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APRIL 18, 2020

IHS Markit is forecasting that global commercial vehicle production (GVW 4-8) volumes in 2020 compared to 2019 will be down 22% (more than 650,000 units) to 2.6 decline in global real GDP in 2020. million units, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. China slowly gaining momentum after shutdown.

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MAY 3, 2022

Source: Graph by the US Energy Information Administration, based on data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance, China’s General Administration of Customs, South Korea’s Customs Institute, India’s Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, and Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance via Global Trade Tracker. Bcf/d in 2021.

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MAY 10, 2022

It will improve Europe’s sustainable and secure energy supply and reduce EU’s reliance on Russian gas. The Joint Declaration also features Commission actions to put in place a supportive regulatory framework, facilitate access to finance and promote efficient supply chains.

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JUNE 17, 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €125-million loan with Umicore, the Belgian-based global materials technology and recycling group, to finance part of the greenfield production facility for cathode materials in Poland. The EIB recently reaffirmed its commitment to financing projects across the entire value chain.

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MAY 31, 2021

The report finds that annual investments in nature-based solutions (NbS) will have to triple by 2030 and increase four-fold by 2050 from the current investments of $133 billion (using 2020 as base year). —“State of Finance for Nature”. A total investment of $8.1 Nature currently only accounts for 2.5%

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MAY 3, 2021

EnergyX) has secured commitments of $20 million in financing. In 2020, EnergyX announced a pilot partnership with Orocobre Limited ( earlier post ) to deliver high-quality and comprehensive solutions that will lead to a cleaner, more efficient lithium extraction. tons by 2040.

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JULY 30, 2021

million in new financing. Niron says that its technology delivers magnets that are less expensive, more sustainable, globally available, and made from abundant input materials not subject to supply constraints or price instability. 2019.165962.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

JetBlue will offset carbon dioxide emissions from jet fuel for all domestic JetBlue flights beginning in July 2020, making it the first major US airline to take this measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming. The sale of carbon offsets help to finance the projects.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

Solaris will supply the articulated, low-floor and zero-emission trolleybuses to the customer within 12 months. In July 2020, Solaris completed deliveries under an earlier order for 26 vehicles of this type. The main purpose of the project co-financed by the EU is to reduce pollutant emissions in the centre of the city.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

GM Ventures, the automaker’s investment arm, has made a strategic investment in Lithion Recycling’s Series A financing round, supporting a new GM-Lithion strategic partnership agreement to pursue a circular battery ecosystem using Lithion’s advanced battery recycling technology.

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MAY 31, 2020

Energy investment is set to fall by one-fifth in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start of 2020, global energy investment was on track for growth of around 2%, which would have been the largest annual rise in spending in six years. Global investment in oil and gas is expected to fall by almost one-third in 2020.

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JULY 21, 2022

million b/d since the start of 2020, contributing 184,000 b/d to the global decline in 2021. Global demand for refined products dropped substantially in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The refinery’s return is likely to decrease petroleum product prices and increase supply, particularly in south and southeast Asian markets.

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JUNE 10, 2020

Although the cheap low-interest or no-interest financing deals for new vehicles have mostly gone away, as the auto industry recalibrates supply to a new coronavirus-recovery norm for demand, many of them are still good through June in the green-car sector—leading to some standout deals for electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hybrid vehicles. (..)

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In its second quarterly update to its Lithium: Outlook to 2030, 17 th Edition report, Roskill maintains the view that future refined lithium supply will remain tight, with a period of sustained supply deficit in the mid-2020s. The lithium-ion battery supply chain does not only depend on lithium.

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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. of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020. —“CARS 2020”.

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MARCH 7, 2021

The Finnish Minerals Group (FMG), which manages the Finnish State’s mining industry shareholdings, is the largest shareholder in Keliber and is focused on creating partnerships and co-investments with a view to developing the Finnish battery electric vehicle supply chain. The project financing would include both a debt and equity component.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

An estimated 387GW/1,143GWh of new energy storage capacity will be added globally from 2022 to 2030, according to the forecast—more than Japan’s entire power generation capacity in 2020. Record electricity prices are forcing consumers to consider new forms of energy supply, driving the residential storage market in the near term.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

Fisker will also offer a “$0 drive off” option through a fully financed $2,999 down payment for credit-approved customers. We have secured a global supply chain and manufacturing capacity that will result in projected production of more than 1 million vehicles between 2022 and 2027. 80 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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JULY 11, 2020

The financing was led by funds and accounts advised by T. With all three launches occurring in 2021, our teams are working hard to ensure our vehicles, supply chain and production systems are ready for a robust production ramp up. The investment announcement is Rivian's first in 2020. Rivian has closed an investment round of $2.5

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JULY 15, 2020

Announced in January 2020 by US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) is a comprehensive program to accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of next-generation energy storage. Over the Fiscal Years 2017-2019, DOE has invested more than $1.2

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The company also signed a separate MOU with China Iron and Steel Research Institute Group (CISRI) and Hebei Iron and Steel Group (HBIS Group) for an equivalent aim in Jing-Jin-Ji area as it introduced Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty truck for the first time in China at the 2020 China International Import Expo (CIIE).

