Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring Material Technology have decided to start the construction of the CAM plant. The plant to be constructed in Kotka, Finland will produce cathode active material (CAM). The plant’s first-stage capacity will be 60,000 tonnes of cathode active material per year. The plans also include... Read more →

We all learned that electricity is caused by electrons moving in a metal. Each electron carries a discrete charge. The picture is more complicated because electrons repel each other. Any motion from a single electron may disturb a cloud of neighboring electrons. If the disturbance is mild, electrons end up... Read more →

Belgium-based multinational John Cockerill signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) to drive innovation in steel decarbonization technology, green hydrogen value chain, and defense products development contributing to the growth of India’s infrastructure, national security, and sustainability agenda. The MoU will facilitate joint... Read more →

Researchers from Wenzhou University, with colleagues from other universities in China and Argonne National Laboratory in the US, have engineered niobium tungsten oxide (NbWO) to accelerate the charging process in a Li-ion battery significantly. In an open-access paper in Nature Communications, the team reports that engineered NbWO (rGO/NbWO) exhibits a... Read more →

Earlier this month at NTEA Work Truck Week at the Indiana Convention Center, Cummins, known for its diesel engines, showed its first entry into the gasoline fuel market, the new B6.7 Octane. Other new engines shown at the event were the X10 diesel, the 6.7L Turbo Diesel for heavy-duty pickup... Read more →

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced the state is moving forward with an effort to reduce methane emissions with the help of innovative satellite technology. The project is made possible by a $100-million state budget investment to purchase methane plume data collected by satellites. The technology involves satellite-mounted methane... Read more →

Volkswagen of America, Inc., in collaboration with KONG and VCA Charities, announced the launch of a limited-edition VW KONG For a Cause dog toy inspired by the Volkswagen ID. Buzz available while supplies last. For every toy purchased, VW, KONG and VCA Charities will donate another to local shelters. All... Read more →

Eaton announced that its innovative 3-in-1 battery vent valve is the first on the market to align with the new SAE J3277 standard designed to evaluate non-destructive water intrusion testing for Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (RESS) used in electrified vehicles (EVs). Eaton’s 3-in-1 battery vent valve combines three critical functions—passive... Read more →

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has reached 178,549 public and shared private electric vehicle (EV) chargers installed statewide. California now has 48% more public and shared private EV chargers than the number of gasoline nozzles. The California Energy Commission (CEC) estimates there are about 120,000 gas nozzles in... Read more →

Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX owners will gain access to more than 20,000 selected Tesla Superchargers across the United States starting in June 2025 with the availability of the first Honda-approved NACS-CCS DC fast-charging adapter. Approved adapters will better ensure a safe and reliable charging experience for Honda and Acura... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that US District Court Judge Mark A. Goldsmith for the Eastern District of Michigan accepted Hino Motors, Ltd.’s guilty plea to a one-count criminal information charging it with having engaged in a multi-year criminal conspiracy to defraud... Read more →

HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), HD Hydrogen, and DNV recently signed a Joint Industry Project (JIP) agreement to develop and validate Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology for carbon capture in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC). SOFCs are high-efficiency fuel cells that generate electricity using natural gas, ammonia,... Read more →

Namibia’s offshore oil and gas industry is set for significant growth in 2025, driven by new licensing opportunities and an uptick in drilling activities, Petroleum Commissioner Maggy Shino announced during a webinar hosted by the African Energy Chamber, Wood Mackenzie and Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy. The move is... Read more →

An international team of researchers led by Professors Zhengxiao GUO of Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Weixin HUANG of University of Science and Technology of China, Richard CATLOW of University College London and Junwang TANG of Tsinghua University, has developed a photocatalytic approach to converting... Read more →

Fuels like kerosene can be produced in a climate-friendly way from CO2, water and green electricity using Power-to-Liquid processes. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have already demonstrated this with systems in actual operation. Now, researchers working on the Kopernikus P2X project have succeeded for the first time in... Read more →

