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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables.

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LowCVP reports indicate pathways for meeting renewable energy targets in transportation, decarbonizing fuel to 2030 and beyond

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The UK’s LowCVP has published twin reports which set out how the UK could meet its 2020 targets defined in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive, and proceed on a pathway to decarbonize road transport fuel in the period to 2030 and beyond. Model inputs were validated by an industry stakeholder consultation.

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ARPA-E to award up to $5M to investigate extracting rare earth and other critical minerals from macroalgae

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Development of methods to extract critical minerals from the macroalgae at high output purities that can dovetail with existing and nascent macroalgal valorization streams developed for the other components of macroalgae such as carbon compounds, macroand micro-nutrients, utilizing existing waste streams from seaweed biorefineries.

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LSE report calls for global investment of an additional $3T each year to drive economic recovery and transformation

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trillion more each year should be invested globally in low-carbon energy, including renewables, and the electrification of economies over the coming decade, while annual expenditure on fossil fuel energy should decrease by $350-600 billion. The report says that $1.5-1.7 It suggests that $1.4

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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The implementation of this industrial and commercial ecosystem will take place gradually between 2021 and 2024, replacing the production of new vehicles. The ReFactory aims to achieve a negative carbon balance by 2030—an objective in line with the Group’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050.

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PNNL study outlines requirements for grid storage, reviews four electrochemical energy storage systems: vanadium redox flow, Na-beta, Li-ion and lead-carbon

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Classification of potential electrical storage for stationary applications. To smooth out the intermittency of renewable energy production, low-cost electrical energy storage (EES) will become necessary. electricity) to hybrid and electrical vehicles, although the cost of implementing EES is of great concern.

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DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production

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In the context of a wider use of renewable energy sources such as wind, photovoltaic and solar thermal power chemical energy carriers are needed for electricity storage due to the intermittent availability of renewable energy sources to maintain the high stability of the electricity infrastructure.

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