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MAY 21, 2015

Global Bioenergies, a developer of one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, and Cristal Union, the 4 th largest European beet producer, have formed IBN-One, a joint venture to build and operate the first plant in France converting renewable resources into isobutene.

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JULY 4, 2016

France-based Global Bioenergies announced that its German subsidiary, Global Bioenergies GmbH, secured a €400,000 (US$446,000) grant from the BMBF (the German federal ministry for research and education) to finance a 14-month-project aimed at producing renewable gasoline additives. million tons per year).

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Ballard Power Systems has signed a product development agreement with Hydrogene de France ( HDF Energy ), an independent power producer dedicated to renewable power generation, for the development and integration of a multi-megawatt (MW) scale fuel cell system into HDF Energy’s Renewstable power plant designed for stationary power applications.

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APRIL 6, 2021

These investments will enable FiveT to establish itself at the heart of the hydrogen industry and help advance a broader global mission to address climate change and accelerate the energy transition. The Fund will exclusively finance projects in the production, storage and distribution of clean hydrogen.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Summa Equity, Shell Ventures, and SYSTEMIQ also participated in the financing. The program kick-off is supported by a new raise of $24.3 million, led by Horizons Ventures, joined by a new investor: British Airways.

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JULY 6, 2021

Bugatti is contributing a tradition-rich brand, iconic products, a loyal customer base and a global dealer organisation to the joint venture. In the future also, all Bugatti models will still be produced at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, France. —Lutz Meschke, Member of the Executive Board for Finance.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Visedo, a Finnish manufacturer specializing in electric powertrains and components, has secured a financing package of €20 million (US$21 million) to support its international growth plans. The financing consists of an equity investment of €13.5 million, an EFSI loan of €5 million and €1.5 million in funding from other sources.

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MAY 28, 2014

AREVA, Smart Energies through its subsidiary CETH 2 , and the ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) have created a joint venture—AREVA H 2 -Gen—to manufacture Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM) for the production of hydrogen from water and electricity.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Butadiene is a chemical intermediate derived from fossil resources that is used in the production of synthetic rubber. Some 60% of global output is for the tire industry. The project was selected by France’s Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) to receive €14.7

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JULY 8, 2011

One month after its IPO ( earlier post ), Global Bioenergies, a France-based startup that has engineered a series of bacterial strains that can produce isobutene, has received €475K (US$680K) in funding from the French innovation agency OSEO. Global Bioenergies had already received OSEO funding of €760K US(1.1 distillation).

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JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. The result is a marketplace that is more competitive with better products.

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JULY 25, 2009

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will grant financing of up to €300 million (US$426 million) to Valeo for its current research projects aiming to reduce the fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions of cars and improve active safety. Leoni – the development and production of automotive cables and harnesses. billion were in France.

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JUNE 26, 2012

Launched at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, the Global Initiative for Resource-Efficient Cities is intended to work with local and national governments, the private sector and civil society groups to promote energy efficient buildings, efficient water use, sustainable waste management and other activities.

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MAY 11, 2011

the developer of a technology to extract oil from algae, announced that Ennesys, its joint venture partner in France, is working with large institutions to develop two separate large-scale algae projects. France’s RT 2020 sustainable energy law requires that all major buildings achieve a positive energy balance by the year 2020.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Volta began series production in Austria ahead of those planned deliveries in Q3 2023, but things started to go south once its battery supplier Proterra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last summer. Beyond the UK, Volta Trucks says its customer trials will expand in Q2 to customers in Germany, France, Nordics, and Austria.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Michelin’s contribution to this joint venture will be the activities of Symbio—a Group subsidiary since 1 February 2019 and a supplier of hydrogen fuel cell systems associated with a range of digital services—as well as research & development and production activities. —Patrick Koller, Chief Executive Officer of Faurecia.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8% last year, even higher than the average over the past decade, to reach total global installations of more than 120.8 GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. The global wind market for turbine installations in 2008 was worth about €36.5 billion (US$46.8

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Both companies intend to create an EV Customer Experience Center in France that will promote the implementation of projects to demonstrate the economic, commercial and technological challenges at stake. million globally. In July 2011, GE Capital announced the first European supply of EV Citroën C-Zero cars to technology giant, 3M.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

In 2021, global investment in the low-carbon energy transition totaled $755 billion, up 27% from $595 billion in 2020 and just $264 billion in 2011, according to Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022, a new report published by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). degrees of global warming. Germany, the U.K.

