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SEMI forecasts global chip industry to invest >$500B in new factories by 2024; automotive and HPC

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The worldwide semiconductor industry is projected to invest more than $500 billion in 84 volume chipmaking facilities starting construction from 2021 to 2023, with segments including automotive and high-performance computing (HPC) fueling the spending increases, SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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Energy storage installations around the world are projected to reach a cumulative 411 GW (or 1,194 GWh) by the end of 2030, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). Europe, however, is catching up with a significant ramp-up in capacity fueled by the current energy crisis.

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Australia forecasts lithium export earnings of $16B in 2022-23, up from $5B in 2021-22

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Australia’s lithium production is forecast to grow from 335,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2021–22 to 399,000 tonnes in 2022–23 and 470,000 tonnes of LCE in 2023–24. In 2022–23 Australia’s export earnings are forecast to more than triple — from $4.9 billion in 2021–22 to $16.1 billion, and $17.0 billion in 2023–24.

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EV Sales Forecasts For Europe, Tesla, & More — CleanTech Talk

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In part two of this interview with Rodney Hooper of RK Equity, I started off by asking about his forecasts for EV market share in Europe. of vehicle sales in Europe this year (well above his US forecast of 15% by 2025). He expects that plugin vehicles will account for 18.5% At that percentage, we’re […].

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Lithium & EV Battery Forecasts For Europe, US, & China, 2025–2030 — Part 1

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In this first part of a two-part interview for CleanTech Talk, Rodney Hooper of RK Equity talks lithium and EV battery production and supply forecasts for 2025–2030 in Europe, China, the US, and globally. Listen via the embedded SoundCloud player below, or via your preferred podcasting network (see options below).

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Cabot Corporation to open new battery application technology center in Europe

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The new technology center will focus on technical collaboration with customers in order to accelerate application innovation for Cabot’s battery materials product lines within Europe. The EMEA Technology Center is expected to commence operations by April 2023, with a planned expansion to be completed in 2024.

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IDTechEx forecasts second-life EV battery market to reach US$7B by 2033

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IDTechEx forecasts that the second-life EV battery market will reach US$7B in value by 2033. However, IDTechEx has observed that the US and Europe are key regions with players making great advancements in deploying second-life BESS. Currently, base station backup energy in China is the dominant market for second-life EV batteries.

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