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ENGIE is set to provide more than 118 MW of clean power to Google’s digital infrastructure portfolio in Belgium after the two companies signed a series of corporate PPAs. “We are delighted to partner with the reference corporates of the tech industry, and in particular with Google, as most players of the sector are accelerating widely the development of their infrastructure and stepping up their purchasing programmes for carbon-free energy,” said Vincent Verbeke, CEO of ENGIE Belgium. “As the top developer for clean energy cPPAs worldwide, we are proud to contribute to the economic feasibility of new investments for renewable projects while supporting the operations and the investments of energy-intensive industries, as well as their local anchorage.” Google will receive the full production from four new onshore wind farms developed by ENGIE in Belgium, totalling 26 MW of capacity. Additionally, Google and ENGIE have agreed to extend the existing offtake from the 92 MW cPPA from another Belgian wind park already in operation for an additional eight years. This will result in ENGIE supplying Google with over 118 MW of renewable capacity to power its infrastructure in Belgium, equivalent to approximately 3.7 TWh of carbon-free energy. Frédéric Descamps, Google’s Data Centre Lead in Belgium, added: “Sustainability has been one of Google’s core values since its founding. We’re pursuing net zero emissions across our operations and value chain by 2030, supported by an ambitious clean energy goal to operate our data centres and office campuses on 24/7 carbon-free energy. “Our ambition to make a positive impact in every grid that we operate in can be met working closely with leading energy companies such as ENGIE, a long-term partner for Google in Belgium, sharing similar commitments to our sustainable goals.” ENGIE sold 2.4 GW of clean electricity to industry and large energy consumers in 2023, with 34 deals across six markets for solar, onshore wind and offshore wind. #cleanenergy

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🌍🌐 CLG Europe members are fully on board with the imperative of achieving net zero emissions and staying true to the 1.5°C target. They are investing in innovative projects, demonstrate leadership, and inspire others to join the pathway to a climate neutral and nature positive economy. These are some of their latest projects: ⚛️ EDF, in collaboration with other partners, is launching the Energetic Optimisation of Quantum Circuits (OECQ) project to optimize energy efficiency in quantum computing. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3Wt6TNK ☀️ ACCIONA Energía announced that it will install up to 10.5MWp of photovoltaic panels on the roofs of warehouses and buildings owned by Prologis in Spain. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4bUB5pn

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J'adore les analyses propectives et je partage le constat de cet auteur. Même si on sait que l'énergie solaire va devenir inévitable, peu d'analyses sur les transformations qu'elle va apporter ont été réalisées. Voici donc une vision prospective du futur pour ceux qui veulent essayer d'anticiper les tendances des prochaines décennies. ''In other words, we’re now about a decade into a three decade process (the ~sixth industrial revolution) where the entire world economy and its industrial stack is eagerly switching to solar PV as its preferred source of cheap energy, creating enormous value. Strangely, despite this being a locked-in inevitability, I am yet to see a rigorous, unified and broad-based investment thesis formulated to capture durable long term sources of value in the new economy now frantically constructing itself. In just the last few years, we’ve seen passing fads of investment in autonomous driving, VR, fusion, crypto/web3, and AI, all built on an as-yet-unrealized conviction that these technologies would create winner-take-most companies that would become as fundamental to our way of life as Google or Amazon. Yet the companies and industries that underlie our entire way of life are on a fast track to disruption from below, providing the first opportunity in a century, and probably the last opportunity ever, to rewrite the rule book and ownership structure of the world of atoms.'' https://lnkd.in/eCxjFm7m

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[𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 📖] The April issue of #pvmagazine! In this edition, we share first-hand accounts of the challenges community acceptance can pose to renewable energy projects, and we look at growth in community solar models both as an antidote to this and a novel way to deliver clean energy direct to consumers. We also highlight impressive progress for solar in Egypt, and look at how countries in Central Asia are beginning to realize their PV potential. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 👇 ⚡️ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄: Grid forming inverters can play an important role in grid stability. 💰 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 $𝟵𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: India has set ambitious targets for rooftop PV, but installations are well behind and questions linger over implementation. 💧 𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱: Greece is at the center of an ambitious interconnection proposal that stretches from Saudi Arabia to southern Germany. 🌞 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Two planned gigafactories could add 10 GW of module capacity by 2027, but French manufacturers warn that political support is essential for future success. As always, the April issue of 2024 is filled with expert columnists who tackle the past month's hottest issues and offer their take on the latest trends in technology and pricing. Get your April issue now! 👉https://lnkd.in/dCT4zuVX pv magazine Global is available in both print and digital formats. 📰💻 #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #pvmagazine

