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MARCH 1, 2018

Van Hool, the Belgium-based independent bus, coach and industrial vehicles manufacturer, has landed a significant contract with RVK Köln and WSW Wuppertal (Germany), to supply 40 hydrogen buses of the latest generation. By now, Van Hool has produced 53 hydrogen buses for North America (21) and Europe (32).

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The European Commission presented an Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials , the 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials and a foresight study on critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sectors from the 2030 and 2050 perspectives. A secure and sustainable supply of raw materials is a prerequisite for a resilient economy.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

GM Ventures, the automaker’s investment arm, has made a strategic investment in Lithion Recycling’s Series A financing round, supporting a new GM-Lithion strategic partnership agreement to pursue a circular battery ecosystem using Lithion’s advanced battery recycling technology.

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MARCH 7, 2021

Keliber’s wholly owned, advanced lithium project, the Keliber project, is located in Kaustinen, Kokkola and Kruunupyy municipalities in Finland, which are among the most significant lithium-bearing areas in Europe. Based on a feasibility study completed in 2019 and improved in 2020, Keliber currently has 9.3

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JUNE 17, 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €125-million loan with Umicore, the Belgian-based global materials technology and recycling group, to finance part of the greenfield production facility for cathode materials in Poland. The EIB recently reaffirmed its commitment to financing projects across the entire value chain.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020. —“CARS 2020”.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

Solaris will supply the articulated, low-floor and zero-emission trolleybuses to the customer within 12 months. In July 2020, Solaris completed deliveries under an earlier order for 26 vehicles of this type. The main purpose of the project co-financed by the EU is to reduce pollutant emissions in the centre of the city.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Transforming agricultural residues into next-generation ethanol and biochemicals could create up to one million jobs in the EU27 by 2020, while theoretically replacing up to 62% of the EU’s forecast fossil-based gasoline consumption, according to a new study released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance with the support of Novozymes and DSM.

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MARCH 8, 2021

are launching a new rare earth production initiative spanning European and North American critical material supply chains. Energy Fuels will process the monazite sands into a mixed rare earth carbonate (RE Carbonate) in Utah for use as feed material for Neo’s value-added separated rare earth production plant in Europe.

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JUNE 28, 2021

In line with commitments made by the Renault Group, it will significantly contribute to achieving carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 and worldwide by 2050, with EV sales making up 90% of all Renault brand sales by 2030. Together with the consortium, they will help create of more than 200 direct jobs. —Benoit Lemaignan, CEO of Verkor.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Labelled “Biofuel Flightpath”, the initiative is a roadmap with clear milestones which targets an annual production of two million tonnes of sustainably produced biofuel for aviation by 2020. Facilitate dedicated aviation biofuel production at a reasonable cost by agreeing to tangible biofuel supply and purchase commitments.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Collectively, these three sites will become Europe’s largest e-production network. Two electric vehicle plants are also currently taking shape in Anting and Foshan in China, with production scheduled to commence in 2020. That means the lion’s share of the planned total savings of €3 billion by 2020 will already have been achieved.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The objective is to develop an innovative closed-loop process to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and to enable the production of new lithium-ion batteries in Europe. EIT Raw Materials, which is the largest consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide, co-finances the ReLieVe project.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Earlier Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis showed that, with gasoline at $2.09 on 30 June to $61.60

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JULY 24, 2018

I am pleased that we are progressing according to plan and that we are on track to start producing spodumene concentrate in the second half of 2019 with lithium salts production commencing in the last half of 2020. Prior to the most recent project financing, close to CAD20 million had already been invested for the Shawinigan site.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 8, 2022

According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s annual battery survey, annual battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021. Prices in Europe are 60% higher. million tonnes) by 2024, exceeding available supplies and the disparity would continue to increase after that. Facts and Figures. The Assumptions and Predictions.

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MAY 10, 2011

Up to 77% of the world’s energy supply could be met by six key renewables by mid-century under the most optimistic scenario if backed by the right enabling public policies, according to a new report by more than 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Source: SRREN. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Roskill expects that rare earth permanent magnet applications represented 29% of total demand in 2020—the largest single end use—consuming a mixture of neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), dysprosium (Dy), along with other elements used at fillers such as cerium (Ce) and gadolinium (Gd).

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

The running total is 122 manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations spanning Asia, Europe, and South and North America that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all waste from daily operations. Localizing the supply chain strengthens the business case and reduces overall carbon footprint. Colmotores Assembly (Colombia).

