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Sasol and ITOCHU to partner on green ammonia and hydrogen

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South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation. Japan is expected to be a large importer of green ammonia in the future.

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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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Looking at the third-quarter global investment figures by type, asset finance of utility-scale renewable energy projects came to $49.3 billion, down 15% on 3Q 2017, while the purchase of small-scale solar systems of less than 1MW totaled $13.5 In 3Q, Chinese solar investment was $14.2 Japan at $4 billion, down 21%.

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Porsche opens first Charging Lounge

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Part of the required electricity is provided by the photovoltaic system of solar cells on the roof. Last year, Porsche participated in a further round of financing for this joint venture. The digital building management optimises power consumption, for example by automatically dimming the lighting when there are no guests.

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BNEF forecasts global energy storage market to grow 15-fold by 2030 to 411 GW/1194 GWh

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Meanwhile, projects face long lead times to finance, develop and commission. Co-located renewables-plus-storage projects, in particular solar-plus-storage, are becoming commonplace globally. Germany and Australia are currently the leaders in this space, with sizeable markets in Japan and California as well.

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Pew: global clean energy investment reached record $243B in 2010

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Global clean energy finance and investment grew significantly in 2010 to $243 billion, a 30% increase from the previous year. billion in clean energy financing last year, improving its global standing to fourth, from eighth in 2009. Italy is the first country to achieve grid parity, or cost-competitiveness, for solar energy.

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GaN company Transphorm raises $35M; Japanese firms lead round; business alliance for commercialization

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INCJ is a public-private partnership between the Japanese government and 27 major corporations, including Sharp, Sumitomo Electric, Toshiba and General Electric Company, Japan. GaN (Gallium nitride) power conversion company Transphorm Inc. INCJ has the capacity to invest up to ?2 2 trillion (approximately US$25 billion).

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3

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