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Volvo Group starts process to establish plant for commercial vehicle battery production in Sweden

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To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale production plant for battery cells in Sweden. An extensive site localization study indicates that the Skaraborg region in Sweden is an ideal location for the plant.

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Volkswagen global EV production network grows with launch of second German site in Emden

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Volkswagen is expanding its global production network for electric vehicles by now starting to make the all-electric ID.4 Buzz will commence this year at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover. 4’s start-up is on schedule, despite the global challenges during the two-year conversion phase. 4 in Emden. Chattanooga (ID.4)

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GE Hitachi signs contract for the first commercial N American small modular reactor

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This is the first commercial contract for a grid-scale SMR in North America. To support the global deployment of the BWRX-300, GEH has memoranda of understanding or other agreements in place with companies in Canada, Poland, UK, US and Sweden among others. GEH has also begun the licensing process for the BWRX-300 in the UK.

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Global Bioenergies joins Preem, Sekab and forestry in bio-isooctane project in Sweden

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The consortium has now selected the bio-isobutene process developed by the French industrial biotech Global Bioenergies for the conversion of wood-derived sugars into a high-performance gasoline. The value chain will rely on Sveaskog’s forestry activities, Sekab’s CelluAPP biomass to sugar conversion process, Global Bioenergies.

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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

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Northvolt (Sweden): 16 GWh. In terms of quality, Europe has four of the world’s seven tier one lithium-ion battery makers; once Northvolt’s gigafactory in Sweden is active, Benchmark anticipates this will also become a tier one producer. Northvolt (Sweden x 2): 92 GW. Samsung SDI (Hungary): 20 GWh. SK Innovation (Hungary): 7.5

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Volvo Trucks had 42% market share of heavy-duty electric trucks in Europe in 2021

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An increasing number of heavy all-electric trucks are now running in commercial traffic. 16 tonnes) are Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands. Statistics from the market analysis group IHS Markit show that during 2021 a total of 346 electric trucks (?16 16 tonnes) were registered in Europe—an increase of 193% from 2020.

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Toshiba ESS and Echandia to explore developing marine fuel cell systems market

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In response to the global trend toward decarbonization, the shipping industry is also stepping up its environmental initiatives. of global anthropogenic emissions. Headquartered in Sweden, Echandia is developing energy storage solutions for maritime electrification in Europe and elsewhere.

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