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JUNE 15, 2011

Conventional automotive technologies have significant emission-reduction potential, according to a draft of the Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) latest report on automotive propulsion, Powering Autos to 2020. —“Powering Autos to 2020” (draft). Source: BCG. Click to enlarge. However, China is a major wildcard.

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

Logistics concepts for the electrical supply traffic and stopped traffic (Electric Vehicles). Acceptance of studies and development of business and financing models. Customer acceptance and financing models for electric vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Trials. Dieter Schramm, mechatronics.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

The days are numbered for the Lerwick Power Station , whose diesel generators have supplied electricity to the Shetland Islands for over 70 years. According to Plet, wind energy is driving an acceleration of HVDC installations in Europe. Europe and China Race for “Meshed” Grids So far, Germany has the most ambitious program.

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MAY 21, 2012

billion from Wanxiang to finance and construct the first phase of a coal-to-natural gas facility that ultimately will have an annual production capacity of one trillion cubic feet (1 Tcf) (30 billion cubic meters) per year. As part of the transaction, GreatPoint Energy has raised equity investment and secured project funding of $1.25

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JUNE 15, 2013

The government also is maintaining its target of cutting GHG emissions by 40% by 2020 (compared with 1990 levels) and by 80% by 2050. Our aim is to achieve a sustainable energy system with secure supplies and affordable electricity. However, the financial cost of the shift is causing concern.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 17, 2021

If we look at the overall car sales across the world the electric car registrations were up to 41% in 2020 which is a 16% drop in overall car sales in the world. According to Bloomberg reports, the sales of zero-emission cars (electric vehicles) rising from 4% of the market in 2020 to 70% by 2040. presented.”.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

New Zealand should use Europe, not Australia, as the source of homologation vehicle standards in this Bill. We support tying our homologation standards to Europe because it has the most robust and stringent emissions standards. International supply . The Select Committee should also consider whether this Bill can be used to: ?

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MARCH 19, 2012

This is consistent with previous studies on the impact of the EU fleet target for passenger cars, which suggests that the 95 g/km target in 2020 can be met without the need for plug-in or hydrogen vehicles, the report noted. ICE and pure hybrids will continue to dominate sales of new vans in 2020, with a combined market share of 80%.

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JUNE 21, 2010

A topic will be published for large-scale demonstration of second-generation fuel cell vehicles (car and bus fleets with improved durability, robustness, reliability and efficiency) and of a refuelling infrastructure to expand on the number of existing demo sites in Europe. The Call for Proposals 2009 closed on 15 October 2009.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

It has the potential to create really significant new economic opportunities for the UK, to diversify national energy supply and to decarbonize road transport. Nevertheless, the analysis identified sufficient early adopters to generate sales of approximately 10,000 per year by 2020. UKH 2 Mobility, synopsis of Phase I results.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Europe and North America are running neck-to-neck, with about 8.9 Wind energy is the only power generation technology that can deliver the necessary cuts in CO 2 in the critical period up to 2020, when greenhouse cases must peak and begin to decline to avoid dangerous climate change. In Europe, almost 8.9.GW

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

Ford also announced that it will introduced more than 12 new performance vehicles through 2020, including an all-new Focus RS, to be available globally. Performance vehicle sales are growing around the world—sales are up 70% in the United States and 14% in Europe since 2009. Earlier post.). Ford Performance.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

She’s spent years talking to finance industry experts about and researching the dynamic history of financial exchange media. We had alms for the poor in medieval Europe. So, it’s an economic model that’s not just about who has access to credit or finance or money. s 2020 Keep Big Tech out of Finance Act.

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APRIL 4, 2011

Rather, the report says, it is now China who is preparing for carbon markets by 2013 and, as the world’s largest manufacturing economy, it is stepping up to join the carbon markets in Europe. The Draft Plan establishes goals for 2015, in addition to many of the 2020 targets already announced. Source: DBCCA. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Yet in 2020, Byland had to find out secondhand that the company had abandoned the technology and was on the verge of going bankrupt. He was thrilled to learn in early 2020 that he was eligible for software upgrades that could further improve his vision. Even worse, what if the companies behind them go bust? million at $5 per share.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

A project that will integrate our 28 European energy markets into one Energy Union, make Europe less energy dependent and give the predictability that investors so badly need to create jobs and growth. Six Member States depend on a single supplier for their entire gas imports and therefore remain too vulnerable to supply shocks.

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JULY 15, 2021

The EC said that achieving these emission reductions in the next decade is crucial to Europe becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and making the European Green Deal a reality. The package of proposals presents the legislative tools to deliver on the targets agreed in the European Climate Law.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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