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JUNE 4, 2023

Nornickel revised its forecast for a nickel market surplus in 2023 from 110 kt to more than 200 kt, with the bulk of this coming from low-grade nickel. The forecast for nickel supply in 2023 is almost unchanged at 3.45 The forecast for nickel supply in 2023 is almost unchanged at 3.45 Mt to 3.22 Mt (7% year-on-year growth).

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JUNE 19, 2018

The result will be renewables eating up more and more of the existing market for coal, gas and nuclear. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) from new PV plants is forecast to fall a further 71% by 2050, while that for onshore wind drops by a further 58%. Production rose by 56 mtoe in China and 23 mtoe in the US.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

US oil production is the largest source of production growth in the forecast, but that growth remains uncertain because of relatively low capital investment from oil producers, EIA noted. EIA forecasts that the European benchmark Brent crude oil price will average less than $80 per barrel in 2024, more than 20% lower than in 2022.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Xinhua reports that China’s State Administration of Grain (SAG) said that China will expand production and consumption of bioethanol fuel this year as the country seeks more channels to use corn and grain stockpiles. China’s end-of-year corn stock estimates (2017/2018 values forecasted). Source: USDA FAS.

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AUGUST 12, 2013

IBM has developed an advanced power and weather modeling technology that will help utilities increase the reliability of renewable energy resources. The solution combines weather prediction and big data analytics to forecast accurately the availability of wind power and solar energy.

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OCTOBER 15, 2022

million tonnes LCE will be needed by 2050 with energy storage making up two-thirds of battery demand by that date, due to the growth of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. million tonnes of cumulative global production of lithium between 2015 and 2022, according to Benchmark’s Lithium Forecast. Annual production of 11.2

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JULY 7, 2014

IBM Research is launching a 10-year project to support China in transforming its national energy systems and protecting the health of citizens. China has made great achievements and contributed much to the world’s economic growth over the past 30 years. Chien, Chairman and CEO, IBM Greater China Group. —D.C.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

China is the world’s fastest growing automotive market and the high growth in vehicle sales in the country is driving the growth in connected in-vehicle telematics and infotainment systems fitted in cars. —principal analyst, Gareth Owen. Top of the list is establishing a successful business model.

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JULY 2, 2014

China is set to overtake the US as the global diesel generator set (genset) market leader, increasing its share from 26% in 2013 to 33% by 2020, according to a new report from research and consulting firm GlobalData. As a result, China will see its revenues jump from $2.7 billion, at a CAGR of 3.7%. —Siddhartha Raina.

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MARCH 10, 2020

Global oil demand is expected to decline in 2020 as the impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads around the world, constricting travel and broader economic activity, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest oil market forecast. million barrels a day, with China and India accounting for about half of the growth.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Graphex Group has entered into an exclusive non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Municipal Government of Mashan District, Jixi City, Heilongjiang, China with the intention of expanding its graphite processing and production capacity within the Jixi Mashan Graphite Industrial Park. million in 2020 to 11.2 million by 2030.

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MAY 2, 2011

Projected saturation of private cars in China by fuel type under the two scenarios. China’s energy use will level off well before mid-century even as its population edges past 1.4 billion due to the phenomenon of saturation, according to a new study by Berkeley Lab’s China Energy Group. Source: LBL. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 –and that means it has a real chance of achieving the goal set by governments at the COP28 climate change conference of tripling global capacity by 2030. The increases in renewable energy capacity in the US, Europe, and Brazil also hit all-time highs.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Forecast global spending on ITS. In a new report, Pike Research focuses on four key smart transportation sectors—traffic management systems; smart charging for plug-in electric vehicles; public transportation systems; and vehicle-to-vehicle systems—and forecasts a global investment in these totaling $13.2 Click to enlarge.

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MAY 3, 2019

billion by 2023, according to a new forecast by GlobalData. Asia-Pacific (APAC) and EMEA will be the dominant markets for battery energy storage systems over the forecast period 2019-2023. The global battery energy storage market will to grow to $13.13

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MARCH 23, 2018

Volkswagen held the world premiere of its new, third-generation Touareg SUV in China—its largest market. Worldwide sales of the previous two generations amount to nearly one million units; the largest markets for the new Touareg—which serves as a technology flagship for the automaker—are China, Europe and Russia.

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APRIL 12, 2024

CNESA forecast improvements in the economics of battery energy storage in China this year, without providing specifics. Growth in China’s battery storage capacity could slow down in 2024, according to an industry association, as energy storage struggles with low profitability.

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JULY 17, 2020

Vulcan will pump hot lithium-rich brine from production wells up to the surface, then use the co-generated geothermal energy to drive lithium extraction using its proprietary technique, with excess renewable energy as a saleable by-product that can be fed back into the grid. Batteries are a key technology of our time.

