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BASF to carve out mobile emissions catalysts business, invest up to €4.5B in battery materials and recycling

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The new standalone structure will prepare the business for the upcoming changes in the internal combustion engine market and allow for future strategic options. The new entity will continue to operate globally and comprise approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. Increases in carbon dioxide concentration along with global surface temperatures are showing a decline in agricultural yields due to climate change. [ New Jersey is second only to California in adoption of solar infrastructure. Resources. [

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Global sales top US $45 billion a year, on their way to more than $100 billion in the coming decade. And yet this transformative invention took nearly two decades to make it out of the lab, with numerous companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia considering the technology and yet failing to recognize its potential.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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In 2012, nearly 80% of total investment in the global fuel cell industry was made in US companies. The number of fuel cell units manufactured in Asia continued to grow steadily, rising from about 13,500 units in 2011 to roughly 22,000 units in 2012. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont).

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