article thumbnail

Airbus forms a sustainable fuel Center of Excellence in Malaysia

Green Car Congress

Airbus and key Malaysian partners recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess local solutions for sustainable bio-mass production in Malaysia. —Prof Emeritus Dato’ Sri Dr. Zakri bin Abdul Hamid, science advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, chairman of MIGHT, BioTech Corp and AMIC.

Malaysia 236
article thumbnail

Stellantis, Leapmotor officially launch joint venture to sell Chinese EVs in Europe this fall

Baua Electric

The new JV, named “Leapmotor International,” will expand to sell Chinese EVs in Europe this fall, with additional markets to follow. Source: Leapmotor International Leapmotor Intl. Today’s event is merely a confirmation of a launch we’ve been expecting for quite some time. We now have our answer.

Chinese 52
article thumbnail

Qatar Airways Becomes First to Operate Commercial Flight on GTL Jet Fuel Blend Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate a commercial flight o

Green Car Congress

Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate a commercial flight on a 50:50 blend with synthetic GTL Jet Fuel. The natural gas derived synthetic kerosene for the six-hour flight from London to Doha came from Shell’s GTL plant in Bintulu, Malaysia. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). This is being studied, the carrier notes.

Qatar 186
article thumbnail

IHS: continued legislative focus on pollutants to drive sensor market for internal combustion engines

Green Car Congress

The global market for sensors used in internal combustion engines (ICE) is on the road of steady growth for the next few years, propelled by increasing utilization in engine management and exhaust aftertreatment, according to a new report from IHS Technology. IHS projects that sensor shipments for ICEs will top 1.34 billion in 2013.

Pollution 210
article thumbnail

FedEx Express to test battery-electric Nissan e-NV200 in Yokohama area

Green Car Congress

in cooperation with FedEx Express, will carry out real-world driving tests of the battery-electric commercial vehicle, e-NV200, in the Yokohama area beginning in mid-July. Nissan will then evaluate the vehicle’s potential for the delivery of international air cargo. Nissan Motor Co., Earlier post.). in Japan and British Gas in Europe.

Nissan 218
article thumbnail

Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

Green Car Congress

The international geothermal power industry is poised to place between 500 and 1,000 MW on line per year for the rest of the decade, said GEA. New project announcements have increased the resource under development to about 30,000 MW. Successful Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) projects in the US were led by Calpine Corp.,

article thumbnail

Gevo contracts with Mustang Engineering for the conversion of Gevos renewable isobutanol to biojet fuel

Green Car Congress

This effort will focus on the downstream processing of isobutanol to paraffinic kerosene (jet fuel) for jet engine testing, airline suitability flights and advancing commercial deployment. Mustang, a Wood Group company, has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, North Africa and the Middle East. Earlier post.).

Renewable 278