Offshore Hydrogen Production on a New Scale: HOPE Project and its Consortium Selected for a €20 Million European Commission Grant

The HOPE (Hydrogen Offshore Production for Europe) project is being coordinated by Lhyfe (France) and implemented by eight European partners: Alfa Laval (Denmark), Plug (the Netherlands), Strohm (the Netherlands), EDP…

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Material System Analysis of five batteryrelated raw materials: Cobalt, Lithium, Manganese, Natural Graphite, Nickel

The transition to a climate-neutrality is expected to boost the demand for batteries in the coming years. If the EU wants to be competitive in the global market of battery…

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Photovoltaics in the European Union – Status report on technology development, trnds, value chains and markets

The Clean Energy Technology Observatory (CETO) report on Photovoltaics (PV) covers the technology's current state, future trends, value chain analysis, and the European Union's (EU) global competitiveness. Here's a summary…

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Cooling glass blasts building heat into space – Microporous glass coating to reduce AC use in buildings (UMD press release)

University of Maryland researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new “cooling glass” that can turn down the heat indoors without electricity by drawing on the cold…

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Raw materials demand for wind and solar PV technologies in the transition towards a decarbonised energy system

Raw materials are essential to securing a transition to green energy technologies and for achieving the goals outlined in the European Green Deal. To meet the future energy demand through…

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