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Faraday Future receives manufacturing equipment from Guangzhou MINO at Hanford plant

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Included in the shipment is critical equipment for the body assembly production line of the FF 91. was incorporated in 2008. MINO’s main product lines include Body In White (BIW) automatic welding lines, powertrain and new energy manufacturing equipment, electrical automation and robotics application integration and services.

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Proton and Mitsubishi Motors to pursue broad ranging strategic collaboration, including electrics and hybrids

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The two companies had signed an agreement in December 2008 on the development and production of new vehicles at Proton. Under a license agreement, Proto currently produces Inspira, a four-door sedan model based on an MMC vehicle.

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Aemetis upgrades India biodiesel plant

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an advanced fuels and renewable chemicals company based in California, has upgraded its 50 million gallon per year capacity biodiesel and refined glycerin production facility in Kakinada, India to produce high-quality distilled biodiesel. Aemetis, Inc.,

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. There is a variance based on production method, etc.). The effect isn’t only a problem for biodiesel from palm oil.

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KLD Energy completes $10M convertible debt offering, bringing total capital raised to almost $26M

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KLD Energy Technologies has successfully completed a major debt offering; the company has raised nearly $26 million in capital since its incorporation in August 2008, about half of that in the past year. Today, KLD has commercial agreements with Eclimo Sdn Bhd of Malaysia and Australia-based Vmoto Ltd.,

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Mitsui Engineering and palm oil producer Sime Darby to partner on cellulosic ethanol from palm oil Empty Fruit Bunches; Inbicon technology

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Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding and Malaysia-based Sime Darby Research Sdn. Inbicon has constructed the world’s largest demonstration plant for second generation bioethanol production from straw, which has been operated since November 2009. MBK), have been developing a new business scheme using EFB since 2008.

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Maxwell Technologies Delivers One-Millionth Large Cell Ultracapacitor

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Primary applications for Maxwell’s large cell products, which range from 650 to 3,000 farads, include hybrid-electric transit buses, electric rail vehicles, cranes, lift trucks and other industrial systems. Maxwell Technologies Inc. delivered its one-millionth large cell BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor in December. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).