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IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

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About 63% of today’s nuclear generating capacity comes from plants that are more than 30 years old, since many were built in the aftermath of the 1970s oil shocks. Government financing will remain necessary to mobilise new investment, not just for plants but also to develop the latest technologies.

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EIA: New refineries will increase global refining capacity in 2022 and 2023; China leads

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Associated sanctions on Russia—with more than 5 million b/d in crude oil processing capacity—disrupted exports of Russia’s refined products into the global market, and will likely continue to do so as import bans in the European Union and United Kingdom come into full force. million b/d in 2023.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Change in primary oil demand by sector and region in the central New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035. Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. Click to enlarge. billion in 2035.

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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New financing has also been announced to eliminate high emissions vehicles in key regions which should give some support to boost to truck sales, all else being equal.

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Hyundai Offering Free Chargers to EV Buyers, Swelling Industry Incentives

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While the ChargePoint device is framed as being free, it does require the purchase of a new automobile through the automaker’s captive finance arm Hyundai Capital America. The scheme was to have the United Kingdom restrict citizens from purchasing new combustion vehicles by 2030. EV mandates and restrictive urban planning (e.g.

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EV Fires: Reasons, SOPs, and The Science Behind

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Spent lithium-ion batteries are responsible for 25% of scrapyard fires in the United Kingdom.) Manufacturers are hurrying their EV development and perhaps taking unsafe shortcuts, according to industry whispers, motivated by competitiveness and the need to achieve financing objectives. Cell Form & EV Fire. Conclusion.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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The finances of e-motorcycle companies are also more stable thanks to the recent focus on the fleet market, which provides a reliable base to pursue new market strategies and new customers in 2014. Germany, the United Kingdom, several Nordic countries, Japan, and South Korea are continuing to pursue their hydrogen infrastructure roadmaps.

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