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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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billion convertible issue from waste-to-energy specialist China Everbright International and a $311-million IPO by US fuel cell developer Bloom Energy. The largest six VC/PE new equity deals of 2018 so far have all involved Chinese electric vehicle firms, including the two mentioned above during 3Q. South Africa at $2.6

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Peugeot sees robust orders, rolls out EV subscriptions in Europe

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Owned through auto vast Stellantis, Peugeot has perceivable EV gross sales stay forged regardless of festival from Chinese language producers, Jackson stated in an interview. marketplace and targets to accumulation rising in South The usa and alternative international locations, together with South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand and Morocco.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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This would be a major shift in the type of furnaces and fuels used to produce steel. South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power. Russia and Brazil both have access to high-quality iron ore reserves and to abundant clean power.

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Strong Dollar Could Cap Oil Prices

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The dollar has gained more than 8 percent against the Chinese currency since March. Argentina, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa have seen significant depreciations in their currencies this year. To some extent, governments around the world are trying to cushion the blow through price caps, fuel subsidies and currency support.

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Ford Launches New Fiesta in China

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Pre-sale demand for the car in China has exceeded Ford’s expectations, with several thousand Chinese consumers placing orders ahead of the official launch. The China market variant has been customized and tailor-made to suit Chinese consumer tastes and requirements.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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New examples are battery storage systems, fuel cell electrical vehicles and aircraft electric charging infrastructure. Then H 2 infrastructure and the usage of H 2 as a fuel is a central component to decarbonize the mobility sector, which was also relevant for the US.

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Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

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a Chinese synthesis gas supplier, for the production of certain feedstocks used in the TCX process. Wison plans to invest in a coal gasification unit to produce syngas per Celanese specs; Celanese will use the output from Wison as feedstock for TCX to produce ethanol for industrial use, and potentially for fuel ethanol. Earlier post.).

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