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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. Selling in new markets will also be a test for Tesla.

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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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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The fast-growing semiconductor market for China’s automotive industry is set for double-digit expansion in revenue this year, propelled by an increasing desire among Chinese car buyers for added vehicle safety features and helpful infotainment applications such as car navigation, according to a new report from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS).

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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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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a reduction in the cellulosic biofuel and total renewable fuel standards (RFS) for 2014. This reflects EPA’s current estimate of the amount of cellulosic biofuel that will actually be produced in 2014, but EPA will consider public comments before setting the final cellulosic standard.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Most analysts and market watchers are focusing on peak oil demand scenarios, but the reality could be much darker. With a net demand growth for oil and gas in the coming years, the world will need all hands on deck to support upstream investments to bring the hard-needed oil and gas reserves and volumes to the market.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Hyundai Motor has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Beijing-Tsinghua Industrial R&D Institute (BTIRDI) to establish a Hydrogen Energy Fund. The binational initiative’s primary objective is to spur investment in the hydrogen industry and value chain while also fostering growth of promising startups in China and Korea.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) expects 2014 gasoline consumption to be 8.82 million barrels per day (2 billion gallons) higher than last November’s forecast, which was close to the average 2014 consumption forecast across the 12 editions of STEO published in 2013. over the past year. million barrels per day (135.2

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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. Europe was the second-largest market and accounted for more than 24.8% billion by 2022.

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MARCH 13, 2015

Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the US in 2014 reached a record 6,201 MW, growing 30% over 2013’s total, according to the new US Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review report released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). In 2014, 3.9

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MAY 23, 2016

In China, the development of alternative energy vehicles and the Li-ion battery sector are booming with the support of promotional policies from the Chinese government, according to new report from CCM , a leading market intelligence provider for China’s agriculture, chemicals, food & ingredients and life science markets. —CCM.

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JANUARY 31, 2016

The global fuel cell market in the automotive industry is set to grow at a rapid CAGR of more than 45% (in terms of unit shipments) through 2019, according to a new report by global technology research and advisory company Technavio. The fuel cell market in the automotive industry is dominated by APAC. Sayani Roy.

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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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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017. billion gallons—35% higher than the actual 2014 volumes. Cellulosic biofuel.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Department (DOE) released a new report showing continued momentum and growth in the fuel cell industry. The 2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report shows that more than 60,000 fuel cells, totaling roughly 300 megawatts (MW), shipped worldwide in 2015.

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MARCH 27, 2014

Volvo Trucks’ 2014 heavy-duty engines are providing greater fuel efficiency than anticipated, delivering up to a 3% fuel efficiency improvement compared with their 2013 counterparts, according to the company. —Göran Nyberg, president, Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing. Every drop counts. downspeeding.”.

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APRIL 29, 2014

The UK government announced plans to invest £500 million (US$841 million) between 2015 and 2020 to boost the ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) industry and help drivers both afford and feel confident using electric cars. The automotive industry is worth £11.2 LowCVP 2014-2015 workplan. billion (US$18.8

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MAY 29, 2015

For example: The proposed 2016 standard for cellulosic biofuel—those fuels with the lowest GHG emissions profile—is six times higher than actual 2014 volumes. billion gallons more, or about 9% higher, than the actual 2014 volumes. billion gallons by 2017—17% higher than the actual 2014 volumes. Background.

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JULY 1, 2014

China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) recently released its 2014 Green Car China Annual Report , an evaluation of mainstream vehicles on sale in China by their lifecycle impacts and their health impacts. Among the results of the Green rankings for all vehicles: 2014 China Green Car ratings. Source: iCET.

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MAY 20, 2013

In a forecast of the Lithium market through 2017, Roskill Information Services estimates that rechargeable batteries will, in the base-case growth scenario, contribute 75% of the growth in forecast lithium demand to 2017, when total demand for lithium is expected to reach slightly more than 238,000t lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE).

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

The announcement of the latest investment come along with release of a new DOE report—“ Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report 2014 ”—showing the fuel cell industry is continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate, totaling more than $2.2 billion in sales in 2014. Market report. billion in 2013.

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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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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 7, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 3,539,970 vehicles in China in 2014, an average of one vehicle every 9 seconds and almost 9,700 vehicles each day. GM performed well ahead of the overall industry in China, which was up an estimated 7.5% Wuling sales in the domestic market rose 8.4% GM’s sales were up 12.0%

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

The Urban Taraxagum bicycle tire, available on the market since 2019, is the first serial product made of dandelion rubber that combines local production with minimal transport distances in the supply chain. The dandelion rubber used is cultivated, extracted and processed in Germany.

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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. Oxbotica was founded in 2014 by Oxford University professors, Paul Newman and Ingmar Posner. Oxbotica’s flagship product is Selenium: a full stack autonomy system.

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JUNE 30, 2016

Electric vehicles (EVs) will need to increase their combined market share to 16% by 2020 for markets to achieve the aggressive fuel economy standards set by regulators, according to new research by the World Energy Council, the UN-accredited global energy body representing the entire energy spectrum. In the EU, the EV gap is 1.4

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JULY 7, 2014

China has become our largest and most important market. Furthermore, Tianjin is the location of a new production plant for dual-clutch gearboxes (DSG) for Volkswagen in China that is due to be inaugurated at the end of 2014. million vehicles between January and May 2014, representing a rise of 17.7%

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MARCH 5, 2019

The analysis covered 23 markets in Europe and found a direct correlation between diesel car registrations and average CO2 emissions. The introduction of WLTP in September 2018 has been a challenge for the market, as a large number of available vehicles had not been homologated yet. g/km to 120.5 —Felipe Munoz.

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JULY 30, 2015

A market study recently published by Transparency Market Research (TMR) projected that revenue from the global marine hybrid propulsion market will rise from US$2.24 According to the report, the diesel-electric system is the most common technology configuration utilized in the global marine hybrid propulsion market.

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JUNE 18, 2014

In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that the market for next-generation advanced batteries (i.e., beyond Li-ion), will grow from $182 million in 2014 to more than $9.4 GWh in 2014 to greater than 225.3 The lone exception is the ultracapacitor market. billion in 2023. GWh in 2023.

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MARCH 21, 2016

billion units in 2014. However, CCM says that it was not the growth rate of unit output but the growth rate of battery capacity that could reflect the real situation of Li-ion battery industry—most domestic Li-ion batteries for alternative energy vehicles are large-capacity. in 2010 and a high of 36.16% in 2012.

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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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APRIL 25, 2014

Novozymes reported that sales of its enzymes to the bioenergy industry increased by 34% in Q1, driven by three enzymes that promise to improve profits for producers of corn ethanol: Avantec, Spirizyme Achieve and Olexa. —Niels Miles Frandsen, Marketing Director for Bioenergy at Novozymes. The enzymes give our customers a choice.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Global Bioenergies and Clariant announced the first isobutene production from a wheat straw hydrolysate, in the industrial pilot of Pomacle Bazancourt. This hydrolysate was converted into renewable isobutene in Global Bioenergies’ industrial pilot operated by ARD in its Pomacle-Bazancourt facility.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Let’s look at the advancements in battery cost reduction, navigate through supply chain complexities, and explore the promising prospects ahead for the EV market. Expanding Battery Manufacturing Capacity in North America In North America, the United States is the leading market for lithium-ion batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The Volkswagen Group is aiming for global market leadership in electric mobility. “We Initially, a total of 14 models from several Volkswagen Group brands will be available with electric or hybrid drive technology by 2014. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen AG on the eve of the 65 th International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main.

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