Fluence milestone: crosses 20 GWh of energy storage systems globally

The Liddle Battery Project, Image Courtesy: Fluence

Fluence Energy last week announced that the company had surpassed 20 GWh of deployed and contracted energy storage systems globally.  In a release, the company called this an ...

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Decarbonizing healthcare: Envision to supply 200 GWh RE power to Roche, four others

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Chinese greentech company Envision Energy has announced a three-year renewable energy supply with five global leading healthcare companies in a collaboration that helps decarbonize...

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ACC, Circulor tie-up for supply chain, emissions mapping ahead of European battery passport rules

Battery manufacturing company Automotive Cells Co (ACC) and UK startup Circulor announced a partnership to verify the green credentials of raw materials that ACC uses to manufactur...

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Mitsubishi plans 80,000 TPA GH2 plant – world’s largest – in Netherlands

A rendering of the proposed Eneco Electrolyzer: Image: Eneco

Reports say the Japanese company will invest over $700 million and use the project as a test bed to develop know-how for mass production of green hydrogen. Mitsubishi Corp pla...

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Coal-fired Poland changes stance, plans to set end date for fossil fuels

Belchatow, Poland, is Europe's largest coal power plant. Image: Fotopolska.eu/Flickr

Poland's new government plans to set an end date for generating power from coal, the country's Secretary of State for Climate Urszula Zielinska said on Monday, reversing the previo...

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Exagen gets nod for 500 MW / 1 GWh battery in Leicestershire, UK

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UK renewable energy developer Exagen announced it had been granted planning permission for a 500 MW / 1 GWh grid-scale battery energy storage project in Leicestershire by the Blaby...

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Veolia eyes 8 GW of green capacity, top spot in Europe’s district heating, building efficiency

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French water-waste-and-district heating company Veolia has a target to increase its energy production capacity from biofuels and renewables by 50 percent to 8 GW by 2030, the compa...

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Europe's energy mix turns greener as wind surpasses coal

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Wind has surpassed coal in Europe's energy mix, marking a key shift in the continent's energy transition efforts, data from the climate think tank Ember shows. The shift occurred d...

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EU approves €902 mn aid for Northvolt's EV battery plant in Germany

A 3D rendering of Northvolt Drei, the company's upcoming EV battery giga factory in Germany: Northvolt

Decision helps keep the plant in Europe in the face of competing incentives from America The European Union has approved €902 million in aid for Swedish company Northvolt to set up...

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Green progress: Germany’s CO2 emissions fall to 1950s levels after RE dominates energy mix

Germany's carbon dioxide emissions fell to their lowest in 70 years in 2023, touching levels last seen in the 1950s, the think tank Agora Energiewende announced. This was largely d...

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Daimler Truck announces customer fleet trials of its hydrogen-powered trucks

Daimler Truck announced it will deploy its hydrogen-powered Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks for their first customer trial from next year. Companies such as Amazon, Air Products, INEOS,...

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LGES to supply NCM li-ion modules for ICPT's e-bus battery system

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South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a supply agreement for NCM lithium-ion battery modules with Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT), a supplier of he...

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US unveils global nuclear fusion plan at COP28, even as Japan-EU reactor comes online

John Kerry speaks at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum at Dubai.

"We are edging ever-closer to a fusion-powered reality. And at the same time, yes, significant scientific and engineering challenges exist. Careful thought and thoughtful policy is...

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RWE boosts green investments to €55 billion

German utility eyes renewables portfolio exceeding 65 GW under new investment plan covering 2024 to 2030 Where the money'll flow Solar capacity will rise from 3.9 GW now to 16 GW b...

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Honda showcases next-gen hydrogen fuel cell for use in EVs, stationary power

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Honda has readied its next-generation Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Module, developed jointly along with General Motors, and showcased a prototype at the recently-concluded European Hy...

