Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2023

Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in Lower Saxony, Germany; Castellón de la Plana refinery in Castellón, Spain; and Kwinana Oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Australian rare earths exploration and development company RareX Limited entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the leading global rare earths producer, China-based Shenghe Resources Holdings. Joint investment by Shenghe and RareX, on commercial terms, in rare earths refinery assets located outside of China.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Kia electric car countdown in Australia will not include the cheapest model it has yet previewed, the entry-level EV2. Kia already has the EV6 and EV9 on-sale in Australia – as well as the Niro – and will follow up with the EV5 medium SUV mid-year and the EV3 compact SUV as soon as 2024 and the EV4 sedan in 2025. 2024 Kia EV5.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

An estimated 387GW/1,143GWh of new energy storage capacity will be added globally from 2022 to 2030, according to the forecast—more than Japan’s entire power generation capacity in 2020. The US and China are set to remain the two largest markets, representing more than half of global storage installations by the end of the decade.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo by Marcus Reubenstein on Unsplash Australia will introduce a bill to parliament this week containing its first-ever vehicle emissions rule, a huge step forward for the country. Australia doesn’t have its own fuel efficiency standards, making it one of only two advanced countries without such a rule, alongside Russia.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

At the IAA Summit in Munich, HIF Global, together with Porsche AG, Volkswagen Group Innovation and MAN Energy Solutions, announced the development and installation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in southern Chile in 2024. Earlier post.) Why not combine the two? Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing. Phantom projects are not a problem confined to Australia. Ark Energy’s project is part of a clean-energy blitz in Australia by its parent company, Seoul-based metal-refining giant Korea Zinc. Why a hydrogen truck? In 2021, Ark Energy took a stake in.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Lithium Australia NL reported that its wholly owned subsidiary VSPC Ltd has successfully produced Li-ion battery cathode material, and Li-ion batteries (LIBs), from tri-lithium phosphate produced directly from mine waste using the SiLeach process. SiLeach background.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Qualcomm Incorporated and Lumen Australia, a leading global supplier and integrator of electrical and electronic systems, entered into a Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) license agreement. The agreement enables Lumen to develop, make, and supply WEVC systems based on Qualcomm Halo WEVC technology.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2018

Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Charging Interface Initiative ( CharIN ), a worldwide industry alliance focused on promoting Combined Charging System (CCS) as the global standard for charging electric vehicles (EVs) of all types. Penske Truck Leasing is the first in its industry to join the CharIN organization. Penske Truck Leasing Co.,

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EV Central

MARCH 12, 2023

Toyota Australia will sell only petrol-electric hybrid versions of the next-gen C-HR compact crossover in Australia when it goes on-sale in the first half of 2024. The decision isn’t being made in isolation as the new model – previewed by the C-HR prologue concept – will not come with a pure ICE drivetrain globally.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

Australia-based Allkem and US-based Livent announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals valuing the combined company at US$10.6 The merger will create a leading global lithium chemicals producer that will target large automotive companies and look to accelerate supply growth in Canada and Argentina.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Preh will include Qualcomm Halo WEVC technology in its product portfolio and will focus on commercializing WEVC systems for Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers. The company is in discussions with a number of global automotive manufacturers concerning advanced WEVC programs. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Wodgina, located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, is a world-class hard rock lithium deposit, with an estimated mine life of more than 30 years. The purchase price for Albemarle’s 50% interest in the JV would be US$1.15 billion, which Albemarle expects to fund with available cash and new credit facilities.

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My Electric Car

MAY 19, 2019

Where to now for EVs in Australia. In Australia it has also left the country fatally compromised from a security perspective with just weeks of reserves before the nation comes to a complete stop – no food in the shops, no medical supplies to hospitals and an inability to defend ourselves.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

An increasing number of heavy all-electric trucks are now running in commercial traffic. When production of the heavy duty all-electric models Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX begins this fall, Volvo will have the most complete electric line up in the global truck industry.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2020

A new report from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO shows that clean hydrogen can significantly reduce aviation emissions with potential benefits seen within five years. With strategic global investment, it is possible for large-scale electrofuel production to be de-risked, allowing for accelerated uptake from 2030.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2022

