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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

South Korea-based SK On (SKO), a global EV battery manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Global Lithium Resources to explore future business opportunities together in regard to stable supply of lithium. Incorporated in 2018, Global Lithium was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange last year.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Atlas Lithium Corporation, a US-based mineral exploration company focused on lithium and other battery metals in Brazil, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Co., with respect to Mitsui’s potential interest in acquiring the right to purchase Atlas Lithium’s future lithium concentrate production.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects global consumption of liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, to set new record highs in 2024. EIA also expects oil production in Canada, Brazil, and Norway collectively to grow 12% from 2022 to 2024, and also expects growth from new sources such as Guyana.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Honda Energy), Honda’s wind power generation business subsidiary in Brazil, has begun operation of its wind power generation facility. Honda thereby the first automaker in Brazil to start a wind power generation business. Honda Energy will be proactive in promoting the use of renewable energy in Brazil.

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APRIL 28, 2023

MRN has annual production capacity of c. MRN started production in 1979. Alunorte alumina refinery has an annual nameplate capacity of 6.3 million tonnes of alumina and is a key raw material source for Hydro’s smelter operations, including the adjacent Albras smelter, Norwegian primary aluminium smelters, and external customers.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Biofeedstock company Proterro, the developer of a biosynthetic process to manufacture fermentable sugar ( earlier post ), and Bunge Global Innovation, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global agribusiness and food company Bunge Limited, will conduct a pilot study of Proterro’s sucrose-production technology in Brazil.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Brazil-based Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, announced a project to evaluate an investment in producing carbon-negative bio-based polypropylene (PP) in the US. This new U.S-based

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Conigital , a UK-based driverless vehicle company with operations in Australia, Brazil, and India, said it has secured an offer of £500 million (US$626 million) in Series A+ funding. Conigital also has strategic academic alliances with institutions including Coventry University, University of Essex and Queensland University of Technology.

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MARCH 15, 2016

Shell and its joint venture announced the start of oil production from the third phase of the deep-water Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development in Brazil’s Campos Basin. The development is the first of its kind based fully on subsea oil and gas separation and subsea pumping.

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JULY 30, 2019

In 2018, global oil reserves rose slightly (+0.4%), mainly due to growth in the US. also rose in Brazil and Norway. OPEC registered zero growth as production in the Arab Gulf countries were offset by losses in Iran and Venezuela due to geopolitical issues. 2018 recorded an overall growth in oil production of 2.5

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Against this background of exceptional growth, the International Lithium Association (ILiA) has been formed to provide a central, global voice for the lithium producers and their stakeholders, and to promote a sustainable and a responsible future for the lithium value chain. Ltd; AMG Brazil S.A.; ppm Li (0.0018%).

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DECEMBER 3, 2017

BP Biofuels and Copersucar have agreed to form a joint venture to own and operate a major ethanol storage terminal in Brazil, better and flexibly connecting ethanol production with the country’s main fuels markets. Copersucar is the world’s leading sugar and ethanol trader, with the largest sugar and ethanol storage capacity in Brazil.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, has begun construction of its new automobile production plant in the city of Itirapina in the state of São Paulo (approximately 200 km (124 miles) northwest of the city of São Paulo). Honda Automóveis do Brasil Ltda.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ford has produced its 150,000 th Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle since starting production nearly two years ago, a significant milestone as the company scales EV production to a rate of 600,000 annually by late 2023 and more than 2 million annually by 2026.

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JUNE 27, 2012

and Bunge Global Innovation LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited, a global agribusiness and food company, have broken ground on a 100,000 metric ton renewable oil production facility adjacent to Bunge’s Moema sugarcane mill in Brazil. Solazyme, Inc. billion expansion.

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OCTOBER 6, 2013

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022 projects that global ethanol production will increase 67% over the next ten years, with biodiesel increasing even faster but from a smaller base. Global ethanol production has fallen in calendar year 2012 for the first time since 2000, due to declines in the United States and in Brazil.

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AUGUST 8, 2013

HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, plans to build a new automobile production plant with annual production capacity of 120,000 units. The new plant, scheduled to become operational in 2015, will produce Fit-class compact vehicles, for which demand is high on a global basis.

