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Aemetis upgrades India biodiesel plant

Green Car Congress

an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company based in California, has upgraded its 50 million gallon per year capacity biodiesel and refined glycerin production facility in Kakinada, India to produce high-quality distilled biodiesel. Aemetis, Inc., — Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis. Aemetis was founded in 2006.

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Kazakhstan can meet India’s demands for rare-earths – ET Auto

Baua Electric

This can meet India’s growing demands for rare earth deposits from a source which is situated closer home. India has recently entered into a deal with Argentina for sourcing rare earth metals. He described these metals as a “new oil.”

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Team PluginIndia The Lithium mining FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) created by some paid media organizations and random YouTube channels is so bad, that many people read headlines of such articles and assume that Lithium mining is the worst thing in the world and is worse than extracting and refining 10,000 liters of oil used by an average ICE car.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

The India specific version is researched and created by PluginIndia. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth. A great deal of oil is extracted using what is called a pumpjack. The electricity usage for the 1,42,054 onshore wells that supply oil to India is over 1,415 GWh a month!

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

Green Car Congress

Conversely, in Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India—the top five markets for NGVs—there are a variety of light-duty NGVs available. In most regions, the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel is for the purpose of reducing the usage of imported crude oil or imported refined gasoline. Energy security. Availability.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

Green Car Congress

In India, falling inflation, lower interest rates, energy prices and a regained confidence will help lift the car market into growth mode starting in 2015 after a two-year lull. Uncertainty lingers over Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela for 2015. —Lin Huaibin, manager, China light vehicle sales forecast, IHS Automotive.

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Forecast: 17M Natural Gas Vehicles Worldwide by 2015

Green Car Congress

The top five markets for NGVs are currently Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India. Pike Research anticipates India will be the fastest-growing NGV market with a CAGR of 18.4% between 2008 and 2015. NGVs have substantially lower GHG, CO 2 , and NO x. Energy security. Availability.

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