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Does Europe have the tools it needs to quit importing batteries?

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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Preparing for the age of energy storage

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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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Vehicle-to-Grid: Energy Storage on Wheels

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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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Electric car racing is gaining momentum

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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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Anticipating the European battery boom

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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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BATTERY2030+ projects kick-off looking for better cells

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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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Europe’s actions on raw materials

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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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Europe’s shift to electric vehicles

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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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German government supporting the financing of battery cell factory in Sweden

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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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AGL Energy plans for a 500 MW battery installation

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Australia’s AGL Energy Ltd is planning a 500 MW Li-ion battery instead of the 50 years old Liddell coal fired power station in New South Wales. This is an illustration that large scale battery installation together with solar and wind generation is now replacing fossil electricity – and scaling up the demand for batteries. Australia

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