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APRIL 10, 2014

World ethanol and biodiesel production. In 2012, the combined global production of ethanol and biodiesel fell for the first time since 2000, down 0.4% Global ethanol production declined slightly for the second year in a row, to 83.1 Global ethanol production declined slightly for the second year in a row, to 83.1

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The fully electric eO500U bus chassis is part of our global development strategy for electromobility. —Gustav Tuschen, Head of Product Engineering and Purchasing Daimler Buses. The fully electric eO500U bus chassis will be launched in Brazil and in other selected Latin American countries.

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MARCH 6, 2010

Brazil’s 10-millionth flex-fuel vehicle was built on 4 March, according to the country’s National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea). The next step is to take this technically proven and highly successful project to the rest of the world, since all major automakers in Brazil have a global presence.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 28, 2023

Promoting renewable energy in the Global South is essential, and for several important reasons. First, countries in the Global South are often highly reliant on fossil fuels for energy production, which contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants that have harmful environmental and health impacts.

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JULY 16, 2010

Integrating cellulosic ethanol production via DHR. Dedini S/A Indústrias de Base and Novozymes A/S signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming at continuing to develop a technological route to produce cellulosic ethanol in Brazil. Source: Dedini. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) billion gallons) of ethanol is currently produced.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

Say what you will about offshore oil and gas exploration, but it’s still alive and kicking—high production costs and all. The latest demonstration of the viability of deepwater projects, even in the post-2014 oil industry era, comes from none other than Brazil.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. of net CO 2 emission globally relative to data for 2014. Gigatons yr −1.

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JANUARY 15, 2015

Boeing and Embraer have opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in a collaborative effort to further establish the aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. Boeing’s biofuel collaboration with Embraer is led by Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil (BR&T-Brazil), one of Boeing’s six international advanced research centers.

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MAY 12, 2014

will open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. The research will focus on technologies that address gaps in a supply chain for sustainable aviation biofuel in Brazil, such as feedstock production and processing technologies. Boeing and Embraer S.A.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

World ethanol and biodiesel production, 1975-2010. Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. The United States and Brazil remain the two largest producers of ethanol.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2013

We believe Iogen has the most robust, well proven, and competitive technology platform in the cellulosic ethanol business and, after this first facility is complete, we plan to combine Iogen’s cellulosic ethanol with seven more of our sugar cane production operations. Brazil Cellulosic ethanol' —Brian Foody, CEO of Iogen.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 15, 2024

“The report shows that under existing policies and market conditions, global renewable power capacity is now expected to grow to 7,300 GW over the 2023-28 period covered by the forecast,” the IEA wrote in a press release. There are still some big hurdles to overcome, including the difficult global macroeconomic environment.” “For

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

Combining a scalable battery anode production facility with integrated graphite mining operations, the project will be powered by 100% renewable electricity to supply ultra-low emission coated anodes for green lithium-ion batteries. Most of the world’s reserves are in China, with other key nations India and Brazil.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

announced the first commercial shipment from its new plant in Brazil. We have operated multiple tanks without contamination or surprises through several production runs during the first month of operation. Amyris’s Biofene plant in Brotas, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, sources its sugarcane feedstock locally from the Paraíso mill.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore are supporting the purchase of the Atlantic Nickel nickel sulfide and the Mineraçao Vale Verde copper mine in Brazil by ACG , a London-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for US$ 1 billion. It plans for an average copper equivalent production of c. lb nickel for open pit; c.

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MAY 21, 2020

Energy company SGH2 is bringing the world’s biggest green hydrogen production facility to Lancaster, California. The City of Lancaster will host and co-own the green hydrogen production facility, according to a recent memorandum of understanding. Hydrogen can also reduce and potentially replace natural gas in all applications.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

and Syngenta have extended a joint market development agreement in Brazil. Syngenta will evaluate its portfolio of crop protection products alongside Ceres hybrids, while Ceres will provide both seed and research support. —Adriano Vilas Boas, Global Marketing Director for Sugarcane at Syngenta. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Brazil’s largest airline, TAM Airlines; Curcas Diesel Brasil, a company promoting Jatropha curcas as the key feedstock for the global biodiesel industry; and Brasil Ecodiesel , the country’ largest biodiesel producer, will collaborate to conduct feasibility studies to implement an integrated project for the. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

SG Biofuels (SGB) has teamed with JETBIO, leader of a multi-stakeholder initiative including Airbus, the Inter-American Development Bank, Bioventures Brasil, Rio Pardo Bioenergia, Air BP and TAM Airlines, to accelerate the production of crude Jatropha oil as a source for aviation biojet fuel in Brazil.

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