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Europe powers up electric car battery drive
As electric car sales soar, Europe has started to build up its capacity to produce batteries on the continent but it remains far from reducing its dependence on Asia.
read more... 21/06/2021
UK in discussions for more gigafactories to ensure battery supply
The UK government is reportedly in discussions with a number of companies regarding the construction of gigafactories to ensure enough battery manufacturing capacity for the British automotive industry to meet future electric vehicle demand.
read more... 18/06/2021
Germany to support 500 MW electrolyzers abroad with $1.1 billion
Germany's H2Global green hydrogen import initiative aims to establish 500 MW of electrolysis capacity outside the EU with Eur900.00 million ($1.10 billion) of funding support, the country's energy ministry said June 14.
read more... 15/06/2021
Northvolt expands gigafactory plans to 60GWh
Northvolt plans to increase capacity at its gigafactory in Ett, Sweden, to 60GWh, up from an original plan of 40GWh, citing rising demand for its batteries. This would push up Northvolt's total planned European battery production capacity to 150GWh by 2030. The factory is expected to begin partial operations by the end of this year. Northvolt expects to build at least two additional gigafactories in Europe to meet its capacity goals and is exploring the possibility of building one of them in Germany.
read more... 10/06/2021
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U.K. Poised to Become Net Energy Exporter to Europe in Near Future
Although the UK currently imports around 7% of its electricity from Europe, the tables are going to be turned soon, partly due to the on-going establishment of new links to the continent. Aiming to quadruple offshore wind capacity this decade, the UK could have excess power to send through those transmission lines. Consequently, the UK could become a net energy exporter to Europe in five years.
read more... 09/06/2021