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欧洲投资银行承诺投入28.2亿美元,以促进能源安全和创新。

-- 欧洲投资银行周一表示,将提供超过24亿欧元(约合28.2亿美元)的新融资,以支持能源韧性和前沿技术创新,应对日益加剧的地缘政治压力。 欧洲投资基金表示,这笔资金是在汉诺威工业博览会上宣布的,是欧洲应对全球战略技术竞争和持续能源挑战的更广泛举措的一部分。 在欧盟展台签署的所有协议均由“投资欧盟”(InvestEU)计划提供支持,这体现了欧盟对创新、技术转让和能源韧性的大力支持。 欧洲投资银行与德国商业银行合作,将提供2.5亿欧元的担保,以支持在德国和其他欧盟国家高达20亿欧元的电网投资。 该计划旨在加强包括电缆和变压器在内的关键电网组件的供应链,同时加速能源网络的数字化和现代化。 欧洲投资银行表示,该机制有望调动私人资本投入关键电网项目,从而帮助提升能源安全、降低行业成本并增强系统可靠性,最终惠及消费者。 其他投资项目包括支持机器人、自动化和人工智能项目,以及对早期深度科技基金、大学衍生企业融资和欧洲各地专注于计算领域的风险投资计划的承诺。 欧洲投资银行副行长尼古拉·比尔表示,这项24亿欧元的计划将支持能源安全和关键技术,并称此类投资对欧洲的竞争力和经济韧性至关重要。

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