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Volkswagen Group and SEAT will invest €10B in electrification in Spain given PERTE VEC acceptance

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will invest €10 billion, together with their partners in the Future: Fast Forward project, in the event of a positive resolution of their application to PERTE VEC. This is the biggest industrial investment ever made in Spain. For our battery ramp-up in Spain and Europe, sustainability and a closed value chain loop are key.

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The Lightyear Solar Vehicle: Reinvents Its Strategy To Attract The Crowd

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Dutch automotive startup Lightyear made headlines again in a couple of dramatic events earlier this year. In December 2022, the Dutch automaker Lightyear made news worldwide by revealing that it had started producing the first solar vehicleavailable for purchase: the Lightyear 0.  But what about Lightyear 2?

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Fjords, Pharaohs or Koalas? Time to Plan for Your Next Eclipse.

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Are you still a little giddy from the magical moments of totality during Monday’s solar eclipse? 12, 2026, will start above Greenland, then strafe the west coast of Iceland and move along the Atlantic Ocean and over Spain. The data shows Spain to have the higher good-weather prospects of all three. The first, on Aug.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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MW solar park at Chattanooga is owned and operated by Silicon Ranch; VW has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement. Volkswagen inaugurated its largest solar facility in the world—also the largest solar facility operated by an automaker in the US—at its plant in Chattanooga, TN, which produces the Passat model for North America.

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Ford is making car parts out of olive trees [video]

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They sourced the olive tree waste from Andalusia, Spain, and combined it with recycled plastic. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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The event was abrupt and unceremonious, its time kept secret to prevent crowds from gathering amidst the first wave of Covid-19. Spain plans to start phasing out in 2027. The obvious answer might be solar and wind. A demolition crew brought both down on an overcast day in early 2020.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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events last year, including the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs and the Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Community Conference. In a survey HAC conducted after the event, more than 80 percent said they were satisfied with the event.

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