article thumbnail

Synhelion raises CHF 22M (US$23.6M) to support scaling of solar fuel production

Green Car Congress

million) in another financing round. The funds were primarily provided by existing investors and selected new strategic investors, including Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS). ETH-Zurich spin-off Synhelion has raised CHF 22 million (US$23.6 Synhelion is developing two pathways to solar fuels: Redox splitting.

Solar 210
article thumbnail

ZeroAvia secures additional $24.3M to launch development of 2MW hydrogen-electric powertrain for regional aircraft

Green Car Congress

Existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Summa Equity, Shell Ventures, and SYSTEMIQ also participated in the financing. She previously served on the Board of Governors for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and was a Non-Executive Director for the airline retailer Datalex.

Hydrogen 376
article thumbnail

BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

Green Car Congress

Looking at the third-quarter global investment figures by type, asset finance of utility-scale renewable energy projects came to $49.3 billion convertible issue from waste-to-energy specialist China Everbright International and a $311-million IPO by US fuel cell developer Bloom Energy. Spain at $1.9 —Colin McKerracher.

Clean 259
article thumbnail

UCLA, UC Davis host world conference on electric vehicles and cities prior to EVS26

Green Car Congress

The one-day conference brings together more than 300 government leaders, business executives and nonprofit directors from a variety of countries, including Australia, China, England, France, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and the United States.

Davis 247
article thumbnail

DOE awards $4M to carbon capture and storage projects selected as part of ACT

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced $4 million in federal funding for national laboratories to collaborate with international partners on seven projects out of the 12 that were selected as a part of the Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies (ACT) Initiative. million of which €31.5

Carbon 150
article thumbnail

Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

Green Car Congress

vehicles, that is suitable for an international market. The project has been financed by the four partners as well as the region of Västra Götaland and the research foundation of Göteborg Energi. To identify new business opportunities and technical solutions for power suppliers, the car industry and telecom service.

Volvo 246
article thumbnail

Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

Climate 236