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Possible Arson Causes Tesla to Temporarily Shutter Gigafactory Berlin

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We’ve heard of automakers shuttering factories for production issues and parts shortages over the last few years, but Tesla’s recent shutdown is a new one. The company has taken steps to address the issues at hand in the expansion proposal, namely cutting water usage and replanting the trees it cuts.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen. Although US national energy policy was gridlocked, several individual US states opened up new opportunities in 2013: Hawaii Electric Light Company completed a geothermal Request for Proposals and is soon expected to announce the winner out of six bidders.

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US EIA reminder: Strait of Hormuz world’s most important oil chokepoint; almost 20% of oil traded worldwide

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They are a critical part of global energy security due to the high volume of oil traded through their narrow straits. It is located between Yemen, Djibouti, and Eritrea, and connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. —US EIA. Since 1996, there were intermittent requests and proposals to utilize the TPP.

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Tesla to Idle German Gigafactory Due to Red Sea Shipping Delays

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The electric automaker is idling its Berlin Gigafactory for a couple of weeks as it grapples with parts shortages from the Red Sea attacks. It plans to shutter the factory at the end of the month to give extra time for parts to show up. and others intervene.

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Tesla shutting down Berlin factory for 2 weeks due to Red Sea shipping attacks

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To reach the Red Sea, ships must travel through the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen. But Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been going through a civil war for a decade now, with the Saudi- and US-backed Yemeni government fighting against an Iran-backed group called the Houthis.

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

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