Climate Brussels e-News 01.06.22
4 M€ grant to accelerate innovation on solar fuels and chemicals, and to support the transition toward a fossil-free EU economy
Brussels, 1st of June 2022 Under the umbrella of the SUNERGY pan-European initiative, the newly funded SUNER-C programme will strengthen the solar fuels and chemicals community within Europe. To mitigate climate change, our society must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and find solutions to move…
CO2 Value Europe
Faster electrification would boost car company stocks and profits – financial analysis
Phasing out combustion engines sales sooner is better for Europe’s car industry and auto jobs. Car manufacturers stand to increase their market value and profit margins by switching to electric vehicles faster than they currently plan, according to a financial analysis of six car companies. It finds…
Transport & Environment
Hydro Rein and Macquarie Asset Management to develop hybrid wind and solar project in Brazil
Hydro Rein and Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) have entered into agreements to form a joint venture to build and operate Feijão, a 586 MW combined wind and solar power project in the northeast of Brazil. The project will supply 100% of the electricity required for Hydro’
Norsk Hydro
Tailwind for Germany: RWE accelerates green power expansion
Investment worth billions, new jobs created, seven branches openedFocus on project development of onshore wind and ground-mounted photovoltaicsStart of construction for further wind farm with 17.1 megawatt capacityEssen, 31 May 2022RWE is moving ahead with the expansion of renewable energies in Germ…
RWE
Volkswagen publishes Responsible Raw Materials Report 2021
Wolfsburg, 2022-05-31 Volkswagen Group reports annually on progress in transparency and risk mitigation in its raw material supply chainsReport focusses on 16 high-risk raw materials, including battery materials such as lithium and cobaltIn the new report, Volkswagen discloses for the first time it…
Volkswagen
