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JUNE 14, 2021

German Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier and Federal Minister of Research Anja Karliczek, together with their Australian counterpart, Energy Minister Angus Taylor, have signed a letter of intent to establish a “Germany Australia Hydrogen Accord” to facilitate a green hydrogen supply chain between the countries.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

ClearFlame Engine Technologies , a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), has secured $17 million in Series A financing, which will enable commercialization of the company’s innovative engine technology for the long-haul trucking, agriculture and power generation sectors.

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MAY 25, 2022

Volvo Cars successfully placed its second green bond to raise €500 million from a diverse set of global investors. The €500-million, 6-year fixed rate senior unsecured green bond was issued under Volvo Cars’ Euro Medium Term Note program. The bond was oversubscribed three-times, despite challenging global market conditions.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

The green hydrogen for the flight will be supplied using Universal Hydrogen’s modular fuel capsules that enable the delivery of hydrogen from the point of production directly to the aircraft using the existing freight network and airport cargo handling equipment without the need for any new infrastructure.

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MAY 21, 2020

Energy company SGH2 is bringing the world’s biggest green hydrogen production facility to Lancaster, California. SGH2 says that its green hydrogen is cost competitive with “gray” hydrogen produced from fossil fuels such as natural gas—the source of the majority of hydrogen used in the United States. —Lancaster Mayor R.

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JUNE 11, 2022

The loan guarantee will help finance construction of the largest clean hydrogen storage facility in the world, capable of providing long-term low-cost, seasonal energy storage, furthering grid stability. The US Department of Energy (DOE) closed on a $504.4-million Rendering of Advanced Clean Energy Storage salt cavern.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

MagREEsource, a 2020 spin-off of the CNRS-Institut Néel that is commercializing processes for recycling rare-earth magnets and then remanufacturing new magnets from the recycled powders, has secured €5 million in financing and has opened its first pilot facility in Grenoble, with a capacity of 50 tons by 2023.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

Denmark leads the way when it comes to putting zero-emission urban buses on the streets in Europe, with 78% of new vehicles being electric, according to the latest data from green NGO Transport & Environment. However, Germany is now financing 80% of the higher purchase cost of e-buses.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Wind project financing was up 16% from 1H 2021, at $84 billion. Both sectors have been challenged recently by rising input costs for key materials such as steel and polysilicon, as well as supply chain disruptions and rising financing costs. It also invested $58 billion in new wind projects, up 107% year-on-year.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In 2022, green hydrogen production capacity reached more than 109 kilotons per annum (ktpa) worldwide, representing 44% growth compared to 2021, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. On the other hand, venture finance deal values also grew from $595.23 Last year, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals reached $24.4

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JUNE 15, 2023

million) Series A financing round. Trafigura, TechEnergy Ventures and Doral Energy-Tech Ventures also participated in the financing. Leveraging the funding, OXCCU plans to accelerate its path to market by scaling its catalytic approach to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into SAF and other sustainable fuels.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

IG Metall, Germany’s largest union as well as Europe’s largest industrial union, warns that at Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM), the switch to climate-neutral steel production is may fail due to the lack of financing. This would be the end of the plant, IG Metall said. With a current production volume of 4.2

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The 2020 edition of Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance highlights however, that while a cumulative US$1.8 Global landscape of renewable energy finance in 2017-2018. From Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance. Renewable energy investment slightly declined in 2018, with modest growth through 2019.

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MARCH 21, 2022

The technology, invented by scientists at the University of Wollongong, is now being commercialized by Hysata , with backing from IP Group and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). For hydrogen producers, this will significantly reduce both the capital and operational costs to produce green hydrogen. Hodges et al. Hoang, A.L.,

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JULY 7, 2021

The HYVIA ecosystem includes green hydrogen production, storage, and distribution with the hydrogen refuelling stations by the end of 2021. A range of financing options and maintenance services will also be offered. Assembly of fuel cells and hydrogen refueling stations begins at Renault’s Flins factory in late 2021.

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MAY 18, 2022

BMW i Ventures announced a lead investment in the Series A-1 financing round of Vancouver-based Mangrove Lithium. We are seeing an increasing need for these types of technologies as lithium demand increases, and accessibility to green solutions remains limited today.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

With the battery price not included in the vehicle sales price, nor in the finance payments, the costs are significantly lower to switch to an EV. In addition, BaaS also represents a systematic solution to the long-existing challenges for EV penetration, including battery degradation, battery upgradability, and lower resale value.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Volta, a builder of commerce-centric electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, announced an oversubscribed Series D financing of $125 million. Goldman Sachs acted as exclusive placement agent to the company in connection with the financing.

