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Ensorcia to invest €200M to build lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Europe

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Chile-based Ensorcia Metals , a specialist in the extraction and transformation of high purity lithium, will invest €200 million to build a lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Europe.

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Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

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The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors. The battery modules and energy storage system package is four times larger than on any electric/hybrid ship currently operating.

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Roskill forecasts increasing dependence of Li market on batteries; switch from portable electronics to hybrids

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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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Forecast: Global Natural Gas Vehicle Fleet to Reach 17 Million by 2015

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The cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that the number of NGVs on the road worldwide will grow to 17 million vehicles by 2015, up from 9.7 Globally, Pike Research forecasts that the NGV market will grow at a CAGR of 5.5% to reach just more than 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. million in 2008.

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Volkswagen launches new engineer training program for ID EV family

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Plants in China, Brazil, Argentina, the US and Mexico are also participating in the program, which is supported by Volkswagen’s volunteering initiative and local universities. The successful FEEP trainees will act as “midwives” for the new electric cars to be launched on the market as part of Volkswagen’s major electric offensive.

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Forecast: 17M Natural Gas Vehicles Worldwide by 2015

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Pike Research forecasts that the NGV market will grow globally at a CAGR of 5.5% to reach just over 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. The top five markets for NGVs are currently Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India. Indeed, the other drivers take center stage in some specific markets (e.g.,

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Oversold Lithium could be about to rally

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The commodities market endured yet another annus horribilis , with just four commodities—natural gas, uranium, cocoa and wheat—recording any uptick at all. And just like other financial markets, trader sentiment plays a big role in determining trajectories. It’s back with a vengeance in 2019. dollar makes it all the more remarkable.

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