How is the transport sector really doing when it comes to meeting the new CO2 requirements? Transport and Environment published a must-read report on this subject just last month. It provides an excellent insight into the fundamentally important subject of how to decarbonise the transport sector. It details the achievements but also highlights the pitfalls […]
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Batteries will be crucial to Europe’s aggressive clean energy transition plans, and a crucial component for Europe’s strategically important automotive industry as we leave the age of the internal combustion engine to rust. Bringing that battery production into Europe would increase security of supply, create efficiencies, bring employment and opportunity, and offer closer control over
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In this interview driven by Energy Storage News, Bo Normark, Industrial Strategy Executive at EIT InnoEnergy and one of the leaders of the EBA250 initiative, comments on the past, present and future of energy storage. He shares his view on the main areas in focus in energy storage – lithium-ion batteries, flow batteries, ultracapacitors and
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To limit the global rise in temperature to below 2°C as per the Paris Agreement, the global energy systems must undergo major transformations from a fossil-based system to a more energy efficient one based on renewables. But such a shift is not without challenges. The Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology could very well play an essential role
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Formula E, the electric competitor to the 20th century iconic Formula 1 racing circus, is on its’ way to become number one in car racing. The shift in car industry technology has made an impact on the interest in spending money on engine technology competition. Reuters, in an article published on 2 October, describes the
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With fossil fuel engines on their way out, batteries are becoming one of the world’s most important commodities. Until now, European production of electric vehicles (EVs) has been dependent on batteries from abroad, primarily from Asia. This, however, is about to change. In this article published on The Explorer, Thore Sekkenes, EBA250 Programme Director, comes
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The European BATTERY 2030+ project is gaining momentum as the research initiative launches seven projects with a total budget of 40.5 million euros from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme this September, reports Electrive.com. The projects now funded for three years through Horizon2020 include BIG-MAP, INSTABAT, SENSIBAT, SPARTACUS, BAT4EVER, HIDDEN and BATTERY 2030PLUS itself. BATTERY2030+ is part
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The European Commission announces actions to make Europe’s raw materials supply more secure and sustainable. The EU Green Deal recognises and highlights the strategic importance of securing the supply of clean and affordable energy and raw materials to fulfil its ambition to become climate-neutral by 2050. The renewed EU industrial policy strategy also points out
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The road transport transition indicators have been accumulating in 2020. One of them is the European car sales figures from June. According to data compiled by Cleantechnica, overall car sales dropped by 24% year on year. Passenger plug-in vehicles, on the other hand, increased by 95%! That gave plug-in vehicles a market share of 8.2 %,
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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) reported yesterday that it will support the financing of Northvolt’s battery cell factory in Sweden with a state guarantee of $525 million. As stated in BMWi press release, German automotive companies are significantly involved in the project. Volkswagen and the BMW Group have indeed entered into a strategic cooperation
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