Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

US-based Group14 Technologies , a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, announced the launch of its first commercial-scale 27,000-square foot US manufacturing factory to meet demand for higher-performing lithium-silicon anode materials. —Rick Costantino, CTO of Group14 Technologies.

Commercial 170

Commercial Manufacturer Lithium Ion Washington 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

To succeed in the future net zero economy, we need to create a vertically integrated domestic supply chain to achieve battery production at scale and future supply security. At Snow Lake Lithium, we strongly believe that now is the time to build a rock to road supply chain for electric vehicles for the longevity of the industry.

North America 448

North America America Electric Vehicles Vehicles 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Continental and Knorr-Bremse AG have entered into a partnership to develop a complete system solution for highly automated driving (HAD) in commercial vehicles, initially focused on automated convoy driving (platooning). Knorr-Bremse will offer the complete system to commercial vehicle manufacturers in Europe, North America and Asia.

Commercial 283

Commercial Vehicles Environment North America 283

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Li-Bridge, a public-private alliance representing the US battery ecosystem, convened by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and managed by Argonne National Laboratory, released an action plan to accelerate the creation of a robust domestic manufacturing base and comprehensive supply chain for lithium-based batteries.

Boston Consulting Group 273

Boston Consulting Group Batteries Battery Supplies 273

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2018

Penske will focus its attention on helping to promote electric vehicle charging standards for commercial vehicles in North America by participating with the group’s “High Power Charging for Commercial Vehicles Task Force” (HPCCV Task Force). Penske Truck Leasing is the first in its industry to join the CharIN organization. CharIN e.V)

Standards 170

Standards Commercial Charging North America 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

signed a collaborative agreement with representatives from the Malaysian government’s East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Malaysian Biotechnology Corp (BiotechCorp) and the State Government of Terengganu with the intent to site a cellulosic biomass isobutanol facility in Southeast Asia.

Asia 236

Asia Malaysia 2016 2015 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

C4V technology is foundational to the iM3NY gigafactory ( earlier post ) in Endicott, New York—the only Gigafactory across the globe with an ex-Asia supply chain. The Demo Plant is a platform for further expansion and accelerating RecycLiCo’s commercialization strategy.

Lithium Ion 345

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Waste 345

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2022

Penske Truck Leasing operates more than 372,000 vehicles and serves customers from more than 1,300 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Ford 320

Ford Fleet North America South America 320

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2022

Hyzon Motors reported that it delivered 87 fuel-cell-powered heavy-duty vehicles in 2021 under commercial sales agreements. As highlighted during Hyzon’s third quarter earnings call, the company proactively shifted its deployment focus to Asia where average selling prices are approximately half of other regions.

Fuel 334

Fuel Vehicles Asia Hydrogen 334

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Commercial operations are targeted to start to produce lithium hydroxide in time for the large increase in expected industry demand in Europe during the first half of the decade. Europe is already the fastest growing lithium-ion battery production center in the world, with zero local supply of lithium hydroxide.

Germany 491

Germany Carbon Lithium Ion Europe 491

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2022

The fundraising and formation of a manufacturing partnership are part of Nexeon’s manufacturing strategy to accelerate the supply of its groundbreaking silicon anode materials at volume in order to meet the rapidly increasing demands from its customers in automotive and consumer electronics industries across Europe, North America, and Asia.

Companies 186

Companies Lithium Ion North America Asia 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act and the considerable investments made by automotive companies to electrify their fleet, the need for a domestic supply of battery-grade materials supply whether through primary refining or recycling processes becomes critical. —Trent Mell, Electra’s CEO.

Batteries 221

Batteries Battery North America Lithium Ion 221

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Giga Carbon Neutrality (GCN) has secured a contract to supply 200 hydrogen and battery EV powered heavy trucks and associated engineering machinery from The People’s Government of Ejin Horo Banner, an administrative division of Ordos City of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China. The partners plan to invest RMB 2.3

Hydrogen 221

Hydrogen China Carbon Mongolia 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

Flammable liquid electrolytes in most commercial li-ion batteries are considered a threat to safety as they can easily shrink under high temperatures, lead to short circuits and then catch fire. Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China, and South Korea playing a significant role.

Market 418

Market Batteries Battery Li-ion 418

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2022

Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, plans to open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga.

Li-ion 482

Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 482

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

Currently, CAM and pCAM processing is highly concentrated in Asia. Increasing CAM production capacity and adding pCAM to our joint venture is another significant step in building a more secure and sustainable North America-focused supply chain to support GM’s fast-growing EV production needs. Site selection will be announced later.

GM 170

GM America North America Future 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2022

SK Plug Hyverse is a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, to pursue integrated solution businesses throughout the clean hydrogen value chain in Asia, including electolyzers. Recent announcements of supply agreements include 1GW in Denmark, 250MW in Australia and 120MW in the US.

Green 284

Green Hydrogen Plug Power 284

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

JERA & Uniper are collaborating to facilitate the development of the initial production of 2 MTPA of clean ammonia with expansion potential up to 8 MTPA, to accelerate the production and supply of zero-carbon fuels from the US for use in the US, Europe, Japan, and greater Asia. The company is based in Düsseldorf.

Clean 199

Clean Cleaning Hydrogen Japan 199

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.

