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How to Close the AFIF Funding Gap in 2026/2027

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The EU’s funding instrument to support the rollout of public charging lacks €1.25 billion in a critical moment. An initiative to fill this gap should be a priority for Commissioner Tzitzikostas’ Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP). The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) is a key EU funding instrument supporting the … [continued]

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Hyundai Motor Group Opens ZER01NE Fund III to Drive Future Technology Innovation with Startups

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ZER01NE Fund III, valued at KRW 125 billion, aims to accelerate innovation in future technologies through early-stage startup investments The fund targets startups globally that align with strategic areas like AI, robotics, cybersecurity, hydrogen and energy technologies Building on the successes of previous funds, ZER01NE Fund III is supported by … [continued]

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Clean Energy Just Put China’s CO2 Emissions into Reverse for 1st Time

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For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth. The new analysis for Carbon Brief shows that China’s emissions were down 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 and by 1% in … [continued]

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30 Years Later: The Port That Turned Batteries, Data, and Wind into New Profit

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By the time a port reaches the twenty-year mark on a thirty-year decarbonization roadmap the engineering problems are largely solved and the hard infrastructure is mostly in place; what remains is equal parts disciplined execution, digital finesse and opportunistic scaling. This logical progression builds upon the successful groundwork established in the … [continued]

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