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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 PLDV demand for oil is based on four factors, according to WEO 2011: the rate of expansion of the fleet; average fuel economy; average vehicle usage; and. The largest increase in oil production comes from Iraq, followed by Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Canada.

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Canadian Pacific Selects GE Transportation’s Trip Optimizer; Locomotive Fuel Savings of 6-10% in Testing

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Trip Optimizer can now be deployed fleet-wide on GE Evolution Series Locomotives as a turnkey system. Results measured by CP on intermodal freight of various train lengths have shown a fuel savings ranging from 6% to more than 10% depending on territory. Pierre Comte, President GE Transportation Intelligent Control Systems.

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GE Transportation Unveils New Evolution Series Locomotive; 17% Reduction in Fuel Consumption, 70% Reduction in Emissions

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The new model, which is part of GE’s ecomagination program, delivers a cleaner, faster, safer and more reliable alternative to the aging North American fleet of DC-powered locomotives. Evolution Series Locomotives currently are operating in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Mongolia, Australia, Kazakhstan and Egypt.

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Opinion: Uranium Prices Set To Double By 2018

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Mining Weekly expects “the period from 2017-2020 to be a landmark period for the nuclear sector and uranium stocks, as the global operating nuclear reactor fleet expands.”. Morningstar analyst David Wang predicts prices will double within the next two years. Considering that nearly half of the U.S.’

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New and used-car values in Poland impact international markets

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These came primarily from fleets, offered in large quantities. This was something of a surprise, as fleets might have been expected to drive demand for these models. This is impacting Polish hauliers ability to expand their fleets. A similar situation has been observed in countries such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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An Army of Grain-harvesting Robots Marches Across Russia

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And not all countries have reliable satellite coverage—in agricultural markets like Kazakhstan, coverage can be unstable. We are not tied to any particular brand; our retrofit kit will work with any combine harvester model available in the farmer's fleet.

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An Army of Grain-harvesting Robots Marches Across Russia

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And not all countries have reliable satellite coverage—in agricultural markets like Kazakhstan, coverage can be unstable. We are not tied to any particular brand; our retrofit kit will work with any combine harvester model available in the farmer's fleet.

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