Large expansion of carbon capture and storage (CCS) is necessary to fulfill the Paris Climate Agreement. However, a new study led by Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden and University of Bergen, in Norway, shows that without major efforts, the technology will not expand fast enough to meet the 2... Read more →

China-based NIO Inc. has entered into definitive agreements for investment in NIO Holding Co., Ltd., a PRC subsidiary in which it holds 92.1% controlling equity interest (NIO China), with Hefei Jianheng New Energy Automobile Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), Anhui Provincial Emerging Industry Investment Co., Ltd. and CS Capital Co.,... Read more →

Battle Motors launched the Striker, a non-CDL (commercial driver’s license) Class 6 truck. Available in medium-duty configurations with a GVWR of 25,999 to 33,000 pounds, the Class 6 Striker is powered by a Cummins 6.7L diesel engine, paired with two Allison transmissions. The Striker can also be configured as a... Read more →

Neste, ITOCHU and GS Caltex have collaborated to make the first batch of CORSIA-eligible ISCC-certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available for purchase at Narita International Airport in Japan. This is the first time that CORSIA-certified SAF was made available for airlines’ regular purchase at commercial scale, well ahead of the... Read more →

Rare Element Resources announced that the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has issued the second and final Project Continuation Notice following its approval of the operations budget and confirmation of readiness for the operations phase of the company’s rare earth processing and separation... Read more →

Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, is supplying its lithium titanate oxide (LTO) traction batteries to Siemens Mobility to power seven next generation Mireo Plus H hydrogen trains operating in Germany. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries form a hybrid power system with fuel cells to provide a smart alternative to diesel multiple... Read more →

The Department of Energy (DOE) has given the green light for construction to begin on a high-energy upgrade that will further boost the performance of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), the world’s most powerful X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) at the DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. When complete, the upgrade... Read more →

Alstom and SSAB entered a partnership for the supply of steel made with close to zero fossil carbon emissions. The first delivery of SSAB Zero will take place this year and be used in Alstom’s first Traxx Shunter locomotives, a new platform designed for shunting and trackwork operations. SSAB Zero... Read more →

Researchers at George Washington University led by Prof. Stuart Licht have been working for years on developing and evolving a process for the high-yield, low-energy synthesis of oxygen and graphene nanocarbons (GNCs), such as carbon nanotubes, by the electrolysis of CO2 in molten carbonate (Li2CO3). (E.g., earlier post) A 11,000... Read more →

Scania, and Australian company Fortescue, have agreed to develop and validate jointly a fully integrated autonomous road train solution. The global mining industry is transforming, and autonomous solutions are receiving more attention. The autonomous solution will be developed, tested and validated in partnership at Fortescue’s iron ore operations in Christmas... Read more →

Dürr presented its latest innovation in simultaneous two-sided coating technology for the battery manufacturing industry. The new GigaCoater, designed for battery cell OEMs, combines wider substrate capabilities with faster coating speeds, promising significant manufacturing cost reductions while maintaining automotive-grade quality across widths up to 1,200 mm. Demonstration GigaCoater. The GigaCoater... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with the Lima Refining Company (LRC) resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations for excess emissions from wastewater of benzene and other volatile organic compounds from its refinery in Lima, Ohio. Under the settlement, LRC... Read more →

Argonne scientists have advanced sodium-ion batteries by preventing cracks in the cathode particles during the synthesis process, making them a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. This research first appeared in Nature Nanotechnology. Artistic rendering illustrating the key finding that lowering the heat-up rate during cathode preparation for sodium-ion... Read more →

TECO 2030 announced a strategic shift from manufacturing fuel cells in Norway at present, to positioning itself as a global technology provider. By offering licensing agreements to international partners, TECO 2030 says it will be poised to accelerate the global adoption of its fuel cell technology in heavy-duty applications. This... Read more →

Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, announced a project to produce and validate EV battery cells using materials recovered from end-of-life EV batteries. In a first for the UK, the project will demonstrate battery cells produced with recovered cathode active materials (CAM)... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced the latest round of funding from the Clean School Bus Rebate Program with up to $965 million available to school districts. This fourth round of funding will build on the previous nearly $3 billion in investments being distributed nationwide to further improve air quality... Read more →

Electrify America has opened its latest large format charging station at Simon’s Fashion Valley in San Diego, California, featuring 20 Hyper-Fast chargers capable of speeds up to 350 kilowatts (kW). With easy access to multiple shopping and dining options, the charging station is part of Electrify America’s plan to meet... Read more →

