Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2023

Iron-based cathodes are cheaper, cleaner, and safer than legacy battery technologies such as NMC and NCA that exist today, but are less energy-dense than Ni/Co-based ternary cathodes. Mitra Chem is building the first North American lithium-ion battery materials product company that shortens the lab-to-production timeline by more than 90%.

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GM Batteries Battery Companies 195

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2023

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which requires fuel producers to reduce the carbon intensity of fuel sold in the state, is largely responsible for the shift by encouraging the use and production of cleaner alternatives. Since compliance began, the program has helped to replace more than 8.6 billion gallons of diesel.

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Clean Cleaning Diesel California 367

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Loop Energy, a hydrogen fuel cell company providing solutions for the commercial vehicle markets, announced that Skywell New Energy Vehicles Group (Skywell) received index approval from China’s Ministry of Industry & Information and Technology (MIIT) for a zero-emission public transport bus powered by Loop Energy’s fuel cell systems.

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Fuel China Energy Companies 321

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Many companies have made commitments to transition portions of their delivery fleets to electric over the next five to 10 years. According to GreenBiz , the share of electric fleet vehicles is projected to grow from less than 1 percent to 12 percent by 2030, thanks to lower battery costs, industry partnerships and government incentives.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

Electrofuels provider Infinium and comprehensive carbon management company Navigator CO2 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding and long-term relationship for Navigator to deliver 600,000 tons per annum (TPA) of biogenic carbon dioxide from its Heartland Greenway system to a future Infinium facility for the production of electrofuels (eFuels).

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CO2 Carbon Fuel Alternative Cleaner 273

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

SK seeks to import blue ammonia produced from ExxonMobil to South Korea in support of reducing industrial emissions. The company says that blue ammonia will replace conventional coal as a main fuel and accelerate energy transition with less carbon footprint and cleaner power.

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South Korea Coal Hydrogen Carbon 459

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Moller - Maersk (Maersk) is entering strategic partnerships with six leading companies with the intent of sourcing at least 730,000 tonnes/year by end of 2025. The six companies are CIMC ENRIC, European Energy, Green Technology Bank, Orsted, Proman, and WasteFuel. To boost the global production capacity of green methanol, A.P.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The fuel economy attributes of Biosynthetic Base Oil is further demonstrated by the results of a recent Mercedes Benz M111 Fuel Economy Test in which a Biosynthetic SAE 5W-30 motor oil formulation achieved a 3.05% fuel economy gain compared to the industry reference oil. —Allen Barbieri, CEO of Biosynthetic Technologies.

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Fuel Economy Oil Economy Motor 230

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2023

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted the In-Use Locomotive Regulation —a new rule aimed at reducing emissions from all switch, passenger, industrial and freight line haul locomotives when they operate within the state. Locomotives also will have a 30-minute idling limit.

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Emissions Federal Grant Cleaner California 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

bp ventures has made its first direct investment in India, investing $13 million in integrated EV ride-hailing and charging company BluSmart. BluSmart is India’s first and largest integrated EV ride-hailing and charging company, and aims to deliver safer, cleaner and more sustainable mobility.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, have entered into a strategic alliance to accelerate the conversion of heavy-duty trucking fleets from diesel to cleaner-burning, less-expensive natural gas. GE Capital’s Transportation Finance business and Clean Energy Fuels Corp.,

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Clean Cleaning Gas Industrial 273

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2016

Honeywell UOP is introducing an expanded portfolio of new hydrotreating catalysts used to remove impurities and contaminants from petroleum and other refining feedstocks to produce cleaner-burning gasoline and diesel that meets new global emissions regulations.

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Cleaner Gasoline Diesel Range 150

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. Compared to mining and production of new materials, the Hydro-to Cathode recycling process is 93% cleaner at a 59% lower cost.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 482

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2019

This additional investment supports Greyrock’s continued growth and development at an exciting time for the company and the industry. AP Ventures is investing in advanced technology companies utilizing the unique high-performance characteristics of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). —Andrew Hinkly, Managing Partner AP Ventures.

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Plug in America

MAY 18, 2021

This week, President Joe Biden visited the Ford Motor Company Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, getting a preview of the all-electric version of their F-150 pickup truck, the highest-selling vehicle in the country. The future of the auto industry is electric,” said President Biden. There’s no turning back. …

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2020

In the short- to medium-term, hydrogen technology could be used to replace compressed natural gas (CNG) in some areas with minor changes to the existing infrastructure, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Currently, in the power industry, hydrogen accounts for less than 0.2%

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Hydrogen Cleaner Power Powered 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2010

Archer Daniels Midland Company has begun offering isosorbide under its line of Evolution Chemicals. Isosorbide is an industrial ingredient made from corn that is a potential alternative to the petroleum-based chemical Bisphenol A in plastics and other applications.

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Industrial Industry Renewable Polymer 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2022

Today, we are seeing breakthrough opportunities at the intersection of the energy and transportation industries. Through collaborations with automakers like Ford, we are innovating together for a cleaner, safer and brighter future for all. —PG&E Corporation CEO Patti Poppe.

