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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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During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Automakers will push for changes in the California ZEV mandates.

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Nissan and British Gas launch UK’s largest electric commercial vehicle pilot

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Nissan and British Gas have launched the UK’s largest electric commercial vehicle pilot. The test is being run in collaboration with Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions and Gateshead College. The test is being run in collaboration with Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions and Gateshead College.

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Shell launches commercial operation of Quest carbon capture and storage in Alberta oil sands

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Shell marked the official opening of the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Alberta, Canada, and the start of commercial operations there. Quest was made possible through strong collaboration between the public and private sectors aimed at advancing CCS globally.

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DOE releases five-year strategic plan, 2014-2018; supporting “all of the above” energy strategy

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its five-year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. DOE will continue to focus on significantly increasing the amount of cost-competitive electric power from renewable resources across the nation by further accelerating the development and commercialization of these technologies. watt utility, $2.37/watt

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Pike Research forecasts global NGV sales to hit 3.2M units annually by 2016

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million unit global NGV market which we forecast will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9% The growth in vehicles will lead to growth in usage of natural gas for transportation fuel, which Pike expects to reach 19,123 million cubic meters of gas globally (6.7% million vehicles per year in 2010 to more than 3.2

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Start-up commercializing NC State technology for drop-in biofuels; full commercial production targeted for 2016

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The license agreement is global in scope and extends to 22 foreign countries where patents have been filed. Red Wolf, formed in 2010, is in the process of raising $3 million through an equity offering to commercialize the thermal-chemical catalytic process.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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So how did this largely rural Scandinavian country become the global leader in EV adoption? By 2017, they had successfully increased the number of EVs chargers to around 1,500 along these key routes, up from 300 in 2014 , and had also installed the first supercharger in rural Nebbenes, with capacity for charging 28 EVs at once.

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