Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The agreement provides Koura with access to Kanto Denka Kogyo’s world-class technology and industry expertise in commercial LiPF 6 production. Currently, there is no large-scale production of LiPF 6 in North America. Customers will now have access to known LiPF 6 performance in North America.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Li-Cycle has started commercial operations in its Alabama Spoke located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Li-Cycle’s fourth Spoke recycling facility in North America has capacity to process up to 10,000 tonnes of manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries per year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2012

Ethylene is a highly flexible chemical intermediate that can be converted to lower-cost fuels, chemicals, and materials.The company had closed a $20-million Series B in September 2011. The Series C financing will help fund the construction of a commercial demonstration the plant and support the commercialization of the company’s technology.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2016

Vanner is providing two DC to DC Converters for 24VDC. New Flyer is the sub-recipient of a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Grant administered by CALSTART, a non-profit organization that is focuses on clean air technology commercialization with business, fleets, and government.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

Electric aviation technology company magniX and Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, announced a partnership to transform Harbour Air seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet powered by the magni500, a 560 kW (751 shp) all-electric motor that delivers 2,814 N·m of torque.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2022

Glencore, one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies, has established a strategic partnership with Li-Cycle Holdings, a leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America. supplying Li-Cycle’s sulfuric acid requirements for its Hub facilities.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

The funding will be made by means of convertible notes that are expected to be converted into a Series C funding round, which Motiv is in the process of raising. With this new financing, Motiv aims to scale further its manufacturing operations, as well as fund technology and geographic expansion.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The Siemens Electric Drive System converts three-phase alternating current (AC) power to drive the traction motor by using direct current (DC) power from the batteries. DC power is converted to AC power and is supplied to each of these major systems separately. The project aims to improve durability and lower costs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

LeBlanc, CEO of Chemrec, strongly advocated increased efforts to promote the benefits of dimethyl ether (DME) throughout North America. Addressing methanol marketers at the conference, LeBlanc noted that converting methanol into DME offers the methanol industry a new market for its product. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. Primarily, being an advocate for EV.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. But very few consumers will come up with BrightDrop , the name GM has given to a new unit that builds electric commercial vehicles: full-size vans and even electric cargo containers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Those who don’t receive invitations to convert for the 2022 model year will have an opportunity to order a future model year vehicle in due course. This week marks the final pre-build phase before accelerating into mass production of F-150 Lightning trucks for retail customers and F-150 Lightning Pro for commercial customers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Enel Green Power, through its North American renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. The project, which is expected to be operational in 2023, will convert renewable energy from one of EGPNA’s solar plants in the United States into green hydrogen to be supplied to a bio-refinery.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. Studying "smart grids" with emphasis on co-joining BEVs with houses and commercial buildings. Primarily, being an advocate for EV.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2023

A typical plant will convert 300 tons per day of biomass into 20,000 gallons of zero-sulfur, ASTM-grade D975 drop-in diesel which can go directly into a fuel tank. FLEX plants owe their name to their flexibility of raw materials and their scalability, both of which enable them to convert solid biomass into liquid fuels via gasification.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. eNow has pioneered the development of mobile solar battery charging systems to the commercial fleet market since 2011. XL Fleet Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2022

This new Spoke continues Li-Cycle’s strategic execution and focus on growing its integrated Spoke & Hub network in North America, including through commercial partnerships. Ultium Cells is a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2013

Fulcrum’s large development program, backed by secured MSW, will have the capacity to produce more than half a billion gallons of fuel in markets across North America at lower costs compared to conventional petroleum fuel, while reducing carbon emissions by more than 80%. James Macias, Fulcrum President and CEO. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2015

Intrexon’s proprietary methanotroph bioconversion platform uses optimized microbial cell lines to convert natural gas into higher carbon compounds such as isobutanol and farnesene under ambient temperatures and pressures.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

the first company to announce plans to commercialize biogas-based dimethyl ether (DME) fuel production in North America ( earlier post ), announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Oberon’s biogas-based DME for inclusion under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Oberon Fuels Inc., Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Worley is providing engineering to implement the Axens North America renewable jet and diesel technology at the Riverbank site. Founded in 2006, Aemetis has completed Phase 1 and is expanding a California biogas digester network and pipeline system to convert dairy waste gas into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

