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Volvo, Northvolt close $3.3B battery supply deal
Volvo Cars and Northvolt have closed a 30 billion-crown ($3.3-billion) deal that the automaker said secures its supply of sustainable, state-of-the-art battery cells for its next-generation full-electric cars.
read more... 10/12/2021
Nascent hydrogen market needs low-carbon nuclear power
As Europe rediscovers the merits of nuclear power as a low-carbon source of electricity, policymakers in Brussels are now looking to leverage the non-stop generation of atomic energy to ramp up the production of low-carbon hydrogen.
read more... 29/11/2021
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German coalition targets earlier coal exit
Germany hopes to bring forward its coal phase-out by eight years to 2030, boosting renewables' share of the generation mix to 80pc, the incoming government announced today.
read more... 25/11/2021
Portugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants
Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal, though they said Monday the possible conversion of the country's last coal-fired power plant into one that burns wood pellets would be a step in the wrong direction.
read more... 23/11/2021
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EU wind generation falls to 8-week low, surge ahead for Northern Europe
EU wind power generation fell to the lowest in almost two months averaging 33.6 GW in the seven days to Nov. 14, data aggregated by WindEurope showed.
read more... 16/11/2021