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MAY 5, 2011

The draft report says that as the global economy’s center of gravity shifts toward Asia, the region could account for about half of global output in 2050, up from the current 27%, as well as half of global trade and investment. If these events occur, Asia would account for only 32%, or $61 trillion, of global GDP in 2050.

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MAY 4, 2024

This comes after a fairly long period of dampened economic conditions in some of the key global markets which saw rough macroeconomic conditions, country-specific local currency depreciation, availability of foreign exchange and also regulatory issues. Along with its two production facilities at Oragadam and Vallam Vadagal, near Chennai.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Global investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) tripled to $3 billion, and that in hydrogen was $1.5 A geographical split of BNEF’s energy transition investment data shows that Europe accounted for the biggest slice of global investment, at $166.2 Global investment in renewable energy capacity moved up 2% to $303.5

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices. and China markets, while the Russian Finance Ministry recently backed away from a tax proposal which Russian crude producers said would reduce their output.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

billion) in France-based PSA Peugeot Citroën as part of a €3-billion (US$4.13-billion) Reinforcing PSA Peugeot Citroën’s competitive positioning in Europe, in particular through accelerating PSA Peugeot Citroën’s development via the financing of a program of strategic investments and strengthening its balance sheet and liquidity.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

From the article: “Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov won early backing from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for his plan to start mass production of electric cars, Putin’s spokesman said on Tuesday. They said Prokhorov was ready to provide project financing for two years.

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APRIL 16, 2017

Agrisoma Biosciences, an agricultural company that has commercialized carinata, a non-food oilseed crop designed for sustainable production of biofuels, has closed a $15.4-million million Series B financing round, co-led by new investor Groupe Lune Rouge and current investors Cycle Capital Management, and BDC Venture Capital.

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To make 600 million tonnes of it would require almost three times the power production capacity of the entire European Union in 2022, according to Emblemsvåg. “So The majority of global shipbuilding happens in South Korea, Japan, and China. So we can make engines that run on ammonia, but there won’t be enough ammonia.”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PwC analysis finds a need for global carbon intensity to drop an average of 5.1% Since 2000, the global rate of decarbonization has averaged 0.8%; from 2010 to 2011, global carbon intensity fell by just 0.7%. Because of this slow start, global carbon intensity now needs to be cut by an average of 5.1% Click to enlarge.

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MAY 5, 2015

Global Bioenergies has delivered the first batch of isobutene from renewable resources to Arkema six months ahead of the projected schedule. Thanks to the cooperation of ARD’s and Global Bioenergies’ teams, the scaling up of our process in our industrial pilot has been achieved in record time. Earlier post.)

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MAY 29, 2024

France in 2023 announced that it would exclude China in its EV incentives to help staunch the flow. China, meanwhile, now makes enough batteries to supply all global EV production , according to recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates. In the U.S., Last week, survey results suggested that younger U.S.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Digg Facebook Reddit more… Print Reprints & permissions Related Items From The Economist Two-wheelers take over Nov 13th 2008 Bicycle production Sep 22nd 2008 Electric bikes in China Aug 13th 2008 More. Our mission is to prepare students for top careers in finance. Become a Trustee of CfBT Education Trust.

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APRIL 22, 2010

The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Geneva-based Global Subsidies Initiative ( GSI ) has issued a five-part series of reports into how nations might remove fossil-fuel subsidies, on the eve of a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Washington this week. in total by 2010 to 0.7% per year to 2050.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1. People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

As a result of the lockdown, automobile production ground to a halt in several leading car manufacturing countries. With the global automotive industry spiraling, several reports have questioned how EVs will fare vis-à-vis the turbulence in the broader industry. COVID-19 pandemic has hit the automotive market hard.

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