article thumbnail

DOE seeks feedback on new domestic manufacturing conversion grants for electrified vehicles program

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) has released a Request for Information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0003032 ) to seek public input that will help shape the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants for Electrified Vehicles program.

Grant 199
article thumbnail

Wärtsilä to launch 2-stroke future fuels conversion solution; partners with MSC for technology demonstration

Green Car Congress

The technology group Wärtsilä will commercially launch its Two-Stroke Future Fuels Conversion platform during the first quarter of 2022. This innovative and patented engine combustion technology platform will enable the fast and cost-effective conversion of two-stroke main engines to operate on clean-burning future fuels.

article thumbnail

Successful demonstration of FlexMethanol conversion of wind power to methanol

Green Car Congress

In Germany, BSE Engineering and the Institute for Renewable Energy Systems at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences (IRES) have demonstrated the conversion of wind power into renewable methanol. In the future, the fuel-cell-suitable crude methanol as well as the cleaned methanol will be sold industrially as e-fuel. FlexMethanol.

Wind 357
article thumbnail

DOE announces $15.5B package primarily focused on retooling existing factories for EVs

Green Car Congress

This includes making available $2 billion in grants and up to $10 billion in loans to support automotive manufacturing conversion projects that retain high-quality jobs in communities that currently host these manufacturing facilities. The Department also announced a Notice of Intent to make available $3.5

article thumbnail

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

Green Car Congress

billion in 17 large-scale innovative clean-tech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. As announced in the REPowerEU Plan, the funding available will be doubled to around €3 billion to support further the EU’s independence from Russian fossil fuels. The EU is investing more than €1.8

Clean 334
article thumbnail

MAN methanol-ready four-stroke 32/44CR wins RINA approval

Green Car Congress

The AiP covers an upgrade concept for the four-stroke engine for conversion to dual-fuel running on methanol to provide greater flexibility to shipowners. Methanol is a fuel with a lot of potential as clean, carbon-neutral fuel and the industry is already showing concrete appreciation of it.

Mariner 413
article thumbnail

Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Locations with clean energy sources, however, saw reductions. —Jordan Schnell.