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[Meet the Jury 9/9] We are excited to introduce the last members of our extraordinary jury panel that will exploring groundbreaking #Mobility, #SmartCity, #Energystorage, and #Environmental solutions during the EIC & EuroQuity-Bpifrance Climate Tech Investor Day on May 21st in Paris. Today, we meet: ⭐ Bruno Vanderschueren: With a remarkable 20-year track record in the energy transition space, Bruno is the founder of Lampiris, an energy supplier that was acquired by Total in 2016. He brings extensive experience as an investor and board member in various energy-related companies. Bruno's deep knowledge of the industry positions him perfectly to identify and support promising climate tech ventures. ⭐ Florent IMBERT-POINDRON is part of the team at GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz), a global leader in cryogenic membrane containment systems. GTT is committed to fostering the energy transition and aims to collaborate with climate tech companies to develop sustainable technologies. Florent's investment focus includes the future of mobility, energy transition, and smart shipping. His expertise will contribute significantly to the selection of innovative startups. ⭐ Clément Vanden Driessche is an investor at Elaia, specifically in the Deeptech Seed Team. He invests in a wide range of Deep Tech sectors across Europe, with a particular interest in the Future of Computing, Climate Tech, and the Future of Industry. Clément serves as a board member for companies such as http://Hema.to , Pili, and Dottxt. His previous experience at Next47 and Safran has provided him with a strong background in B2B Tech investments, strategy, and M&A. ⭐ Romain Roullois is the General Manager of France Deeptech - Association bringing together a collective of 250 members making up the lifeblood of French Deeptech: investment funds, emblematic startups and scaleups and France's leading research centres. Are you an investor interested in attending the event as an observer? There's still time to secure your seat and be part of this exciting event! We are looking forward to meeting you in Paris next week. Junction Growth Investors #Sustainability #EnergyStorage #EnergyEfficiency #VC #Investors #ClimateTech #InvestorDay #Innovation #Startups #Collaboration

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💸 French Tech Finance Partners (FTFP) have submitted their second report on the financing of the French tech ecosystem to Marina Ferrari, the French Secretary of State for Digital Affairs. This committee of 16 actors from the French tech ecosystem, including Elaia Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Xavier Lazarus, are dedicated to bringing together expertise around a common vision to ensure the French tech ecosystem can be recognised for its innovation worldwide through supporting sustainable and diverse modes of financing for French startups. ⚡️Here are a few highlights from the latest edition: 🇫🇷 3 out of 5 French people use a service provided by a French startups daily 🇫🇷 1.1 million jobs have been created by over 13,000 French startups. 🇫🇷 In 10 years, the French Tech ecosystem has increased its fundraising capabilities and has ranked first in the EU for fundraising Read more from the FTFP in their op-ed in Maddyness 👉 https://lnkd.in/eA9aNuhR Reza Malekzadeh, Alice Albizzati, Delphine d'Amarzit, Jerome Berger, Claire Calmejane, Claire Chabrier, Philippe Collombel, Philippe Englebert, Paul-François Fournier, Benoist Grossmann, Marc Menasé, Maya Noël, Lauriane Requena, Pierre-Emmanuel STRUYVEN, Rafaèle Tordjman, Roxanne VARZA

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The Eurelectric team visited ENGIE's Coo pumped storage hydropower station, the biggest battery in Belgium! ⚡ The Coo station is a crucial flexibility asset to compensate for the intermittency of renewables and to balance the Belgian grid. During times of low demand for electricity, the water is pumped to the upper reservoirs. During peak periods, the water is poured into the lower reservoir via the machine room housing the turbines and generators that generate the electricity. In this way, the water is circulated between the reservoirs without impacting natural water bodies. Did you know? When the turbines are running at maximum power (more than 1 GW), the water flow is 500m3 per second 💧 ❗ That's enough to empty an Olympic swimming pool in 5 seconds! A big thank you to the ENGIE Belgium team for hosting us, in particular to Marc Locht, Maurice Rasier, Corinna Grajetzky, Tine Bax and Yvan Hachez for showing us the power plant and explaining its functioning! Learn more about how hydropower can help Europe to achieve the goals of the #GreenDeal: https://lnkd.in/exihnXM2.. Paul Etienne Verheven | Mathilde Catrycke | Marie Claerbout | Kristian Ruby | Cillian O'Donoghue | Marianne Karu | Gael Glorieux | Emily O'Leary | Kris Van den Zegel | Paul Wilczek | Charlotte RENAUD | Savannah Altvater | Giuseppina Rondinelli (Assoc CIPD) #hydropower #energy #electricity #electrification #decarbonisation