Supplies 255

Supplies North America Waste Africa 255

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

For Urbix, the agreement accelerates its plans to establish a commercial US anode production facility that will produce 28,500 tons of anode products per annum by 2025. Headquartered in Seoul, SKO is a global Tier 1 cell-maker, with major battery plants operating and under construction across Asia, the US and Europe.

Tax Credit 210

Tax Credit Kentucky Lithium Ion Tennessee 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2022

bp announced in October 2020 that it would cease fuel production at its Kwinana Refinery and convert it to an import terminal, helping to ensure ongoing security of fuel supply for Western Australia. Honeywell helped pioneer SAF production with its UOP Ecofining process, which has been used to produce SAF commercially since 2016.

Australia 195

Australia Diesel Fuel Convert 195

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

However, while the new tax credit policy supports more growth based on BNEF’s long-term forecast, supply chain constraints cloud deployment expectations until 2024. Record electricity prices are forcing consumers to consider new forms of energy supply, driving the residential storage market in the near term.

Energy Storage 259

Energy Storage Global Market Energy 259

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2022

Overall Mercedes-Benz Cars delivered 2,093,476 vehicles (-5.0%) between January and December 2021, as a lack of semiconductors delayed the supply of vehicles despite strong demand for passenger cars and vans in all segments and across all regions. Mercedes-Benz Vans: Sales of Commercial Vans increased in 2021. respectively.

Mercedes 199

Mercedes Vehicles Iceland China 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2022

BWP, LiCAP and Siemens have entered a strategic partnership to manufacture and commercialize innovative dry electrode manufacturing systems for the battery cell industry. Today most incumbent battery cell manufacturing suppliers are based in Asia, already operating at more than 95% capacity. LiCAP Technologies, Inc.

Manufacturer 150

Manufacturer Production Lithium Ion Asia 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2014

Amprius will use the funds to commercialize its batteries and further develop the next generations of its advanced batteries. SAIF Partners is a leading private equity firm in Asia that provides growth capital to promising companies.

Li-ion 210

Li-ion Commercial Batteries Battery 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2015

DongFeng Commercial Vehicle Co., DFCV is one of China’s biggest truck makers and holds a leading position for heavy and medium duty trucks, supplying the largest truck market in the world. —Ricardo Asia president Gary Tan.

Gas 150

Gas Commercial Engine Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Certain segments, such as buses and two- and three-wheelers are close to being on track for net zero, but more action is needed to get on track elsewhere—especially in medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle segments, BNEF said. The battery supply chain will require significant near-term investment to avoid a supply crunch.

Transportation 473

Transportation Emissions Fleet Economy 473

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

The US industrial base must be positioned to respond to this vast increase in market demand that otherwise will likely benefit well-resourced and supported competitors in Asia and Europe. —National Blueprint. Support the growth of a US materials-processing base able to meet domestic battery manufacturing demand.

Lithium Ion 320

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Energy Storage 320

Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

The consortium partners will leverage their broad existing commercial relationships and partnerships to secure long-term product sales agreements. In addition, power companies across East Asia with a legacy reliance on coal and gas are planning to transition to green ammonia in order to reduce their carbon emissions.

Oman 284

Oman Hydrogen Green Kuwait 284

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Along that chain, battery scrap and off-spec material from Nanotech’s pilot operation in Chico, California, as well as from its planned commercial facility will be recycled by ABTC.

Low CO2 170

Low CO2 Lithium Ion Li-ion America 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2020

The purchase of MEAs announced today was made pursuant to the MEA Long-Term Supply Agreement and Stack Assembly License Agreement signed between Ballard and Synergy-Ballard JVCo in 2019. —Alfred Wong, Ballard Managing Director – Asia Pacific. Synergy) in the city of Yunfu in China’s Guangdong Province.

China 243

China Hydrogen Extended Range Asia 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

The engine is part of a family of new engines spanning Piaggio light commercial vehicles across international markets. The new Piaggio engine family is intended for application across the Piaggio light commercial vehicle range of products in European and Asian markets.

Light 199

Light Commercial Engine Vehicles 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

The United States currently supports renewable diesel supply through the federal Renewable Fuel Standard; a biomass-based diesel blenders tax credit; and state level policies—all contributing to numerous announcements of new projects. —from the report, “Animal, vegetable or mineral (oil)?”.

Renewable 243

Renewable Diesel Production Oil 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The initial phase will develop the feasibility of a potential facility, followed by phases investigating the commercial development and commercialization of the project. We have already been supplying renewable jet fuel to Virgin Australia and see the potential demand in Australia and more broadly in Asia.

Convert 246

Convert Malaysia Australia Asia 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

With the shared goal of accelerating the transition to cost-effective, zero-emissions commercial vehicle and power generator technologies, Loop Energy and BayoTech announced a joint market development agreement for the deployment of hydrogen vehicles and hydrogen fueling infrastructure. .

Hydrogen 170

Hydrogen Market Fuel Albuquerque 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

The main objective of this government-industry partnership is the construction or retrofit of several domestic commercial or pre-commercial scale advanced drop-in biofuel refineries.

Commercial 210

Commercial Honolulu Minneapolis Energy 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The ports of Algeciras and Huelva are two key locations on the export and maritime traffic routes both to northern Europe and to Asia and Africa. In this regard, Cepsa has recently reached an agreement with the Port of Rotterdam to create the first green hydrogen corridor linking northern and southern Europe.

Hydrogen 397

Hydrogen Renewable Europe Green 397