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F-150 Ford Electric Vehicles Charging 334

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AUGUST 7, 2012

BP will establish a $100-million international research center, the BP International center for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM) to lead research to advancethe fundamental understanding and use of materials across a variety of energy and industrial applications.

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International Industrial Industry Energy 225

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2021

The MOU marks a significant milestone for Hyundai Motor as it is the company’s first strategic partnership involving the application of its fuel cell system technology in the shipbuilding industry, spearheading a new generation of seafaring vessels. Hyundai Motor commercialized the Tucson ix35 fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in 2013.

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Mariner Hyundai Commercial Hydrogen 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2012

Target markets for these tri-generation stationary fuel cell power plants include industrial hydrogen users as well as vehicle fueling applications. Industrial users of hydrogen can utilize all three of the DFC revenue streams including hydrogen, electricity and heat. Air Products and FuelCell Energy, Inc.

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Hydrogen Industrial Industry Power 244

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

By 2030, hydrogen could play an important role in decarbonizing polluting, energy-intensive industries such as chemicals, oil refineries, power and heavy transport such as shipping, heavy-duty trucks and trains, by helping these sectors move away from fossil fuels. Doing so could deliver a 7% emissions reduction on natural gas.

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Hydrogen Carbon Climate Change Wind 321

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This campaign will allow companies that offer electric deliveries a clear and visible way to differentiate zero-emissions deliveries, as e-commerce explodes in India and globally on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional industry players will also be invited to join the initiative. —RMI Managing Director Clay Stranger.

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Miles India Pollution Electric 344

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2022

For the nuGen project, Anglo American worked with companies such as ENGIE, First Mode, Ballard and NPROXX to: Design, build, and test a 1.2 nuGen is a tangible demonstration of our FutureSmart Mining program changing the future of our industry. They span the transport, industrial, and construction sectors.

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Hydrogen South Africa Africa Hybrid 369

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2022

The California Energy Commission (CEC) selected Symbio, Michelin, and Faurecia along with GTI and other industry partners, to develop and demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled, regional-haul Class 8 truck, as major contributors to a state-supported hydrogen mobility project.

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California Fuel Energy Hydrogen 243

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2021

BNSF Railway Company and Wabtec began testing battery-electric locomotive technology in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, California. It’s a significant step forward for the rail industry and will change the course for even cleaner, more energy-efficient transport.

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California Batteries Battery Electric 459

The Truth About Cars

MAY 31, 2024

The companies' proposition for multiple paths to carbon neutrality is persuasive, assuming the transition to a cleaner future ruled by electric vehicles will be halting and slow. That was its plan for cleaner, downsized 1.4-liter But that too was something the company has already outlined. liter and 2.0-liter

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Mazda Toyota Carbon Automobile 109

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Under the framework agreements, gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks will get cleaner through 2026 at about the same rate as the former Obama-era program. Each of the automobile manufacturers that have finalized Framework agreements have made additional and individual commitments to expedite the transition to zero-emission vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

British Airways will power future flights with sustainable aviation fuel produced from sustainably-sourced ethanol, as part of a new partnership with sustainable jet fuel company LanzaJet. British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group, will be investing US$400 million in sustainable aviation fuel over the next 20 years.

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Georgia Carbon Fuel Emissions 415

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Cirba Solutions, a recycled battery management and materials company, will form a joint venture with 6K Inc., 6K’s UniMelt system harnesses a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-derived microwave plasma process, that can produce a number of battery materials, faster, cleaner and at a lower cost than any other process.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion United States 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2021

The company will produce its XRD renewable diesel from vegetable oil, fats and waste cooking oils through a proprietary process. UrbanX holds a license for Chevron Lummus Global’s patented ISOCONVERSION process which produces the cleaner fuel from waste feedstock, in a joint development with Applied Research Associates.

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Renewable Diesel Long Beach Hyundai 221

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2021

Syzygy Plasmonics, a technology company developing a high-performance photocatalyst for the industrial gas, chemical and energy industries, announced a $23-million Series B financing led by Horizons Ventures with participation from new global investors including Equinor Ventures. Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen Manufacturer Production Universal 221

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AUGUST 24, 2022

PowerCo, the newly founded battery company of the Group, has a central role in these efforts and will drive forward the planned cooperation in the fields of battery value creation, raw materials supply chains and cathode material production in the North American region. Possible production sites are currently being examined.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

The manufacturing facility, known as “Apex 1”, will be home to the company’s Hydro-to-Cathode direct precursor synthesis process technology—taking in black mass from recycled electric vehicle batteries and producing enough lithium-ion battery precursor and sustainable cathode active material to equip up to 250,000 electric vehicles per year.

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Kentucky Manufacturer Lithium Ion Batteries 243

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2012

Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is providing C$46 million (US$45 million) in funding to support six new carbon capture and storage and cleaner technology projects in the Canadian oil sands region. 10 million for Heavy Crude Quality Improvement in the Alberta Industrial Heartland Region.

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Oil-Sands Cleaner Oil Carbon 225

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

company’s role in helping popularize and educate the public about electric vehicles (EVs). automaker is both a “marketing leader” and an important factor in pushing the automotive industry into more sustainable technology. “The more people jumping to produce EV is better for the industry,” Li added.

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