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🌍 **Energy Futures 2050: Achieving Carbon Neutrality** 🌍 **Energy Transition** 🔍 **RTE** published an in-depth analysis of the results from the **Energy Futures 2050** study on February 16, 2022. These results include: - Analysis of consumption scenarios (sobriety and deep reindustrialization). - Examination of societal issues related to different scenarios. - Comprehensive environmental analyses, including air quality. 🎤 The main findings were presented by Xavier Piechaczyk and Thomas Veyrenc during a press conference on October 25, 2021. 📺 [Watch the replay](YouTube Link). 🔧 **Methodology**: - 2 years of work - 40 consultation meetings with 120 organizations - 4,000 responses to the public consultation - 6 production scenarios and 3 consumption scenarios - Simulation of the European electrical system every hour over 30 years 🔑 **Key Steps**: 1. **Mid-2019**: Launch of the consultation 2. **January 27, 2021**: Joint report with the International Energy Agency 3. **January-June 2021**: Public consultation 4. **June 8, 2021**: Interim report 5. **October 25, 2021**: Publication of the main results 6. **1st quarter 2022**: In-depth analyses 📈 **Main Findings**: - **Consumption**: 1. Energy efficiency and sobriety are essential. 2. Increase in electricity consumption. 3. Reindustrialization with electrification of processes. - **Energy Mix**: 4. Significant development of renewable energies is necessary. 5. New nuclear reactors to support the transition. - **Economy**: 6. Construction of new nuclear reactors is economically viable. 7. Competitiveness of renewable energies. 8. Need for diverse control and storage methods. - **Technology**: 10. Importance of a low-carbon hydrogen system. 11. Technological bets for scenarios with a high share of renewables. - **Environment**: 13. Development of renewables without excessive land pressure. 14. Largely decarbonized electricity in France. 15. Strains on the supply of mineral resources. - **General**: 16. Carbon neutrality at a manageable cost. 17. Rapid development of renewables and extension of existing nuclear reactors. 18. Urgency to mobilize. 💡🌱*Conclusion* The "Energy Futures 2050" study shows that various scenarios can lead France to carbon neutrality by 2050, each with its own challenges and benefits. The emphasis is on the need to rapidly develop renewable energies and extend existing nuclear reactors. The energy transition, while complex, is achievable with manageable costs and immediate mobilization. 📥 **Download the full report**: [Link](https://lnkd.in/edVuBAHR) #EnergyTransition #EnergyFutures2050 #CarbonNeutrality #RenewableEnergy #Nuclear #Hydrogen #LowCarbonElectricity #EnergyEfficiency #GreenEconomy

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Let me share the news, I have been elected Member of the Board of Directors of buildingSMART France Mediaconstruct. As co-CEO of Dawex, I am committed to supporting the #Construction industry strategic thinking and reinforcing the association's role as a facilitator of a trusted ecosystem, through its #BIM and #openBIM work, in particular by capitalizing on its work on #DataExchange. In the context of BIM, software and digital twins need data from multiple trusted sources and multiple players in the #Construction and #BuildingOperations ecosystem. #DataCirculation and #DataExchange are at the heart of the industry's challenges, enabling industry stakeholders to gain in competitiveness, accelerate innovation and address the economic, environmental and decarbonization challenges they are facing. This nomination is a mark of confidence in Dawex coming from the association gathering 90+ member organizations, and is a recognition of Dawex expertise & vision on data exchange. During my mandate, I will bring my expertise in data exchange and how to create trust in data relying on #GaiaX principles, with the objective to: - Support the development of the #IndustryOfTheFuture by fostering #SmartConstruction - Promote the #standardization and #industrialization of data exchanges for BIM to facilitate the emergence of building data spaces and accelerate their interoperability. - Advance the digitalization of the sector's SMEs. I would like to thank Maud GUIZOL, new chairwoman of the buildingSMART France’s board and all the members of the association. Looking forward to engaging & collaborating with the other Board of Directors’ members, and contributing to accelerating the development of a trustworthy & competitive Construction industry. #DataExchange #DataEcosystem #DataSpace #Construction #Building #SmartConstruction #DataEconomy #Standards