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Iberdrola increases UK 'green' and grid investments to £12 billion

Ignacio Galán, Executive Chairman of Iberdrola (right) and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left), at the UK Global Investment Summit in London. Image: Iberdrola

Spanish power giant Iberdrola, the largest electricity company in Europe, announced plans to invest an additional £7 billion more in Britain for 2026-2028 in grids and renewable pr...

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Glencore, Li-Cycle to relocate pilot for Europe's largest EV battery recycling hub

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Swiss mining group Glencore announced it would move its proposed pilot EV battery recycling plant outside Sardinia in Italy to speed up implementation of the project, but didn't sa...

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Gotion InoBat signs deal to set up 20 GWh capacity EV battery plant in Slovakia

The Slovak government and Gotion InoBat Batteries signing their deal, on November 22. Image: Slovak Government Office

Slovakia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Gotion High-Tech to build an EV battery plant in the European nation, the country's ec...

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Lhyfe secures up to €14 million from Spain's H2 Pioneros Program

Leading green hydrogen producer in Europe, Lhyfe has won a grant of up to €14 million from Spain's H2 Pioneros program to develop a green hydrogen plant in an industrial ...

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Scania receives order for 173 hybrid-electric buses from Tenerife island's TITSA

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Swedish bus maker Scania announced it had received a new order consisting of 173 hybrid-electric buses from Canary Islands-based public transportation company Transportes Interurba...

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Daily Shorts: US renewable projects run into 3-year transformer wait, VW promises cheap EV, and more

America's power sector is grappling with a transformer shortage. US renewable energy project developers who are setting up grid-scale RE and energy storage systems say critical com...

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Daily Shorts: Snam plans H2 pipeline, esVolta gets $170 mn for California energy storage, and more

First Citizens Bank announced it served as the lead agent on a $170 million credit facility extended to esVolta, a company that develops, owns and operates utility-scale battery en...

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Daily Shorts: Portugal readies offshore wind auction, Thailand crops EV subsidy, and more

Thailand has approved a new subsidy package for the country's booming electric vehicle industry, but decreased individual subsidy amount by 33 percent, citing strong momentum in th...

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Daily Shorts: Toyota boosts EV battery investment by $8 bn, Indonesia finalizes JETP plan, and more

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Toyota announced plans to invest $8 billion in the company's electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina, USA, taking total investment in the project to around $...

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Daily Shorts: Repsol puts H2 plant on hold, US announces $1.3 bn support to power lines

View from the top of the Nalubaale Power Station in Uganda, which the EU will help upgrade. Image: Fredrick Onyango

Spanish oil company Repsol has suspended plans to set up a 100 MW hydrogen project in northern Spain due to tax uncertainty, company executives said. Spain is considering extending...

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Eye on EV Charging: In conclusion, a global snapshot and some questions that need answers

Whether Indian e-bus and OEMs collaborate to launch charging networks remains to be seen. Image: Shutterstock

Well distributed and easy-to-access charging networks will be a vital factor for faster adoption of e-mobility. The networks need to provide fast, reliable and sustainable charging...

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Daily Shorts: Swiss convert satellite antennas to solar plants, South Africa gets more funds to drop coal, and more

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Switzerland is converting retired satellite antennas into solar power plants. The project is currently underway in the town of Leuk in the Valais canton of the landlocked country, ...

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Daily Shorts: Lexus EV with 1,000 km range, Japan and Denmark tie up on offshore wind, and more

Toyota today unveiled a Lexus concept car with almost twice the driving range of conventional EVs. The LF-ZC concept car, based on advanced battery technology that Toyota has been ...

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Eye on EV Charging: Europe is a market of many players and multiple alliances

Well distributed and easy-to-access charging networks will be a vital factor for faster adoption of e-mobility. The networks need to provide fast, reliable and sustainable charging...

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Weekend Roundup: China limits graphite exports, Tevva seeks new merger partner, and more

China restricted the export of some graphite products from December, in what is seen as a counter to a US freeze on transfer of semiconductor technology to the Middle Kingdom. Chin...

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