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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. From 2022, the production of our Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany will operate CO 2 -neutral. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources. The plant will start operating in 2019.

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German officials’ and Elon Musk’s speeches on Tesla Giga Berlin’s opening event highlight a message of hope

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According to Scholz, East Germany will especially benefit from Giga Berlin’s presence in the area. Considering the time it took for the facility to be built and fully approved, the official noted that Giga Berlin proves that “Germany can be fast.” Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Volkswagen introduces near-series design study of the MEB-based flexible quick charging station at Geneva

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Series production will start from 2020 onwards in Germany at the company’s Hanover site. If the station is charged with renewably generated electricity – whether solar or wind energy, the new charging station allows renewable power to be temporarily stored, making electric mobility CO 2 -neutral.

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Tesla had a year filled with achievements in 2022

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In March, Elon Musk danced as he and Tesla handed over the first made-in-Germany vehicles produced at the newly opened Giga Berlin, which opened in the fall of 2021. At this event, Elon Musk gave a passionate speech about how Giga Berlin would be the gemstone for Europe and the world. We will also make battery storage.

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Is Europe’s Nuclear Phaseout Starting to Phase Out?

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Philippsburg, an old fortress town in Germany just forty kilometers from the French border, once hosted a nuclear power plant with two towers just like them. The event was abrupt and unceremonious, its time kept secret to prevent crowds from gathering amidst the first wave of Covid-19. The obvious answer might be solar and wind.

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CLEPA study: EV-only approach would lead to the loss of half a million supplier jobs in the EU

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By complementing electrification, a mixed technology approach allowing use of renewable fuels could deliver a 50% CO 2 reduction by 2030, while maintaining jobs and creating value-add. —Henning Rennert, Partner at PwC Strategy& Germany. CLEPA’s policy recommendations.

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BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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The report also highlighted supply disruptions as one of the major energy events of the year. Fossil fuels still dominated energy consumption with 87% market share, while renewables rose fastest but are still only 2% of the global total. Renewables. Renewable energy used in power generation rose by an above average 17.7%

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