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THE INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN THE ENERGY MIX TO DECARBONIZE OUR PLANET 🌍 Renewable energies are inherently intermittent and variable, since they depend on either light intensity for photovoltaics or wind for wind power. It is therefore crucial to find a way to store the energy they produce, so that it can be used later, when the primary source is no longer available. The storage of energy from renewable sources allows the adaptation in time between energy supply and demand and also brings security and flexibility to the networks. At present, there are either batteries or hydrogen to store energy: Batteries currently meet a need for storage of fairly short duration (several hours to a few days) for low to medium power and energy quantities. Their main limitations are related to their lack of compactness, their important weight, their very long recharging time for high powers as well as their life span limited by the chemical degradation of the reactions. Hydrogen is a key solution to accelerate the energy transition. Hydrogen is considered an “energy carrier” because it can be stored, transported and used on demand in various applications. Welcome to the website for more information; https://fuzyonh2.com/ #fuzyonhydrogen #renewableenergy #energy #hydrogen #hydrogenstorage #hydrogenenergy #energycarrier #sustainability

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🌀 TWAIN's partners, ENGIE GREEN and its R&D center, Laborelec, are major actors in the production of renewable energy and are now working on improved procedures and research on Wind Farm Control (WFC). ✍️ In the words of Ariane Frère, Research Program Manager, "on top of providing wind farm data to the consortium, ENGIE Laborelec will be acting in the evaluation of flow and load modeling methods, as well as in the integration of the adapted acoustics, birds and bats strategies. ENGIE Laborelec will contribute largely as well in the definition and evaluation of the use-cases integrating lifetime and environmental aspects." #twainproject #windpower #windfarm #windenergy #artificialintelligence ________ DTU Wind and Energy Systems | Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER) - National Renewable Energy Centre | Delft University of Technology | Technical University of Munich | F6S Innovation | ENGIE GREEN | Laborelec | EDF | Ramboll | SoftServe

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☢ EDF Reaches Major Milestone: Detailed Design Phase for EPR2 Nuclear Island! 🚀 EDF is thrilled to announce the transition to the detailed design phase for the main buildings of the EPR2 nuclear island. CEO Luc Rémont announced this during the half-year results presentation, marking a key step in EDF's journey towards innovative nuclear energy solutions. 🔍 Maturity Review: Enhancing Robustness and Reliability 🔍 Under President Luc Rémont, EDF conducted an independent maturity review of the EPR2 project. This review, led by industry experts and government members, ensures the program's robustness and reliability. 🏗 Strengthened Organization and Future Steps 🏗 Learning from past projects, EDF has bolstered its project management. An internal body has been created to ensure compliance with specifications, costs, and schedules. The teams are now focused on detailed design studies for the first EPR2 in Penly. 🌍 Looking Ahead 🌍 By year-end, EDF will provide new estimates for the first three pairs of EPR2. With continued support from the State and public authorities, there is excitement about shaping a sustainable energy future. ❓ Wants to Hear from You! ❓ · What are your thoughts on the significance of this milestone for the future of nuclear energy? · How do you think the independent maturity review will impact the overall success of the EPR2 project? · What lessons from past projects should be prioritized as EDF moves forward with EPR2? #EDF #EPR2 #NuclearEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability

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Bravo à Aliénor Cameron pour la présentation de son article "Carbon intensity and corporate performance: A micro-level study of EU ETS industrial firms" lors du dernier séminaire Doctorants ce jour. Résumé : To reach its 2050 objective of carbon neutrality, the European Union (EU) must continue to step up its climate efforts while grappling with the risk of diminished competitiveness in the face of unregulated competition. The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is at the core of the bloc’s industrial decarbonization efforts. This paper examines how changes in industrial firms’ emission intensity affects their economic and financial performance. We construct a dataset covering around 1,200 industrial firms covered by the EU ETS’ third phase and estimate a novel indicator of volume-based emission intensities for these firms. Applying an IV approach to a within-firm panel model, we find a causal link where changes in firms’ emission intensity inversely affect their corporate performance. This is especially notable for firms that reduced their emission intensity, who saw a resulting small but significant increase in their economic and financial performance. #économix #laboratoireéconomix #recherche #économie #chercheurs #doctorantéconomie #doctoratéconomie #séminaire #cnrs #upn

