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ABB E-mobility opens its largest DC fast charger production facility in Italy

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Rainwater is collected for irrigation use, 100% of production waste is recycled, and the entirety of the energy needs are met by certified renewable sources, including a photovoltaic system delivering 720MWh of electricity and preventing 338 tons of CO 2 per year.

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Stellantis slams Italy for not backing EVs, putting Fiat at risk

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Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) EVs drivers in Italy are a rare breed. Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe, and is lagging way behind other European countries in EV adoption, with an incentive program that has been practically nonexistent. And Tavares said that’s just not going to cut it.

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Novozymes introduces its latest enzyme technology for cellulosic biofuels; performs 1.5x better than predecessor

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M&G Group is scheduled to open a facility in Crescentino, Italy, producing 13 million gallons of ethanol per year from wheat straw, energy crops, and other locally available feedstocks. Both plants will convert municipal solid waste into biofuel. The biomass is first broken down into a pulp.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels. based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. Land-based nuclear power plants, for comparison, are constructed on site and typically far exceed their budgets and schedules.

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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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By comparison, Chinese per capita CO 2 emissions of 6.8 tonnes are still below the EU-27 average, but now equal those of Italy. At present, the US emits 16.9 tonnes CO 2 per capita per year, more than twice as much as the EU-27 with 8.1 The average figures for China and EU-27 hide significant regional differences.

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Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX covers more than 621 miles on single charge

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Traveling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur, the VISION EQXX electric concept ( earlier post ) from Mercedes-Benz covered more than 1,000 km (621 miles) in everyday traffic on a single battery charge. for the top rating in Class A. which is significantly lower.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. excluding coal power in china.