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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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Exide Industries Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, and Switzerland-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA announced a joint venture to build lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for India’s electric vehicle market and grid-based applications.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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Renewable energy is another solution. Renewables, particularly biomass for heat, provided 14.6% The European Union Renewable Energy Directive calls for sourcing one-quarter of Estonia’s gross final energy consumption from renewable sources. Estonia produced the first barrel of ENEFIT280 shale oil in December 2012.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 A key feature of the 2014 result was the rapid expansion of renewables into new markets in developing countries.

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