American Refining Group converts hydrocarbon feedstocks into high-quality waxes, lubricant base oils, gasoline and fuels, as well as a wide variety of specialty products. ARG’s Bradford, Pennsylvania refinery, founded in 1881, is the oldest continuously operating refinery in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2020

commercial and industrial districts). Approximately 69% of the newly developed urban areas are in Asia and North America, where urban areas increased by an average of 4,970 ± 319 km 2 yr –1 and 2,358 ± 150 km 2 yr –1 , respectively. A much greater number of cities accounted for the bulk of US urban growth.

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

The solar EV charging tech company launched its product in February 2023 at Intersolar North America in Long Beach, California, and now it’s ready to take pre-orders. However, EV batteries operate on a direct current (DC), requiring the power to be converted from AC to DC in the charging process. Pre-orders can be placed here.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2014

Cathay Pacific Airways has made a strategic equity investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy —a pioneer in the development and commercialization of converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into sustainable aviation fuel ( earlier post )—as part of the airlines biofuel strategy and to help it achieve a target of carbon-neutral growth from 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2012

Renewable fuels company Mascoma Corporation has implemented key components of the commercialization strategy for its Mascoma Grain Technology, or MGT, yeast product—the first commercial application of Mascoma’s proprietary consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) technology platform. Mascoma and Lallemand Specialties, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2012

The MGT product—the first commercial application of Mascoma’s proprietary CBP technology platform—is a bioengineered drop-in substitute for conventional fermenting yeast that lowers costs for corn ethanol producers by alleviating the need to purchase most of the expensive enzymes currently used in corn ethanol production.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The new funds will be used to build upon the company’s recent successes and maintain commercial momentum, helping to further accelerate adoption of Velocys technology following the start of construction of its first commercial project. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2017

Ford announced a series of global manufacturing actions centered on improving the company’s operational fitness, among them that it would source the next-generation Ford Focus for North America primarily from China, rather than Hermosillo, Mexico. —Joe Hinrichs, Ford executive vice president and president, Global Operations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

Diversifying the global supply chain would require significant investment from regions such as Europe and North America, according to the latest Battery Metals Outlook from research company BloombergNEF. Should these Australian converters delay in their commissioning hydroxide could be in shortage by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Icom North America has attained the first US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for its Liquid Injection Propane bi-fuel systems for the Ford 6.8 The company can now convert applicable Ford 6.8 The company can now convert applicable Ford 6.8 liter engines, produced for Ford Econoline vans.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

—Brian Brazeau, Novozymes’ Vice President, Bioenergy Commercial, and President, North America. As a drop-in solution, Fit converts more sugar to ethanol versus other non-GM yeasts to improve plant profitability.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

With its proprietary thermochemical process, Enerkem converts non-recyclable municipal solid waste into methanol, ethanol and other widely used chemical intermediates. Enerkem owns a full-scale commercial facility in Alberta as well as a demonstration plant and a pilot facility in Québec.

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Baua Electric

MAY 24, 2024

The rooftop wind units, which have no external moving parts or blades, capture wind flowing up and over the building and convert it into onsite electricity. The company says it has 400 qualified projects in its pipeline and expects to roll out commercially in Europe and North America in 2025. Specs are here.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

In the first part, methanol is converted to an equilibrium mixture of methanol, dimethyl ether (DME), and water. ZeoGas is developing a portfolio of projects to convert natural gas to gasoline to take advantage of the abundant and relatively low cost of natural gas in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and commercial solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into methanol and gasoline, plans to develop and deliver its 160MT/day methanol plant to a manufacturing site in the Marcellus shale region. Primus Green Energy Inc.,

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AUGUST 20, 2011

GlycosBio), an international biochemical company commercializing high-value biochemicals, and Solix BioSystems, Inc. These preliminary experiments demonstrated the potential for Solix’s algae oil to be converted into a range of valuable specialty chemicals through GlycosBio’s suite of proprietary biocatalysts. —Daniel Monticello.

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