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MARCH 8, 2012

Exxon Mobil Corporation plans to invest approximately $185 billion over the next five years to develop new supplies of energy to meet expected growth in demand, Chairman and CEO Rex W. A total of 21 major oil and gas projects will begin production between 2012 and 2014. billion oil equivalent barrels. The expansion will add 2.6

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Saudi Arabia Oil-Sands Oil 2012 231

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MAY 27, 2020

Local battery production is an important success factor for Mercedes-Benz AG’s electric offensive and the key element to meet the global demand for electrified vehicles flexibly and efficiently. The company is therefore investing more than €1 billion to establish a global battery production network. Source: Daimler.

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Mercedes Production Batteries Battery 307

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JANUARY 31, 2012

HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand, which experienced damage from the major flooding in the country last year, reports that it expects to resume production by the end of March 2012. The production is expected to be normalized at all production operations by April.

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Thailand Honda 2012 Production 225

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has revised its calendar year 2012 sales and production plans, targeting worldwide production of 10,050,000 vehicles and worldwide sales of 9,760,000 vehicles for the year. The company is planning a 28% increase in production of Toyota vehicles alone to 8,870,000 units. billion (US$70.1

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2012 Toyota Production Vehicles 225

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. —Peter Kössler, board member for production at Audi and chairman of the supervisory commission of AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt. The second measure is the supply of geothermal energy. Audi Hungaria, in cooperation with E.ON

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Audi Installation Solar Hungary 435

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Air Products has signed a long-term agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ( BPCL ) and will build, own, and operate several new industrial gas production facilities in Kochi, Kerala, India. The new facilities will supply industrial gases to BPCL’s Kochi Refinery, which is currently undergoing a $2.6-billion

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India Hydrogen Supplies Production 218

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JUNE 18, 2021

Virtually full transparency over “3TG” supply chain. The BMW Group already identified a number of raw materials and other materials that were especially critical from a sustainability perspective in its materials strategy back in 2012.

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BMW Austria Production Germany 284

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) marked the start of mass production of the all-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas as it moves to increase production of the alternative-fuel Civic to support an expanding network of certified Civic Natural Gas dealers across the US. Earlier post.). in city driving and 5.5 in city driving and 5.5

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Indiana Honda 2012 Gas 186

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Air Products has entered a long-term agreement with Shell Oil Company for the supply of a significant portion of the hydrogen requirements at Shell’s Deer Park, Texas refinery. The hydrogen supply will commence in mid-2013. Air Products’s planned integrated hydrogen pipeline in the Gulf Coast. Click to enlarge.

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Hydrogen Supplies Louisiana Production 199

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JANUARY 27, 2013

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled this week in a case (#12-1139) brought by the American Petroleum Institute (API) against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ( earlier post ), and vacated the 2012 cellulosic biofuel RFS standard while affirming the 2012 advanced biofuel standard.

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2012 Standards DC EPA 244

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Air Products has entered a long-term agreement with Motiva Enterprises LLC for an additional supply of hydrogen to be used by Motiva’s Convent, Louisiana refinery. This is the second recent announcement of new hydrogen supply agreements sourced from Air Products’ Gulf Coast pipeline supply network. Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen Supplies Louisiana Production 236

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APRIL 25, 2021

Fracking is the most common type of well stimulation treatment (WST), but it is a relatively uncommon completion technique in California, responsible for about 2% of total in-state oil production. California’s production of oil has been steadily dropping since 1985. gCO 2 e/MJ in 2012 to 12.52 gCO 2 e/MJ in 2019.

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Oil California Production Climate Change 221

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Mercedes-Benz Cars has begun production of the first Mercedes-Benz compact vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive ( earlier post ) at the Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant in southern Germany. The production launch of the Mercedes-Benz A-class in two plug-in hybrid models is a strategic milestone as part of our global electric initiative.

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Mercedes Production PHEV Plug-in 327

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JANUARY 31, 2023

South Korea-based POSCO Chemical signed a contract to supply Samsung SDI with high-nickel NCA cathode materials for electric vehicle batteries for 10 years from this year to 2032. This 40-trillion won ($32.6-billion) billion) contract is the largest and longest-term order since the creation of POSCO Chemical.

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South Korea Batteries Battery Supplies 199

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Air Products has been awarded a contract to supply onsite oxygen, compressed dry air, and nitrogen to INEOS Bio’s joint venture project for its waste to ethanol facility in Vero Beach, Florida. Operations are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2012. Earlier post.)

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Waste Supplies Florida Industrial 199

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The two companies already share a partnership for Full Self-Driving chips and cameras, two items that Samsung already supplies to Tesla. The Smart Headlamps are already in mass-production, and Tesla owners could see them installed in new vehicles very soon, the Korean media outlet added. H/t: DriveTeslaCA.

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Light Supplies Tesla Austin 93

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JUNE 15, 2023

Consumption of distillate fuel oil in the US West Coast, as measured by product supplied, decreased to its lowest level since 2002 last year and continues its decline this year, according to the latest “This Week in Petroleum” report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Oil Fuel 2002 Diesel 195

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

will begin lithium production in the Salar de Olaroz Lithium-Potash Project in Argentina in 2013 through its joint venture with Australian mining concern Orocobre Ltd. According to the Nikkei, Toyota Tsusho and Orocobre plan to begin constructing on-site facilities in 2012 upon government approval, with the mining to begin as early as 2013.

