Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. Earlier post.). Conditions for mass introduction. Earlier post ).

2015 315

2015 Toyota Commercial Fuel 315

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

In December 2012, Hyundai will begin production of the ix35 Fuel Cell crossover vehicle at its Ulsan manufacturing facility in Korea, with a target of building up to 1,000 vehicles by 2015. The fuel cell stack—which uses a low-cost bipolar plate and gasket material—itself has a power density of 1.65

Hyundai 261

Hyundai 2015 Fuel Production 261

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Improving the capacity and efficiency of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) is an enduring challenge of green energy production and artificial photosynthesis. Because of this, a commercial catalyst would require a huge amount of MOS 2. It can be poisoned, stopping the molly reaction after some time period. —Bryan Kaehr.

Low Cost 150

Low Cost Hydrogen Water Production 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

JERA & Uniper are collaborating to facilitate the development of the initial production of 2 MTPA of clean ammonia with expansion potential up to 8 MTPA, to accelerate the production and supply of zero-carbon fuels from the US for use in the US, Europe, Japan, and greater Asia. —Steven Winn, CEO of JERA Americas Inc.

Clean 199

Clean Cleaning Hydrogen Japan 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2019

(CE) has received equity investment from two global energy companies: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation; and Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), the venture capital arm of Chevron Corporation. since 2015. It is a very important time for the air capture field right now.

Chevron 351

Chevron Carbon Fuel Companies 351

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2013

announced a partnership for the design, construction, and operation of a Biofuels ISOCONVERSION Process (BIC) demonstration system using the ARA and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) process for the production of certification quantities of 100% drop-in renewable jet, diesel, and gasoline. (ARA) and Blue Sun Energy, Inc. Earlier post.).

Renewable 218

Renewable Diesel Gasoline Commercial 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2016

The high cost of components makes it difficult to make SOFC-based power generation systems which have compelling consumer business cases without government subsidy. Achieving these high quality ceramic layers at low temperature on steel is the core of Ceres’ intellectual property. 2015) Click to enlarge. Leah et al. Leah et al.

Power 150

Power Powered Fuel Production 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

Nacero has licensed Topsoe TIGAS (Topsoe Improved Gasoline Synthesis) technology for its multi-billion USD natural-gas-to-gasoline facility in Penwell, Texas to produce 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline component ready for blending into US commercial grades.

Gasoline 221

Gasoline Turkmenistan Gas Carbon 221

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Nano One produces low-cost high-performance energy storage materials for batteries as well as a wide range of advanced nanostructured composite materials. The facility will simulate full-scale production of lithium-ion cathode materials and showcase Nano One’s patented processing technology.

Canada 150

Canada Production Lithium Ion Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2016

Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. RSB certification provides a model for expansion of Project Solaris to larger scale production. Earlier post.). Sunchem and Solaris.

Commercial 150

Commercial South Africa Africa Oil 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its FY 2015 Phase I Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001227 ) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries.

2015 218

2015 Hydrogen Fuel Batteries 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The production-intent fuel cell system can be packaged under the hood in about the same space as a four-cylinder engine; by contrast, the first generation system in the Equinox (with the fourth-generation stack) is about the size of a file cabinet, says Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities. Commercialization.

GM 262

GM 2015 Engine Fuel 262

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

signed a collaboration agreement with Compagnie Industrielle de la Matière Végétale ( CIMV ), a developer of processes for the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals, to commercialize second-generation biofuel and bio-based chemical technology. Enzyme company Dyadic International, Inc.

C1 218

C1 Africa Low Cost Commercial 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The 2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report shows that more than 60,000 fuel cells, totaling roughly 300 megawatts (MW), shipped worldwide in 2015. 2015 also saw the world’s first fuel cell vehicles for sale. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.

Industrial 253

Industrial Industry Fuel Carbon Fiber 253

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The investment, intended to support the commercializing of the company’s Plantrose process, was led by Bill Gates. From this well established foundation in industrial sugars, the company continues to expand its product portfolio by valorizing additional bio building block intermediates, including Omno polymers and crystalline cellulose.

Companies 150

Companies Polymer Low Cost Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This development could mean reducing enzyme costs from about $1 per gallon of ethanol to about 10 cents or less, with an overall reduction in the cost of the production of cellulosic biofuels of 30% or more. The challenge is to lower the cost of processing low cost biomass sources into fuels.

Production 150

Production Conversion Low Cost Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The globally competitive Upstream Company will comprise five business units that today make up Global Primary Products: Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminum, Casting and Energy. The Value-Add Company will include Global Rolled Products, Engineered Products and Solutions, and Transportation and Construction Solutions. billion, with $2.8

2018 150

2018 Companies Saudi Arabia 2014 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2014

LanzaTech’s gas fermentation platform enables the regional production of low-cost energy from local wastes and residues, including gases as varied as industrial flue gas, gasified biomass wastes and residues, biogas, and high-CO 2 stranded natural gas. —Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech.

Waste 225

Waste Gas Carbon Low Cost 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2017

Immediately preceding the Chapter 11 filing, the company retrenched to a core R&D team by terminating approximately 80% of its personnel (several of whom have also entered into consulting agreements with the company to assist it in the sale of its assets), paused all factory operations, and stopped the marketing and selling of its products.

Companies 170

Companies Hybrid Energy Storage Batteries 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

With increasing EV sales—97,687 EVs were sold in Europe in 2015, up 48% on 2014—so is the requirement in energy to charge them. The system also allows the batteries to be charged via low-cost off-peak electricity tariffs, enabling users to reduce their energy costs. European EV market share.

