Solaris wins order for 130 hydrogen fuel cell buses in Italy

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Polish bus maker Solaris has bagged record order for 130 hydrogen-powered buses from the municipal public transport operator TPER in the city of Bologna in Italy. The com...

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Project ICEBreaker to develop clean hydrogen powertrains for heavy-trucks

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In UK, leading automotive technology firms Viritech, HORIBA MIRA and Intelligent Energy have recently announced partnership to radically overhaul the architecture of...

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Daily Shorts: Repsol buys ConnectGen in RE pivot, IT honcho will ship solar power from Australia to Singapore, and more

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Spanish energy company Repsol acquired US renewable energy developer ConnectGen for $768 million, as part of the oil company's plan to pivot from fossil fuels to renewables. The an...

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Daily Shorts: Bridgepoint buys energy investment firm, Indonesia's PLN looks to shift from coal

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Asset fund manager Bridgepoint announced an agreement to buy energy investor Energy Capital Partners for $1.05 billion, and said the deal would be accretive to profit from day of c...

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Intelligent Energy's launches Hydrogen fuel cell system cars, LCVs in UK

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UK-based Intelligent Energy has unveiled its latest hydrogen fuel cell system - 'IE-DRIVE 100' - for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs). The system&...

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Daily Shorts: UK eases onshore wind norms, Stellantis says its cars can switch to e-fuels

The UK government has eased approvals for onshore wind projects in England supported by the local population. The proposals also aim to incentivise locals by offering them cheaper ...

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Daily Roundup: Opel plans EV at half the average price, Petrobras eyes biofuel refinery in Brazil

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Stellantis-owned marque Opel plans to offer an EV for about €25,000 from around 2026, the company's CEO Florian Huettl said. That's less than half the current average price for an ...

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Weekend Roundup: EU may ask COP28 to phase out oil & coal, Italy gets 16 MTPA carbon storage capacity, and more

The EU could push for a global deal to phase out fossil fuels at COP28, a review of the bloc's draft negotiating position shows. Almost 200 countries are expected to attend the cli...

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Daily Shorts: Japanese scale up hydrogen play, US auctions wind sites in Gulf of Mexico

A Japanese-American group plans to produce e-methane in the US, which will be liquefied at the Cameron LNG terminal and exported to Japan from 2030. Image: Pexels

Japanese companies are scaling up their hydrogen act. Mitsui & Co, Mitsui Chemicals, IHI Corp and Kansai Electric said they will jointly study a hydrogen and ammonia supply cha...

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BMW to add high-voltage batteries logistics centre at Plant Leipzig

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BMW Group's Plant Leipzig located in the German state of Saxony is the pioneering facility for electromobility, which began assembling BMW i3 electric cars since 2014. The company ...

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Daily Shorts: Germany eyes geothermal, Malaysia readies EV champion

Germany plans to expand geothermal capacity 10 times by 2030, the country's chancellor said. Germany has some of Europe's biggest geothermal reserves, but has been slow to tap them...

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Daily Shorts: BYD plans battery plant in South Korea, Japan considers $14 bn green push

Japan is evaluating $14 billion in additional investments to promote local production of energy storage batteries, semiconductors and equipment used to make hydrogen, according to ...

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Daily Shorts: US okays 704 MW offshore wind farm, APA buys $1.1 bn Australian assets

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The US has greenlighted a 704 MW wind farm consisting of 65 wind turbines and two offshore sub-stations off the coast of Rhode Island, as part of plans to install 30 GW of offshore...

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Northvolt raises $1.2 bn for market expansion; rolls out first BESS at Dwa

Northvolt has announced that it has raised $1.2 billion in convertible notes to finance plans for its further European and North American expansion. The latest developmen...

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Daily Shorts: Denmark to earmark $4B for CCS, Cargill tests wind powered ships

Denmark will earmark around $4 billion in aid to carbon capture storage (CCS) projects, the country's climate ministry announced. The grants will be disbursed over 15 years, but el...

