Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Rio Tinto and Japanese trader and business conglomerate Marubeni Corporation have agreed a first sale under a new strategic collaboration agreement to secure a sustainable and reliable supply of Rio Tinto’s Responsible aluminum products to Japanese downstream manufacturers.

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Supplies New Zealand Japan Renewable 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2021

Mitsui OSK Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint study to build a supply chain of renewable energy-derived ammonia (green ammonia) with Australian energy company Origin Energy. The MOL Group aims at net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 in the “MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.1”.

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Supplies Green Energy Mariner 221

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Tesla export ship trackers have identified at least 12 ships traveling to Europe and Asia for Q4, delivering vehicles from the Fremont Factory and Giga Shanghai. Two of the identified Tesla ships are carrying cars from Fremont to Asia. Tesla was experiencing some supply challenges with the Model S and Model X lines at the time. .

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Asia Europe Tesla United States 145

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

AKASOL will supply battery systems for more than 40 Coradia iLint hydrogen trains ( earlier post ), which have been ordered from Alstom by the Lower Saxony Transit Authority and the Rhine/Main Regional Transport Association. —Sven Schulz, the CEO of AKASOL AG.

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Hydrogen Supplies Battery Batteries 322

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

EIA projects most of this growth will come from regions where the consumption of energy is driven by strong economic growth, particularly in non-OECD Asia. Other significant findings of IEO2019 include: Manufacturing centers are shifting toward Africa and South Asia, especially India, resulting in energy consumption growth in those regions.

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Asia Energy 2018 India 220

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

Under the terms of the multi-year contract, ST will supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices to be integrated in ZF’s new modular inverter architecture going into series production in 2025. With this strategically important step, we are strengthening our supply chain to be able to securely supply our customers.

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Supplies Morocco Singapore Italy 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2020

Mobileye, an Intel Company, and WILLER, one of the largest transportation operators in Japan, Taiwan and the Southeast Asian region, have formed a strategic collaboration to launch an autonomous robotaxi service in Japan and markets across Southeast Asia, including Taiwan.

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Japan Asia Taiwan South Korea 199

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. China leads the pack with a 40-70% cost reduction in utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and offshore wind compared to other Asia Pacific markets.

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Asia Coal Solar Power 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In 2021, a large share of Europe’s supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) originated in the United States, Qatar, and Russia. In January 2022, the United States supplied more than half of all LNG imports into Europe for the month. Supply challenges in the European market have led to rising regional prices for natural gas.

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Russia Qatar Europe Gas 416

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

Animal fats and used cooking oil are increasingly joining the likes of lithium, cobalt and copper as energy transitional materials where supply constraints are of growing concern, according to a new analysis of trade flows by S&P Global Commodity Insights Agribusiness Consulting group. The chase is on, and it is here to stay.

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Carbon Supplies Global North America 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2022

The new index allows users to accurately track real-world movements in lithium-ion battery raw material prices relative to key cathode types within the supply chain and to track the shifting cost structure of a key component of cathode and cell supply contracts. Lithium hydroxide (CIF Asia). Cobalt hydroxide (CIF Asia).

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Li-ion Price Lithium Ion Nickel Lithium 335

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2021

US LNG exports increased in the first half of this year as international natural gas and LNG spot prices increased in Asia and Europe due to cold weather. In Asia, colder-than-normal winter temperatures led to increased demand for spot LNG imports. Asia was followed by Europe, which had a five-month average share of 37%.

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Trinidad Algeria Asia Nigeria 418

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2014

Asia is a driver of growth. The company has developed an electronically controlled fuel injection system that can be adapted to any vehicle—allowing Bosch to offer solutions ranging from the cheapest single-cylinder two-wheeler in Asia to the high-performance bikes prevalent in Europe and North America. Source: Bosch.

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Asia Range Motorcycles North America 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2023

The Americas, the Middle East and Australia are expected to emerge as major exporters with Europe and East Asia emerging as major demand centers, the analysis says. The rapid growth in ammonia driven by low-carbon supplies will change the current market beyond recognition.

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Market Carbon Supplies Insight 195

Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

Zac Hollis, former brand director of Skoda Auto India, has joined Vietnamese EV major VinFast as its Asia Head. In a career spanning over two-and-a-half decades in the automotive industry, Hollis has extensive experience of working across functions in Europe and Asia.

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Asia India 2018 Auto 52

Electrek

JUNE 6, 2022

President Joe Biden will today waive tariffs for 24 months on solar panels made in Southeast Asia in response to a Department of Commerce (DOC) investigation that is destabilizing the US solar industry.

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Solar Supplies Asia Industrial 124

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Tesla will appear at the first China International Supply Chain Expo later this month, set to be held in Beijing. The expo will feature a total of 515 exhibitors, including Tesla, Apple and several other companies, according to a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday.

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International China Supplies Highlander 129

Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Indian Oil Corp, the country’s largest fuel marketing company, plans to secure fuel supply contracts from teams participating in the Formula 1 championship. “We Currently, oil majors such as Petronas, Shell, ExxonMobil and Castrol supply gasoline to top teams participating in the prestigious auto racing championship.

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Oil Supplies Bahrain Fuel 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

signed a collaborative agreement with representatives from the Malaysian government’s East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Malaysian Biotechnology Corp (BiotechCorp) and the State Government of Terengganu with the intent to site a cellulosic biomass isobutanol facility in Southeast Asia.

