There’s a lot of buzz around Europe’s climate tech industry at the moment. Investment surpassed $8bn last year — seven times the figure in 2016, making the continent the fastest-growing region for climate tech in the world.
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Northvolt's gigfactory in Skelleftea, northern Sweden Lmxbhncfs
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