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JANUARY 21, 2023

RWE's FUREC project, which aims to produce circular and green hydrogen from non-recyclable municipal solid waste in Limburg, the Netherlands, received a €108-million grant from the EU’s Innovation Fund. FUREC receives funding from the EU Innovation Fund, which is 100% financed by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

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JANUARY 28, 2022

BNEF’s 2021 New Energy Outlook (NEO) mapped out three alternative scenarios (dubbed Green, Red and Gray) for reaching global net zero by 2050, in line with 1.75 The report also finds that climate-tech corporate finance totaled $165 billion in 2021. degrees of global warming.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the government will accelerate the ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles, bringing it forward by ten years to 2030, as part of a “Green Industrial Revolution.” Johnson announced the plan as part of his outline of a 10-point plan supporting the Green Industrial Revolution.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Most of them will be purchased with the funds from the green bonds. A green bond is a type of a fixed-income instrument that is specifically earmarked to raise money for climate and environmental projects. The funds received from the placement of green bonds were earlier used to purchase 400 electric buses.

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APRIL 22, 2021

million Series A financing round led by prominent Silicon Valley venture fund, Playground Global, with the investor syndicate comprising Fortescue Future Industries, Coatue, Global Founders Capital, Plug Power, Airbus Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Sojitz Corporation, and Future Shape.

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MARCH 7, 2023

T&E used publicly available information to assess the 50 gigafactories announced in Europe based on their finance and permits, whether they had secured a location, and the companies’ links to the US. It also said a green simplification agenda was needed to streamline permitting and approval processes for projects.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A number of foreign companies are interested in developing lithium deposits in Mexico; in September 2022, the finance ministry valued the lithium deposit in Sonora state as worth as much as 12 trillion Mexican pesos (US$653 billion, currently).

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MARCH 17, 2023

The E uropean Critical Raw Materials Act would help the bloc secure supply of the metals needed to build batteries, wind turbines and other green technologies. The European Commission (EC) unveiled two draft laws in response to the US subsidies that the Commission fears are luring European clean-tech companies to North America.

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JUNE 9, 2022

As part of the agreement the partners will offer aircraft leasing and financing solutions that enable operators to run zero-emission flights. MONTE and ZeroAvia aim to retrofit the aircraft for clients starting in 2024 and will provide and finance maintenance and hydrogen availability services to support these operations.

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JUNE 29, 2022

Through its financing arm Siemens Financial Services (SFS), Siemens becomes a minority shareholder in Electrify America with a low triple-digit million USD investment and will hold a seat on the board. The Volkswagen Group and Siemens are investing $450 million in Electrify America, with a post-money valuation of $2.45

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Through START, Rio Tinto will also provide technical expertise through a sustainability advisory service and support for customers looking to build their sustainability offerings, benchmark and improve performance, support sourcing goals and access to green financing.

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MAY 31, 2021

—“State of Finance for Nature”. trillion finance gap between now and 2050, by “building back more sustainably”, by repurposing agricultural and fossil fuel subsidies and by creating economic and regulatory incentives. The report calls for coupling investments in restoration action with financing conservation measures.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Financing alternatives are being evaluated. TECO 2030 is a partner in the project Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube, together with players such as Siemens, Bosch, AVL and Verbund, where hydrogen generated from solar and wind power will be produced in Romania and transported on barges along the Danube to industrial buyers in Austria and Germany.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Its innovative service models offer subscription solutions such as software-as-a-service and fully financed charging-as-a-service. InCharge Energy’s innovative service models offer subscription solutions such as software-as-a-service and fully financed charging-as-a-service.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The company now expects to have sufficient funding to complete a feasibility study on the Trelavour Project which the company would use to obtain the necessary debt and equity finance to enable project construction.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The recovery and subsequent demand growth are underpinned by the green agendas being targeted by many national governments and international bodies looking to reduce carbon emissions.

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MARCH 14, 2022

The European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) will support Canadian mineral exploration and development company Mkango Resources Ltd.with securing financing for the development of a rare earth separation plant to be located in Pu?awy, awy, Poland. —Dr Massimo Gasparon, ERMA Director. Nd / Pr oxides / TREO = 31%).

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JANUARY 29, 2021

The Showroom includes the State EV Policy Dashboard; EV Roadmap Roundup; EV Funding and Financing Guide; EV Tools and Calculators Clearinghouse; AchiEVe Toolkit; Freight Electrification Report; and ZEV State Scorecard. The State EV Policy Dashboard displays the status of 10 leading state EV policy strategies, updated monthly.

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MAY 18, 2020

First appearing in finance, while respecting the ownership of the data items, it allowed real-time networked transactions that are secure since there is no risk of falsification. Groupe Renault also consider blockchain as a vector for the transformation of the automotive industry.

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