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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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The advantage is that fast-charging infrastructure can be built nearly anywhere, even if in places with a low-capacity grid connection. This automotive power bank could be used wherever the capacity of the grid connection is too low but there is demand for powerful charging infrastructure.

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EU Innovation Fund grants €108M to RWE’s waste-to-hydrogen project FUREC

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FUREC is preparing the necessary grid connections to the hydrogen and CO 2 infrastructure. FUREC receives funding from the EU Innovation Fund, which is 100% financed by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

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STEAG and thyssenkrupp planning joint green hydrogen project

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The immediate proximity of the sites allows optimum transport connections to the steelworks: The project includes the construction of two new pipelines to transport hydrogen and oxygen from Walsum to the steel mill less than three kilometers away.

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TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

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TAE says that its non-radioactive approach represents the fastest, most practical, and economically competitive solution to bring abundant carbon-free energy to the grid. Goldman Sachs served as the exclusive financial advisor in connection with the Series G-2 financing round. billion for its commercial fusion development.

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Get H2 partners propose green hydrogen pipeline in Europe

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From Lingen (Emsland) to Gelsenkirchen and from the Dutch border to Salzgitter, production, transport, storage and industrial acceptance of green hydrogen are to be connected in several steps between 2024 and 2030 under the umbrella of the overall project. The IPCEI program can finance the network construction in part.

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Eos Energy launches $500M Project AMAZE with $398.6M conditional loan guarantee from DOE; long-term zinc-based storage

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The bipolar structure simplifies internal battery connections to reduce internal resistance and improve round-trip efficiency. The Eos Z3 battery contains predominately American components and is specifically designed for mass production and meeting low-cost, long-duration, grid-scale stationary energy storage needs.

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Brasov orders 25 Solaris Trollino 18 articulated trolleybuses

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The main purpose of the project co-financed by the EU is to reduce pollutant emissions in the centre of the city. Due to fitting the vehicles with batteries they will be able to cover a certain distance of the route without a connection to the traction line. The models ordered by Brasov will be equipped with a 240 kW electric motor.

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