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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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France-based Technip is acquiring US-based Global Industries for $1.073 billion. Global Industries is a provider of subsea construction and pipelay, engineering, project management and support services. The transaction is expected to close early in 2012. The transaction price (US$8.00/share)

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Global light vehicle assembly will reach 81.8 Consumer demands and regulatory requirements are motivating the global automotive industry to push ahead with technological breakthroughs on a larger scale ,” said Rick Hanna, PwC’s global automotive leader. million units in 2012 to 18.7 growth over 2012.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The global energy map is changing significantly, according to the 2012 edition of the Internal Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook ( WEO-2012 ). The IEA said these changes will recast expectations about the role of different countries, regions and fuels in the global energy system over the coming decades.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Pike Research forecasts that the global market for biofuels will more than double over the coming decade, increasing from $82.7 growth in the industry over the next decade, Pike expects production volumes to fall short of an estimated 71.8 continue to pour into the industry. growth in the global biofuels industry.

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Global R&D spending 2011. Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast. The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% in 2012 to more than $1.4 billion in R&D in 2012, up 3.75% over 2011. Click to enlarge.

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Global CO 2. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. After a decline in global CO 2 emissions in 2009 of 1% (including a. correction for the leap year 2008), global emissions have. Indexed global CO 2. Source: JRC.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars will build a battery factory at the site in Jawor, Poland, and thus extend its global battery production network to nine factories. The engine plant and the new battery factory in Jawor are important parts of our global powertrain production network. Global battery production network.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

For the first eleven months of 2013, natural gas consumption in the electric power sector was below 2012 levels because of relatively higher natural gas prices compared with coal prices, and cooler summer weather compared with 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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The Heartland Greenway Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) project is one of the largest aggregations systems for biogenic CO 2 in development globally. The company specializes in CCUS, and the management team has safely constructed and operated more than 1,300 miles of new infrastructure since 2012.

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Global Bioenergies (GBE) has successfully produced bio-sourced butadiene by direct fermentation. Butadiene is a key platform molecule of the petrochemical industry with a world-wide market of more than 10 million metric tons per year. This step was successfully achieved in December 2012. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Global oil and gas companies are increasingly facing an uphill battle as global warming policies are taking their toll. Increased shareholder activism, combined with global warming policies of institutional investors and NGOs, are pushing IOCs in a corner, constricting financing options for oil companies.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

European, North American and Japanese heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers will establish in 2012 a stronger administrative support for the activities of the annual Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting and its objective of global harmonization of heavy-duty vehicle regulations. Global Fuel Specification.

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Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. Additionally, the auto industry provides 16% of total worldwide R&D funding for all industries. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research.

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“World over, the industry is building resilient supply chains by reducing overdependence on any particular country or geography,” said Shradha Suri Marwah, president of ACMA. Automakers and their suppliers are likely to make this investment between FY24 and FY28, industry body Automotive Component Manufacturers Association ( ACMA ) said.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

In its latest Oil Market Report , the International Energy Agency (IEA) raises its forecast for global consumption of oil to 90.8 mb/d in 2013, 240 kb/d more than in last month’s report and 930 kb/d (1.0%) up on 2012. Global crude oil supplies fell by 170 kb/d in December, to 91.2 OECD industry inventories drew by 18.7

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JANUARY 13, 2013

PwC’s automotive analyst group, Autofacts, expects 2013 global light vehicle assembly will exceed 83 million units, an increase of 5.1% from 2012’s total. Autofacts expects the global market to remain positive overall, while the European Union and Japan will continue to be areas of concern. million units in 2012.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

There has been no net gain in the fuel efficiency of US domestic airlines operations from 2012 to 2013, according to a new report released by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing the fuel efficiency—and therefore carbon intensity—of US airlines on domestic operations in 2013. from 2012 to 2013.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Total lithium-ion transportation battery revenue by region, world markets: 2012-2020. billion in 2012 to almost $22 billion in 2020. Pike forecasts that China will likely succeed Japan as the leader in global automotive Li-ion battery production by 2015. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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Evonik has also its own global lithium-ion research center in Shanghai. China’s battery industry has logged rapid growth in recent years. —Fuliang Xia, President of Evonik Greater China According to experts, global demand for lithium-ion batteries will increase fivefold by 2030. billion in 2021.