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#fundingalert 💼Company: vorteX-io 💰Funding: €2.9Million ⚡Round: New Round 👥Investors: Banque des Territoires and MAIF Impact alongside AFI Ventures – Ventech – and SpaceFounders France vorteX-io is revolutionizing continental hydrology by offering turnkey solutions for river monitoring, improving flood and drought risk management. The financing will enable the company to accelerate the roll-out of its network of connected micro-stations and its Maelstrom platform. vorteX-io aims to become Europe’s leading provider of real-time hydrological field data. Jean-Christophe Poisson, François Wohrer, Hélène Hannoir, Anaïs van Wynsberghe, Guillaume Valladeau Read more - https://lnkd.in/gifKJj9T To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #EICAccelerator #fundraising #partners #investment #growth #vortexio #news #funding #fundingnews #startup #startupnews #startuprise

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Gireve, a French electric vehicle (EV) charging and transport decarbonisation company, has raised €20 million from Partech’s Impact Fund, with additional capital from existing shareholders. This funding will support Gireve’s expansion in Europe and internationally and the development of new services like Plug & Charge and Clearing. Founded in 2013, Gireve connects mobility stakeholders with over 500,000 charging points worldwide, facilitating more than 100 million annual charging sessions. Eric Plaquet, Chairman of Gireve, said: “With this fundraising, we are financing our plan to improve our services continuously and offer an increasingly powerful and high-quality platform." #Gireve #ElectricVehicles #EVCharging #TransportDecarbonisation #PartechImpact #Clearing #PlugAndCharge #SustainableTransport #Innovation #GlobalExpansion #ZeroCarbonMobility #TechInvestment #GreenTech #FutureOfMobility #Sustainability #SmartMobility

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☀️🌍☀️ It’s gone beyond science-fiction! Just launched, this ENGIE video explains a European Space Agency - ESA study #SOLARIS - using space-based mirrors to reflect sunlight to increase earth’s solar power ! Capturing solar energy in space and sending it back to earth, targeting large solar farms with full levels of sunlight from dawn to dusk, really is an “out-of-this-world” concept. And one that we’re fully behind. The proposal and pre-feasibility (technical/economic/ecological) studies by consortium leader Arthur D. Little; partnered by ENGIE Research & Innovation (represented by Laborelec), Air Liquide, Thales France, and Dassault Aviation, have been more than well received. Our role in that has been consulting key stakeholders; solar farm operators, transmission system operators and energy users in the industry, to assess the viability and acceptance of the proposal; with inputs leading to multiple optimizations of the solution. As Laborelec project manager Aurélie MORIN DURAND, “The proposed solution is based on, and builds on, mature, proven technologies already understood. Of course, there are a number of challenges still to be addressed... but we’re all excited to investigate how to bring this to scale in a viable way.” Bottom line, if you want to know more WATCH the video – and obviously watch this space! https://lnkd.in/efBMEYgB

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THE INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN THE ENERGY MIX TO DECARBONIZE OUR PLANET Renewable energies are inherently intermittent and variable, since they depend on either light intensity for photovoltaics or wind for wind power. It is therefore crucial to find a way to store the energy they produce, so that it can be used later, when the primary source is no longer available. The storage of energy from renewable sources allows the adaptation in time between energy supply and demand and also brings security and flexibility to the networks. At present, there are either batteries or hydrogen to store energy: Batteries currently meet a need for storage of fairly short duration (several hours to a few days) for low to medium power and energy quantities. Their main limitations are related to their lack of compactness, their important weight, their very long recharging time for high powers as well as their life span limited by the chemical degradation of the reactions. Hydrogen is a key solution to accelerate the energy transition. Hydrogen is considered an “energy carrier” because it can be stored, transported and used on demand in various applications. One of the main advantages of water electrolysis to produce hydrogen is that it can be powered by renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar power. When powered by 100% renewable energy, the resulting hydrogen is known as green hydrogen and is completely carbon-free, making it an environmentally friendly and highly sustainable option. #fuzyonhydrogen #hydrogenenergy #renewableenergy #decarbonize #planet #sustainability #storeenergy #energy #energytransition

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