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Asia Malaysia 2016 2015 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

In 2020 the world’s nuclear reactors have shown resilience and flexibility, adapting to changes in demand while ensuring stable and reliable electricity supplies. Growth was particularly strong in Asia, where nuclear generation rose by 17% in 2019. —Agneta Rising, Director General of World Nuclear Association.

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2019 Global South Korea Russia 468

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

To succeed in the future net zero economy, we need to create a vertically integrated domestic supply chain to achieve battery production at scale and future supply security. At Snow Lake Lithium, we strongly believe that now is the time to build a rock to road supply chain for electric vehicles for the longevity of the industry.

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North America America Electric Vehicles Vehicles 448

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The facility will be the company’s first alumina plant in Asia, focusing on the production of specialty solutions for lithium-ion battery technologies, used for electric vehicles. The investment underlines Evonik’s commitment to Japan and ensures high supply reliability to Asia.

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Japan Li-ion Lithium Ion Battery 243

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2020

Early data from the main markets in Asia shows a drop in vehicle sales of 44% for China and 18% for Korea, two of the hardest hit countries. Chinese factories are restarting, so the pressure on supply of key components and equipment is likely to ease. Chart: BloombergNEF.

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Energy Storage Renewable Energy Asia 416

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2023

In Europe, many bicycle manufacturers use frames manufactured in Asia, and many of these frames are also ultimately disposed of in landfills in Asia. Earlier post.)

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Asia Industrial 418

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Based on BNEF’s New Energy Outlook, its annual long-term scenario analysis on the future of the energy economy, the report examines how Indonesia’s energy supply may evolve under BNEF’s Economic Transition Scenario (ETS) as well as a Net Zero Scenario (NZS) compliant with the goals of the Paris Agreement. trillion under the NZS.

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Indonesia Coal Lithium Ion Asia 195

Baua Electric

JUNE 19, 2024

In line with its strategy to grow its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business, Total Energies has, earlier this month, announced the signing of two new LNG medium- and long-term contracts in Asia. These agreements allow Total Energies to secure medium-term outlets for its global LNG supply portfolio.

Oil 52

Oil Supplies Energy South Korea 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

World petroleum and other liquid fuels consumption will increase 38% by 2040, spurred by increased demand in the developing Asia and Middle East, according to the Reference Case projections in International Energy Outlook 2014 ( IEO2014 ), released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Asia Transportation Oil-Sands Oil Prices 341

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 4, 2023

Zero tariff on importations, a favorable supply chain, and the second largest access to nickel deposits in the region puts the Philippines in the bullseye of the world’s second largest electric vehicle maker, BYD, as a location for an assembly plant estimated to cost $500 million.

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Philippines Asia BYD Supplies 98

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Furthermore, together with GKN Driveline’s engineering capabilities, it will mean GKN Driveline is ready to support customers increased vehicle electrification requirements in Asia.

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Asia Japan Mitsubishi PHEV 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

Among LNG-importing regions in 2021, only Asia and Latin America increased annual imports: Asia by 2.4 Bcf/d, accounting for 57% of the increase in Asia’s LNG imports. Bcf/d in 2021 primarily because of record-high LNG spot prices in Asia. In North Africa, LNG exports from Egypt increased by 0.7

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Gas Global Algeria Asia 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

will market energy-efficient coal-fired power plants in Asia, leveraging a bilateral emissions offset mechanism between Japan and other countries that enables Japan to receive carbon reduction credits in return for providing low-carbon technologies and equipment. Japan’s Marubeni Corp. This project is Marubeni’s tenth in Vietnam.

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Asia Coal Vietnam Power 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2011

have developed a simulator able to predict tropospheric ozone concentrations across the whole of South and East Asia. Toyota sought a way of reducing tropospheric ozone concentrations to help address the problem across the whole of South and East Asia. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Central R&D Labs.,

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Ozone Asia Toyota India 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2012

Electric two-wheel vehicle sales by country, Asia Pacific: 2012-2018. China will reach more than 355 million units by 2018, with cumulative electric two-wheel vehicle sales in Asia Pacific will reach more than 381 million units in 2018. Incumbent players are teaming up with supply chain vendors and. Source: Pike Research.

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Asia 2018 Li-ion China 244

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

The respondents surveyed highlighted challenges in adapting to a new battery supply chain; concerns over high levels of capital investment required; shortages of raw materials; suitable infrastructure; and lack of grid capacity.

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Manufacturer Auto Grid Supplies 364

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2017

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has expanded its automotive supply capabilities by signing an agreement with EV company NIO ( earlier post ), to provide innovative aluminum solutions for its fleet of smart, high-performance, premium electric vehicles.

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Supplies Asia North America India 150

Teslarati

MAY 10, 2022

The new facility would be built to supply Texas-based electric vehicle maker Tesla. As per a recent report from Nikkei Asia , Panasonic’s decision to build a new plant in the United States would depend on the profitability of new lithium-ion batteries that would be made at the Wakayama plant. .”

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Supplies Lithium Ion Battery Batteries 105

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

The LH2 plant will take byproduct gaseous hydrogen supplied from SK Incheon Petrochemical, purify it, process it into a liquid, and supply it to the metropolitan Incheon area. In addition to supplying liquefied hydrogen, SK plans to make active investments in establishing a distribution system for eco-friendly hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Production Vietnam Supplies 376