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Chinese Ehang EVTOL & Customer Cuisinart Certified As Rural Toy, Undercapitalized

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In the past couple of years, far too much digital ink and far too many investment dollars have been wasted. continued] The post Chinese Ehang EVTOL & Customer Cuisinart Certified As Rural Toy, Undercapitalized appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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Global clean energy investment was $67.8 billion in the third quarter of 2018, down 6% from the same period last year, according to the latest Clean Energy Investment Trends report from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). Public markets investment in clean energy jumped 120% to $3.1 In 3Q, Chinese solar investment was $14.2

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Waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem raises C$280M, its largest financing round

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a leading waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, has completed a C$280-million (US$223 million) investment round—its largest to date. Enerkem’s platform is a 4-step thermochemical process that consists of feedstock preparation; gasification; cleaning and conditioning of syngas; and catalytic synthesis.

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Tesla Megapack Factory in China to start construction 

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On April 22nd, the Chinese media issued a news release, saying that the Tesla Shanghai The Megapack factory is scheduled to start construction in May. Tesla China didn’t waste any time recruiting for the Shanghai <egafactory. Tesla’s Megapacks have been a mainstay in Australia’s expanding clean energy market.

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COMAC of China, Boeing open Energy Conservation Center; first focus on aviation biofuel from waste cooking oil

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The Boeing-COMAC Technology Center’s first research project will explore opportunities to refine waste cooking oil, often described in China as “gutter oil,” into sustainable aviation biofuel. Boeing has estimated that Chinese airlines will need to buy 5,000 new airplanes by 2030 to meet this extraordinary demand.

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EV Battery Swapping Means Less Downtime For Fleets

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The Chinese startup U Power stirs the EV battery swapping pot, deploying guided robotic vehicles for speed and efficiency. The post EV Battery Swapping Means Less Downtime For Fleets appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy. PHEVLERs Provide Value to the Drivers PHEVLERs use the Existing Energy Infrastructure PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution. He has a Ph.D. Table of Contents.

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