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Northvolt to build third gigafactory in Germany

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With an annual potential production capacity of 60 GWh, Northvolt Drei will deliver a supply of sustainably produced lithium-ion batteries to the European market, sufficient for some one million electric vehicles. Access to German industrial competence and automotive expertise will provide additional opportunities.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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German power-to-gas facility opens green methanation plant; €28M STORE&GO project

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This stored energy is then available as backup whenever there is an insufficient supply of solar and wind power. The wind-to-gas pilot plant “WindGas Falkenhagen” was constructed in 2013 to store wind energy in the natural gas grid. All work was completed on schedule.

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Role of Batteries in Clean Energy Transitions – ET Auto

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The Challenge of Intermittency and the Role of Batteries The transition to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power is gaining momentum globally. For instance, during periods of reduced solar irradiance or wind speed, traditional energy sources such as coal often experience a surge in production to meet demand.

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Tesla Energy to be part of ‘change in U.S. generation portfolio’: DOE

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This is an incredible growth metric in the utility space, which is usually a far more conservative and slow-growing industry. Furthermore, battery energy storage only became a significant energy provider in 2020 following the introduction of the Tesla Megapack. What do you think of the article?

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Mitsubishi Heavy to Enter Lithium-ion Secondary (Rechargeable) Battery Business

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. To date MHI has supplied the batteries for sample use, but now it has opted to place them on the market. Those batteries are a medium-size cell with energy capacity of 165 Wh (watt-hours), mainly used in vehicles, and a large-size stationary-use battery cell with 350 Wh.

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131. ELECTRIFYING EVERYTHING IN THE 2020s

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Automotive companies and their supply chain are inexorably transforming. Electric utilities will implement more energy storage projects on their grids — partly driven by regulations as well as the proliferation of clean-energy grids with distributed wind and solar generation.