JLR announced a £500-million (US$669-million) investment to transform its historic Halewood plant to support the parallel production of electric vehicles, alongside existing combustion and hybrid models. With £250 million already invested, the transformation so far has involved more than one million hours of construction work over the last 12 months.... Read more →

Kia Corporation celebrated the opening of Kia Gwangmyeong EVO Plant, Hyundai Motor Group’s first dedicated EV manufacturing facility. Located at Kia Autoland Gwangmyeong, the new South Korean facility has an annual production capacity of 150,000 units and started production of the Kia EV3 in the first half of this year,... Read more →

Toyota Alabama has assembled its 10-millionth engine, an i-Force MAX 2.4-liter, to power an all-new hybrid Tacoma. The engine plant, which first broke ground in 2001, assembles a third of all Toyota engines in North America. Toyota Alabama’s 2,000 team members assemble upwards of 777,000 engines a year. When the... Read more →

Constellium is partnering with Tesem, a global leader in luxury packaging, to advance sustainable aluminum production through an initiative called “Closing the Loop.” This collaboration underscores Constellium’s dedication to reducing environmental impact and promoting circular economy practices. Through this partnership, Constellium will work closely with Tesem to create a closed-loop... Read more →

Piersica has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Programs Phase II award for $1 million. The NSF grant is designed to support the research and development of a new class of highly conductive solid polymer separator membranes compatible with high-voltage cathodes.... Read more →

Audi of America released full pricing and specifications for the all-new 2025 Q6 e-tron model line and announced that an additional range-leading rear-wheel-drive (RWD) entry will join its line-up before the end of the year. With this announcement, Audi will have 11 distinct battery electric vehicles on offer across its... Read more →

E-Fuels company HIF Global announced its first project in Brazil, after signing a land reservation contract with Port of Açu, one of Brazil’s main ports, to develop a facility to produce up to 800,000 tons per year of e-methanol. The port will provide support in several aspects related to HIF’... Read more →

Commercial operations of Hydro’s advanced scrap sorting technology have started at PADNOS’s sorting hub in Grandville, Michigan. Only ten months ago, Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company Hydro partnered with scrap management enterprise PADNOS to create Alusort LLC. Alusort is owned fifty-fifty by Hydro and PADNOS, and is located to... Read more →

Hyundai Motor and Kia launched a project to develop lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cathode material. In collaboration with Hyundai Steel and EcoPro BM, a leader in the cathode material market, this venture aims to synthesize materials directly without creating a precursor for LFP battery cathode material production. The Korean... Read more →

Electrify Canada announced a network expansion including its first stations in the province of Nova Scotia and further expansion in Québec. Located along popular travel routes and near shopping and dining, the seven new stations will add more than 40 individual next-generation chargers, capable of speeds up to 350 kW.... Read more →

The US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and additional guidance on the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit as expanded by the Inflation Reduction Act. The guidance seeks to provides clarity on alternative fuel vehicle refueling property investments for battery-powered... Read more →

Kia America will soon offer North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters for its EV6 and EV9 vehicles. Customers who take delivery of a new 2024 or 2025 Kia EV9 or 2024 Kia EV6 from 4 September 2024 and later, will receive an adapter free of charge that will allow them... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation announced a strategic technology partnership with Samsung Electronics to enhance the integration between software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and smartphones, aiming to secure a leading position in the mobility service ecosystem. Hyundai Motor and Kia are gearing up for the SDV era, anticipating a variety of... Read more →

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Abdul Latif Jameel Motors, the authorized distributor of Toyota vehicles in Saudi Arabia since 1955, and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have embarked on a strategic partnership to advance hydrogen fuel cell research in Saudi Arabia. This collaboration aims to support the Kingdom’s... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Group unveiled its end-to-end hydrogen solutions and roadmap at H2 MEET (Hydrogen Mobility Energy Environment Technology) 2024, Korea’s largest hydrogen industry exhibition event, running from September 25 to 27 at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) near Seoul. Under the theme ‘Be a First Mover in Hydrogen,’ the... Read more →

REE Automotive, an automotive technology company and provider of full by-wire electric trucks and platforms, selected Roush Industries, a leading innovative vehicle contract manufacturer, to assemble REE’s P7 vehicles at Roush’s Detroit-area factory. REE will continue to manufacture its proprietary REEcorner technology in its UK Coventry Integration Center. Roush’s assembly... Read more →