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JULY 21, 2021

The total also accounts for the GHG emissions from manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines that produce renewable electrical power to fuel battery EVs, as well as energy losses in electricity transmission and EV charging. Source: The ICCT. Life-cycle GHG emissions for global typical medium-size passenger cars registered in 2030.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Our internal forecasts for 2020 indicate that we will have achieved the European CO 2 targets for passenger cars last year. The Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid family, currently consisting of more than 20 model variants, will be renewed with electrified derivatives of the C-Class and the S-Class.

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). in OECD countries and China; 10% in the rest of the world.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

China and a number of African countries are already pushing for fuel cell adoption in their telecommunications networks, a percentage of which run off hydrogen. Navigant projects that hydrogen consumption will be led by the Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa regions.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Growth in China’s battery storage capacity could slow down in 2024, according to an industry association, as energy storage struggles with low profitability. Under a more “ideal” scenario, the association sees China’s new energy storage capacity installations rising 19% year-on-year to 41.2GW, the white paper found.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. This is significant because it marks a shift toward making renewables increasingly competitive with coal, a mainstay in APAC’s energy mix.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In its new ten-year market outlook to 2027, Roskill, a leading provider of international metals and minerals research, forecasts primary nickel consumption to rise by just under 4% per year between 2017 and 2027, driven by increased consumption by stainless steel producers and by growth in demand in the automotive battery sector.

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JANUARY 25, 2016

Global energy demand will increase 25% between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil forecasts in the 2016 edition of its annual The Outlook for Energy. The company forecasts modest gains for plug-in electric cars, with cost and functionality remaining barriers. Source: ExxonMobil.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

The report attributes this trajectory to scale-up that positively impacts the three main cost drivers: Strong fall in the cost of producing low carbon and renewable hydrogen; Lower distribution and refueling costs thanks to higher load utilization and scale effect on infrastructure utilization; and.

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APRIL 3, 2015

China is currently subsidizing the development of e-mobility, making just under €7.7 The index, prepared by Roland Berger and fka experts, compares the relative competitive standings of the top seven automotive nations (Germany, France, Italy, the USA, Japan, China and South Korea) in the electromobility segment. billion (US$8.4

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

In a stock filing on Monday, CATL forecasted a profit increase of up to 200%. The China-based battery maker also predicted that net profits for the nine months ending in September might exceed 18 billion yuan. BMW would be receiving batteries from CATL’s upcoming battery factories in China and Europe.

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MAY 22, 2013

The index compares the development of e-mobility in seven leading car-manufacturing nations (Germany, France, Italy, US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three parameters: technology, manufacturing, and market. None of the subsidy programs that ended at the end of 2012 were renewed. Source: Roland Berger. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 1, 2011

In DB’s Fall 2009 note, they had forecast 12% growth. Increasing political animus towards the ethanol tax credit, which was “ begrudgingly renewed for one year in the lame-duck tax bill.” Current prices have fallen from $650/kWh+ in 2009 to about $450/kWh now, and DB’s forecast is the price to fall at about a 7.5%

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APRIL 9, 2012

The Asia/Pacific region is forecast to experience the most growth in spending with a five-year CAGR of 33.7%. For the purposes of the report, Worldwide Utility Smart Grid Spending Forecast, 2010-2015 , IDC Energy Insights identified 14 smart grid project types to identify top investment priorities across regions.

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APRIL 2, 2017

As it stands, the forecast models of demand are likely predicting peak demand far later than it will be. The EIA, IEA and other public econometric models call for global oil demand to continue growing through 2040, and the EIA even calls for renewed growth in the U.S. and OECD demand. It is less a peak and more a crest of demand.

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MAY 8, 2023

Despite oil demand in the transport sector forecast to half by 2050, the present pace of the transition still falls severely short of the goals of the Paris Agreement. Regions such as Europe, North America and Greater China are frontrunners in the uptake of battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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AUGUST 31, 2015

BGY in 2018, according to a forecast by Lux Research. Among Lux’s forecasts: Next-generation biodiesel will lead capacity in 2018 for novel fuels making up 56% (2.7 Cellulosic ethanol and renewable diesel represent the next largest shares with 19% (904 MGY) and 14% (690 MGY) of total next-generation fuel capacity in 2018, respectively.

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MAY 10, 2011

Ranges of global technical potentials of renewable energy sources derived from studies analyzed in SRREN report. The authors reviewed more than 160 existing scientific scenarios on the possible penetration of renewables by 2050, alongside environmental and social implications; and then reviewed with four of these in-depth.

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MARCH 31, 2020

The report’s findings suggest that renewable hydrogen could be produced for $0.8 This is equivalent to gas priced at $6-12/MMBtu, making it competitive with current natural gas prices in Brazil, China, India, Germany and Scandinavia on an energy-equivalent basis. Renewable energy has paved the way to carbon-free electricity.

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