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Seoul, South Korea aiming for 1 GW geothermal development

ThinkGeoEnergy

The City of Seoul in South Korea has created a “Comprehensive Plan for Promotion and Activation of Geothermal Energy” that aims to grow its current installed geothermal heating and cooling capacity of 278 MWth to 1 GW by 2030. of the city’s renewable energy mix.

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Vestas Ventures Makes First Investment With Wooden Tower Stake

GreenTechMedia

Modvion builds wind towers from sections of specially prepared wood laminate panels. If successfully commercialized, Modvion’s solution would solve the transport problem, while also replacing carbon intensive-steel with what could be a carbon-negative alternative. A 38-meter prototype has been installed already.

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Smart Energy Finances: Shell’s EV network acquisition and energy investment megatrends

Smart Energy International

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances looks at Shell USA Inc., which has reaffirmed its march into the Electric Vehicle (EV) arena with the acquisition of EV network developer Volta Inc. The survey found the energy sector to be a dominant area for investment, specifically energy security, renewables and EVS/batteries.

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More wind and solar capacity could save some of the world’s most important rivers

Renewable Energy World

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. Renewables will become the largest source of electricity generation in 2025. Existing hydropower plants can also help with this large ramp up power.

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NorthVolt’s Battle Plan to Win the Upcoming Battery-Wars

Mr. Sustainability

An introduction to the battery company NorthVolt and its strategy Summary - NortVolt, led by Tesla-Veteran Peter Carlsson, is building the very first European battery gigafactory. The European car industry is too dependent on Asian and American manufacturers. That makes the European car industry, with 2.7

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Going bi adds several nifty new benefits to driving electric. What did you tell the folks in Sacramento? That’s one way.

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Biofuels: An Environmental and Economic Catch 22?

R-Squared Energy

The court rejected an appeal by French energy company Total, which had invested 300 million euros to convert a crude oil refinery into a biofuel plant that would use palm oil feedstock. of transport’s energy mix would need to be composed of biofuels. A powerful economic driver. C by 2100, at least 26.3%