ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 18, 2023

A combination of geothermal energy and solar power have provided sustainable cooling and air-conditioning to the Moncloa Transport Hub in Madrid, Spain. This has been the outcome of the “Hybridization of geothermal energy with flow batteries for the air conditioning of zero-energy tertiary buildings (GEOBATT)” project.

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Cooling Solar Energy Monitor Transportation Building Energy Monitoring 93

Renew Economy

MAY 11, 2023

William Todts, the head of Transport and Environment, on the accelerating EV transition in Europe. Plus: Australia to have a new biggest battery. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: EVs and big batteries on the march appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

Despite immense cost cuts and their deployment in the power sector last year more than doubling, batteries need to lead a sixfold increase in global energy storage deployments to enable the world to meet 2030 targets, says the International Energy Agency (IEA). But today, the energy sector accounts for over 90% of overall battery demand.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 8, 2024

Hitachi Rail has unveiled its first long-distance hybrid battery train which will help cut carbon emissions by 83% when it enters service later this year. The train is the first of seven intercity hybrid battery trains for Italian transport company Trenitalia, which will run on routes between Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia.

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Batteries Innovation Transportation Europe 59

Charged

DECEMBER 18, 2023

ABB and Gotion High-Tech have agreed to cooperate on the construction of large-scale battery factories to serve the European and US EV markets. percent stake, is set to open a $2-billion battery plant in Illinois, and is also considering building a factory in Morocco. Gotion High-Tech, in which Volkswagen has a 26.5 Source: ABB

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Batteries Electric vehicle Demand Europe 105

Smart Energy International

APRIL 17, 2024

A project is being run between the municipality of Hague and Dutch grid operator Stedin to develop a battery-powered smart beach electric grid to power the coast of Scheveningen. The new beach battery has a capacity of 360kWh and can power a beach pavilion for two days. Innovation is key to addressing this challenge.

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Batteries Smart Cities Electric vehicle Innovation 105

Charged

JULY 11, 2022

Chinese battery supplier CATL has announced that it will provide lithium iron phosphate batteries for Solaris Bus & Coach electric buses produced for the European market. CATL says the batteries have “exceptionally long battery life and high thermal stability.” The batteries have Cell to Pack (CTP) technology. “By

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Charged

APRIL 15, 2022

Battery recycling technology company Lithion has received $22.5 Some will be invested in a battery dismantling and reprocessing plant the company expects to open in 2023, and some will finance engineering studies for the construction of a hydrometallurgical plant that’s scheduled to open in 2025. Source: Lithion.

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Charged

MAY 10, 2022

This week, ABB announced plans to supply charging stations to Shell, and Volkswagen and bp unveiled a charger in Dusseldorf, Germany that will be the first unit in a planned network of fast chargers across Europe. Volkswagen’s Flexpole 150 kW charging unit features two charge points, along with an integrated battery energy storage system.

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Europe Retail Fossil fuels Batteries 120

Smart Energy International

JULY 7, 2022

The Horizon Europe funded BATRAW project has been launched to create new raw material processing from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. million) from the Horizon Europe programme. Building battery power How a battery ‘passport’ can foster a sustainable transition to a green economy. million (US$10.4

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

New research has found that solid state batteries can reduce the carbon footprint of electric vehicle (EV) batteries by almost two-fifths – further increasing EVs’ advantage over fossil fuel vehicles. When the batteries are made using the most sustainably sourced materials, this figure increases to 39%.

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Charged

MAY 8, 2023

In the past few decades, the widespread adoption of alternative and renewable energy systems and transportation electrification has garnered increased attention, research, and development in the field of batteries. The Bitrode line of products includes cell, module, and pack testers along with battery formation equipment.

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Batteries Automotive Demand Europe 98

Charged

JANUARY 3, 2024

When it comes to electrifying by the magic date of 2030, automakers talk a great game—but if you want to know which companies are serious about electrification, look into which ones are lining up supplies of critical battery minerals. Supporting local refining and battery component factories will be critical to their own resilience.

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Charged

MAY 19, 2023

ADS-TEC Energy, an international manufacturer of battery storage-based solutions, and Munich-based charge point operator JOLT Energy will collaborate to deploy fast EV charging stations in major cities in Europe and the US. JOLT has already ordered “a high double-digit number of systems” for 2023, and more orders are expected.

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Batteries Europe Energy Energy 114

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 16, 2020

That flexibility foreshadows an expanding addressable market for Fluence, which previously focused on supplying some of the largest battery projects in the world. “Instead of these large containers that are difficult to transport, we can build this replicable form factor over and over again.” gigawatts.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 28, 2020

German auto giant Mercedes-Benz announced its largest order of electric vehicles to date Friday: 1,800 electric delivery vans for retail giant Amazon to use across Europe. The deal shows how companies are increasingly paying attention to ways to decarbonize transportation including buying more zero-emission commercial vehicles.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Volvo Trucks plans to offer a complete range of all-electric heavy-duty trucks in Europe, starting in 2021. The company is now running tests of the electric heavy-duty Volvo FH, FM and FMX trucks, which are aimed at regional transport and urban construction applications. These are intended for city distribution and refuse operations.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 28, 2022

The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA) and Batteries Europe are integrating their working groups. A key outcome will be a joint strategic research and innovation agenda, creating one document to highlight the most urgent research needs in Europe. WG1 on New and Emerging Technologies ? Have you read?

