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Concord Energy and cellulosic biogasoline company Cool Plant to establish JV in Asia-Pacific region

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Concord Energy, one of Singapore’s leading crude oil and refined petroleum product trading companies, has signed an agreement with cellulosic biogasoline company Cool Planet Energy Systems ( earlier post ) to establish a joint venture in the Asia-Pacific Region.

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Good Energies, Google and Marubeni Investing in Offshore Wind Backbone

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Energy investor Good Energies, Google and Marubeni Corporation are investing in the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone transmission project. Source: Google. Good Energies, an experienced investor in the development of renewable energy projects across North America, Europe and Asia, and Google are each investing 37.5%

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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

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The researchers used Landsat imagery to map annual changes in urban extent at a 30 m resolution for the period 1985 to 2015 on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. The expansion rates in Asia and North America substantially exceeded those of Europe (1,883 km 2 yr –1 ). —Liu et al.

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Tesla Model 3, Model X are Google’s Most Searched for EVs globally

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The Tesla Model 3 sedan and the Tesla Model X SUV are Google’s most searched for electric vehicles globally, according to new data from a price comparison website. For example, Sweden’s most popular EV in Google searches was the Polestar 2. In all, 94 countries had searched for the Model 3 most frequently.

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Tesla to appear at China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing

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The expo will feature a total of 515 exhibitors, including Tesla, Apple and several other companies, according to a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday. companies in the expo include Amazon, Intel, Qualcomm and HP, along with one Google executive who is attending to participate in a forum.

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VW new Touareg with new design and new technologies; focus on diesel

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These will include a Point-of-Interest (POI) Search via Google; map display provided by the Google Earth mapping service; the Google Street View function; and Online Traffic Information. Launches subsequently follow in Russia (end of 2014) and North America and Asia (early 2015). Launch from autumn 2014.

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Li-ion maker Amprius raises $30M to accelerate commercialization of high-energy, high-capacity batteries

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Amprius’ Series A and B investors include Trident Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners, IPV Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Chinergy Capital, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, and Stanford University. SAIF Partners is a leading private equity firm in Asia that provides growth capital to promising companies.

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