Autobrains, a dveloper of AI-powered automotive solutions, unveiled Air2Road, a localization technology developed to enhance the capabilities of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving solutions. Powered by Autobrains’ Liquid AI Technology, Air2Road delivers precise, real-time vehicle localization for safe and efficient navigation, even in challenging conditions such as... Read more →

LiquidPiston, an innovator of efficient internal combustion engine technology and hybrid power systems, has begun testing its 10kW heavy-fueled generator prototype. The genset is powered by LiquidPiston’s 25hp heavy-fueled XTS-210 rotary engine, which itself entered its integrated engine testing phase in April 2024. The company has been awarded more than... Read more →

Audi selected Bridgestone to develop bespoke ultra-high-performance tires for the new Audi e-tron GT family. The collaboration continues Bridgestone's long-standing relationship with Audi, with nearly every fifth car that the manufacturer sells globally equipped with Bridgestone tires. The result is the Bridgestone Potenza Sport A premium tire, which has been... Read more →

LG Chem will supply cathode active materials (CAM) to Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES), a Japanese joint venture of Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation. PPES, a pivotal EV battery manufacturer based in Japan, has been supplying batteries to numerous global OEMs including Toyota. As part of its global... Read more →

MTU Aero Engines successfully completed multi-week testing of a liquid hydrogen fuel system for its Flying Fuel Cell (FFC). The tests showed that the system architecture is safe, reliable, and works as expected, and can ensure a regulated, need-based supply of preconditioned hydrogen to the fuel cell, said Barnaby Law,... Read more →

Siemens intends to carve out its eMobility business. The company bundled its eMobility charging activities in 2018 and subsequently organized it into a separate business unit in 2022. The carve out of Siemens eMobility, which today has a strong technological core and portfolio, will give the business entrepreneurial freedom to... Read more →

Leclanché has introduced the world’s first lithium-ion (Li-ion) cell featuring Eichon’s XNO (niobium-based) anode materials. The cell has an estimated cycle life of over 10,000 cycles, making it suited for heavy-duty applications in rail, marine and mining sectors. Leclanché is set to replace its current LTO offering with XNO, with... Read more →

Amprius Technologies, the developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, has received two contracts to supply 40 Ah high-performance cells for Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) applications. The contracts total exceeds $20 million and highlights Amprius’ ability to move customers through the commercial validation process quickly, secure volume... Read more →

American Battery Technology Company, an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, has been selected for $150 million dollars of federal investment by the UA Department of Energy to be applied towards the construction of... Read more →

NanoGraf, an advanced silicon anode battery material company enabling stronger, lighter, and longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries, has been awarded a $60-million grant from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) to retrofit an existing manufacturing facility in Flint, Michigan. At full capacity, the advanced production... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced its new Battery Workforce Challenge Program, a comprehensive workforce development program designed to build and train a diverse, domestic workforce and to promote job creation for battery and electric vehicle (EV) technicians, electricians, skilled workers, and engineers. Managed by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL),... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $15 million in federal funding to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. (DE-FOA-0003394) Specifically, the funding opportunity will support research and development projects... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) opened an opportunity (DE-FOA-0003415) for up to $112.5 million in funding to advance the commercial readiness of wave energy technologies through open water testing and system validation. This five-year investment will significantly accelerate the design, fabrication, and testing of multiple... Read more →

ChargePoint has received awards, through its partners, of more than $19 million to deploy 248 DC fast charging ports at 45 sites along California highways. The awards were approved last week by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and California Department of Transportation as part of the state’s first tranche of... Read more →

AIR COMPANY, a carbon conversion technology company, has raised $69 million in Series B funding to advance its technology, promote energy security, and drive emissions reductions in hard-to-abate sectors, such as aviation. Avfuel, a leading global supplier of aviation fuel and services, led the round and will be the preferred... Read more →

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary MOL Clean Energy, US LLC, decided to invest in HIF Global LLC, a US-based company developing and operating e-Fuels projects globally. HIF has a production target of about 4 million tons per year of synthetic fuel (e-fuel) and synthetic methanol (e-methanol)... Read more →

i-charging launched its latest product for Megawatt Charging System (MCS), i-light. With capabilities of up to 1.5 MW in 250 kW increments and 98-99% efficiency, the i-light system has a unique 37" glass display, visible right from the truck driver’s seat, ensuring easy monitoring of the charging process. Key features... Read more →