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Batteries Europe Carbon-neutral Innovation 52

GreenTechMedia

JULY 23, 2020

It’s the oldest and the biggest of all the clean energy technologies, but hydro has an uncertain role in Europe’s decarbonization plans. In the meantime, green hydrogen and batteries pose a rising threat to hydropower plants and their future profits. The challenge from batteries and green hydrogen.

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Hydropower Hydrogen Batteries Europe 130

Charged

JANUARY 5, 2022

Commercial vehicle manufacturers Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and the Traton Group have agreed to create a joint venture to build and operate a high-power public charging network for heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. The planned JV, which will be equally owned by the three firms, is scheduled to start operations in 2022.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 11, 2020

Europe is crafting a €750 billion recovery package in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. That could enable hundreds of billions more for renewables, efficiency, clean public transport and hydrogen. Bloomberg: Europe’s Recovery Plan Has Green Strings Attached. Meanwhile, here in the U.S.,

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2021

Uber said move is part of its effort to deliver a zero emission mobility platform across Europe by 2030. As Europe continues to reopen, we are committed to playing our part in cleaning up urban transport, so this partnership is crucial in our efforts to advance the electrification of our platform across Europe by 2030.".

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Smart Energy International

JULY 7, 2022

Oxford City Council, Pivot Power, Fastned, Tesla Superchargers and Wenea have opened what is touted to be Europe’s most powerful electric vehicle (EV) charging hub alongside a new hybrid battery, marking the completion for Energy Superhub Oxford. Hybrid Energy Battery Storage System.

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Batteries Energy Energy Electric vehicle 98

TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 22, 2023

Northvolt, a Swedish producer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised around $1.2 billion from BlackRock and various Canadian pension plans to build new factories in North America and Europe, according to report from Reuters. Tuesday’s announcement signals the first time Northvolt has shared concrete plans to build in North America.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The first commercial-scale solution for sand battery energy storage has been built as part of Vatajankoski Oy’s district heating network. It is touted by Fingrid as the world’s first sand battery built for commercial use, and is involved in the Finnish TSO’s balancing power market. Sand battery tech. World first.

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Business Green

JULY 4, 2022

A new electric vehicle (EV) charging hub that has been hailed as Europe's "most powerful" to date will today officially open at a site in Oxford, providing fast and ultra-rapid charging capacity for up to 42 vehicles simultaneously.

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Europe Electric vehicle Transportation Batteries 76

Charged

AUGUST 24, 2021

Swiss energy storage specialist Leclanché has developed a new line of lithium-ion battery modules for energy-intensive e-transport applications, such as marine, commercial vehicle and railway, and opened a dedicated new production line for their high-volume manufacture in Europe.

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Lithium Batteries Transportation Europe 107

ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 17, 2024

The LiCl produced at the LEOP will then be transported to the Central Lithium Electrolysis Optimisation Plant (CLEOP) in Frankfurt-Höchst for processing. In this facility, the LiCl will be converted to battery-grade Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate (LHM). The CLEOP is expected to be operational by mid-2024.

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Lithium Energy Energy Europe 121

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 20, 2021

Contributed by Benedikt Sobotka , CEO of Eurasian Resources Group and co-chair of the Global Battery Alliance. Governments, NGOs, and businesses need to work together to support the switch to renewable energy sources and clean energy technologies, such as batteries. Greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for approximately 1.2C

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Batteries Climate change Transportation Startups 96

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at research from LCP Delta, which finds a 71% decline in UK’s profits for battery storage, compared to the highs of 2021 and 2022. Following a peak in 2021 and 2022, states the company, the battery market has experienced a substantial drop in profits in comparison to the past two years.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 25, 2022

Renewable energy developer Amp Energy said that it will develop two 400 MW grid-connected battery storage facilities with 800 MWh of capacity in central Scotland. The Scottish Green Battery Complex could enter service in April 2024 and would be one of the largest such facilities in Europe. including Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

As the global Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery market is forecast to grow from $57.4 The researcher’s predictions, they state in a release, suggest a sizeable global Li-Ion battery demand increase, skyrocketing from over 700GWh in 2022 to approximately 4.7TWh by 2030. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. billion in 2023 to $120.65

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2021

With transport responsible for nearly 30% of the nation’s carbon emissions, this is a vital and timely step if we’re to meet our collective 2050 net zero ambitions. Its operation is fully automated in line with user settings, vehicle, and charger data.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2023

Eight dedicated charging stations promise to give electric HGVs 200km of range in just 45 minutes The zero emission truck sector passed another major milestone yesterday, with the launch of Europe's first dedicated electric truck charging corridor in Germany.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2022

Transition to electric vehicles now 'inevitable' in UK and much of Europe thanks to declining upfront costs, major new study finds. It is our common responsibility to ensure that everyone in Europe, wherever they live, can switch to electric vehicles as early as they want.".

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. There’s a bit of a battery manufacturing boom going on. In 2021, battery manufacturing in the United States totaled approximately 55 gigawatt-hours’ worth of cells, or roughly enough batteries to produce 700,000 EVs.

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Lithium Batteries Recycling Recycling 103

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Polish power distribution company Tauron has launched an energy storage facility project in Poland, using second-life electric bus batteries to support power grid management. By using them in a stationary warehouse, the battery life cycle can be extended by up to eight years; instead of being disposed, they will be recycled.

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