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The financing round will enable the company to scale from the batch processing of materials to commercial roll-to-roll production. Using this fundraise, NFW will scale its production to full commercial capacity and capitalize on its existing momentum to bring its alternative material to the market.

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US shale production—the chief source of rapid growth that made the United States the world’s largest oil producer—is slowing down fast, says a new report by IHS Markit. It all represents the strongest headwinds for shale producers since the oil price collapse in 2015. —Raoul LeBlanc. —Raoul LeBlanc.

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IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5% However, IHS Automotive analysts still expect light vehicle sales in China to grow by 7% in 2015 to 25.2 million, an increase of 2.4% North America.

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TWh of batteries needed by 2030 will require $201 billion and the midstream production of battery materials will take the remaining $93 billion. Energy storage might form a relatively small piece of the overall financing required, but it is a strategically critical piece of the puzzle. Manufacturing the additional 2.7

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The financing will support the development of a commercial-scale processing facility with the annual capacity to process 10,000 tons of batteries—the batteries from approximately 20,000 electric vehicles (EVs) a year. Lithium carbonate (Li 2 CO 3 ) is also a current product offering. as a spinout from the lab of Prof.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

HySiLabs, a France-based developer of a siloxane liquid carrier for hydrogen, announced a €13-million Series A financing led by Equinor Ventures, and joined by the European Innovation Council Fund, EDP Ventures and PLD Automobile, with the support of historical investors Kreaxi, Région Sud Investissement and CAAP Création.

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In a notice to be published in the Federal Register , the agency said that it intends to take action on the 2014 standards rule in 2015 prior to or in conjunction with action on the 2015 standards rule. Earlier post.). Nearly all gasoline sold in the US is now E10 (10% ethanol).

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The firm forecasts an immediate boom in demand for ternary Li-ion batteries—mainly used to power alternative energy vehicles—from 4.4GWh in 2015 to 10 GWh in 2016. billion (US$5 billion) as of the end of 2015. Subsidy fraud from five Chinese AEV makers in China. Subsidies totaled RMB33.44 million (RMB1.0

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billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. billion to support the cleanup effort to remediate the environmental legacy of over six decades of nuclear weapons and nuclear research, development, and production. The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 42% of the DOE Budget Request ($12.6 Within the $10.7

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The central government’s plan, posted on its website, is targeting the production of 500,000 plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles by 2015, with output to grow to 2 million units of those types by 2020. The scale of China’s automobile production and sales in the world, is expected to continue to grow. L/100km (40 mpg US) or less.

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CSIRO researchers have enabled the production of oil in the leaves and stems of plants as well as the seeds—a potential game-changer in the global production of renewable oils. What we have been able to do is switch on this high-level oil production in vegetative tissue, such as in stems and leaves, as well. Source: CSIRO.

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Tesla Motors reported total GAAP revenue of $937 million in Q3 2015, up 10% from the prior year. Tesla exceeded its production plan by producing 13,091 vehicles, including the first Model X vehicles, despite a one-week shut down to expand manufacturing capacity. Total Q3 non-GAAP revenue was $1.24 billion miles to date. Gigafactory.

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(LGCMI) is targeting the launch of commercial production of automotive lithium-ion battery cells in July, 2013 at its Holland, Michigan facility once it has successfully completed the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) and gained customer approval. The company is also working to procure additional programs for future production.

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Electra Vehicles was founded in 2015 by energy storage expert Fabrizio Martini, following his work with NASA, where he developed a novel battery system for Venus-bound spacecraft. Existing investors LIFTT S.p.A., Club degli Investitori, and BlackBerry Limited also participated in the round.

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We do not believe that it is prudent to fund the production of cellulosic fuels out of Columbus at a significant loss to prices…these losses are driven by the operating state—low volume cannot absorb the cost of production.” We must drive yield toward and beyond 80 gallons per ton, while reducing product cost per gallon.”

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oil analyst cited in this article, who has tracked oil companies’ budgets for many years, estimates that Aramco and its Kuwaiti and UAE counterparts will increase their investment in oil exploration and production in 2015 by 4.5 as the drop in oil prices over the last year has put a strain on the nation’s finances.".

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The capital raised will be used to commercialize and to automate the process of mass production of rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur cells/modules, using state of the art digital manufacturing machinery for worldwide distribution to manufacturers of vehicles. million) and include Samsung Ventures which contributed to the fund in December 2016.

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The financing was led by advanced ceramics manufacturer Kyocera Group and leading global trading company, ITOCHU Corporation. 24M introduced its novel SemiSolid lithium-ion battery design in 2015, and has since leveraged its own semi-automated pilot facility to substantially advance both cell design and production readiness.

