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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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Domestic installation of energy-efficient heat pumps came to $50.8 billion, level with 2019 despite falling unit prices. Fuel-cell bus sales drove the decline, falling from $865 million in 2019 to approximately $400 million in 2020. Passenger FCV sales grew slightly, from $555 million in 2019 to $592 million in 2020.

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Tesla-powered Slovenian company launches third–and largest–Megapack project

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Slovenia’s NGEN first started utilizing Tesla Megapacks for energy storage and grid stabilization in 2019. The country became the first in the Balkin Peninsula to install a grid-scale battery storage unit with the implementation of 126 Tesla Powerpacks capable of a 22.2 MWh capacity. Hz, NGEN told us.

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SpaceX converts Falcon Heavy core into Falcon 9 booster

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Known as B1052, the Falcon Heavy side core or booster debuted in April 2019 as part of the first flight of the rocket’s Block 5 variant, successfully launching Saudi Arabia’s large Arabsat 6A communications satellite to an almost 90,000 km (56,000 mi) transfer orbit. B1052 is reborn. Richard Angle).

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Volkswagen Group opts for LNG-fueled car carriers

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From 2019, Volkswagen Group Logistics will use two LNG-powered charter vessels from Siem Car Carriers AS, making it one of the first automakers to opt for low-emission LNG-powered vessels for the marine transport of vehicles. —Wolfram Thomas, Head of Group Production.

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