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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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An estimated 387GW/1,143GWh of new energy storage capacity will be added globally from 2022 to 2030, according to the forecast—more than Japan’s entire power generation capacity in 2020. The US and China are set to remain the two largest markets, representing more than half of global storage installations by the end of the decade.

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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

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Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. This is achieved through a mix of solar energy installed at the facility and green energy purchased from the grid.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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He took the first step in Crimea in 2014 , and in the early morning hours of 24 February he ordered a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The main component of Europe’s response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion is a pledge to cut fossil fuel use by 40 percent by 2030. But the room for rapid changes is limited.

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Redwood Materials scopes out EU locations for new battery recycling plant

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Germany and Scandinavia are the top two countries on the company’s list. . Pros of Redwood Materials Germany. Germany would be a good location for Redwood Materials’ battery recycling plant in Europe. The company has deals with Tesla and Volkswagen already, so a plant in Germany would be ideal.

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Volkswagen to invest €10bn for EV and battery manufacturing in Spain

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After COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine showed numerous shortcomings in the global supply chain, automakers started becoming more involved in the production of their electric cars from start to finish. The automaker also said it established a partnership with Iberdrola, Spain’s largest power utility.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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This is a global challenge, to which different countries can contribute in different ways, and the big picture must be in view. In 2020 Tesla sold exactly 1000 of these for every solar-year day. Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

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The key force behind the changes taking place in this windswept Dutch city is not a global market trend or the maturity of the engineering solutions. We Drive Solar from his Utrecht home in 2016. Drawing in partners along the way, Berg has plotted ways to bring bidirectional charging to the We Drive Solar fleet.

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