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BMW, Bosch, Volkswagen founding members of Quantum Technology and Application Consortium (QUTAC)

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Specifically, applications for the technology, chemical and pharmaceutical, insurance and automotive industries are to be brought to market maturity. At the time of its founding, the consortium includes BASF, BMW Group, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bosch, Infineon, Merck, Munich Re, SAP, Siemens, and Volkswagen.

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A hydrogen-powered electric truck is being built by Adani in partnership with Ashok Leyland and Ballard

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The Adani Group’s flagship company announced in a press release that it will launch its fuel-cell electric trucks in India in 2023. The Adani Group, led by Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani, plans to invest in green hydrogen and related ecosystems. Plans to invest more than $50 billion in innovative projects.

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KBR Awarded Contract by Chemetall Foote Corp. for Lithium Hydroxide Operation Expansion

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KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, hydrocarbon, government services, minerals, civil infrastructure, power and industrial markets. Chemetall has lithium production facilities in the United States, Chile, Germany and Taiwan. Rockwood Holdings, Inc.,

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

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Annual investment in the global renewables industry had grown from $16.5

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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to reach 81.8M units in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012

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year-over-year gain, according to Autofacts, PwC’s automotive analyst group. Consumer demands and regulatory requirements are motivating the global automotive industry to push ahead with technological breakthroughs on a larger scale ,” said Rick Hanna, PwC’s global automotive leader. Global light vehicle assembly will reach 81.8

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CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

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—CEC Advisory Group Chair Bruce Agnew. But, the report identifies clear opportunities, especially in light of infrastructure-related stimulus investment, to get this right. —CEC Executive Director Evan Lloyd.

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Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

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In Europe, Britain’s industry has called on the British government to shell out £625 million (€675 million, US$872 million) for renewables support, and the latest data show that EU Member States France and Germany have committed large sums of green stimulus money, especially for renewables.