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Tesla’s production expansion, surging oil prices bring stock upgrade from Daiwa Securities

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Tesla’s ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) plans to expand its production capacity, along with other factors like surging oil prices that could sway consumers to electric vehicles, have contributed to Daiwa Securities analysts upgrading their outlook on the automaker’s stock.

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BNEF: Oil price plunge to have only moderate impact on low-carbon electricity development, but likely to slow EV growth

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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. However, the slump in the Brent crude price per barrel from $112.36 on 30 June to $61.60

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Roskill: Molybdenum demand to drop by more than 8% in 2020

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It is used in steel alloys to increase strength, hardness, electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion and wear. These ‘moly steel’ alloys are used in parts of engines. Many molybdenum-containing steels and catalysts are used by the oil & gas industry, making molybdenum particularly sensitive to oil & gas market developments.

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GE and Sargas AS partner on gas-fired plants with carbon capture for enhanced oil recovery

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GE has concluded a commercial alliance agreement with Norway-based Sargas AS to provide a gas turbine for one of the world’s first gas-fired plants with integrated carbon capture for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). GE’s LMS100 turbine is a combination of proven frame and aero-derivative gas turbine technology.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

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If you want to be picky, the 198 6 Sprint ER was the gas-mileage king of 1980s America, rated at 44 city and 53 highway miles per gallon. Even though memories of the gas lines and fuel rationing of 1979 were still vivid by 1987, oil prices crashed hard during the middle 1980s, hitting bottom in 1986. per gallon.

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Navigant forecasts global medium- and heavy-duty alt powertrain sales to exceed 820K units in 2026

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Whereas fuel cost used to be a major driver for fleet managers, the lowering of oil prices and the availability of low-cost natural gas has reduced this concern, Navigant notes. A major factor has always been the cost of battery packs. —“ Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Technologies ”.

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First reference installation of Opcon Waste Heat Recovery technology for ships; potential for 5–10% fuel savings

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The Opcon systems generate electricity from low-value waste heat in the vessel’s steam and cooling system. meter (747-foot), 74,258 gross tonnage Figaro , bult by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, can carry 7,879 cars or a combination of 3,508 cars and 432 buses. In a separate compartment of the engine room there.

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