Alfa Laval has signed its first contract for the ammonia fuel supply system, FCM Ammonia, for the maritime industry. The FCM Ammonia will be installed onboard seven LPG/ammonia carriers for Tianjin Southwest Maritime. Alfa Laval has achieved a significant milestone by securing the contract for the ammonia fuel supply system,... Read more →

SK On and Nissan announced a battery supply agreement that will support Nissan’s electric vehicle (EV) production in North America. Under the agreement, SK On will supply nearly 100GWh of high-performance, high-nickel batteries to Nissan from 2028 to 2033. These US-manufactured batteries will power Nissan’s next-generation EVs to be produced... Read more →

lomarlabs, the innovation arm of Lomar Shipping, announced a strategic collaboration with Newlight, a technology company specializing in hybrid hydrogen-diesel engine retrofits, to accelerate the adoption of cost-effective, lower-emission solutions for the shipping industry. This collaboration will focus on retrofitting conventional diesel engines to operate on a hydrogen-diesel mix, reducing... Read more →

In the March 2025 Short-Term Energy Outlook, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts crude oil production in Alaska will increase by 16,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2026 to 438,000 b/d after remaining relatively flat in 2025. Two new oil developments in Alaska—the Nuna and Pikka projects—are expected to... Read more →

GTC—NVIDIA announced a portfolio of technologies to supercharge humanoid robot development, including NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1, the world’s first open, fully customizable foundation model for generalized humanoid reasoning and skills. The other technologies include simulation frameworks and blueprints such as the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Blueprint for generating synthetic data, as... Read more →

Mercedes-Benz is transforming its production network by reinforcing Berlin-Marienfelde’s role as the center of innovation for MO360 digital production technologies, now enhanced with Artificial Intelligence (AI), humanoid robots, and innovations such as the production of high-performance electric axial-flux motors. In 2022, Berlin-Marienfelde established itself as the global center of expertise... Read more →

General Motors and NVIDIA are collaborating on next-generation vehicles, factories and robots using AI, simulation, and accelerated computing. The companies will work together to build custom AI systems using NVIDIA accelerated compute platforms, including NVIDIA Omniverse with NVIDIA Cosmos, to train AI manufacturing models for optimizing GM’s factory planning and... Read more →

Scientists and engineers at General Atomics (GA) and the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) will collaborate to establish a Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center in San Diego. The new center sets the stage for even deeper collaborations in advanced digital engineering, artificial intelligence (AI), machine... Read more →

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ (RBW) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and airplane modes. Powered by batteries, the 115 pounds (52kg) twin prop-rotor prototype has demonstrated operational stability and maneuverability across all flight regimes, and... Read more →

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) unveiled the FT-Me, a concept as a vision for all-electric micromobility that combines premium design with affordability. Inspired by the success of Toyota’s mobility solutions developed for the Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the FT-Me aims to address the evolving needs of... Read more →

Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, will partner with Virgin Atlantic on the launch of Joby’s air taxi service in the UK. The new partnership builds on an existing agreement between Joby and Delta Air Lines—which owns a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic—to... Read more →

TotalEnergies and RWE have for agreed on conditions for the purchase of green hydrogen over a period of 15 years. The agreement stipulates that TotalEnergies will purchase around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen per year from RWE for its refinery in Leuna (Saxony-Anhalt) from 2030. This is the largest... Read more →

The University of Michigan will move forward with plans to construct a new electric vehicle battery laboratory, broadening research and hands-on education in next-generation battery technologies on the Ann Arbor campus. The Board of Regents approved the $60 million project at its meeting in February. Funding will be provided from... Read more →

The 4th Annual H2-Aero Symposium is being held 2–3 April in Long Beach, California. Like each of the past meetings, this year’s symposium will feature two days of presentations, including sessions on fuel cell aircraft technology, demonstrations and hydrogen hubs for airports. In addition, interested attendees are invited to SAE... Read more →

Archer Aviation snd Palantir Technologies announced a partnership to build the AI foundation for the future of next-gen aviation technologies. Archer and Palantir plan to work in parallel to develop software for the next-gen of critical aviation systems, including air traffic control, movement control and route planning. For decades, the... Read more →