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Argentina Toyota 2013 Supplies 218

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AUGUST 5, 2011

TMMC) in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012. As previously announced, Toyota will pay Tesla approximately $100 million to supply the electric powertrain, which includes the battery, motor, gear box and power electronics for the RAV4 EV. The RAV4 EV is one of several advanced-technology new products coming for Toyota.

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Toyota 2012 Building Electric Vehicles 218

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MARCH 21, 2014

Staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted its calculation of the average 2012 annual carbon intensity of crudes supplied to California refineries. gCO 2/MJ, calculated by weighting the carbon intensity value for each crude by the volume supplied to California refineries during 2012.

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2012 California Carbon 2010 220

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Air Products plans to construct a new 180-mile long pipeline connecting its existing Louisiana and Texas hydrogen pipeline systems, creating the world’s largest hydrogen plant and pipeline supply network. The new Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline network is expected to be operational in mid-2012.

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Hydrogen Supplies Louisiana Production 218

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MARCH 17, 2011

Air Products will increase the supply of hydrogen to Marathon Petroleum Company LP, a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO), at Marathon’s Garyville, La. In all, Air Products will increase the current level of supply by approximately 25 million standard cubic feet (MMscf) (around 60,000 kg) per day.

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Supplies Louisiana Production Hydrogen 170

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MAY 11, 2022

US ammonia production has nearly doubled since 2012. Consistently low US natural gas prices have contributed to developing new ammonia production capacity and have resulted in restarting ammonia plants that were closed in the early 2000s during a period of high natural gas prices.

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Price International Gas United States 259

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JUNE 23, 2010

Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications.

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2012 Houston Motor Motors 231

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Limited (CATL) to secure the battery supply for NEVS 9-3 EV in the Chinese market. NEVS was founded in 2012 and acquired the main assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estates. NEVS has signed a strategic framework agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Established in 2011, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,

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Supplies Batteries Battery Li-ion 150

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APRIL 18, 2013

to hold warming to 2 °C as outlined in the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (ETP) 2 °C Scenario (2DS). The global energy supply became 6% cleaner from 1971 to 1990,in response to the oil shocks of the 1970s. In 1990 the underlying carbon intensity of supply was 57.1 tCO 2 /TJ (2.39 tCO 2 /toe); in 2010 it was 56.7

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Carbon Supplies Global Transportation 265

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FEBRUARY 5, 2012

s hybrid vehicles threefold to 15 million cells by fall 2012. The production hike will be achieved by expanding and strengthening facilities at a Kyoto plant of Blue Energy Co., Its output capacity will be increased to also supply batteries for a plug-in hybrid that Honda plans to launch in Japan and the US later this year.

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Li-ion Honda Supplies Civic Hybrid 244

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Oxford Catalysts Group PLC has been selected to supply Calumet Specialty Product Partners, L.P. Calumet is a specialty petroleum products manufacturer, operating 135,000 bpd of refining capacity in the United States, and producing some 1,500 different products.

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Supplies Commercial North America Pennsylvania 225

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JUNE 6, 2011

Air Products will supply a combined additional supply of more than 200 million standard cubic feet per day of hydrogen for Valero’s refineries in St. As part of this award, Air Products has also proposed development of a new world-scale steam methane reformer (SMR) hydrogen production facility to be located in St.

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Hydrogen Supplies Louisiana Production 186

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APRIL 16, 2014

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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2005 2012 EPA 2011 252

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The plant, with a total input capacity of 200 MW, will be built in Kristinestad, Finland for the production of green hydrogen and synthetic natural gas (SNG). Back in 2012, we commissioned the methanation reactor for what was, at that time, Europe’s largest power-to-gas plant with 6 MW in Werlte, Germany. Earlier post.)

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Power Powered Energy Finland 150

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MAY 19, 2023

Electrofuels provider Infinium and comprehensive carbon management company Navigator CO2 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and long-term relationship for Navigator to deliver 600,000 tons per annum (TPA) of biogenic carbon dioxide from its Heartland Greenway system to a future Infinium facility for the production of electrofuels (eFuels).

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CO2 Carbon Fuel Alternative Cleaner 273

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JULY 21, 2022

BASF and TODA KOGYO will further expand the production capacity of BASF TODA Battery Materials LLC (BTBM) at the Onoda site in Japan. Located in Sanyo-Onoda city, Yamaguchi prefecture, the Onoda site was built for cathode material production in 2003. The production facilities were expanded in 2011, 2012 and 2017.

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Lithium Ion Japan 2003 Grant 186

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced it is in talks with Suzuki Motor Corporation towards OEM supply of a minicar-class light commercial electric vehicle based on the MINICAB-MiEV. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Suzuki Mitsubishi Light Supplies 199

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MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. l/100km) or more.

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Fuel Economy 2012 EPA Economy 284

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MAY 8, 2019

This is the first use of CFRTP for structural parts in a high-volume production vehicle. Following production startup in early June, GMC Sierra CarbonPro Editions for both vehicles will begin appearing at select GMC dealerships in the US this summer. Two additional tie-down locations are installed at the front of the bed.

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GM Carbon Fiber Sierra GMC 207

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

quadrillion Btu in 2012 to 12.1 from 2012 to 2040, compared to 1.2% The rising fuel economy of LDVs more than offsets the modest growth in VMT, resulting in a 25% decline in LDV energy consumption decline between 2012 and 2040 in the AEO2014 Reference case. l/100 km) in 2012 to 37.2 l/100 km) in 2012 to 37.2

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Oil Light Energy Vehicles 290