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The Absurd “Sin Tax” on Electric Vehicles in Brazil

July 15, 2024 admin 0 Comments Brazil, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev fees, ev taxes, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:28:14 +0000

In an unexpected move, Brazil has recently proposed a “sin tax” on electric vehicles. Traditionally, sin taxes are levies placed on products considered harmful to society, such as tobacco and alcohol. The rationale behind extending this concept to electric vehicles is multifaceted and somewhat controversial. Rationale Behind the Tax 1. … [continued]

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Epasa Breakthrough Transforms Heavy Fuel Oil Sludge into Resource Stream

July 2, 2024 admin alfa laval, Brazil, Business, centrifugal separators, de-oiling, de-watering, Energy, engineering, Environmental, epasa, full coverage, gea group, heavy fuel oil, hfo purification, innovation, man energy solutions, news, operational efficiency, Plant Design, power, power generation, renewable, resource reuse, sludge, sustainability, Technology, thermal power, thermoelectric, top plant, treatment, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:26:28 +0000

Brazilian independent power generator Epasa faced significant environmental and operational challenges with heavy fuel oil sludge. Through innovative engineering and problem-solving, the company developed a

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High-Voltage Power Transmission Projects Are Booming Around the World

June 26, 2024 admin Brazil, Business, China, full coverage, high-voltage equipment, high-voltage switchgear, hvdc, International, news, Plant Design, power, Power Demand, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology, ultra-high-voltage direct current transmission link

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:27:23 +0000

High-voltage power transmission systems are more important today than ever before because power generated at renewable energy sites in remote locations must often be transmitted to distant load centers. Several […]

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Mitsubishi Power Supplying Turbines for 1.6-GW Gas-Fired Plant in Brazil

May 31, 2024 admin Brazil, consag engenharia, Gas, hydropower, International, latin america, mitsubishi power, natural gas, news, Technology, ute portocem

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 16:59:52 +0000

Mitsubishi Power will supply its gas turbine technology to a new power plant in Brazil, a 1.6-GW facility considered among the largest electricity generation projects in Latin America. The company […]

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EV Sales Report: Brazil Races Ahead, Bringing 1,100% BEV Growth in April

May 26, 2024 admin Brazil, brazil ev sales, byd, byd dolphin, byd dolphin mini, byd seagull, byd song plus, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 03:51:10 +0000

Good news keeps coming from the Carioca country. When EV sales skyrocketed in late 2023, there were fears this was a temporary increase because automakers were running to bring as many cars as possible to market before the tariffs kicked in this year. This wasn’t the case, and because the … [continued]

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Groups Collaborate to Electrify Chemical Processing Plants

April 22, 2024 admin basf, braskem, Brazil, chemicals, climate change, electrification, Environmental, ethylene, GERMANY, linde, lummus technology, news, Plant Design, power, Renewables, Research and Development, sabic, steam cracker, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:34:24 +0000

Three major chemical processing companies announced the startup of a demonstration plant to show the viability of large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnaces. BASF, SABIC, and Linde on April 17 […]

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The Sun Shines in South America: Colombia & Brazil Give Large Boost to Solar Deployment

April 20, 2024 admin Brazil, brazil solar, chile, chile solar energy, chile solar power, clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Colombia, colombia solar power, grid, hvdc, hvdc transmission, Solar energy, solar power plants, South America

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:34:28 +0000

South America has a lot of sun and a lot of space, and solar energy has grown from a small player to the main driver of generation growth in several countries in the region (making their already clean grids even cleaner). Today we look at the grids of Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, all of which have already made solar a cornerstone of their generation or are working to do so in the near future.

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Bad News: Record Oil Imports into China in 2023

April 19, 2024 admin Angola, Brazil, China, clean transport, Congo, crude oil, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Norway, Oil, Oman, qatar, research, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, us oil, usa

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:31:19 +0000

China is well known as the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) market. More than half of the world’s EV sales have occurred there in recent years. It is a standard of the rapid, uplifting EV revolution. In 2023, 25% of auto sales in China were sales of full electric vehicles. … [continued]

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4 Countries Could Account for Most Near-Term Petroleum Liquids Supply Growth

March 23, 2024 admin Brazil, Canada, Fossil Fuels, guyana, Oil, oil production, opec, US, us oil

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:00:47 +0000

In 2023, the world produced an estimated 101.8 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquids: mostly crude oil but also lease condensate, natural gas liquids, biofuels, and other liquids from hydrocarbon sources. We expect the global petroleum and other liquids supply to increase by about 0.4 million … [continued]

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M4E Lithium Secures $7.5M to $10M Funding to Accelerate Brazilian Lithium Exploration

March 20, 2024 admin batteries, Brazil, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:11:59 +0000

M4E Lithium secured a $7.5M to $10M funding from industry leading Lithium Royalty Corp. (“LRC”) and the Electrification and Decarbonization fund managed by Waratah Capital Advisors (founder of LRC) The financing package includes an equity investment, a royalty purchase and an option for a strategic offtake agreement (with a buyback … [continued]

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