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JUNE 2, 2013

Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. Although they are targeting an initial implementation France, they see it as broadly applicable. Diagram: Isabelle Plat. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 5, 2023

However France is catching up, partially because of its largesse in investment tasks in advance. 2 billion euros and assemble 3,000 jobs over future, France presented incentives usefulness greater than 1 billion euros ($1.1 To win the ProLogium solid-state battery plant, which is anticipated to contain a complete funding of five.2

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JULY 7, 2021

The joint venture is equally owned by the two partners and is chaired by David Holderbach, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic, product and international sales at the Renault Group. HYVIA is located in France at four locations. The products will be sold throughout Europe.

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DECEMBER 10, 2022

The company will invest €60 million in the construction of its first production facility, called “Plant One”, of which €30 million comes from a European Investment Bank (EIB) loan facility. The plant will have a production capacity of 100 MWh. LeydenJar has demonstrated production of its anode material at pilot plant scale.

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JUNE 11, 2015

France-based Global Bioenergies, the developer of a one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, has obtained new €1.4-million million) financing from Bpifrance on the isobutene program. million (US$1.6-million) million interest-free loan over seven years.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Faced with the compelling need for more respirators, the French government asked a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and mid-May.

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MAY 21, 2020

Energy company SGH2 is bringing the world’s biggest green hydrogen production facility to Lancaster, California. The City of Lancaster will host and co-own the green hydrogen production facility, according to a recent memorandum of understanding. Hydrogen can also reduce and potentially replace natural gas in all applications.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Euro Manganese has entered into an offtake term sheet with Verkor , a low-carbon battery manufacturer based in Grenoble, France, for the sale of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate (HPMSM) from the company’s Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic. Earlier post.) The term sheet is non-binding.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Financing a first of its kind plant, based on an innovative technology is always a challenge. Progress in engineering and forecasted prices for our products now higher than initially anticipated are fueling our optimism regarding the plant’s financing within the new schedule. Global Bioenergies will soon be receiving €2.6

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The F-250 PHEV represents a continued expansion of the company’s successful plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) product family, which also includes the PHEV Ford F-150 that the company began shipping in 2018 to municipal and utility fleets including CPS Energy, Tacoma Public Utility, City of Palo Alto, and others. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

HySiLabs, a France-based developer of a siloxane liquid carrier for hydrogen, announced a €13-million Series A financing led by Equinor Ventures, and joined by the European Innovation Council Fund, EDP Ventures and PLD Automobile, with the support of historical investors Kreaxi, Région Sud Investissement and CAAP Création.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Ballard Power Systems has signed a product development agreement with Hydrogene de France ( HDF Energy ), an independent power producer dedicated to renewable power generation, for the development and integration of a multi-megawatt (MW) scale fuel cell system into HDF Energy’s Renewstable power plant designed for stationary power applications.

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APRIL 6, 2021

The Fund will exclusively finance projects in the production, storage and distribution of clean hydrogen. The Fund is led by Pierre Etienne Franc, who was, up to 31 March, the vice president of Hydrogen Energy for Air Liquide and co-secretary of the Hydrogen Council.

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JUNE 2, 2020

Swiss energy storage company Leclanché SA announced a strategic reorganization which will convert the company into a market-oriented, research-driven, software and systems integration company with expanded production and R&D capabilities based on a partnership agreement with Eneris Group.

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JULY 6, 2021

Bugatti is contributing a tradition-rich brand, iconic products, a loyal customer base and a global dealer organisation to the joint venture. In the future also, all Bugatti models will still be produced at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, France. —Lutz Meschke, Member of the Executive Board for Finance.

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JULY 21, 2022

Global demand for refined products dropped substantially in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Less petroleum demand and the associated lower petroleum product prices encouraged refinery closures, reducing global refining capacity, particularly in the United States, Europe, and Japan.

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MAY 28, 2014

AREVA, Smart Energies through its subsidiary CETH 2 , and the ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) have created a joint venture—AREVA H 2 -Gen—to manufacture Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) for the production of hydrogen from water and electricity.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Summa Equity, Shell Ventures, and SYSTEMIQ also participated in the financing. The program kick-off is supported by a new raise of $24.3 million, led by Horizons Ventures, joined by a new investor: British Airways.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Butadiene is a chemical intermediate derived from fossil resources that is used in the production of synthetic rubber. In addition to developing an innovative bio-butadiene production process, the partners are also committed to laying the groundwork for a future bio-sourced synthetic rubber industry in France.

