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Accelerating green wheels: BYD’s EV lease deal with Arval will electrify Europe’s roads

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The Chinese EV automaker is quickly becoming a globally recognized name, recently garnering some serious clout after usurping long-time leader Tesla as the global EV leader by volume. In Europe, BYD has commissioned its own cargo ships to transport its EVs over from China until its incoming production facility in Turkey is erected.

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Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total

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TWh; the 2008 wind-generated production would represent 1.31% of that. At year’s end, however, financing for new projects and new orders for turbines and components slowed as the financial crisis began to hit the wind sector. —Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of GWEC. A hat-tip to Henrik!)

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Electrolysis investments registered a rise from $168 million in 2019 to $189 million in 2020, thanks to growing global interest in green hydrogen production. Highlights of the renewables investment total included a leap of 56% in financings of offshore wind projects to $50 billion, including the largest deal ever in that sub-sector—$8.3

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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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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Polestar’s Q3 revenue and gross profit skyrocket, operating loss trims by 33%

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Revenue per vehicle decreased slightly, Polestar said, attributing the slight reduction to product and market mix. This was a result of higher Polestar 2 sales and lower manufacturing costs, which come as companies scale the production of their vehicles. and the USA. The company’s $1.48 It also obtained an additional $1.6

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