article thumbnail

New USGS methodology identifies 23 mineral commodities the supply of which poses greatest risk to manufacturing

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners have developed a new methodology to identify which mineral commodities important to US manufacturing are at greatest risk to supply disruption. The methodology evaluated the global supply of and US demand for 52 mineral commodities for the years 2007 to 2016.

Supplies 529
article thumbnail

Pike highlights 10 trends influencing growth of global fuel cell industry in 2011

Green Car Congress

The fuel cell industry is growing even in the face of a global economic recession, with 2010 revenues exceeding $750 million. In the midst of the increase in revenue and shipments, a number of metatrends are emerging that will change the shape the industry by the end of 2011, according to a new white paper by Pike Research.

2011 285
article thumbnail

Sandia innovation eliminates reliance on rare-earth magnets for large-scale wind turbines

Green Car Congress

Sandia is now ready to partner with the renewable energy industry to develop the next generation of direct-drive wind turbines. These materials come at a high initial cost and are vulnerable to supply chain uncertainties. This had the potential to block growth of the wind industry.

Wind 529
article thumbnail

Biden authorizes release of more than 180M barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 1M bpd for 6 months

Green Car Congress

The US and other member states of the International Energy Agency (IA) agreed earlier in March to release 60 million barrels of oil reserves to compensate for supply disruptions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the US supplying 30 million. 2011 IEA Coordinated Release. Bush authorized a drawdown of 33.75

Oil 418
article thumbnail

NEVS secures battery supply for 9-3 EVs from CATL

Green Car Congress

Limited (CATL) to secure the battery supply for NEVS 9-3 EV in the Chinese market. The company was one of the first nine battery suppliers to fulfill China domestic industrial standards and its government’s requirement for EV subsidies. Established in 2011, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,

Supplies 150
article thumbnail

DOE issues RFI on biomass supply systems to support billion-ton bioeconomy vision

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issed a Request for Information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0001603 ) seeking feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders to support a “billion-ton bioeconomy.” The study found that just forest land and agricultural land alone have a potential for 1.3

Supplies 150
article thumbnail

Faurecia and Mitsubishi Chemical to co-develop and produce bioplastics for the automotive industry; BioAmber supplying bio-based succinic acid

Green Car Congress

Faurecia signed an exclusive industrial partnership agreement with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation to co-develop bioplastics designed for mass-production for use in automotive interior parts. In 2011, the Group posted total sales of €16.2 The joint development will start by modifying. billion ($22.5.