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JUNE 26, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s ambitions for an EV supply chain are part of the diversification of the national economy away from oil, a project guided by the government’s Vision 2030 reform plan announced in 2016. Earlier post.) The Saudi processing plant will process spodumene from a mine that European Lithium is developing in Wolfsberg, Austria.

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. Global emissions from the energy sector stood at 32.1 The data signal a continuing decoupling of emissions and economic activity.

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JULY 20, 2023

Tata Sons will build a 40GW battery cell gigafactory in the United Kingdom (UK). The plant will employ innovative technologies and resource efficient processes such as battery recycling to recover and reuse all the original raw materials to deliver a circular economy ecosystem. The investment of more than £4 billion (US$5.2

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MAY 31, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has set in motion the largest drop in global energy investment in history, with spending expected to plunge in every major sector this year—from fossil fuels to renewables and efficiency—the International Energy Agency said in a new report.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

NTT DATA Corporation and DENSO Corporation have started to build an industry-wide ecosystem for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to create a global trusted dataspaces where only necessary data can be shared, while also protecting private data. Overview of the Global Trusted Dataspaces.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

At the IAA Summit in Munich, HIF Global, together with Porsche AG, Volkswagen Group Innovation and MAN Energy Solutions, announced the development and installation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in southern Chile in 2024. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) This stores the CO 2 long-term.

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MARCH 5, 2020

The heart of GM’s strategy is a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. billion joint venture plant that GM and LG Chem plan to build in Lordstown, Ohio. GM’s all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium.

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MAY 2, 2012

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ) ( earlier post ) launched its second three-year effort to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. —“Global Fuel Economy Initiative Plan of Action 2012-2015. Earlier post.). Policy support.

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JULY 11, 2022

The construction of the electrolysis plant marks the starting point for the use of green hydrogen in steel production in Bremen and will become an important building block in the decarbonization of steel production at ArcelorMittal Bremen. ArcelorMittal intends to lead the decarbonization of the global steel industry.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry. The roadmap reflects China’s ambition to foster a hydrogen economy; the country aims to have 1 million FCEVs on its roads by 2035, with an emphasis on commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

Seamless electrified ecosystem required from rock to road to secure the North American automotive industry Battery development and production is strategically important for the transition to clean-energy economy and to remain globally competitive Sustainable lithium mining and processing is an essential component of this ecosystem.

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JULY 15, 2022

The challenge of meeting Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 “will be short-circuited and remain out of reach” unless significant new copper supply comes online in a timely way, according to a new study by S&P Global that examines the growing mismatch between available copper supply and future demand resulting from the energy transition.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Plug Power plans to build a green hydrogen production plant in Camden County, Georgia, to serve customers across the southeastern United States. As a focal point for Plug Power’s green hydrogen network and the broader US hydrogen economy, Camden County, GA, presents many strategic advantages.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

With customer demand exceeding its initial projections, Ford now expects EcoBoost production to exceed its global diesel engine production. EcoBoost technology combines smaller overall size with turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing to deliver significantly improved performance and fuel economy. Global take rates.

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MAY 21, 2020

We know a circular economy with renewable energy is the path, and we have positioned ourselves to be the alternative energy capital of the world. Bloomberg New Energy Finance reports that clean hydrogen could cut up to 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and industry.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Gogoro , the global leader in battery-swapping for light electric vehicles like scooters and motorcycles, just can’t seem to slow down. SMFL) to accelerate Gogoro’s global business expansion. Oh, and not just for light electric vehicles anymore.

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APRIL 25, 2019

a global technology innovator powering the new space economy; and NTT DATA Corporation, a leading IT services provider, will collaborate on a proof-of-concept building automated high-definition (HD) maps for autonomous vehicles using high-resolution satellite imagery.

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APRIL 18, 2021

the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, will build its third commercial lithium-ion battery recycling facility, to be located in Gilbert, Arizona, within the Phoenix metropolitan area. Li-Cycle Corp., Earlier post.). It will also be engineered to directly process full electric vehicle packs without any dismantling.

