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The US and EU take different approaches to the threat of Chinese EV imports – Charged EVs

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Governments in North America and Europe are seriously concerned about China’s growing dominance of the EV industry. Chinese automaker BYD recently surpassed Tesla as the world’s leading seller of EVs, and it’s only one of several Chinese-owned brands that are already selling cars in the US and the EU.

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LME copper prices hit 7-year high

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An unexpectedly strong resurgence in Chinese cathode buying for scrap replacement, improving consumption, restocking and stockpiling purposes. Based on preliminary data from Chinese Customs, Chinese net imports of refined copper jumped by 45% y-o-y, or 1.3Mt, to 4.2Mt in Jan-Nov 2020.

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ReElement Technologies partners with EDP Renewables for rare earth magnet recycling – Charged EVs

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ReElement Technologies, a rare earth element and critical battery metal producer, has partnered with EDP Renewables North America, a renewable energy supplier, to recycle rare earth materials for wind turbines and EV motors.

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Maersk parterning with 6 companies to source at least 730,000 tpy of green methanol by end of 2025

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European Energy is a global renewable energy company and project developer (wind, solar and Power to X). It will also develop e-methanol projects in Latin America and the United States that will have a capacity to produce up to 200-300,000 tonnes annually of e-methanol starting in 2025/2026. European Energy (Denmark). Orsted (Denmark).

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Electric-car winds in China shift again: goals to be cut after sales fall?

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The government leaders who direct economic policy had seemingly concluded that Chinese makers could not succeed in selling cars in Europe and North America. Eight weeks ago, China seemed to be preparing to loosen its famously strict car-manufacturing rules for foreign makers.

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Global Wind Power Capacity Grew 28.8% in 2008; 120.8 GW Total

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Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8% GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. More than 27 GW of new wind power generation capacity came online in 2008, 36% more than in 2007. New US wind energy installations totalled 8,358 MW for a total installed capacity of 25,170 MW. billion (US$46.8

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China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

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About 160 kilometers northwest of Beijing, the city of Zhangjiakou with its rugged terrain boasts some of the richest wind and solar resources in China. Renewables account for nearly half of the city’s electricity output with less than a third of its full solar and wind potential of 70 gigawatts installed so far.

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