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Hyundai Motor Group affiliates to join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewable energy use

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The Group is considering various ways to procure renewable energy such as self-production through solar panels, power purchase agreements (PPA) with wind and solar energy producers, as well as purchase through Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEPCO) ‘Green Premium’ program.

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Aptera and EVE Energy partner for 21700 NMC battery cells

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As Aptera has moved ever closer to being ready for production, they have been making agreements with several companies who will be supplying their production run, including setting up an agreement with Elaphe Motors for producing in-hub motors in Slovakia.

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Kia outlines its path to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045; full electrification in major markets by 2040, in Europe by 2035

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The Ocean Cleanup to this aim developed the Interceptor —a solar-powered, autonomous catamaran that extracts plastic waste from rivers—to be deployed in rivers around the world to prevent plastic trash from entering the oceans. Conveyor belt in the Interceptor.

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Hyundai Motor to integrate green energy into Charge myHyundai service in Europe

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Green energy suppliers generate zero-emission energy using natural resources such as wind or solar power, which is then converted into electric energy. This ensures that, for each charging occasion via Charge myHyundai, the equivalent amount of energy generated is fed back into the grid as green electricity.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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Natural gas first came through the Ukraine Transit pipeline (with branches to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania) lines, then through the Yamal line (via Poland) and later also via Nord Stream 1 (under the Baltic Sea to Germany) and the Turkstream pipeline, under the Black Sea.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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In North America, one of the most anticipated events is the total solar eclipse on April 8. Other new European connections include a sleeper service between Brussels and Prague , coming in late March, and an overnight train between Brussels and Bratislava, Slovakia , expected late this year or early next.

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