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Volvo issues EV battery passport 3 years ahead of EU requirements

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Volvo’s Head of Global Sustainability Vanessa Butani told Reuters that Volvo introduced the passport nearly three years before it will be required because the automaker wants to be transparent with car buyers as it targets a transition to all EVs by 2030. Deliveries in Europe and North America will begin in the second half of the year.

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Technology Trending: ADC Energy, lunar storage, PV cleaning bot

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Alternating direct current energy validated, blockchain-based data storage on the Moon and the SunnyApp solar PV cleaning bot are on the week’s technology radar. Digital Isle of Man is drawing on the island’s blockchain expertise to digitise exclusive stamps, which will be posted to the Moon and back working via Lonestar’s lunar data centre.

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Technology Trending: Cyber protection for space data, battery passport, battery for hot climates

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To address this issue the European Space Agency (ESA) has engaged the French-Slovak blockchain startup 3IPK and space solution provider Thales Alenia Space to develop a solution for managing traceability and ensuring the integrity of Earth observation data under its FutureEO programme. Join Enlit Europe in Paris. Register now

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Demand response proves more profitable than Bitcoin mining in Texas

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Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain earned estimated power credits of $9.5 In its July production and operation update, Riot Blockchain, one of the largest US Bitcoin miners, reported mining 318 Bitcoins in July – a decrease of approximately 21%. million for demand reduction from ERCOT in July. Have you read?

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Cryptominer taps underutilised nuclear energy on Georgia grid

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EZ Blockchain specialised in using otherwise wasted energy for crypto mining is expanding its data centre capacity in West Point, Georgia, USA. The company’s second project, which doubles its capacity from 8MW to 16MW, includes an additional four EZ Blockchain mobile data centres and involved an investment totalling over $1 million.

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Bitcoin mining ban in New York

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100% renewable powered Bitcoin mining facility to prove concept Bitcoin mining spared from ban in Europe. “As In response, the Blockchain Association, which describes itself as dedicated to improving the public policy environment for crypto networks, said that crypto mining is a mobile industry and will leave the state if the bill is passed.

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Smart Energy Finances Weekly: Asian stakes and the race to net zero

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The raise was led by Activate Capital, a VC and growth equity firm serving climate and sustainability stakeholders in energy, mobility, and industrials. This new raise is hoped to assist Sympower in transforming Europe’s electricity grid. 135m equity investment into ESS developer. million) pumped into the company.