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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen. Although US national energy policy was gridlocked, several individual US states opened up new opportunities in 2013: Hawaii Electric Light Company completed a geothermal Request for Proposals and is soon expected to announce the winner out of six bidders.

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Tesla shutting down Berlin factory for 2 weeks due to Red Sea shipping attacks

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To reach the Red Sea, ships must travel through the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen. But Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been going through a civil war for a decade now, with the Saudi- and US-backed Yemeni government fighting against an Iran-backed group called the Houthis.

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

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Tesla and Volvo are among several companies having to direct ships away from the Red Sea amid the threat of attacks, Automotive News Europe reports. The Ghent factory currently builds its fully electric XC40 and C40, with the EX30 EV added next year.

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Opinion: Saudi Oil Strategy: Brilliant Or Suicide?

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Furthermore, several national oil companies, Venezuela’s among them, are building refineries with local partners in Asia, which will use their crude. They are fighting a multi-front war with Iran directly (in Yemen) and indirectly (in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq). Their need for revenue is intensifying rather than moderating.

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Tesla to Idle German Gigafactory Due to Red Sea Shipping Delays

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Tesla just rolled out the new Model 3 and Cybertruck here in the States, and the automaker has been building the updated sedan for a while in Europe, so the shipping delays couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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