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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

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The S&P Global Clean Energy index dropped 30% YTD weighed down by higher interest rates and supply / demand imbalances. Key market supply and demand indicators ended the year down. ☢️ US nuclear power saw mixed results. Proterra, the dominant electric bus maker, was just one high profile example.

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? Ammonia goes from fertilizer to fuel #180

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  Ammonia demand for fertilizer and other existing uses by IEA scenario (Source: IEA ) Shipping fuel: Maritime shipping, which accounts for 3% of CO2 emissions, is betting big on ammonia. EV fleet and reinvest in gasoline cars, citing low demand and high repair costs for EVs. of global emissions. 

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? Old nuclear, new-clear #161

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The US grid got its first new nuclear power in nearly seven years last week. Plant Vogtle began commercial operations from the first of two new reactors, but the over-budget and years-delayed project could be the last hurrah for big nuclear construction in America. Happy Monday!