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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). billion on R&D in 2014 according to the report, was followed closely by Samsung ($13.4 This marks Volkswagen’s third year in a row in the top spot.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The Global Carbon Project (GCP) published its annual analysis of trends in the global carbon cycle in the journal Earth System Science Data , including an updated full-year projection for 2022. Global fossil CO 2 emissions are expected to grow 1.0% (with an uncertainty range of 0.1% The decline in 2020 of -5.2% increase in 2021.

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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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AUGUST 25, 2017

How it is possible for the price of oil to go both up and not up, and what would that mean for the oil industry? In fact, we have been highlighting this threat to the energy industry in articles since 2015, for example here , here , here and here.) Why an oil price spike would be bad for the industry. We will explain.

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AUGUST 27, 2022

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.”

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JULY 8, 2021

As outlined in its current Short-Term Energy Outlook , the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that global consumption of petroleum and liquid fuels averaged 92.3 EIA expects that global liquid fuels consumption will grow by 5.3 In the EIA forecast, global consumption of liquid fuels rises by an additional 3.7

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. After reviewing of the works of several researchers and government agencies, CAR developed a working definition to differentiate high-tech industries from other sectors.

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MAY 12, 2016

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Since then, the Company has expanded its businesses ranging from aerospace and industrial products segments to its primary business of Subaru automobiles which began with the introduction of the Subaru 360 minicar in 1958. Subaru was the first brand to use a Japanese name for its vehicles.

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MAY 20, 2014

Eight Japanese automakers and one automobile research institute—Suzuki Motor; Daihatsu Motor; Toyota Motor; Nissan Motor; Fuji Heavy Industries; Honda R&D; Mazda Moto; Mitsubishi Motors; and Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI)—have jointly established the Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines ( AICE ).

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JANUARY 8, 2014

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. Electric motorcycles breakout.

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MAY 23, 2016

Over the past five years, the growth of electrochemical energy storage market in China has outpaced that of the global market, with a CAGR (2010-2015) of 110%—six times as high as that of the global. In 2014, China produced 5.43 In 2014, China produced 5.43 billion) in the Li-ion battery industry. —CCM.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Alcoa will invest $190 million at its Davenport Works, Iowa, facility to expand its product offerings in the aerospace and industrial markets. This advancement will enable Davenport Works to produce the largest high-strength monolithic wing ribs in the industry.

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APRIL 15, 2015

Algal oil company Solazyme and Flotek Industries announced that the companies and certain subsidiaries have entered into agreements to globally commercialize Flocapso, an innovative, advanced drilling fluid additive. Winner of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, Solazyme launched Encapso in early 2014.

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APRIL 14, 2016

Three emerging and converging factors—connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-a-service—will fundamentally change the automotive industry over the next few decades, according to Mike Abelson, GM’s VP of Strategy and Global Portfolio Planning. The basic DNA of the automotive industry—i.e., —Mike Abelson.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The automotive turbocharging industry will generate $12 billion in revenue by equipping 49 million vehicles with turbochargers annually by 2019, according to Honeywell Turbo Technologies’ 2014 Global Turbo Forecast. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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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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OCTOBER 9, 2013

The company also announced the formation of a new Industry Advisory Board, and its selection as a semi-finalist in the Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) Energy Security Prize. The company says that the Series C funding and Industry Advisory Board formation will help accelerate its product development and commercialization efforts.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. social impacts of restructuring. of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

Industry 4.0”, earlier post ). Industry 4.0: In November 2014, BMW described its introduction of an intelligent energy management data system (iEMDS) at its production sites as another example of Industry 4.0 The intelligent energy management data system is part of the BMW Group’s production concept on Industry 4.0;

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MARCH 6, 2019

After declining consecutively for three years, global coal production increased by 2.8% CAGR between 2014 and 2018, respectively. Coal production in India, Indonesia and Australia is forecast to grow at respective compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) of 10.9%, 3.9%, and 2.3% to 7,188.8 Mt in 2017 and then rose again by a marginal 0.1%

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The investment also marks a strengthening and deepening of the existing industrial and commercial partnership between PSA and DFG, China’s second largest carmaker. DFG’s investment through the two successive capital increases, for a total amount of €800 million, would accompany the deepening of this historic industrial partnership.

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MAY 20, 2015

The 2015 xEV Industry Insider Report by Dr. Menahem Anderman, released this week, projects that the combined annual global electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) market will grow fourfold from 350,000 to 1.4 million vehicles between 2014 and 2020, with even faster growth likely in the following decade.

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MARCH 31, 2016

forecasts that the global lead acid battery market will reach US$76.44 Growth of the automotive industry in Indonesia, Mexico, India, Vietnam and Thailand is expected to propel the industry. of market share in 2014. of the global share in 2014. In a new report, Grand View Research, Inc. billion by 2022.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that global annual sales of e-bicycles will grow modestly from 31.7 million units in 2014 to 40.3 million e-bicycle sales this year under the base scenario, representing 91% of the total global market. million sales in 2014 expected to increase to just over 3.3

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not finalize the 2014 applicable percentage standards (the 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations, RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program until sometime next year. The industry needs a final rule that is legally appropriate and continues to support our efforts.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

In a paper published this month in the International Journal of Maritime Engineering , Paul Stott and Dr Peter Wright of Newcastle University, UK, suggest that the $6-billion Panama Canal expansion program offers the marine industry as a whole an opportunity to reduce its environmental impact. —Paul Stott.

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

According to a new report from Navigant Research, the advanced batteries industry shipped 53.3 GWh of batteries in 2014, representing more than seven billion individual battery cells and more than $14 billion in sales. Between 2013 and 2014, the industry’s growth rate increased 12.8% in terms of energy capacity and 7.1%

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MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. trillion) in 2014. The paper is published in Nature Communications.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Global power and automation technology group ABB and BYD Co., announced today a strategic global collaboration to develop new solutions for energy storage, building on their complementary strengths. ABB and BYD said they share a common vision of sustainable power and industry as well as transport solutions. Solar energy.

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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. It aims to realize global hydrogen transport and supply technology for full-scale hydrogen power generation around 2030.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3% Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3%

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JANUARY 6, 2021

The funding will accelerate Oxbotica’s commercial deployment of its autonomy software platform across multiple industries and key markets. Global investors in the round include BGF, bp ventures, Halma, HostPlus, IP Group,Tencent, Venture Science, and funds advised by Doxa Partners.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Three UK Government Departments are working with 13 industrial partners from the utility, gas, infrastructure and global car manufacturing sectors on a project to ensure the UK is well-positioned for the commercial roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. Air Products PLC. Daimler AG. Hyundai Motor Company. ITM Power PLC.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Since launching in 2014, PowerAmerica has trained more than 400 masters and PhD students, 300 short course attendees, 1,800 tutorial participants, and 9,000 K-12 students in STEM programs, including 2,000 participants of hands-on trainings.

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Although Gen Y buyers are not yet very active in the new car market, global market research firm GfK suggests their preferences will be critical for the future of the connected car industry. —Frank Härtl, Global Lead for Automotive at GfK. Fieldwork was carried out up to November 2014. —Frank Härtl.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Ford projects utility vehicles will account for 29% of its global sales by the end of the decade. Ford utility vehicles—ranging from the compact EcoSport to the eight-seat Expedition—accounted for 23% of brand sales globally in 2013, up from 17% a year earlier. Both Edge and EcoSport are new entries for Ford in Europe.

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JULY 1, 2014

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Chrysler de Mexico (CdM) announced a five-year agreement in which MMC will supply its global compact sedan to CdM, to be sold in Mexico starting November 2014.

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