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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

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GWP processing routes using both grid-mix electricity and renewable electricity were evaluated in-line with LCA best-practice and Global Battery Alliance requirements for the battery passport. The main contributors to the estimated carbon footprint of HPEMM produced in China are the embodied emissions from the electricity grid mix.

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ŠKODA collaborates with IBG ?esko on second-life battery energy storage system; up to 328 kWh

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So far, 160 pre-orders have been received from dealers in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovakia. This electricity can then be used at any time with full transmission power, regardless of the weather or the current load on the local power grid.

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E.ON and Samsung SDI to cooperate in Li-ion stationary energy storage business

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The agreement focuses on solutions for grid stabilization, industrial customers and appropriate energy systems. will run battery projects in US, Germany, UK and Czech Republic first. and Samsung SDI Co., Both companies have planned to extend these initiatives to other countries.

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Volkswagen starts operation of $22M North American Battery Engineering Lab in Chattanooga

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When batteries are discharged during testing, the energy produced will be transferred back into the building, and local public grid and scrapped materials will be recycled. The BEL’s focus on sustainability goes beyond its work, encompassing the facility's operation.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. IEEE Spectrum did its best to cover those developments, and these were the stories that our readers liked best.

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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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The German government has been supportive in strengthening renewable energy by regulating the payment for the power fed into the grid through the Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, EEG), as well as other programs. The Czech Republic, meanwhile, is also a major supporter of renewable energy.

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Hyundai Motor to integrate green energy into Charge myHyundai service in Europe

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Using the e-mobility service provider Digital Charging Solutions’ (DCS) green charging option, the company will ensure that, for every charge undertaken by customers via its pan-European integrated public charging service, the equivalent amount of energy is fed back into the grid as green electricity.

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