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EU Rules Out Production Aid In Blow To Battery & Cleantech Industry

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The European Commission missed a big opportunity to create a cleantech bazooka. New EU state-aid rules published today are a setback for the European cleantech and battery industry, green group T&E has said. The rules maintain a ban on production aid — subsidies for each unit actually produced — despite the … [continued]

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Electricity Use For Commercial Computing Could Surpass Space Cooling, Ventilation

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In our Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025) Reference case, we project the electricity consumed for commercial computing will increase faster than any other end use in buildings. Computing accounted for an estimated 8% of commercial sector electricity consumption in 2024 and grows to 20% by 2050. Ultimately, more electricity could be consumed … [continued]

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