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Get H2 partners propose green hydrogen pipeline in Europe

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Seven companies from the GET H2 initiative in Europe want to build a cross-border pipeline for green hydrogen. Collectively, the overall project can map the essential building blocks of the green hydrogen value chain and form the basis for an efficient European gas infrastructure for hydrogen.

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Mercedes-Benz announces strategic partnership and equity stake in Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis

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In order to be able to meet increasing demand for German Mercedes-Benz plants in the future, Farasis is building a plant for battery cells in Bitterfeld-Wolfen; creating up to 2,000 new jobs. The first result was the production of battery cells with electricity from renewable energies such as hydropower, wind and solar energy.

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New tax rule could save consumers thousands on home energy tech

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Earlier this week (11 December), the government announced that VAT relief on Energy Saving Materials (ESMs) in residential buildings will be extended to include home batteries, power diverters and water-source heat pumps from 1 February 2024.

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President’s Budget for FY 2013 boosts discretionary funds for DOE, cuts fossil fuel subsidies

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the SunShot Initiative; $95 million for wind energy, including off-shore wind technologies; and $65. Works through the President’s Better Building Initiative to make non-residential buildings more. Positions the Environmental Management program to meet its legally enforceable cleanup. reactors R&D.

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the installation of electric car chargers for new buildings in England will be mandatory from 2022. “We will require new homes and buildings to have electric vehicle charging points,” Johnson told the annual conference of the Confederation of Commerce and Industry (CBI).

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

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Hydropower also provides reliable baseload power day and night, providing greater flexibility and diversity to the electric grid and allowing utilities to integrate intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar power.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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Relying on a higher share of efficient, low-emission combined cycle power plants and wind energy could save €150 billion (US$200 billion) by 2030 while attaining the same CO 2 targets, Siemens says. The country should give greater priority to high-efficiency combined cycle power plants and wind power, the company suggests.

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