Funding for project launch: State Minister for Economic Affairs Dirk Panter (third from right) delivered the positive news. From left: Thomas Edig, Managing Director of Human Resources and Organisation at Volkswagen Saxony, Mario Albert, Chairman of the Works Council at the Zwickau vehicle plant, Danny Auerswald, Spokesman for the Management Board and Managing Director of Technology and Logistics at Volkswagen Saxony, Mike Rösler, Deputy Chairman of the Works Council at the Zwickau vehicle plant, Dirk Panter, Andreas Walingen, Head of Group Circular Economy at Volkswagen AG, and Jochen Rahmfeld, Managing Director of Finance and Controlling at Volkswagen Saxony.
Zwickau vehicle plant to become Volkswagen AG’s centre of excellence for the circular economy From 2030, up to 15,000 vehicles are to be disassembled and recycled annually The Free State of Saxony is funding the project with around eleven million euros The results of the 2024 collective agreement will be … [continued]
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) unveiled a bold new roadmap to implement a circular economy approach throughout the U.S. solar and storage industry. As solar and storage account for a majority of the new power on America’s electric grid, this plan lays out a strategic … [continued]
A May 2025 study from the London School of Economics and Political Science reveals that women in France emit 26% less carbon than men with their diet and transport usage. Why does this matter? What difference does it make? It’s clear that mitigating climate change requires us to shift our … [continued]
For the first time ever in Rose Bowl history, an electric vehicle will power a float in the 136th annual Rose Bowl Parade on January 1, 2025.
The US startup Quino aims to demonstrate that its new flow battery platform can repurpose former oil tanks for wind and solar energy storage.
Researchers have designed a new silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell to maximize solar conversion efficiency and lifecycle sustainability together.
Mercedes-Benz has some new sustainability tricks up its sleeve, including bio-based materials and body paint made with solar cells.
Wind energy is making a comeback in the shipping industry, along with new opportunities to make an impact on the circular economy.
FOA Number: DE-FOA-0003329 Funding Amount: $33 million Deadline for Concept Papers: Aug. 21, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET Topics Include Smart Manufacturing for a Circular Economy, Sustainable Transportation, High-Performance Materials, and Domestic Mining The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) released a $33 million funding opportunity to accelerate the … [continued]
Ceramic cells are the key to a new, non-electric reactor-based system for producing hydrogen from biogas, renewable natural gas, and waste gases from steel making and other industries. Image courtesy of Utility Global.
Ceramic cells are the key to a new, non-electric reactor-based system for producing hydrogen from biogas, RNG, and industrial waste gases.
