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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

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Latest research from Specialist Car Finance Experts, Forza Finance , has revealed that BMW is the most popular luxury car brand to finance in 16 of Europe’s 44 countries including the UK & Ireland based on finance rather than sales or units. Forza – Car Finance Map of Europe Infogram. Methodology.

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Northvolt & Mälarenergi partner to deploy battery energy storage for EV charging

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Northvolt and Mälarenergi are partnering to establish a battery energy storage system at an electric vehicle charging station in Västerås, Sweden. Northvolt’s mission is to enable the future of energy by developing battery products across multiple industries. —Emad Zand, President Energy Solutions, Northvolt.

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ELDRIVET project in Sweden targeting improved power electronics and motors

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The ELDRIVET project in Sweden is investigating new cooling and testing methods to improve the performance and lifespan of electric motors and power electronics. The project also aims at increasing the collaboration between industrial partners as well as between industry and academia. million) to finance the project.

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Iberdrola and H2 Green Steel to build 1GW green hydrogen plant to fuel DRI furnace for green steel; €2.3B investment

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The project in Boden in northern Sweden has shown that there is a strong demand for green steel from a broad customer base. The project will be financed through a combination of public funds, green project financing instruments and own funds. and 5 million tonnes of green steel plate per year on the same site.

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Liquid Wind raises €4M in equity to produce eFuel

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A Power-to-Fuel company, Liquid Wind will develop and finance facilities to produce carbon-neutral liquid fuel, eMethanol. The marine industry is looking to eMethanol as a pathway to enable more sustainable shipping, and currently consumes 350 million tonnes of fuel every year.

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Vattenfall may provide hydrogen for Preem large-scale biofuel project

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Preem, the largest fuel company in Sweden, and Vattenfall have concluded an agreement to investigate the potential Vattenfall’s providing of hydrogen gas in the large scale production of biofuel for the Swedish market. Preem and Vattenfall will set up a work group and pilot study which are financed by both parties.

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Northvolt progressing towards European battery Gigafactory

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Once completed in 2019, the scale-up and research facility will be used to develop, test and industrialize lithium-ion battery cells before large-scale production. The facility will be built in Västerås, outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Northvolt has entered into strategic industrial partnerships with ABB, Vestas and Scania.

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