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 →

Swiss marine power company WinGD has confirmed key parameters for its X-DF-A ammonia-fueled engine design after full-load testing at its Engine Research and Innovation Centre in Winterthur, Switzerland. The performance and emission measurements deliver timely assurance as the first users prepare their vessels and auxiliary systems for ammonia fuel. The... Read more →

Thailand’s Commission on the National Competitiveness Enhancement for Targeted Industries, at a meeting today, approved an investment by a unit of China’s Sunwoda Electronic worth more than a billion dollars in the production of electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) batteries at the cell level, in a move... Read more →

General Motors has joined Pacific Gas & Electric’s residential Vehicle-to-Everything pilot program, providing eligible customers in Northern and Central California with incentivized pricing for qualifying GM Energy home energy products. GM Energy is working with utilities such as PG&E to leverage GM’s bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology, which allows compatible... Read more →

Toyota Motor has commenced sales of its all-new Crown Estate model—the fourth in the Crown series—in Japan. The powertrain lineup includes hybrid (HEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models to cater to a wide range of customer lifestyles. ESTATE RS (2.5-liter Plug-in Hybrid Model) (Model with options shown) The 2.5-liter high-efficiency... Read more →

Mercedes-Benz has introduced the new CLA. Each new model of the sedan will be available with both all-electric and high-tech hybrid powertrains. (Earlier post.) The new CLA is the first vehicle to fully operate on the new Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS) developed in-house, making it the most intelligent Mercedes-Benz ever.... Read more →

European Energy has successfully produced the first e-methanol at the Kassø Power-to-X facility. The methanol was produced in the first methanol line out of two at the facility and was achieved using biogenic CO2 sourced locally at the Biogas facility in Tønder. The production will now be ramped up and... Read more →

Pure Lithium Corporation, a vertically integrated lithium metal battery technology company, has received funding from the Vehicle Technology Office to scale production of lithium metal anodes from recycled lithium metal, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory. Lithium metal waste is produced by certain industrial processes in the United States. Recovering... Read more →

Toyota revealed the latest additions to its European BEV range, demonstrating how concepts shown previously have been successfully developed into production-ready models. By the end of 2025, Toyota will have all-new and enhanced products competing at the heart of the key B, C and D-SUV segments, the principal categories of... Read more →

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will be kicking off a formal reconsideration of the 2009 Endangerment Finding in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other relevant agencies. EPA also intends to reconsider all of its prior regulations and actions that... Read more →

Rio Tinto and Edify Energy have signed two new solar and battery hybrid services agreements (HSAs) to increase the supply of reliable, competitively priced electricity to Rio Tinto’s Gladstone aluminum operations in Queensland. Under the agreements, Rio Tinto will purchase 90% of the power and battery storage capacity generated by... Read more →

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics NASSCO to build and deliver the main propulsion diesel engines for the Military Sealift Command’s future USNS Dolores Huerta (T-AO 214). The USNS Dolores Huerta is the 10th vessel in the... Read more →

The USGS released projections for world production capacity for seven critical minerals and helium for the next five years in the first World Minerals Outlook, a forward-looking assessment that is part of a larger effort to provide forecasts and scenarios for global mineral supply chains. The world’s capacity to produce... Read more →

EV research house Rho Motion reported that the number of electric vehicles sold globally in February 2025 is 1.2 million. The EV market grew by almost 50% compared to February 2024, but fell by 3% compared to January 2025. It’s been a solid start to the year for EV sales... Read more →