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Lithium from German geothermal plants could supply a million electric vehicles a year from 2025
Batteries made with zero-emission lithium from geothermal plants in Germany could power one million vehicles per year by the mid-2020s, according to Vulcan Energy, a company setting out to produce climate neutral lithium in Europe.
read more... 02/12/2021
Nissan Motor announces $18 billion investment to boost EV business
Japan's Nissan Motor Co. aims to invest Yen 2 trillion ($17.6 billion) over the next five years to expand its electric vehicle business, the vehicle maker said Nov. 29, which includes establishing EV refurbishing plants in Europe and the US by March 2026.
read more... 30/11/2021
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German nuclear power shutdown will not lead to power shortage
The shutdown of Germany’s last nuclear power plants will not cause supply shortages, according to calculations by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), CLEW reported.
read more... 26/11/2021
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Portugal becomes fourth EU country to stop using coal plants
Environmental activists are welcoming the end of electricity generation from coal in Portugal, though they said Monday the possible conversion of the country's last coal-fired power plant into one that burns wood pellets would be a step in the wrong direction.
read more... 23/11/2021
Spain to phase out coal, nuclear and oil-fired plants by 2035
Spain is on track to phase out nuclear power, coal power and oil-fired plants by 2035.
read more... 21/10/2021