article thumbnail

Ford joins PT Vale Indonesia and Huayou in Pomalaa nickel project; offtake agreement

Green Car Congress

PT Vale Indonesia Tbk and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. creating a three-party collaboration to advance more sustainable nickel production in Indonesia and help make electric vehicle batteries more affordable. The Pomalaa Block HPAL Project will process ore provided by PT Vale Indonesia from its Pomalaa Block mine to produce MHP.

Indonesia 259
article thumbnail

Next Fuel signs definitive agreement to field-test in-situ microbial coal-to-gas technology in Indonesia

Green Car Congress

a development stage company, has signed a definitive agreement with PT Enviro Energy to field-test Next Fuel’s microbial Coal-to-Gas technology (CTG) to determine the commercial viability of utilizing it to produce natural gas at PT Enviro Energy’s coal deposits in Indonesia. Next Fuel, Inc.,

Coal 199
article thumbnail

EV Resurgence: Is 2024 the Turning Point for Electric Cars?

The Truth About Cars

Growth in Emerging Economies Countries like India, Thailand, and Indonesia are experiencing notable growth in EV sales, indicating that EVs are not limited to wealthier nations. This segment plays a vital role, considering the substantial contribution of commercial vehicles to fuel consumption and emissions.

article thumbnail

Ford secures nickel supplies with $4.5 billion investment

Teslarati

Ford has announced that it has partnered with two other entities to construct a nickel processing facility in Indonesia. billion nickel processing facility, which will be constructed in Indonesia. Today, Ford has done just that by signing onto a $4.5 Both would require the processed material once they become operational as well.

Ford 59
article thumbnail

Wison Engineering signs new engineering contract for Erdos Jinchengtai coal-to-methanol project; commercializing methanol-to-olefins

Green Car Congress

for ethylene and propylene products respectively, marking the first commercialization of Wison Engineering’s olefin separation technology for MTO plants, and also demonstrating another successful commercialization case of China’s coal-to-olefins technology, which will facilitates the coal-to-chemical industry development roadmap in China.

Coal 186
article thumbnail

Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Virginia Tech partner on research into impact of airborne particles on aeroengine operation

Green Car Congress

Encounters between aircraft and volcanic ash remain rare, but their consequences are well known due to several high-profile incidents involving commercial airliners. Airborne mineral dust is encountered with much higher frequency due to the growth of aviation in arid regions and can be especially severe during dust storms. Ellis et al.

Virginia 221
article thumbnail

Hyundai Motor Group to invest $87B over next 5 years; 44 electrified vehicles; new EV development system; hydrogen plans

Green Car Congress

Through the new EV architecture development system, Hyundai Motor Group will innovate its cost structure for electric vehicles by sharing components in their application to various models. based venture to be jointly established with Aptiv, targeting the commercialization of the technology in 2023. —Euisun Chung.

Hyundai 284