Ampcera Inc. International Battery Company and Xponential Battery Materials (XBM) have signed a MoU to collaborate on the production of a next-generation sustainable, high-energy density, low weight, and cost-effective Sulfur Solid-State Battery (S-SSB) for EVs. The demand for affordable and sustainable, eMobility battery solutions presents a massive opportunity for new... Read more →

General Motors has appointed Sterling Anderson, co-founder and chief product officer of autonomous trucking company Aurora, as executive VP, global product, and chief product officer. Reporting to GM President Mark Reuss, Anderson will oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle for both gasoline- and electric-powered vehicles, including hardware, software, services, and user... Read more →

As part of a larger set of operational changes, Cleveland-Cliffs said that it will no longer be deploying capital toward the development of a transformer production plant in Weirton, West Virginia (earlier post), due to changes in scope from the project partner that no longer meet Cliffs’s investment requirements. Last... Read more →

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co (SMM) have signed the final joint venture agreements to deliver the Winu copper-gold project, located in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia. The Winu project is an attractive low-risk, long-life copper-gold deposit discovered by Rio Tinto in 2017. It is considered... Read more →

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has invited states to compete for $5 million in cooperative agreements to find critical minerals needed to drive the US economy in the materials left over from mining at active and legacy sites. The USGS is partnering with state geological surveys to modernize our understanding... Read more →

United has invested in Twelve, an innovative low carbon fuels company that uses a process similar to photosynthesis to transform CO2 and water into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using renewable energy. This investment by the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund follows Twelve’s $83-million Series C funding round and project... Read more →

The Nikkei reports that Nissan Motor’s cancellation of its first electric vehicle battery plant in Japan, along with Toyota Motor’s postponement of a similar project, will damage Japan’s efforts to secure a domestic supply of batteries. Nissan, after signing a partnership agreement with local authorities for the project in January,... Read more →

Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of the Adani Group, has deployed a hydrogen fuel cell truck to promote cleaner transportation. These hydrogen-powered trucks will gradually replace diesel vehicles used in the company’s logistics operations. The first truck will be used to transport coal from the Gare Pelma III Block to... Read more →

Many of the industrial motors used today are induction motors. However, permanent magnet motors are generally more efficient than induction motors and can be more cost-effective in the long run, especially for factories and plants that run constantly. Currently, most permanent magnet motors rely on critical materials, specifically rare-earth based... Read more →

Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde green methanol technology and ordered a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by Koppö Energia in Kristinestad, Finland. With a planned capacity of 450 metric tons per day (mtpd) of... Read more →

The new MAN Charge&Go charging service is now available to all customers, regardless of brand. It makes it easier to find truck-compatible charging points throughout Europe and enables uncomplicated payment of the charging current at attractive conditions with a charging card. A special feature of MAN Charge&Go is the MAN... Read more →

With two new renewable ammonia grades—renewable ammonia and renewable ammonia solution 24.5%—BASF further expands its sustainable product portfolio. BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant which reduces the plant’s natural gas consumption. In BASF’s Verbund, hydrogen is produced... Read more →

SunGas Renewables has selected Johnson Matthey (JM) as a technology partner for its flagship Beaver Lake Renewable Energy project — a biomethanol plant planned in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. The plant will be an investment of more than $2 billion, creating more than 1,000 jobs during construction and around 100 permanent... Read more →

NXP Semiconductors unveiled its new S32R47 imaging radar processors in 16 nm FinFET technology, building on NXP’s proven expertise in the imaging radar space. The third generation of imaging radar processors delivers up to twice the processing power versus the previous generation, alongside improved system cost and power efficiency. In... Read more →

Wenchong shipyard in China, part of the CSSC Group, has ordered four shipsets of 3 × MAN 8L21/31 MK2 GenSets in connection with the construction of 4 × 96m C-CSOVs (Construction and Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) operated by DO (Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt [German Offshore Shipping]). The MAN 21/31H engine A... Read more →