In 2021, China imported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) than any other country, according to data from Global Trade Tracker and China’s General Administration of Customs, gathered by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Bcf/d, according to data by S&P Global Platts. China’s LNG imports averaged 10.5 Bcf/d in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2020

The ARENA round is a $70-million grant program aiming to demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of hydrogen production at a large-scale using electrolysis. CEFC finance remains central to filling market gaps, whether driven by technology, development or commercial challenges.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2021

Australia-based Fortescue Metals Group, one of the world’s largest producers of iron ore, recently revised its emissions reduction goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030—10 years earlier than its previous target. We have joined the global battle to defeat climate change. —Elizabeth Gaines, Fortescue CEO.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Findings released by international think tank the Global CCS Institute show that the total capacity of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities operating and under development grew by 33% world-wide over the last year. Source: 2020 Global Status on CCS. World map of CCS facilities at various stages of development.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Australia-based Licella , a wholly owned subsidiary of Ignite Energy , has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand to examine the development and commercialization of a process to convert woody biomass into sustainable aviation biofuel. Licella has been supported with an A$2.3

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Under the MoU, bp will carry out several studies to evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility of developing a multi-phase, large-scale green hydrogen (gH 2 ) export hub in Egypt. Established in September 1995, NGVC was the first company in Africa and the Middle East to commercialize natural gas as an alternative fuel for vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. It is expected to be the first facility of its kind in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is awarding Alcoa of Australia $8.8 Alcoa of Australia is currently conducting technical and commercial studies to adapt MVR technology to refining. million (A$11.3 Total project cost is US$21.9 million (A$28.2 Alcoa's Wagerup refinery. Image: Alcoa.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Mining major Rio Tinto has secured a new commercial freight shipping service connecting Western Australia’s Pilbara region to the major international shipping hub of Singapore. Rio Tinto owns a world-class, integrated network of 16 iron ore mines in the Pilbara region.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Driving Global Safety Standards Seeing Machines is responding to the worldwide push for better safety, with more regions now requiring driver monitoring systems in vehicles. Testing includes 15 billion kilometers of driving data collected in partnership with top global automotive Tier-1 customers and partners.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 7, 2022

Noodoe EV, a global leader in electric vehicle charging technology, has begun leaving its EV charging footprint to Australia, installing its first charger at the Golden Sands on the Beach apartments on the Gold Coast Australia. The […].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2022

Rheinmetall, with its subsidiary Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV), is a global leader in tactical military truck development and manufacturing. Combined with an open architecture, the commercial backbone of the HX3 will support persistent modernization and allow for increases in capability as technologies mature.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Australia-based Syrah Resources Limited signed a binding offtake agreement with Tesla to supply natural graphite Active Anode Material (AAM) from its vertically integrated AAM production facility in Vidalia, Louisiana. The Balama graphite operation is a globally significant natural graphite resource.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2021

The three parties will now focus on work required to accommodate KHI’s semi-commercial scale liquid hydrogen carriers, currently under development, future project expansion opportunities, and potential for sharing of common infrastructure with other Port of Townsville users. —Felicity Underhill, Origin General Manager Future Fuels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

These exciting trucks are a flavor of what’s to come with the growing applications for FCEV commercial and heavy vehicles in New Zealand. We are excited to be rapidly growing our presence in Australia and New Zealand and look forward to playing our part in the global decarbonization story. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2021

This project further expands our addressable market to include electrification of the freight rail sector representing a major global opportunity for the reduction of greenhouse gases. These customers include global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the passenger rail, maritime, bus, truck and specialized vehicles sectors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

a renewable oils and bioproducts company, has begun a collaboration with Qantas to pursue the potential for commercial production of Solazyme’s microbial-derived aviation fuel, Solajet, in Australia. This represents the first collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region to explore the use of Solajet in commercial aviation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Australia-based natural gas company Santos has successfully injected approximately 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground into depleted gas reservoirs as part of the final field trial for the Moomba Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project. million tonne per year project ready for Final Investment Decision by the end of the year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

The funding will accelerate Oxbotica’s commercial deployment of its autonomy software platform across multiple industries and key markets. Global investors in the round include BGF, bp ventures, Halma, HostPlus, IP Group,Tencent, Venture Science, and funds advised by Doxa Partners.

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