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Sinopec establishes coal-to-chemical unit

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The group planned to build six coal-to-chemical bases across the country from 2011 to 2015, with the bases spreading in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Guizhou Province, Anhui Province, Henan Province and Ningxia Autonomous Region, each. Sinopec Great Wall Energy Chemical Co.,

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Shell, Shenhua to Partner on RD in Advanced Coal Technology; Shell Qualifies 3 Chinese Companies to Manufacture Gasification Technology

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Shell) also qualified three Chinese companies for the manufacture of key equipment for the Shell Coal Gasification Process (SCGP), in order to make the Shell technology more competitive in the Chinese market. Shell has signed 19 licensing agreements with different Chinese users. Shell and Shenhua.

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Duke study finds China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll; 2x vehicle GHG if used for fuel

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As part of the largest investment in coal-fueled synthetic natural gas plants ever, the central Chinese government recently approved construction of nine large-scale plants capable of producing more than 37 billion cubic meters of synthetic natural gas annually. These plants are coming online at a rapid pace.

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Saab Automobile enters agreement with Hawtai Motor Group on strategic partnership

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The transactions are subject to agreement on definitive transaction documents and certain conditions, which include consents from certain Chinese governmental agencies, the European Investment Bank and the Swedish National Debt Office. per share, thereby substantially reducing Spyker’s interest burden.

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First Solar Signs MoU for 2GW Solar Power Plant in China

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First Solar signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese government to build a 2 gigawatt solar power plant in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. The Chinese feed-in tariff will be critical to this project. Phases 2 and 3 will be completed in 2014 and Phase 4 will be completed by 2019.

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