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Nikola announces $200M convertible senior notes investment; approx. $1B cash and liquidity position

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Nikola Corporation announced that an institutional investor has agreed to make a $200-million investment in Nikola through the purchase of Convertible Senior Notes. Funds advised by Antara Capital LP have agreed to purchase $200 million aggregate amount of 8.00% / 11.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

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Total to acquire Engie’s upstream LNG business, becoming 2nd largest global LNG player

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This portfolio includes participating interests in liquefaction plants, notably the interest in the Cameron LNG project in the US, long-term LNG sales and purchase agreements, an LNG tanker fleet as well as access to regasification capacities in Europe. —Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman & CEO of Total. This transaction will bring to Total: 2.5

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Koch invests $252M in Compass Minerals to support development of lithium brine project in Utah; ESM for DLE

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Koch Minerals & Trading, LLC (KM&T), a diverse global trading, logistics and investment company and subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. KII), is making a $252-million investment in Compass Minerals, a leading global provider of essential minerals, to support phase-one development of its previously identified 2.4

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Liontown and Tesla enter into a binding term sheet for supply of lithium from Kathleen Valley project

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Australia-based battery materials company Liontown Resources Limited entered into a legally binding sales and purchase term sheet with electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla for the supply of spodumene concentrate. spodumene concentrate 6%) production capacity of ~500 ktpa. spodumene concentrate expanding to ~700 ktpa.

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Does planting trees generate sufficient carbon credits?

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In order to somewhat counteract the CO2 emissions they produce, various major corporations globally purchase what are known as carbon credits. Carbon credits legally enable companies to emit certain quantities of CO2 as […] The post Does planting trees generate sufficient carbon credits?

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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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. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. More than 2.2

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Tesla and Hertz have no binding contract in massive Model 3 deal

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Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) and rental agency Hertz have no binding deal, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who stated the two companies had not entered a legal partnership that would secure Hertz’s purchase of 100,000 Model 3 sedans. ” Technically, Hertz could pull out of the 150,000 vehicle figure and purchase fewer units.

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