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Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

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Low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) could reduce China’s demand for gasoline and, in turn, impact global oil prices, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “ —Gabriel Collins.

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Ecoclean cuts BMW engine plant robot cell power and water consumption by ~30%

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At the BWM Group’s engine plant in Steyr (Austria), in a reference project accompanied by the Technical University of Vienna, Ecoclean Monschau (formerly Dürr Ecoclean) has significantly raised the energy efficiency of a. The system’s electric power and water consumption were each cut by. Water consumption in particular was too.

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Volkswagen begins production of latest-gen DSG at new plant in China; 1.2M unit capacity by 2016

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million units by 2016. The dual-clutch gearboxes produced especially for the Chinese market will be used in several Group models in China in the future. An advanced water treatment facility that reduces process wastewater by up to 95% and also recycles the water has been installed at Tianjin. Think Blue Factory.

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A fully-electric 10,000 ton container ship has begun service equipped with over 50,000 kWh in batteries

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Chinese state-owned company COSCO Shipping has launched what it calls the “world’s largest” river-to-sea electric container ship. The Green Water 01 is a 10,000-ton+ fully electric vessel that sets a new benchmark in sustainability in the marine logistics industry. The Green Water 01 sails at a total length of 119.8

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Rusatom Overseas and CNNC New Energy to partner on floating nuclear power plants

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Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, and CNNC New Energy (China) signed a Memorandum of Intent to cooperate in the development of floating nuclear power plants. The next step in the implementation of the project will be establishment of a joint Chinese-Russian working group.

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Hartmann Reederei designs new type of ethane-fueled LEG carrier; 3 on order with 2016 delivery

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This results in optimized distribution of weight and, therefore, a reduced demand for ballast water which also supports reduced fuel consumption and emissions at the same time. Ship model tests at Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt (HSVA) resulted in reduced energy loss and improved propulsion efficiency for this system.

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US and China jointly announce GHG reduction targets; US to cut net GHG 26-28% by 2025, China to peak CO2 by ~2030

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At the same time, President Xi Jinping of China announced targets to peak that country’s CO 2 emissions around 2030, with the intention to try to peak early, and to increase the non-fossil fuel share of all energy to around 20% by 2030. launching a new track on the interaction of energy and water (the energy/water ‘nexus’).

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