Technology group Wärtsilä announced that its carbon capture solution (CCS) is now commercially available to the global maritime industry. According to Wärtsilä’s tests, the new ‘Wärtsilä Carbon capture solution’ is proven to reduce vessel CO2 emissions by up to 70%, providing ship owners with an immediate solution to meet increasingly... Read more →

The Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program announced a new partnership with Michigan Technological University (MTU) to enhance and scale up industry-driven training opportunities for current and prospective metalworking and manufacturing professionals. Led by IACMI (The Composites Institute) with funding from the Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis... Read more →

Mitsubishi Motors and Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Foxconn) responsible for developing electric vehicles, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply Mitsubishi Motors with an electric vehicle (EV) model developed by Foxtron and have decided to proceed with further discussions. The... Read more →

LG Energy Solution has fully acquired General Motor’s stake in a battery cell manufacturing plant in Lansing, Michigan. The US $2.1-billion acquisition of Ultium Cells Lansing facility was aimed at maximizing efficiency and enhancing production capabilities in North America, LG Energy Solution said in a statement. LG Energy Solution will... Read more →

BASF signed a Cooperation Agreement with Plug Power, positioning BASF’s advanced DeOxo catalysts as an offer within Plug Power’s hydrogen liquefaction plants globally to enhance their market offerings, improving reliability and cost efficiency. BASF’s DeOxo catalysts, including the Purivate Pd15 product, offer exceptional catalyst performance at low temperatures, reducing the... Read more →

NEXEN TIRE signed a long-term supply agreement with LD Carbon Co., Ltd., a resource circulation and material recycling firm, for recovered carbon black (rCB). NEXEN TIRE will use this collaboration to boost the adoption of sustainable materials. LD Carbon’s recovered carbon black is generated by pyrolyzing end-of-life tires in an... Read more →

The new Volvo XC70 mid-size SUV is Volvo Cars’ first extended-range plug-in hybrid. It provides a pure electric range of up to 200 kilometers, based on China’s CLTC standard, making it Volvo Cars’ longest-range plug-in hybrid to date. Built on the new SMA (Scalable Modular Architecture) platform, a premium extended-range... Read more →

Rio Tinto and its new partner Indium Corporation have successfully extracted the first primary gallium as part of a research and development project, which ultimately aims to produce commercial quantities of the critical and strategic mineral present in the bauxite processed in Rio Tinto’s Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, the... Read more →

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will launch an all-new battery electric vehicle (BEV) based on the next-generation LEAF as an OEM model from Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. The model will be introduced to the North American market in the second half of 2026. This BEV model is part of Mitsubishi Motors’ product... Read more →

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Isowater Corporation, a member of the KEY DH Technologies Inc. Group, a Canada-based leader in the hydrogen and deuterium industries. The partnership will support the growth of Isowater’s deuterium oxide (heavy water)... Read more →

Renault presented a new 1.8-liter full hybrid E-Tech 160 hp powertrain with a 1.4 kWh battery. Available on both Captur and Symbioz, it delivers more power and response, for lower fuel consumption—98g CO2/km on Symbioz and from 99g CO2/km on Captur. With full hybrid E-Tech technology, the car starts in... Read more →

Audi is expanding the portfolio of the new Audi A6 with two plug-in hybrid models. Both the A6 Avant e-hybrid quattro and the A6 Sedan e hybrid quattro can be ordered in two power levels: 220 kW and 270 kW system output. The new generation of high-voltage battery in the... Read more →

Hyundai Motor America announced the availability of a pair of new charging features that simplify and improve the public charging experience for a wide range of newer Hyundai electric vehicles. Along with the Hyundai Home marketplace, these intuitive public charging features give owners increased flexibility and new options to control... Read more →

SK On presented its latest findings on solid-state battery research in collaboration with academic partners, highlighting its commitment to advancing next-generation battery solutions. SK On, part of South Korea’s SK Group, said that its research, conducted in collaboration with Dr. Dong-Won Kim’s group at Hanyang University in Seoul, discovered a... Read more →

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $20.9 million to 51 projects statewide in the latest round of its Community Air Grants program—doubling the amount awarded in previous years. The grant awards—the largest total amount in the program’s history—will support 43 community-based organizations and four California Native American Tribes... Read more →