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BMW Group to build new $1B plant in Mexico; production start in 2019

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The BMW Group will invest $1 billion to build a new plant in Mexico in close proximity to the city of San Luis Potosí in the state of the same name. We have been building BMW cars at our US plant in Spartanburg for the past 20 years. We have been building BMW cars at our US plant in Spartanburg for the past 20 years.

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M&G Chemicals & Anhui Guozhen form JV to build the world’s largest cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in China

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M&G Chemicals’s subsidiary M&G International S.à.r.l M&G Chemicals has manufacturing locations in Brazil, Mexico and the USA. has entered into a Sino-foreign joint venture with Anhui Guozhen ?, MMtons/year of installed prime capacity, and employs more than 900 employees in more than 14 locations in six countries around the world.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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New geothermal power came on line in Kenya, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Turkey, and Mexico, as well as Oregon, Nevada and Utah in the United States. The international geothermal power industry is poised to place between 500 and 1,000 MW on line per year for the rest of the decade, said GEA. Ormat Technologies, and AltaRock Energy.

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How a Six Flags licensing issue let Tesla snag Giga Mexico land

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Tesla landed on a large plot of land in Santa Catarina, Mexico, in the State of Nuevo Leon, for its first Gigafactory in the country. However, the property was almost a Six Flags amusement park well before Tesla had even thought about Mexico, before it had built a Model 3, and before it was even financially stable.

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Tesla Giga Mexico construction preparations continue

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Architecture Lead Lead the architectural scope of Gigafactory Mexico; responsible for developing architectural design packages for permitting and construction Review and develop designs that are cost-effective, constructible, code compliant while meeting Tesla’s quality and schedule requirements.

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IRENA: Mexico can more than quadruple share of renewable energy by 2030

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Mexico can increase the use of renewable energy in its energy mix from 4.4% in 2010 to 21% by 2030, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). New policies are also needed to promote the uptake of renewable energy for heat and fuel applications in buildings, industry and transport.

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LG Magna e-Powertrain celebrates groundbreaking of new facility in Mexico; electric powertrain components for GM from 2023

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LG Magna e-Powertrain, a joint venture (JV) between LG Electronics (LG) and Magna International Inc. Magna), celebrated the groundbreaking of its new plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. LG Magna e-Powertrain launched in July 2021 as a joint venture between LG Electronics and Magna International. Earlier post.).

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