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JULY 28, 2017

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha—have launched the “Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development”(AHEAD) along with the world’s first Global Hydrogen Supply Chain Demonstration Project. and subsequently used for power generation in Japan.

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JULY 21, 2022

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global refining capacity decreased by 730,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021—the first decline in global refining capacity in 30 years. million b/d since the start of 2020, contributing 184,000 b/d to the global decline in 2021. million b/d in 2022 and by an additional 1.6

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

NTT DATA Corporation and DENSO Corporation have started to build an industry-wide ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to create a global trusted dataspaces where only necessary data can be shared, while also protecting private data. Overview of the Global Trusted Dataspaces.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Neste and ITOCHU Corporation have expanded their partnership to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Japan. Neste, ITOCHU and All Nippon Airways started cooperating in 2020, establishing a SAF supply chain in Japan enabling Neste’s first SAF delivery into Asia to take place in Japan.

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Japan Available Fuel Asia 186

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APRIL 24, 2020

WiTricity’s technology for wireless power transfer over distance was central to a next-generation electric mobility demonstration in Osaka, Japan, led by DAIHEN Corporation, a global leader in electric power transmission. DAIHEN recently launched a demonstration with Kansai Electric Power Co.

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Japan Solar Golf Cart Charging 370

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Nidec Corporation’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to acquire the shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., After completion of the acquisition, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool will become Nidec-Shimpo’s third main business. The company has top market share in Japan with this product.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (CE&IG), a part of the Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japan) group of companies, announced multiple contracts to provide more than a dozen Hydrogen Fueling Stations (HFS) to customers in California and South Korea.

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South Korea Hydrogen California Clean 221

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

BASF and SVOLT have entered into an agreement in which both parties will partner throughout their global operations with regards to cathode active materials (CAM) development, raw materials supply and battery recycling for SVOLT’s battery cells. SVOLT is a global high-tech company for batteries.

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Global Batteries Battery China 186

Blink Charging

MARCH 6, 2024

We’re witnessing a growing trend of women taking on active roles in the EV industry. They are committed to fostering greater representation of women and people of color in the EV industry, striving to create a more diverse and equitable industry for all. Japan, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, and various other countries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

The ICCT study finds that the United States’ share of cumulative global EV production decreased from 20% to 18% since 2010 and only 15% of the approximately $345 billion in global automaker EV investments are flowing to the US. Similarly, European manufacturing accounted for 25% of global EVs through 2020, up from 23% in 2017.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

3 position, Japan made a resounding comeback in 2023, registering growth of 14% growth in 2023 as against India’s 8 percent. Japan ended the year a shade below 4 million units, whereas India sold 4.11 From the sizeable difference of 344,058 PVs in CY2022, Japan has reduced the gap with India sales to 115,929 units in CY2023.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Leading global manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines gathering at the annual Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting endorsed a harmonized global approach as an effective pathway to further improve energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Global Commercial Industrial Industry 239

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

An estimated 387GW/1,143GWh of new energy storage capacity will be added globally from 2022 to 2030, according to the forecast—more than Japan’s entire power generation capacity in 2020. Although the scale-up of global energy storage capacity is imminent, supply chain constraints could slow additions, BNEF notes.

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Energy Storage Global Market Energy 259

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MARCH 4, 2021

The integration provides an expanded global presence with 16 facilities in North America, Asia and Europe to serve the global customer base with a robust manufacturing footprint producing over 100 million components and assemblies annually. —Stephen Smith, Chairman, President and CEO, Amsted Industries.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Of the 20 blocks on the anvil, as many as 13 failed to attract ample bids, leaving industry insiders scratching their heads. The need of the hour, he believes, is an aggressive push for an agreement on critical minerals with the United States, similar to the one Japan scored along with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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Japan Lithium Ion India China 52

Baua Electric

MARCH 17, 2024

TSMC is partnering with companies including Sony and Toyota with total investment in the Japan venture expected to run to more than USD 20 billion. One option the chipmaking giant is considering is bringing its chip on wafer on substrate (CoWoS) packaging technology to Japan, according to one of the sources who was briefed on the matter.

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Japan Taiwan Auto South Korea 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. DiDi and SoftBank also plan to set up a joint venture in Japan. DiDi and SoftBank aim to build an open and inclusive platform that will be available to all of Japan’s taxi operators. Source: DiDi. Click to enlarge.

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Taxi Japan Industrial Industry 186

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AUGUST 1, 2012

In its Fuel Cells Annual Report 2012 , Pike Research forecasts that the fuel cell industry—including all applications in the stationary, portable, and transport sectors— will reach $15.7 Due to a jump in orders in 1Q 2012, the industry is on target to surpass the billion-dollar mark by the end of 2012. billion in 2017.

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2017 Industrial Industry Global 236

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 15, 2021

TSMC), the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, announced in an online earnings briefing Thursday that it would build a semiconductor plant in Japan. Wei, TSMC's CEO, said the company had received help from its Japanese customers and the government to establish the plant in Japan. China trade war erupted.

