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Petrobras to invest US$2.5 billion in increasing biodiesel and ethanol production through 2015

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billion in increasing biodiesel and ethanol production between 2011 and 2015. This amount is part of $4.1 billion gallons US) in 2015, or a 12% national market share. Brazil’s Petrobras, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível, will invest US$2.5 billion in the next five years. billion liters (1.5

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Petrobras Launches Two Palm Oil Projects; Biodiesel in State of Pará, Renewable Diesel with Galp in Portugal

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The Belém project will produce around 250,000 tons of renewable diesel in Portugal, in partnership with Galp Energia, to supply the Iberian market. The partnership is part of Petrobras’ strategy to enter the European fuel market. The Belém Project is still in the phase of developing palm seedlings in nursery.

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SEAT takes first step towards micro-mobility strategy with electric eXS KickScooter powered by Segway

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As part of its Easy Mobility strategy, SEAT’s objective is to build its product and service portfolio by presenting new solutions to the market in the framework of urban mobility. Following its acquisition by transportation robotics start-up Ninebot in 2015, Segway has launched several micro-mobility solutions for the consumer market.

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. Hariher Balasubramanian.

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Nissan Hosts the Launch of the UK Hydrogen Network (UK-HyNet) Project

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UK-HyNet is an initiative to creating a network of hydrogen infrastructure throughout the UK by 2015. Under UK-HyNet, all these activities will become part of a coordinated national program. To date the Alliance has signed two final agreements in Europe with Portugal and the Principality of Monaco.

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European countries struggle to meet emission limits due to emissions from agriculture and transport

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Eleven EU Member States breached air pollution ceilings in 2015 mostly due to high emissions from agricultural and transport sources, according to new data and a briefing released by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The briefing includes information on countries’ 2015 emissions and national ceilings for different pollutants.

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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of renewable electricity; nuclear competitive with other baseload power sources

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2010 and 2015 LCOE ranges for solar and wind technologies. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition looks at generation costs at more than 180 plants—from large nuclear and fossil-fuel facilities to wind farms to residential-sized solar PV installations—in 22 countries, including Brazil, China and South Africa.

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