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MARCH 13, 2020

BloombergNEF has issued a research note highlighting some of the likely effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak over the next year on the transition to a clean economy: including renewable power, energy storage, electric vehicles, heating, cooling and the circular economy. Chart: BloombergNEF.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Chemours’ investment builds on the existing efforts in the US to have a reliable supply chain and robust capacity to enable the hydrogen economy. Our society has a tremendous opportunity to build a more sustainable future, and that must include transitioning to cleaner energy. Earlier post.).

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JULY 4, 2023

Demand is expected to initially build on the decarbonization of existing industrial uses of hydrogen (95 MtH 2 eq), most notably for fertilizer production. Decarbonizing current and developing new end-uses, it can abate up to 85 GtCO 2 eq in cumulative emissions by 2050, more than twice global CO 2 emissions in 2021.

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JULY 4, 2022

As the world contends with a global energy crisis, nuclear power has the potential to play a significant role in helping countries to securely transition to energy systems dominated by renewables, according to a new special report by the IEA. —IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

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JUNE 7, 2021

trillion more each year should be invested globally in low-carbon energy, including renewables, and the electrification of economies over the coming decade, while annual expenditure on fossil fuel energy should decrease by $350-600 billion. The report says that $1.5-1.7

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JUNE 18, 2022

In contrast to 2022 when the OECD led the expansion, non-OECD economies are set to account for nearly 80% of growth next year. Global refining capacity is set to expand by 1 mb/d in 2022 and 1.6 Following nearly two years of declines, observed global oil inventories increased by 77 mb in April. mb/d in 2022 to 2.2 mb/d and 1.9

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APRIL 20, 2022

Additionally, the facility will expand its footprint by 114,000 square feet, which marks the plant’s sixth building expansion since 2003. Toyota Alabama has the capacity to build 900,000 engines annually and represents a nearly $1.5-billion Toyota Tennessee will update equipment to build new four-cylinder engine blocks.

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JUNE 16, 2019

A report released by C40 Cities finds that consumption-based emissions from nearly 100 of the world’s big cities already represent 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Regulations and incentives to use less building materials could reduce steel and cement use by 35% and 56%, respectively. C, according to the report.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Energy efficiency has tremendous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas emissions, but the global rate of progress is slowing, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3% Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3% This was slower than the 1.7%

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MARCH 2, 2024

Photo: Tesla Without EVs, solar, wind, and nuclear, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis shows. Advanced economies saw a record fall in their emissions in 2023 even as their GDP grew.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Automotive assembly plants are incredible engines for economic growth, due to the positive ripple effects they create across a region’s economy. VinFast has established global operations in the US, Canada, Germany, France and the Netherlands. It will also ensure VinFast’s self-reliance in global manufacturing, the company said.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

New homes and buildings will be required to install electric vehicle charge points from 2022. This will relate to homes, workplaces, sites such as supermarkets, as well as buildings undergoing major renovation. The post New homes and buildings to have EV charge points installed from 2022 appeared first on DriveElectric.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2022

Plug Power, a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, has entered an agreement with New Fortress Energy Inc. The facility is the first investment in green hydrogen for NFE, a global infrastructure company committed to accelerating the world’s transition to clean energy.

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JUNE 3, 2023

The storage battery market is expected to continue growing in light of the spread of renewable energy and electrified vehicles, as well as the global trend toward carbon neutrality.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

This is a globally significant project that positions CP at the leading edge of decarbonizing the freight transportation sector. The work builds on CP’s prior experience with testing low-emitting locomotive technologies, including biofuels, compressed natural gas and battery-powered solutions.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Government of Canada has launched its Hydrogen Strategy , a framework that seeks to position Canada as a global hydrogen leader, cementing this low-carbon and zero-emission fuel technology as a key part of a path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Strategy will utilize Canadian expertise to build new hydrogen supply.

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APRIL 20, 2018

Ahead of Beijing International Motor Show, INFINITI announced it will build five new vehicles in China in the next five years, beginning with the all new QX50 SUV, and electrify its portfolio ( earlier post ). —Roland Krueger, chairman and global president, INFINITI Motor Company, Ltd.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

The funding will be provided through the Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF), which is the largest fund in the world focused on the energy transition. LanzaTech’s technology provides a new way to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors across the economy. Additional plants are under construction globally.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

The three chip manufacturing and assembly facilities will help in making India a global semiconductor hub and will also raise the country’s profile in the global semiconductor value chain,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said. It has been made possible only in 2024.

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