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Japan Building Taiwan Arizona 105

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

The Australian, Japanese and Victorian governments and a consortium of companies have launched the pilot of an innovative supply chain that will deliver liquefied hydrogen from the Latrobe Valley in Australia to Japan. The liquefied hydrogen (LH2) will then be shipped to Japan for use predominantly in the transport industry.

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Japan Coal Transportation Australia 170

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel is responsible for around 7% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions every year and is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Government and corporate net-zero commitments are pushing the steel industry to cancel out its emissions by 2050. The steel industry cannot afford to wait for the 2040s to start its transition.

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Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Industrial 221

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2020

Particulate air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy by nearly two years as progress in some countries counterbalances worsening air quality in others, according to the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). Without strong and sustained public policy, it will be after COVID-19.

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Pollution Global Bangladesh Nepal 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Honda plans to introduce two commuter EV models between 2024 and 2025 across Asia, Europe and Japan. Honda has been offering the Honda e: Business Bike series models and accelerating the global launch of business-use electric motorcycles. In Japan, four major Japanese motorcycle manufacturers—Honda, Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2023

Demand is expected to initially build on the decarbonization of existing industrial uses of hydrogen (95 MtH 2 eq), most notably for fertilizer production. Decarbonizing current and developing new end-uses, it can abate up to 85 GtCO 2 eq in cumulative emissions by 2050, more than twice global CO 2 emissions in 2021.

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Clean Cleaning Hydrogen Market 429

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2019

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million. The BMZ Group is a global player in the production of lithium-ion system solutions.

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Li-ion Germany Lithium Ion Manufacturer 312

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

According to GlobalData, the global EV market is expected to grow at a substantial CAGR of 15.6% The company projects that China will lead the global EV market with more than 50% share and grow three times as fast as the US over the next five years. of global sales, followed by Germany (4.8%) and the UK (4.1%). In 2017, 1.1

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Global Electric Vehicles Chile Market 284

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The fuel cell industry is growing even in the face of a global economic recession, with 2010 revenues exceeding $750 million. In the midst of the increase in revenue and shipments, a number of metatrends are emerging that will change the shape the industry by the end of 2011, according to a new white paper by Pike Research.

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2011 Industrial Industry Global 285

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2018

Moody’s Japan K.K. says that the push toward alternative-fuel vehicles—battery electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles—poses a credit challenge for multiple sectors in Japan, with the large auto sector and sectors such as steel and refining most affected.

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Japan Alternative Fuels Vehicles Carbon Fiber 170

Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Toyota has halved the leasing fee and applied a roughly 10% discount to the lease-exclusive Toyota BZ4X in Japan. Despite Japan’s long history in the automotive industry, the country has been hesitant to adopt electric vehicles , especially compared to other developed economies.

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Japan Toyota Re-Charge Buy 99

CN EV Post

MARCH 20, 2023

Image credit: Gotion High-tech) Chinese battery giant Gotion High-tech and Japan's Edison Power Co Ltd have reached a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly tap the energy storage market in Japan. Gotion's energy storage battery business generated RMB 1.28 billion in revenue in the first half of last year, contributing 14.8

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Energy Storage Japan Energy Market 65

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

In Japan, Aichi Prefecture, Chita City, Toyota City, Chubu Electric Power, Toho Gas, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Toyota Industries have launched the Chita City and Toyota City Renewable Energy-use Low-carbon Hydrogen Project. Background. Hydrogen is a useful energy source for realizing a low-carbon society. The project.

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Hydrogen Carbon Supplies Japan 230

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MAY 7, 2018

To support the program, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will provide ¥1.6 billion ($14 million) in funding to Libtec, a research body whose members include Asahi Kasei and Toray Industries. Chinese companies expanded their combined global share to 26% in 2016 from just 3% in 2013.

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Japan South Korea Batteries Battery 207

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MAY 25, 2023

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed delivery of an ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines, to Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG), a manufacturer of marine engines.

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Mariner Mitsubishi Supplies Engine 221

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APRIL 16, 2022

TotalEnergies and ENEOS Corporation jointly conduct a feasibility study to assess the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in ENEOS Negishi Refinery in Yokohama, Japan. The two energy companies have been working to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions on a global scale together with their customers.

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Fuel Production Japan Waste 186

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JUNE 21, 2019

Hydrogen and fuel cells are part of a broad and sustainable energy portfolio and could be a key to opening up opportunities and value in all sectors, from transportation to industry, as well as enabling reliable, clean and affordable electricity.

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Hydrogen Japan Fuel Europe 199

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalization may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security of global supply chains. Globalization allows companies to make their products almost anywhere in the world in order to keep costs down.

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Water Economy Global Energy 170

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APRIL 2, 2020

year-over-year increase in fuel efficiency and reduction in GHG emissions standards, which will result in projected overall industry averages of 40.4 We believe the industry could exceed the relaxed US efficiency standards as it must meet tighter standards in Europe, China, Japan, Korea and India. The final rule requires a 1.5%

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