article thumbnail

Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

Green Car Congress

In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. Audi Hungaria is thus the second of five Audi sites (after Audi Brussels) to achieve a neutral carbon balance, according to the company. We have a clear aim: that all Audi sites will have carbon-neutral operation by 2025.

Audi 435
article thumbnail

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

Green Car Congress

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

Renewable 150
article thumbnail

Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

Grant 195
article thumbnail

New discovery of how carbon is stored in the Southern Ocean

Green Car Congress

A team of British and Australian scientists has discovered an important method of how carbon is drawn down from the surface of the Southern Ocean to the deep waters beneath. Until now we didn’t know exactly the physical processes of how carbon ends up being stored deep in the ocean. Richard Matear. Strass et al.

Store 231
article thumbnail

SOLAR-JET project demonstrates solar-driven thermochemical conversion of CO2 and water to jet fuel

Green Car Congress

The EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has demonstrated the production of aviation kerosene from concentrated sunlight, CO 2 captured from air, and water. 2012) “Syngas production by simultaneous splitting of H 2 O and CO 2 via ceria redox reactions in a high-temperature solar reactor,” Energy & Environmental Science , Vol. Click to enlarge.

Solar 268
article thumbnail

EU awards €4M for project on doped carbon nanostructures as metal-free catalysts

Green Car Congress

The EU has awarded €4 million (US$5 million) to a new research project that will develop doped carbon nanostructures to replace precious metals needed in catalysis: FREECATS - Doped carbon nanostructures as metal-free catalysts.

Carbon 225
article thumbnail

Ganfeng Lithium’s Ma Hong Factory adding 50,000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide annual production capacity; 81,000t total capacity

Green Car Congress

Ganfeng Lithium’s Ma Hong factory, founded in 2012, is located in the High-tech Development Zone of Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province. Ganfeng has participated in the formulation of a number of national industry standards such as “Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate” (GB/T 8766-2013). produced during the production process.