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Prayon obtains worldwide sublicense for lithium iron phosphate battery material

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The patents are owned by Hydro-Québec (Canada), Université de Montréal (Canada) and French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS, France). Prayon has committed to establish further industrial-size manufacturing facilities in France and in the Province of Québec in the coming years. Phosphates (OCP S.A.)

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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, Mercedes-Benz Cars has eight vehicle and powertrain plants (Bremen, Rastatt, Sindelfingen, Berlin, Hamburg, Kamenz, Kölleda, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim), which either purchase electricity or operate their own power plants. Already existing highly efficient gas CHP systems additionally generate local heat and power at the factories.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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The UK has been a leader in deploying on and offshore wind turbines. Solar also generates a good share of the power generated when the sun shines. What we have not done so well is to ensure that we have a solid base level of generation to supply electricity when there is no sun and no wind. Nuclear 15%. Biomass 5%. See [link].

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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. “Because tenants will pay 60 per cent less in electricity bills, we can charge higher rents and we will sell the surplus of electricity back to [French utility Electricite de France] EDF,&# he added. Wind, solar and nuclear could easily change our electrical sources. Build the damn cars and watch us change our habits.

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