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The world’s longest land and subsea interconnector just came online

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billion) project is a joint venture between the UK’s National Grid and Danish national transmission system operator Energinet. National Grid says that the world’s longest land and subsea interconnector can transport enough electricity for up to 2.5 billion ($2.16 GW interconnector between the UK and the Netherlands called LionLink.

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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

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In future, cobalt will be sourced directly from mines in Australia and Morocco, and lithium from countries including Australia. This ensures complete transparency regarding the origin of these two vital raw materials for batteries. The relevant agreements guarantee a reliable supply of these materials until 2025 and beyond.

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BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

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Most notably, Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Morocco led the rankings with a combined investment of $16 billion in 2018. Despite the spike in coal-fired generation, the pace of new coal capacity added to grids in developing nations is slowing, according to Climatescope. —Luiza Demôro, project manager for BloombergNEF.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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To increase and improve the sector, Estonia is not only spending heavily on RD&D for biomass-based energy, wind and solar power, but it is also pursuing solutions such as fuel cells and electrolyzers as well as computer-based energy management technologies for buildings, power storage and grid development.

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Elcora acquires vanadium sites in quest to further position in battery technologies

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which includes ten (10) Vanadium licenses/concessions sites in Morocco. Vanadium’s role in the growing energy grid storage will increase over the coming years. Elcora Advanced Materials has acquired STE ERMAZONE.A.R.L, Therefore, the need for energy storage is crucial.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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Automakers in Europe can lower their emissions by shortening the transport distance and capitalizing on the DRC’s hydroelectric powered grid and proximity to raw materials. However, the raw materials for batteries are, in most cases, imported into China from Africa and refined before being exported to Europe.

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