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IEA: nuclear power can play a major role in transition to low emissions energy systems; Russia, China leading on new reactor starts

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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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BNEF projects impact of COVID-19 on renewables, energy storage, EVs, etc.

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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.

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

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Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. And new energy vehicles will be one of the new growth points. Southeast Asia’s new energy vehicle market is expected to grow from about $500 million in 2021 to $2.67

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Battery-grade lithium carbonate forecast to trade at $74K/tonne in 12 months

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Shanghai Metals Market data pointed to a supply deficit of 1,361 tonnes in July, swinging from the supply surplus in the prior month as the re-opening of the Chinese economy and cash subsidies for new energy vehicles lifted car manufacturer’s demand. Earlier post.).

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Studies highlight effects of different gasoline components on fuel economy, combustion and emissions

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Researchers at Jilin University (China) have investigated the effect of gasoline components on fuel economy, combustion and emissions in a GDI (gasoline-direct-injection) engine. 2018b) in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. The study mainly focuses on the effect of short-chain alkanes, ethers and aromatics on fuel economy.

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Trade group asks administration to reinstate tariffs on Chinese graphite, critical material for EV batteries

Baua Electric

To put it another way, China could disrupt the clean energy transition at any moment by manipulating the global graphite market. Source: E&E News The post Trade group asks administration to reinstate tariffs on Chinese graphite, critical material for EV batteries appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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