VW invests €20bn in battery boom
Storage
Volkswagen has secured €20 billion in battery supplies to underpin an ambitious push into the electric vehicle market, increasing pressure
Storage
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Polish gas firm reports profit boom
Storage
Poland’s state-run gas utility PGNiG has reported record pre-tax, interest, depreciation and amortisation earnings (Ebitda) of US$1.9 billion: up 10
Germany tops electric car investment
Storage
Germany’s car industry is the world’s biggest investor in electric vehicles as it faces increasing pressure to adopt low-emissions technology
Study hails proton battery breakthrough
Storage
Scientists say they have created the world’s first rechargeable proton battery, a potentially important step towards cheaper and less ecologically
Researchers hail superconductor breakthrough
Storage
Researchers have claimed a breakthrough in battery technology that could enable electric cars to be driven as far as oil-fuelled
EU funds Swedish battery factory
Industry
Northvolt, founded by two former Tesla executives, has secured a €52.5-million loan to build a demonstration battery line run from
Electric ferry cuts emissions 95%: Norway
Environment
The operators of the first all-electric ferry in Norway claim it cuts emission by 95 per cent and costs by
Electric barges aim to reshape EU freight
Environment
The world’s first fully electric, emission-free and potentially automatically controlled container barges are due to operate from the ports of
VW unveils battery aims
Environment
Volkswagen’s truck manufacturer Scania says it will invest €10 million in Northvolt’s more than €4 billion project to build Europe’s
Diesel slump to hit EU CO2 targets
Storage
The EU’s 2020 targets for 95g/km carbon dioxide for cars is becoming less likely as customers ditch diesel vehicles, the
Nickel hailed as key to batteries
Policy
As the EU looks to boost electric vehicle use to deliver a sustainable transport system, green credentials need to be
EU backs battery development
Storage
Energy storage has been given extra importance as an EU objective in lowering emissions and replacing electricity generated by fossil
Energy Storage: Europe’s Final Frontier
Opinion
Several trends in recent years have dramatically improved Europe’s energy outlook. Its initiatives to embrace renewables in the second half
Norway boasts electric car boom
Consumption
Electric and hybrid vehicles made up 52 per cent of Norway’s new car sales last year, with an even higher
Statoil unveils battery strategy
Storage
Norway’s state-run Statoil is using its position as the majority partner in the Scottish Hywind offshore floating wind farm, a