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million developers and 180,000 enterprises globally. The company has also created three new industry-focused large models—one for the electric power industry, one for banking, and another one for aerospace —by fine-tuning the company’s ERNIE 3.0 Titan model with industry data and expert knowledge in unsupervised learning tasks.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Global Bioenergies, a France-based startup developing a process to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation, has received a new payment of €1.17 million (US$2 million) received for the successful completion of the first phase of the butadiene program in December 2012. million (US$1.6 Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The total size of the global hydrogen and fuel cell market—including revenues from fuel cells and from hydrogen for fuel cells and internal combustion engines (ICEs)—will reach $785 million in 2012, according to a new white paper from Pike Research.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Enterprise Services business will help National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) accelerate the setup of its global electric vehicle production. As part of the project, HPE will create a global manufacturing IT platform for NEVS that will operate across plants in Sweden and China.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Ford unveiled the Ka Concept in conjunction with the opening ceremony of Ford’s Northeast Industrial Complex in Camaçari, Brazil. The Ka Concept strategically positions the company to address global demand for sub-B compact vehicles, a segment that is projected to increase to approximately 6.2 million vehicles by 2017, Ford said.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

The Volkswagen Group was the top global R&D spender in 2014, according to The 2014 Global Innovation 1000 report from consultancy Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company). Toyota had been in 6 th place in 2013, and in the Nº 2 spot behind Volkswagen in 2012.). This marks Volkswagen’s third year in a row in the top spot.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Global CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel use and cement production reached a new all-time high in 2013, according to the annual report “Trends in global CO2 emissions”, released by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Joint Research Centre (JRC). In 2013, global CO 2 emissions grew to the new record of 35.3

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Global Bioenergies, an industrial biology company. on 28 June 28th 2012 (last day of the subscription. on 28 June 28th 2012 (last day of the subscription. Global Bioenergies is developing a process to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation via a synthetic metabolic pathway.

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decrease in 2012 from 2011. Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2012 were equivalent to 6,526 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. According to the report, GHG emissions in 2012 showed a 10% drop below 2005 levels, and were only slightly above the emissions in 1994 (6,520 million metric tons). Source: EPA.

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The transport sector is not on track towards achieving sustainable mobility, according to the newly published Global Mobility Report 2017 (GMR). The GMR is the first study to assess the global performance of the transport sector and the progress made toward four main objectives: universal access, efficiency, safety, and green mobility.

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Ford’s changing share of the hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, battery-electric vehicle segments and total ED market in the US in 2012 and YTD 2013. in calendar year 2012 to 14.7% Accordingly, in 2012, Ford only held a 7.5% in 2012 to 23.3% Data: EDTA, Ford Motor. Click to enlarge. B and below): battery packaging.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Global automotive industry sales rose 5.6% Declines in Japan, Russia and Brazil were offset by strong results in China and Europe, said Felipe Munoz, JATO’s Global Analyst. Global demand for SUVs continued, with significant sales increases in the segment across South East Asia, Europe and China. in 2016 to 84.24

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JANUARY 24, 2014

a global aluminum products company formerly known as Alcan Engineered Products and headquartered in Amsterdam, and UACJ Corporation ( UACJ ), a Japan-based global aluminum manufacturer, are joining forces with a view to supply and market aluminum Body-in-White sheet to the North American automotive industry. Constellium N.V,

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have established a partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry. A key element in DiDi’s strategy is building a smart transportation ecosystem to capture future opportunities, with global expansion through alliances with regional partners. Source: DiDi. Click to enlarge.

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will drive global market growth, resulting in a global rare earth elements market reaching $10.96 Elements such as terbium, europium and yttrium are used in the phosphors industry. China, with more than 93% of the global production, was the largest producer of neodymium in 2012. billion in 2020. billion in 2013.

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This partnership, along with other collaborations with global industry partners, will help address technical barriers and enable progress in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies across applications and sectors. to strengthen cooperation between the two countries to vitalize the global hydrogen economy.

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