Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced the approval by its Board of Directors to invest in a new full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues using its sunliquid technology. Earlier post.).

Romania 150

Romania Building 2018 Convert 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2022

Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Government of Romania. In October 2021, Rock Tech announced its intention to build Europe’s first lithium converter in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. Rock Tech owns its own mine in Canada. Earlier post.).

Romania 334

Romania Convert Lithium Ion Canada 334

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2010

The VärmlandsMetanol plant will be the first full-scale commercial biomass-to-methanol plant. Subsequently, it intends to build either by itself or in collaboration with other stakeholders, several other forest methanol and / or forest-diesel plants. Investment for the plant will be about SEK 3 billion (US$416 million).

Sweden 247

Sweden Commercial Coal 2005 247

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

The announcement builds on the recent creation of the Ford Model e business unit focused on the design, production, and distribution of electric and connected vehicles ( earlier post ). Ford’s manufacturing plant in Craiova, Romania, will play a significant role in the company’s electric and commercial vehicle growth plans in Europe.

Europe 427

Europe Ford Romania Batteries 427

Cars That Think

JANUARY 15, 2023

Even more discouragingly, nuclear’s per-unit cost increased 26 percent between 2009 and 2019—while solar and wind power prices plummeted instead. Instead of building an airport, one analogy goes, crafting an SMR is like building an aircraft. Hence the name: small modular reactors (SMRs). And it’s still on the drawing board.

Future 113

Future Russia Waste Energy 113