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How Can IAA Bring Local Cleantech Manufacturing?

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Using local content criteria in the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) as a lever for public support is the only option on the table to build up a resilient and local battery industry across Europe. 1. The urgency & feasibility of Union content criteria for batteries Access to batteries, their components, … [continued]

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Past the Inflection Point: Electric Now Clearly Dominates the City Bus Market

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Proving heavy vehicles can electrify fast across Europe By Max Molliere, Principal Data Analyst, E-Mobility, T&E Six out of ten new EU city buses were zero-emission (ZE) in 2025, as battery-electric and fuel cell powertrains made up 56% and 4% of new sales respectively. This was unimaginable back in 2019 … [continued]

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Battery Storage System Replaces Wastewater Facility Diesel Generator

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Viridi recently announced one of its battery energy storage systems has replaced a diesel backup generator at a wastewater facility in New York State. When we write about battery storage on this site, sometimes it is paired with solar power to store excess clean electricity. Energy storage has other applications, … [continued]

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Germany’s Bid To Double Hydrogen Fuel Targets Ignores Operator Demand And Cost Signals

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The German Bundesrat’s recent plea to Brussels to double green hydrogen-base fuel quotas is less a bid to accelerate decarbonization than a request to manufacture demand for an infrastructure program that never made economic sense and had weak demand signals from the start. The upper chamber’s proposal to increase mandated … [continued]

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