Shanghai Shanshan Lithium Battery Material Technology Co. Ltd has reserved a plot to construct a plant in the GigaVaasa industrial zone on the western coast of Finland.

The senior vice president of renewables at TotalEnergies, Vincent Stoquart, said that the venue will be made up of a solar plant as well as a 500-megawatt-hour battery storage system.

The California Public Utilities Commission agreed to extend the shutdown of the state’s last functioning nuclear power plant through 2030 instead of closing the venue down in 2025.

From December 15, France is offering a variable rebate based on household income on cars costing less than €47,000.

Sila said that it sees the partnership with Panasonic as an opportunity for the U.S. to “lead in manufacturing next-generation battery technology.”

Financing probably will take the form of a convertible bond in the coming weeks with the participation of German chemicals giant BASF SE, said CEO Henk van Alphen.

A so-called dark fleet of tankers like the Liberty, which already existed before Russia invaded Ukraine, has ballooned since.

The European Parliament and the EU Council endorsed December 8 part of a package that sets common rules for natural gas, renewable gases and hydrogen.

The partnership will focus on the collection, transportation, breaking down and processing of end-of-life lithium-ion EV batteries from the midwest and eastern U.S.

The plan makes EVs ineligible for tax credits if they use more than a trace amount of materials from China or other nations designated as a “foreign entity of concern."