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Call from the economy to the grid: the new highways of Europe

Call from the economy to the grid: the new highways of Europe

17 Oct 2023

Electricity Grids
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The EU economy is moving towards electrification across systems and sectors, from energy to industry, transport, heating and cooling or the built environment. Markets for electric vehicles (cars, vans, trucks and buses), as well as heat pumps (residential and industrial) and the renewables that will power them, are growing at an unprecedented pace. Clean tech is becoming the bedrock of Europe’s economy.

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