Energy Storage 150

Energy Storage Connect Connected Energy 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The company is currently conducting verification tests for transporting large-quantity, low-cost hydrogen to Japan produced from Australian lignite. Yamaha Motor is developing hydrogen engine technology for possible use in its two-wheeled vehicles, ROV (four-wheeled recreational off-highway vehicle) series, and other products.

Mazda 387

Mazda Hydrogen Toyota Transportation 387

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Planned cellulosic biofuel production by 2015. US Commercial-scale production of cellulosic biofuels reached about 20,000 gallons in late 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Nor, despite the growth potential over the next several years, has the path to commercial biofuels been smooth.

EPA 225

EPA Renewable 2007 2012 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2016

According to a new forecast report from Navigant Research, global commercial alternative powertrain medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sales will grow from about 347,000 vehicles in 2016 to more than 820,000 in 2026, representing a CAGR of about 9%. A major factor has always been the cost of battery packs.

Global 150

Global Sale North America Oil Prices 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Eos Energy Storage announced the commercial availability of its MW-scale Aurora system for deliveries starting in 2016. The Aurora product employs Eos’s patented Znyth battery technology that uses a safe aqueous electrolyte and a novel zinc-hybrid cathode to enable extremely low-cost electricity storage and long life.

Energy Storage 150

Energy Storage Grid Energy Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2012

While Envia Systems is the first integrated cell producer to announce success with that type of combination, other providers of Si-C materials or IP—such as, but not limited to, Nanosys and the DOE’s own Argonne National Laboratory, respectively—are also currently deep in the process of development and/or commercialization.

Li-ion 286

Li-ion Ni-Li Commercial Energy 286

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2015

BESSTECH LLC, an electrode design and engineering venture and a spin-off of SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY PI - CNSE), has received a $250,000-investment from the Eastern New York Angels (ENYA) to accelerate commercialization of its technology and further build its workforce in New York State.

New York 150

New York Li-ion Lithium Ion Companies 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The plant will convert abundant low-cost natural gas from the Utica and Marcellus shale region into high-value specialty products (solvents, lubricants and waxes), as well as transportation fuels. The company has agreed to commercial license terms with Velocys and made a down payment towards the FT reactors.

Building 252

Building Energy 2013 Gas 252

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The program will expand in 2015 to include fuel distributors to address emissions from combustion of transportation fuels and combustion of natural gas and propane at sources not covered in the first phase of the program. percent, virtually on par with the projected rate of 2.4 —ARB Staff Initial Statement of Reasons.

2015 210

2015 Transportation Fuel Emissions 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

The Juniper GTL project, with a design production of 1,100 barrels per day of clean chemicals and transportation fuels, will be a forerunner of smaller commercial GTL plants. This moveable skid is being relocated to provide future operator training for the commercial unit to be built in Louisiana. Earlier post.).

Louisiana 230

Louisiana San Antonio Houston 2013 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2016

Zenyatta natural graphite material was prototyped, tested and compared for key mechanical and electrical properties against Ballard’s baseline synthetic graphite in a commercial product platform. However, the cost to produce synthetic graphite is high and its production also has significant environmental impacts.

Fuel 150

Fuel 2015 Carbon Lithium Ion 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2015

The two companies displayed an automonomous vehicle resulting from their partnership at CES in January 2015; this was followed by the demonstration of a comprehensive Ottomatika-powered technology suite in a Delphi vehicle in a cross-country autonomous drive across the US in March.

Low Cost 150

Low Cost 2014 Affordable 2015 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Professor John Goodenough, the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have identified a new cathode material made of the nontoxic and inexpensive mineral eldfellite (NaFe(SO 4 ) 2 ), presenting a significant advancement in the quest for a commercially viable sodium-ion battery. Earlier post.)

Sodium 150

Sodium Austin Li-ion Lithium Ion 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

This partnership aims to promote commercial introduction and widespread adoption of FCEVs across America to overcome the hurdle of establishing hydrogen infrastructure. This function is often vertically integrated with hydrogen production. Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Hydrogen Storage Infrastructure Policy'

Financing 270

Financing Light Fuel Hydrogen 270

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2015

Local Motors will showcase the proprietary three-phased manufacturing process for 3D-printing cars during NAIAS 2015. A micro-factory is home to additive manufacturing, which uses digital 3D-design data, called Direct Digital Manufacturing (DDM), to make a product to exact specifications, without traditional and costly tooling.

Motor 150

Motor Motors Motoring Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

INEOS Bio, a subsidiary of INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemicals company, has started a feasibility study for a plant in the UK to convert locally generated biodegradable household and commercial wastes into carbon neutral road transport fuel and clean electricity, using the INEOS Bio technology process. Earlier post.).

Waste 281

Waste Climate Change Clean Cleaning 281

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

million) construction costs for the first commercial plant in Europe using its waste-to-ethanol BioEnergy Process Technology. million gallons US) of carbon-neutral road transport fuel and generate more than 3MW of electricity for export from over 100,000 tonnes per year of biodegradable household and commercial waste.

Waste 199

Waste Grant Climate Change Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2016

In October 2015, Renesas launched the R-Car W1R, which conforms to Japan’s wireless communications standards, and is adopted in the ITS Connect1 V2V and V2I communications system. It is the only device in the world with a proven track record that is currently commercially deployed in the V2X wireless SoC market.

Kits 199

Kits Standards Lexus Market 199