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ADB: Projected cost of Uzbek Oltin Yo’l GTL plant increases by 37% to $5.6B

Green Car Congress

The project will produce 37,610 barrels per day (bbl/d) of GTL diesel, GTL kerosene, GTL naphtha and LPG using natural gas supplied by Uzbekneftegaz from the Shurtan fields. The technology used is similar to that of the pioneering ORYX GTL plant in Qatar. The majority of production will be GTL diesel and GTL kerosene.

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ABB charges into the future with Formula E

Charged EVs

Now, the general consensus seems to be that having the [AC-to-DC] conversion happen off-board lightens the bus, and makes room for a bigger battery. When electric transit buses first hit the market, they had an inverter on board, and they charged with alternating current. It charges when it’s asleep.