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Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. The joint venture between GM and SAIC intends to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by 15% while improving performance 14% by 2015. Advanced Powertrains. liter VVT engine and 1.4-liter

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is pursuing plans to double production capacity at its Columbus, Mississippi, facility through construction of a second facility incorporating KiOR’s commercially proven technology. Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. Khosla Ventures incubated KiOR in 2007 and is the lead investor. Earlier post.). —Fred Cannon.

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in Japan, as previously announced by Ballard on 27 October 2015. Ballard intends to use the proceeds from the financing for general corporate purposes, including the potential funding of future acquisitions or investments in complementary businesses, products or technologies. Earlier post.). Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

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a graphene development and patenting JV ( earlier post ) and Hydro-Québec’s Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ) recently signed a licensing agreement enabling Focus Metals to develop a graphite purification center as well as a graphite anode production facility for Lithium-ion batteries. Focus Metals Inc.,

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ADB’s first policy-based loan worth $300 million, approved in 2015, focused on strengthening policy reforms and regulatory capacity in Hebei province. million), approved in 2016, aimed at improving small and medium-sized enterprises’ access to finance and helped them scale up investments in pollution-reduction projects in the region.

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As from 2015, the new development production line will be used for research into processes and new materials for the manufacture of large prismatic lithium-ion cells for electromobility and storage of energy from photovoltaic plants. Gerd Wingefeld, a Member of the Board of Management of SGL Group.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Around two-thirds of the total investment amount will flow into increasingly efficient vehicles, drives and more environmentally friendly production. billion)—roughly 64%—the Group will spend most of the total capex in the Automotive Division on modernizing and extending the product range for all its brands. billion (US$51.3

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

DOE plans ( DE-FOA-0001236 ) to issue in the February 2015 timeframe a funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0001237) to develop and to implement effective purchasing/procurement processes designed to coordinate and consolidate bulk alternative fuel vehicle and advanced vehicle orders and thus reduce the per-unit prices of commercially-available vehicles.

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Enovate has already owed its employees two months of salary arrears and its factory in Changsha, Hunan province, has shut down production this year, according to local media. Another source with access to the financing said that it is indeed happening and that specific plans are being negotiated.

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The financing will be placed mainly in research and development of new products and innovative technologies, as well as in process optimizations and modernization of the two production plants São Bernardo do Campo (Federal State São Paulo) and Juiz de Fora (Federal State Minas Gerais). billion Brazilian real (US$1.14

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This year has brought a significant shift in the generating cost comparison between renewable energy and fossil fuels, according to detailed analysis by technology and region, published this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

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Recently, Volkswagen announced that its charging station subsidiary Electrify America has completed its first round of financing, with Siemens leading the investment and Volkswagen following. EA, which was established less than 6 years ago, is actually the product of Volkswagen’s atonement for the “emission gate” incident.

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Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices. Both, it would seem, have incentive to do so, as each has lost over $100 billion in crude revenues in 2015—and Russia bears the extra burden of U.S. percent year-over-year, up from 2.3

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billion financing effort to commission a spodumene (lithium ore) mine at Nemaska, 300 km north of Chibougamau in Eeyou-Istchee James Bay territory. Nemaska Lithium will use a novel and patented electrochemical process that will produce lithium salts by membrane electrolysis, which generates products of high purity.

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Soaring prices for and profits from LiPF 6 —lithium hexafluorophosphate, the dominant Li-salt used in electrolytes in commercial rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) based on a graphite anode and a 3–4 V cathode material—has encouraged enterprises in China to expand LiPF 6 production while also attracting new players.

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Toyota Tsusho and Orocobre have been long-term partners in the development of the Salar de Olaroz Lithium Facility in Jujuy Province in northern Argentina, a lithium brine project, which was brought into successful production in 2014. Lithium brine operations typically have a much lower cost of production than hard-rock lithium deposits.

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LanzaTech’s gas fermentation platform enables the regional production of low-cost energy from local wastes and residues, including gases as varied as industrial flue gas, gasified biomass wastes and residues, biogas, and high-CO 2 stranded natural gas.

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At least 38 national governments have enacted blending mandates or targets to accelerate the expansion of biofuels production and consumption in the transportation sector. growth in the industry over the next decade, Pike expects production volumes to fall short of an estimated 71.8 Pike expects ethanol production to maintain its.

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The target for first delivery is the latter part of 2015. AIDEA, in collaboration with the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), is seeking interested parties to participate in the financing, development and operation of a liquefied natural gas production facility. —Gov.

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