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☆ Truck maker Volvo to build battery modules plant in Belgium
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

STOCKHOLM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Swedish truck maker Volvo Group (VOLVb.ST) said on Wednesday its plant in Ghent in Belgium would start to produce battery modules in 2025. "The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another important step for the Volvo Group to shape its future value chain for battery systems," it said in a statement. The new manufacturing line would be able to use battery cells both from partners and from a planned battery cell plant in Sweden, Volvo Group said. Volvo Group has an ambition that at least 35% of vehicles sold will be electric by 2030. Its plant in Gothenburg in Sweden builds heavy-duty electric trucks, and the Ghent truck factory will start doing so too next year.

☆ Truck maker AB Volvo posts third-quarter earnings slightly below forecasts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Volvo trucks are seen for sale in Linden, New Jersey, U.S., May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew KellyOct 20 (Reuters) - Swedish truck maker AB Volvo (VOLVb.ST) posted third-quarter core earnings slightly below market forecasts on Thursday and warned rising costs related to energy, materials and supply chain disruptions would continue to pose a challenge. The operating profit of the Gothenburg-based manufacturer rose to 11.87 billion Swedish crowns from 9.40 billion a year ago, missing the mean forecast of 11.96 billion seen by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Volvo also kept its forecasts for truck registrations in the company's European and North American markets unchanged at 300,000 in each region for 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Marie Mannes, Editing by Michael KahnOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 7 companies poised to cash in on the $30 billion hydrogen commercial-vehicle market by winning over giants like Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Andrew Moseman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rising fuel costs, the possibility of stricter emissions regulations to come, and questions about battery supplies, have all increased the appeal of zero-emission fuel cells. Volvo TrucksVolvo GroupCEO: Martin LundstedtMarket Cap: $32.97 billionHQ: Gothenburg, SwedenVolvo Trucks said in June 2022 it had begun testing hydrogen fuel-cell trucks. In the latter case, Plug Power has provided Amazon with more than 15,000 fuel cells to replace the batteries in its warehouse forklifts since 2016. Plug just signed a new deal to provide the behemoth with the liquid hydrogen necessary to run its fuel-cell vehicles starting in 2025. As part of a deal with Weichai group, Ballard is building fuel cells in China to power fuel-cell vehicles in that market.

☆ 'Doomsday' glacier — which could raise sea levels by several feet if melted — is 'holding on by its fingernails' says new study
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-06 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A body of ice known as the "Doomsday Glacier" could melt faster than predicted, a new study says. The Thwaites Glacier protects the West Antarctic ice sheet, and researchers watch it closely. The melting of the Thwaites Glacier — which is around the size of Florida — could raise sea levels by up to two feet. A 3D-rendered view of the multibeam bathymetry (seafloor shape) colored by depth, collected by Rán across a seabed ridge, just in front of Thwaites Ice Shelf. Rán, a Kongsberg HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle, amongst sea ice in front of Thwaites Glacier, after a 20-hour mission mapping the seafloor.

☆ Meet 11 people leading the aviation industry's push to slash emissions and ditch fossil fuels
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-31 | by ( Maia Anderson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Experts have estimated that aviation is responsible for nearly 2% of global greenhouse-gas emissions and 2.5% of carbon-dioxide emissions. Some aviation giants, like United, are signing purchase agreements to buy electric aircraft. Today he serves as CEO and chairman of the company, which aims to be a pioneer in electric aircraft. In 2000 he founded Aviation Technology Group, which developed the ATG Javelin very light jet before ceasing operations in 2007. He is also a founding member of the Nordic Network for Electric Aviation.

☆ Шведские врачи против массовой вакцинации: «Не вакцинируйте молодых и здоровых»
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +3 min

Группа из 28 шведских медицинских экспертов в открытом письме призвала вакцинировать против COVID-19 только людей из групп риска, но не молодых людей и здоровых. В противном случае мы рискуем повторить фатальные ошибки, допущенные при вакцинации от свиного гриппа», – написали эксперты в письме, цитируемом Sputnik Italia. Вскоре против свиного гриппа была разработана вакцина, и по всему миру ввели 60-90 миллионов доз. Фактором, который сбивает с толку, является то, что вирус свиного гриппа вызывает нарколепсию, что затрудняет определение истинной причины этого эффекта. Предупреждение шведских специалистов противоречит общей стратегии вакцинации, реализованной Шведским агентством общественного здравоохранения, государственным эпидемиологом Андерсом Тегнеллом и координатором кампании по вакцинации Ричардом Бергстремом.

Persons: Свен Роман, Нильс Литторин, Андерс Тегнелл, Ричард Бергстрем, Роман, Бергстрем Organizations: Sputnik, AstraZeneca, Лундский университет, Шведское агентство общественного здравоохранения, Ассоциация фармацевтической промышленности, Твиттер Locations: Gothenburg, Европа, Северная Европа, Швеция

☆ Suedia se confruntă cu o criză acută de spermă. Potenţialii donatori evită spitalele din cauza pandemiei
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Suedia se confruntă cu o criză acută de spermă întrucât potenţialii donatori evită spitalele în contextul pandemiei. Drept urmare, timpul de aşteptare pentru inseminare a crescut de la şase luni la doi ani şi jumătate. În oraşele Gothenburg şi Malmo rezervele s-au terminat, iar în Malmo sunt pe punct de a se epuiza. Pentru a face faţă acestei crize, specialiştii au început să caute potenţiali donatori pe reţelele de socializare. Ei însă spun că doar jumătate dintre bărbaţii care se arată dispuşi să doneze spermă sunt eligibili.

Persons: inseminare Locations: Suedia, Gothenburg, Europei

☆ Volvo сделает родной Гётеборг «зелёным полигоном»
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Константин Болотов, ДРАЙВВ Гётеборге расположены штаб-квартира Volvo, головной автозавод, музей и «центр фирменного опыта» (Brand Experience Centre). «Мы хотим участвовать в создании городов будущего и теперь можем взять на себя ответственность в нашем родном городе», — говорит босс Хокан Самуэльссон. Компания Volvo выступила с инициативой «Зелёная зона Гётеборга» (Gothenburg Green City Zone) и получила одобрение местных властей. «По сути, мы инициируем проект, направленный на ограничение количества автомобилей в городе, что полностью соответствует целям нашей компании», — отмечает гендиректор Самуэльссон. «Для нас это возможность показать пример электрифицированного города будущего.

Persons: Константин Болотов, Хокан Самуэльссон, Самуэльссон, Хенрик Грин Organizations: Volvo, Volvo Green City, Volkswagen, ДРАЙВВ Locations: Gothenburg Green, Гетеборге

☆ Streetfighters, Hooligans and Nazis: Inside Sweden's Most Notorious Underground Fight Club
▼ + stars: | 2019-11-24 | by ( Karim Zidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Few outsiders have ever attended a KOTS fight in person. "The most notorious fight club, the one and only place for the unwanted ones, delivering the most stressed out and fucked up environment you can find. Back in 2019, the fight club started live streaming its events and charging around $14 per fight. In the exchange, a fan asked why the fight club allows anti-fascists to compete. "This is the most raw form of fighting," Hooi, who is not affiliated with any far-right groups, wrote during our interview.

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