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State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Ministry of Economy, Industry, Climate Action and Energy
of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Berger Allee 25
40213 Düsseldorf
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The Ministry is represented by Minister Mona Neubaur
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Dr Simon Hennchen
simon.hennchen@mwike.nrw.de
Ministry of Economy, Industry, Climate Action and Energy
of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Berger Allee 25
40213 Düsseldorf
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Photo credits

- Ansgar Pudenz, Deutscher Zukunftspreis

- 2024 German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn

- ACCCURE Battery Intelligence GmbH/ J. Büthe