is witness to the highest disruption among all industries. The report highlights the shift in the product strategy of the automotive companies from building discrete products to cognitive AI Systems. New technologies such as Autonomous, AI, Electric have reached application maturity.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Understanding is most advanced in evaluating the health impacts of the major regional air pollutants, and builds on previous peer-reviewed analysis such as that undertaken to inform the CAFE Programme. —Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe. Log scale) Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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Ford Model e unit announces massive expansion of EV initiative in Europe: 7 new EVs by 2024

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“I am delighted to see the pace of change in Europe – challenging our entire industry to build better, cleaner, and more digital vehicles. It will be produced in Craiova, Romania, starting in 2024. EV Production Boost in Romania. ” Ford will also introduce an electric version of the Ford Puma. and Koç Holding.

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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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This also prevents over-supply enabling charge point operators to turn a profit, sustaining its industry. The bottom overall countries in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (21) Italy (22) United Kingdom (23) Hungary (24) Romania (25) Ireland (26) Poland (27) Lithuania (28) Greece (29) Malta (30) Cyprus.

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