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MARCH 1, 2018

Ballard believes that its fuel cell engine product line has an unparalleled performance record. In addition, Ballard believes that its FCveloCity products have demonstrated industry-leading durability, as evidenced by more than 25,000 hours of revenue service in buses of the Transport for London fuel cell bus.

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JULY 25, 2009

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will grant financing of up to €300 million (US$426 million) to Valeo for its current research projects aiming to reduce the fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions of cars and improve active safety. Leoni – the development and production of automotive cables and harnesses. billion were in France.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Important Project of Common European interest (IPCEI) jointly notified by Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden to support research and innovation in the common European priority area of batteries. billion in funding.

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JANUARY 20, 2013

France’s Ecotechnologies fund made a €5-million (US$6.7 million) round—investment in McPhy Energy, an company dedicated to hydrogen production and to low pressure hydrogen storage for industrial and energy players. million) investment—on a total €10-million (US$13.3

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MAY 21, 2015

Global Bioenergies, a developer of one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, and Cristal Union, the 4 th largest European beet producer, have formed IBN-One, a joint venture to build and operate the first plant in France converting renewable resources into isobutene.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 4, 2024

It began producing batteries at its first “gigafactory” in northern France last year, for the Peugeot 3008 midsize family car, and a second production line is set to start operating in the coming months. billion) in financing to build out its capacity, for a total of 13 production lines. billion euros (USD 4.8

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The French company TEMO just landed a €6 million Series A financing round with the US impact fund At One Ventures, the Ecotechnologies 2 fund, and business angels, to accelerate the company’s growth. With the Series A funds, we will accelerate our product roadmap and distribution, including in North America.”

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Volta began series production in Austria ahead of those planned deliveries in Q3 2023, but things started to go south once its battery supplier Proterra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last summer. Beyond the UK, Volta Trucks says its customer trials will expand in Q2 to customers in Germany, France, Nordics, and Austria.

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MARCH 4, 2014

Ontario-based Avalon Rare Metals has entered into an agreement with Solvay to have Solvay process Avalon’s rare earth concentrate into pure rare earth oxides for an anticipated period of 10 years from the start of deliveries to Solvay’s rare earth separation and refining plant located in La Rochelle, France.

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My Energi

APRIL 13, 2023

Eco-smart home technology manufacturer, myenergi, has secured a £30m funding package from HSBC UK to support the development and production of innovative smart home energy products. production facility under construction to expand capacity to meet demand.

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MAY 11, 2011

the developer of a technology to extract oil from algae, announced that Ennesys, its joint venture partner in France, is working with large institutions to develop two separate large-scale algae projects. France’s RT 2020 sustainable energy law requires that all major buildings achieve a positive energy balance by the year 2020.

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JULY 19, 2017

The transaction is not subject to a financing condition. Sevcon’s products control on- and off-road vehicle speed and movement, integrate specialized functions, optimize energy consumption and help reduce air pollution. France, Germany, Italy, China and the Asia Pacific region, as well as through an international dealer network.

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MAY 31, 2018

The project was selected by France’s Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) to receive €14.7 million in financing as part of the Investing in the Future program. Unlike other technologies, MRP is virtually metal and fiber-free, enabling its use in a wider range of advanced products. recycling rate.

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JULY 4, 2016

France-based Global Bioenergies announced that its German subsidiary, Global Bioenergies GmbH, secured a €400,000 (US$446,000) grant from the BMBF (the German federal ministry for research and education) to finance a 14-month-project aimed at producing renewable gasoline additives.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

million) grant from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), the JIVE 2 project will deploy 152 fuel cell electric buses across 14 European cities throughout France, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK. Coordinated by Element Energy , and supported by a €25-million (US$31.2-million)

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Electric Vehicles India

MARCH 30, 2023

Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a non-banking financial company (NBFC) that specializes in vehicle financing. The company also offers inventory funding to dealers and has tie-ups with several automobile manufacturers for providing financing options to their customers.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Michelin’s contribution to this joint venture will be the activities of Symbio—a Group subsidiary since 1 February 2019 and a supplier of hydrogen fuel cell systems associated with a range of digital services—as well as research & development and production activities. —Patrick Koller, Chief Executive Officer of Faurecia.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

Fisker adds new dealers as price cuts roll out After missing an interest payment and expressing “substantial doubt” in its ability to continue operations in March, Fisker announced it paused production for six weeks last month. The move is to “align inventory levels and progress strategic and financing initiatives,” according to Fisker.

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