Who makes ACCUmotive batteries?

Accumotive GmbH & Co. KG, Kamenz. Accumotive GmbH & Co. KG in Kamenz, Saxony, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG. The site has two battery factories on a total area spanning around 80,000 m² and has been producing battery systems for hybrids and electric vehicles since 2012.

Where is Timor-Leste located?

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste, or East Timor, is situated in the Indonesian archipelago in Southeast Asia. Its 15,000 km 2 area encompasses the eastern half of the mountainous island of Timor, along with the small islands of Atauro and Jaco and the exclave of Oe'cussi (district capital: Pante Makasar) surrounded by West Timor, Indonesia (Fig. 1).

Does Timor-Leste have electricity?

Stakeholders confirmed that the state delivers Timor-Leste's national electricity supply, with no private actors involved. The electricity system's power stations and transmission lines, including those being modernised through assistance from the Asian Development Bank , are shown in Fig. 4.

Will Timor's 'Timor Trough' lead to a pipeline?

Timor does not currently have the onshore refinery facilities for the project, but the biggest roadblock is a 3000-metre deep trench (the ‘Timor Trough’) that sits in between the field and its shorelines. The trough poses a major engineering challenge for any pipeline that would lead to Timor’s south coast.

Does Timor-Leste have a high electricity access rate?

In rural areas, electricity access rates have reportedly increased from 7.7 % in 2002 to 100 % in 2021, despite the country's mountainous terrain and dispersed population. Fig. 2. Timor-Leste electrification trends 2001–2021. Timor-Leste's electricity access percentage recorded a dip in 2010, coinciding with a national census.

Does Timor-Leste's agriculture suffer from high post-harvest storage losses?

Additionally, respondents stated that Timor-Leste's agriculture suffered from high post-harvest storage losses from pests and contamination, also discussed by Bonis-Profumo et al. . Interviewed stakeholders suggested this could be improved through greater use of refrigeration systems utilising the electricity grid.