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ITM Power introduces 'POSEIDON' 20MW electrolyzer module

Graphical rendition of ITM Power's Poseidon Electrolyzer module. Source: ITM Power

Embarking on a new wave of electrolyzer scale-up, ITM Power has unveiled its latest 20 MW core electrolysis process module called 'Poseidon' with an optimized footpr...

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Daily Shorts: Germany boosts green fund, Morocco eyes 400 MW solar project

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Morocco has launched a prequalification tender for a 400 MW solar project in the Atlas Mountains. The country's renewable energy agency Masen is seeking bidders to finance, build a...

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Daily Shorts: Proterra files Chapter 11, Baosteel to study 10 million metric ton carbon capture project

Proterra'a ZX5 busses have a range of 340 miles on a single charge. Image: Proterra

Electric-vehicle parts company Proterra, which makes e-buses and battery packs, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. CEO Gareth Joyce said in a statement that the compan...

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VoltStorage bags €30 mn EU-secured loan for battery storage technologies

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German flow-battery firm VoltStorage has received significant support from the European Investment Bank (EIB) with a venture debt loan of €30 million. The loan is secured...

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Weekend Roundup: Capital Energy puts 4.3 GW RE assets on the block, Sigma Lithium scouts for buyers, and more

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Spanish renewable energy investor Capital Energy has put 4.3 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power plants for sale. The assets, all based in Spain, are estimated to fetch up to $1...

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Daily Shorts: Thyssenkrupp moves to decarbonize its steel, Iberdrola sells wind farm stake to Masdar

German industrial major Thyssenkrupp will invest around €3 billion to set up a green steel plant in Duisburg, the German government announced. Over €2 billion of that includes gove...

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SEAT investing €300 mn on EV battery cell assembly in Catalonia

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The Volkswagen Group brand SEAT recently announced its decision to invest € 300 million towards a battery assembly plant in Martorell, Barcelona in Catalonia st...

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Octopus Energy outlines $20 bn spend for 12 GW offshore wind capacity by 2030

Octopus says the power generated will power 10 million homes. Image: Octopus Energy

Octopus Energy Generation, the power generation arm of UK-based Octopus Energy Group, said it plans to invest $20 billion in offshore wind assets by 2030. The company, which manage...

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ZeroAvia completes flight tests of hydrogen-electric engine retrofitted aircraft

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Zero-emission aviation firm ZeroAvia recently announced the completion of its initial prototype ZA600 flight testing campaign at Cotswold Airport in the United Kingdom. A...

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Comau developing innovative battery cell formation solutions for GIGABAT project

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Italian automation firm Comau is joining the GIGABAT, a collaborative e-mobility project aimed at strengthening the EU production chain for large-scale cell manufacturing...

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Daily Shorts: Vattenfall abandons UK offshore wind project, Air Canada eyes greener fuels and more

Air Canada has signed deals to test and manufacture SAF, a sustainable jet fuel. Image: Air Canada

Sweden's Vattenfall said it would cease development of a 1.4 gigawatt GW wind farm off the coast of Britain, taking a hit of $537 million on earnings. The Norfolk Boreas offshore w...

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Daily Shorts: China's Farizon raises $600 million, Musk says Tesla could deploy robots next year and more

Farizon, an electric and hybrid truck manufacturer owned by China's Geely, announced it had raised $600 million from investors led by Boyu Capital and Yuexiu Industrial Fund. The c...

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Tesla seeks permission to double its gigafactory near Berlin

Tesla has approached authorities in Germany to double its gigafactory near Berlin as the company seeks to build the largest car factory in Europe. The company is eying 1 million ca...

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VW Group, Elli launch electricity trading on the European energy exchange

ngo Müller, Senior Vice President Energy Elli, Kora Töpfer, Head of German Public & Regulatory Affairs EPEX SPOT, Luisa von Lonski, Head of Energy Trading Elli. Source: The Volkswagen Group

The Volkswagen Group and its Elli brand has became the first automotive company to start trading on the German electricity market of Europe's largest power exchange, EPEX Spot...

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Daily Shorts: US offers India cheap capital for clean energy, European solar output jumps on heatwave, and more

India and the US agreed to work together on climate goals and energy transition. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and announced pl...

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