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MARCH 8, 2021

are launching a new rare earth production initiative spanning European and North American critical material supply chains. Energy Fuels will produce its RE Carbonate from natural monazite sands supplied by US-based Chemours Company under a sales agreement between Energy Fuels and Chemours that was announced on 14 December 2020.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

The chargers are to be rolled out in 24 countries by the end of 2020 as part of the second phase of the IONITY network expansion. The customized chargers being supplied by ABB for IONITY are ABB’s slimmest design to date and align with IONITY’s design needs. Financial details of the order were not disclosed.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Labelled “Biofuel Flightpath”, the initiative is a roadmap with clear milestones which targets an annual production of two million tonnes of sustainably produced biofuel for aviation by 2020. Facilitate dedicated aviation biofuel production at a reasonable cost by agreeing to tangible biofuel supply and purchase commitments.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Proterra Inc has been selected by the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services as a vendor to supply zero-emission battery-electric transit buses and charging infrastructure under the state’s regional Cooperative Purchasing Contract.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The European Commission presented an Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials , the 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials and a foresight study on critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sectors from the 2030 and 2050 perspectives. A secure and sustainable supply of raw materials is a prerequisite for a resilient economy.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Going forward, to further pursue possible uses in a wide range of areas, including supply chains, mobility services, and the “Woven City” announced on 7 January 2020 ( earlier post ), and create new value in the future, the accumulation of technical knowledge and promoting solutions for implementation in business, is now necessary.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

The supply arrangements for these new technologies will be on agreed commercial terms. In 2013, Mercedes-Benz AG and Aston Martin entered into a strategic cooperation for the supply of AMG V8 engines and the supply of components for the E/E (electrical) architecture. in Aston Martin.

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JUNE 28, 2021

This first phase development will unlock future large-scale investment to grow the local supply chain and develop the whole life cycle opportunities of batteries, including energy storage, battery reuse, smart charging and closed loop recycling. Together with the consortium, they will help create of more than 200 direct jobs.

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MAY 31, 2011

(CPV); GE Energy Financial Services; and Diamond Generating Corporation (DGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, co-owners of the planned $900-million CPV Sentinel power plant, have closed the largest project financing in the US thermal power industry this year for the facility to be built in Riverside County, Calif.

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APRIL 24, 2022

Operation of the lithium plant and financing will be 100% carried out by POSCO Argentina, a subsidiary of POSCO Holdings. Construction of the brine lithium plant is to be completed in the first half of 2024, with annual production of 25,000 tons of lithium hydroxide. The total investment cost is about US$830 million (about KRW 0.95

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Financing alternatives are being evaluated. TECO 2030 was listed on Euronext Growth Oslo in the fall of 2020. TECO 2030 will supply fuel cells for hydrogen-powered tugboats pushing the barges along the Danube. Expected investment is nearly €100 million over approximately ten years.

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APRIL 3, 2021

Hercules is commencing the Series A financing to support product development and add team members; the company currently is scouting locations for production of its components, including solid-state batteries. In September 2020, Hercules announced an exclusive agreement with Toronto-based Worksport Ltd.,

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Tao’s meeting with China EV100 covered major research topics about the automotive industry, including automotive data management, consumer-side carbon trading management, urban electric mobility promotion, and even the participation of multinational companies in China’s supply chain. expansion project. ” Musk tweeted. .

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MARCH 24, 2021

In March 2020, Renault Trucks began series production of its second-generation of electric vehicles at the Blainville-sur-Orne plant. Renault Trucks will also capitalize on the partnerships developed by Volvo Energy, the Volvo Group’s new entity dedicated to the supply, second life and recycling of batteries, as well as to charging solutions.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) provided $500 million of the $700 million in financing for First Solar’s India factory. This $500 million in financing reflects the increasing strength of our partnership with India – DFC’s largest market and a like-minded partner with a dynamic private sector.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

The plant is set to start commercial production in the third quarter of 2020 with an annual capacity of 340 million square meters of polymer lithium-ion battery separator (LiBS) and 130 million square meters of ceramic-coated separator (CCS), SK Innovation said. in China, a wholly owned subsidiary, to finance the investment in the country.

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