Lamborghini anounces next hybrid as company prepares for shift to all-electric vehicle line

Lamborghini's next supercar is going to be a hybrid. The Italian company has retired its 5.2-liter V10 petrol engine in favor of a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will succeed its Hura...

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Energy Vault, Italian coal miner plan gravity + battery energy storage in old mine shafts

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Energy Vault and coal mining company Carbosulcis S.p.A. have announced plans to develop 100 MW hybrid energy storage facilities at the Nuraxi Figus coal mine in Sardinia, Italy's l...

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EU approves €700 million in hydrogen aid across Italy, Finland and Lithuania

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The European Commission has approved more than €700 million in hydrogen investments from the governments of Italy, Finland and Lithuania. The approval, which came as part of wide r...

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Enel, Sosteneo finalize partnership on developing BESS projects

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Italian energy firm Enel Italia S.p.A. has finalized the sale of the minority stake of the share capital held in Enel Libra Flexsys S.r.l. to Sosteneo Energy Transition f...

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Italy's Eni reveals a 30 percent cut in scope 1 and 2 emissions from 2018

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Italian energy company Eni announced it had cut its net scope 1 and 2 emissions in the upstream sector by 40 percent in 2023, compared with a 2018 baseline. It said particular atte...

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EIB approves €4.3 bn in transition funding, including €805 mn for clean power

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced approval for €4.3 billion of new financing to upgrade the region's transport and energy distribution, besides expanding energy stor...

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Nuveen Infra, Exus Renewables tie up for 800 MW battery storage projects in Italy

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Italy is set to get a major boost in battery energy storage systems (BESS) with two companies – a clean energy fund and an independent renewables developer – agreeing to co-develop...

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Europe offers $400 mn for Italian green H2 valley that will decarbonize steel

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European authorities have decided to offer up to €370 million ($400 million) to Italian companies seeking to set up a 'Green Hydrogen Valley' in the country's southern region of Pu...

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Stellantis evaluates building Leapmotor EVs at Mirafiori complex in Italy

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Carmaker Stellantis could build up to 150,000 low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) at the company's Mirafiori complex in Turin from 2026 or 2027, news reports say. The company is repor...

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ACL Energy-led JV to develop 3 battery storage projects totaling 395MW in Italy

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Milan-based battery storage developer ACL Energy has recently announced a joint venture partnership with large-scale operator BW ESS and Penso Power, a London-based ...

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Glencore, Li-Cycle to relocate pilot for Europe's largest EV battery recycling hub

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Swiss mining group Glencore announced it would move its proposed pilot EV battery recycling plant outside Sardinia in Italy to speed up implementation of the project, but didn't sa...

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Stellantis opens Circular Economy Hub to recycle and reuse old EVs, batteries

Stellantis' Circular Economy Hub entailed an investment of €40 million. Image: Stellantis

Stellantis, the world's fourth largest automaker, has officially opened its SUSTAINera Circular Economy Hub at the Mirafiori Complex in Turin, Italy, months after opening a battery...

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Daily Shorts: JLR opens EV test center in England, companies ask COP28 to finalize fossil fuel phase out

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British automaker Jaguar Land Rover opened an EV test centre in England, pointing out that this would save on costs and carbon emissions resulting from shipping prototypes to test ...

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Solaris wins order for 130 hydrogen fuel cell buses in Italy

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Polish bus maker Solaris has bagged record order for 130 hydrogen-powered buses from the municipal public transport operator TPER in the city of Bologna in Italy. The com...

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Stellantis opens its first EV battery technology center in Italy

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Stellantis has recently inaugurated its first Battery Technology Center at the Mirafiori complex in Turin, Italy. The company has invested about €40 million to this ...

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Weekend Roundup: EU may ask COP28 to phase out oil & coal, Italy gets 16 MTPA carbon storage capacity, and more

The EU could push for a global deal to phase out fossil fuels at COP28, a review of the bloc's draft negotiating position shows. Almost 200 countries are expected to attend the cli...

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Lamborghini buyers can only book hybrids from now on

Lamborghini unveiled its first hybrid model, the Revuelto, in March this year. Image: Lamborghini

Lamborghini buyers can no longer buyer the conventional, internal combustion models, because those are completely sold out, the company's CEO told the German newspaper Die Welt. "O...

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Italy increases RE targets, says 65 percent of power from clean sources by 2030

Italy's energy ministry said the country would generate 65 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030, up from the earlier target of 55 percent. Image: Pexels

Italy has increased renewable energy targets for the decade, adding to the targets the country made public three years ago, although the statement issued did not explain how the hi...

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Comau developing automated system for battery recycling, second-life repurposing

Italian automation firm Comau has announced its continued participation in EU's Flexible Battery Dismantling 'Flex-BD' project for the second year, to help deliver a fund...

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Enel X, MIDAC partner to develop Lithium Battery recycling plant in Italy

Enel X and MIDAC are engaging in R&D activities to build Italy's first major recycling plant for lithium batteries used in electric vehicles, industrial systems, and stationary...

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Energy Dome bags €17.5 M from EIC to support deployment of CO2 Battery

Italian CO2 battery firm Energy Dome has recently been awarded with €17.5 million funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) by recognizing its CO2 battery technology ...

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VW-Enel X Way JV Ewiva to built high-power EV charging network in Italy

With an aim to build a high-power charging (HPC) network of 3,000 charging points across Italy, the Volkswagen Group and Enel X Way have launched their equally-owned...

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Iveco Group announces ‘GATE’ rental business model for electric trucks and vans

Italian auto group Iveco has announced the creation of a new entity 'GATE' ‒ Green and Advanced Transport Ecosystem – as a long-term, all-inclusive rental model for electric t...

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Aer Soléir and Altea Green Power partner for BESS projects worth 510MW in Italy

Irish developer Aer Soléir has announced that it has signed an investment and co-development deal for 510MW of battery storage projects in Italy with Turin-headquartered Altea Gree...

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Bloom Energy builds 1 MW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell plant at Ferrari’s Maranello facility

Ferrari has recently announced the commissioning of a new 1 MW solid oxide fuel cell plant at its Maranello facility in Italy. The plant was built by Bloom Energy and provides 5 pe...

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ABB E-mobility commissions its largest DC fast charger production facility in Italy

ABB E-mobility has announced that it has strengthened its position as the world leader in EV charging solutions with the opening of the company's largest DC fast charger production...

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Enel X, Arrival partner for e-bus trials in Italy

Enel X, Enel's subsidiary dedicated to innovative products and services, along with EV maker Arrival, has entered into a partnership to test the battery-electric bus in Italy. The ...

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Energy Dome unveils the world’s first CO2 battery facility in Sardinia, Italy

Energy Dome has announced the successful launch of the company's first CO2 battery facility in Sardinia, Italy. With this milestone, the final step of risk elimination of CO2 batte...

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