RAC partners with Zap-Map to help EV members get back on the road faster In a bid to further its market-leading position as the number-one for electric car breakdown cover, the RAC has joined forces with Zap-Map – the UK’s no. 1 EV charge point mapping app – to be even better placed to help electric vehicle (EV) drivers who run out of charge. | CellCube Extends Sales Agreement with U.S. Vanadium US Vanadium announced a greatly expanded purchase agreement under which Austrian-based Enerox, which sells vanadium redox flow battery (“VRFB”) systems under its brand name CellCube, can purchase up to 3 million additional liters/year of U.S. Vanadium’s ultra-high-purity electrolyte over the next five years. | Biofuels Repsol Starts Construction of Spain's First Advanced Biofuels Plant Biogas Valio and St1 Joint Venture Ready to Increase Domestic Biogas Production Food company Valio and energy company St1 have established a joint venture to produce renewable biogas as transport fuel using dairy farm manure and agricultural by-products. Suomen Lantakaasu Oy is planning the construction of Finland’s so far biggest biogas and liquefaction plant in North Savo. A prerequisite for the biogas production investment is improving the profitability of the entire biogas value chain and particularly more widespread use of a biogas-powered transport fleet. | Aemetis Begins Commissioning of Biogas to RNG Upgrading Facility Biomass Construction Started on Minokamo Biomass Plant Minokamo Biomass Plant LLC, a joint venture by Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. , Sago Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. , has started construction on the Minokamo Biomass Plant. | Electric/Hybrid Commentary Low Carbon Transport Options – A Treatise on Alternatives to Electric Cars City-led infrastructure is a powerful tool for reducing carbon. From the roads we build to the cars we drive, the emissions we produce from day-to-day travel can, and should be, reduced in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. Cities around the world are realizing the impact of air pollution as a result of emissions, damaging the planet, as well as the health of the general public. | Brixcell EV charging solution aimed at revolutionising new-build industry Car warranty firm CEO calls for increase in specialist EV garages as UK skills fall short of vehicle production Energy saving Hydrogen Ceres and Horiba Mira partner to accelerate hydrogen and fuel cell technologies First Hydrogen Corporation establishes First Hydrogen Energy Creating a Roadmap for Hydrogen in Slovenia and Austria Panorama Ingeteam Celebrates its 50th Anniversary Positioning as a Key Player in Energy Transition Ingeteam has presented its new strategic plan for 2022- 2024, which aims to consolidate its position as a leader in power conversion technology, which makes the electrification of society possible. It is a plan for growth (in terms of turnover and staff) and investment (both in technology and facilities). The plan anticipates the creation of 1,000 jobs, more than 100 in R&D. Ingeteam currently employs 4,100 people and the workforce is expected to reach 5,100 by the end of 2024. In addition, the company has announced a turnover objective of nearly €1bn for 2024, which would entail culminating the strategic plan with a 44% growth in turnover. | US must accelerate transition to cleaner, more secure, economy says E2 Exec Director K2 Management launches new asset management system in collaboration with Emerson UK households and businesses to benefit from £288 million fund for green heating projects PV A1 and Renalfa Sign PPA for Solar Energy The leading telecommunication service provider A1 Bulgaria and the Bulgarian clean energy investment group Renalfa AD have signed a long–term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for solar energy. The contract envisages the supply of 20 000 MWh clean energy per annum for the next 10 years. | ION Solar Secures Investment Led by Greenbelt Capital Partners, Blackstone Credit and EIP ACWA Power signs power purchase agreement for 700 MW Ar Rass solar PV project in Saudi Arabia Hungary IBC Solar Energy is expanding its project portfolio in Hungary Storage Storedot develops technology to extend the life of batteries for first and second life Wind Sweden Vestas secures 32 MW order in Sweden from Octopus Renewables and OX2 Agenda Reuters Events: Responsible Business Europe 2022 |