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Ukraine confirms second batch of Starlink terminals from Elon Musk have arrived

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Ukraine Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov recently confirmed that a second truckload of Starlink terminals has arrived in Ukraine. Thank you for supporting Ukraine and peace in the entire world!” “Received the second shipment of Starlink stations! “You’re welcome.

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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

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Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. This is achieved through a mix of solar energy installed at the facility and green energy purchased from the grid.

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Redwood Materials scopes out EU locations for new battery recycling plant

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Germany and Scandinavia are the top two countries on the company’s list. . Pros of Redwood Materials Germany. Germany would be a good location for Redwood Materials’ battery recycling plant in Europe. The company has deals with Tesla and Volkswagen already, so a plant in Germany would be ideal.

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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a clear impact on energy storage deployments in Europe. Co-located renewables-plus-storage projects, in particular solar-plus-storage, are becoming commonplace globally. Germany and Australia are currently the leaders in this space, with sizeable markets in Japan and California as well.

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Mercedes amps up renewables push with 140MW wind power deal

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Still, one of the most involved has been Mercedes, which has invested heavily in massive wind and solar projects to power its European operations. Previously, the premium German automaker invested in a sizable wind project in Central Germany and has also invested in numerous solar projects in the South of the country.

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Northvolt postpones planned 60GWh battery production

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Northvolt has announced that the ongoing European energy crisis is forcing them to postpone battery production at the company’s new facility in Germany; it is now considering U.S. And while this previously was the case with Northern Germany, with the current Russian invasion of Ukraine, energy prices have gone through the roof.

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Volkswagen to invest €10bn for EV and battery manufacturing in Spain

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After COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine showed numerous shortcomings in the global supply chain, automakers started becoming more involved in the production of their electric cars from start to finish. The automaker also said it established a partnership with Iberdrola, Spain’s largest power utility.

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