Researchers at Tianjin University in China have designed a furrow-ridge cathode catalyst layer (FR-CCL) with carbon nanotube (CNT) supported Pt catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. The membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with Pt/CNT FR-CCL shows high peak power density and durability compared to conventional Pt/C-MEA and Pt/CNT-MEA after the... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation announced the development of the Integrated Greenhouse Gas Information System (IGIS), a platform designed to monitor, quantify and manage carbon emissions throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle. By leveraging Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, IGIS provides detailed quantification and tracking of carbon emissions throughout the... Read more →

BMW i Ventures invested in Phoenix Tailings, a metals production company dedicated to creating a zero-waste, zero-emission future. The Series B financing, which was led by Envisioning Partners and included additional participation from Yamaha Motor Ventures and Escape Velocity, will enable Phoenix Tailings to scale its rare earth processing operations... Read more →

Two researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) have calculated that the potential in-place geologic hydrogen resource in the earth ranges from 103 to 1010 million metric tons (Mt), with the most probable value of ~5.6 × 106 Mt (5.6 trillion metric tons). Their findings are published in an open... Read more →

NANO Nuclear Energy, a nuclear energy and technology company focused on developing portable, clean energy solutions, executed a definitive agreement to acquire select nuclear energy technology assets from Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, “USNC”). The acquired assets include USNC’s patented Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) system,... Read more →

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.2129-B/A.3351-B) requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute $3 billion annually for “climate damage repair” over 25 years for a total of up to $75 billion. By creating a Climate Change Adaptation Cost Recovery Program, this law—modeled on federal Superfund legislation—ensures that these companies... Read more →

China in December launched the hull of an inland (river) containership to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Installation of the hydrogen power system and controls will be completed in 2025. The Dong Fang Qing Gang will have the largest hydrogen fuel cell system so far deployed on a ship... Read more →

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with FCA US LLC (FCA) of Auburn Hills, Mich., for $4,185,820 for violations of CARB’s air quality regulations. The FCA vehicles involved in the settlement include model year (MY) 2014 through 2016 Ram ProMaster 1500, 2500, and 3500 vehicles equipped... Read more →

Avina Clean Hydrogen will invest $820 million in the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Southwest Illinois. Leveraging KBR’s alcohol-to-jet technology, the facility will produce up to 120 million gallons of ASTM-certified SAF annually. The facility is expected to prevent 25 million metric tons of carbon... Read more →

A year and a half ago, Solaris announced that its 2026 Strategic Plan included its entrance in the North American market, with a value proposition consisting of pure zero-emission buses (ZEBs). Solaris has just achieved a milestone step towards the execution of its strategy, signing its first contract for ZEB... Read more →

Nissan Motor, Honda Motor, and Mitsubishi Motors signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the possibility of Mitsubishi Motors’ participation, involvement, and synergy sharing in relation to the business integration through the establishment of a joint holding company outlined in an MOU signed between Nissan and Honda. (Earlier post.)... Read more →

Nissan Motor and Honda Motor signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to start discussions and considerations toward a business integration between the two companies through the establishment of a joint holding company. To accelerate further their efforts toward achieving a carbon-neutral society and a zero-traffic-fatality society, Nissan and Honda signed... Read more →

Starting in the first quarter of 2025, current and new Hyundai EV owners who have purchased or leased their vehicle on or before January 31, 2025 will be able to request a free NACS adapter (shipping included) through the MyHyundai owner portal. This Hyundai-authorized adapter will give CCS-port-equipped Hyundai EV... Read more →

Vale, in partnership with the Omani shipowner Asyad, has started a test period with rotor sails on the Sohar Max, a Valemax-type ship, 362 meters long and with a capacity of 400 thousand tons of cargo. The technology, developed by the English manufacturer Anemoi Marine Technologies, uses wind energy to... Read more →

Toyoda Gosei has acquired a stake in EV Motors Japan Co., Ltd. (EVM-J), a startup engaged in the development and sales of commercial electric vehicles such as trucks and buses. Commercial EV developed and sold by EV Motors Japan The commercial EVs developed by EVM-J achieve lower power loss during... Read more →

Toray Industries announced that Japan’a Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has selected the company’s project to build a gigawatt-class mass production system for electrolyte membranes used in water electrolyzer for the Green Transformation Supply Chain Development Support Program. That initiative furthers the aims of a national policy to... Read more →

Toray Industries will install a pilot facility for its all-carbon carbon dioxide separation membrane at its Shiga Plant. An all-carbon cO2 separation membrane owes its high performance to a dual-layer structure, comprising a thin carbon film separation layer on the surface of a hollow-fiber porous carbon-fiber support. Making the support... Read more →

Ballard Power Systems announced orders from two bus manufacturers to supply more than 90 fuel cell engines, representing approximately 6.4 megawatts (MW) of total rated power, for the European and UK city bus market. We are excited with the continued growth of our bus OEM partnerships and our continued progress... Read more →

Doosan Enerbility is entering into a technology partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) on the development of aircraft engines. The two companies will be cooperating in the following areas in alignment with the Korean government’s mid-to-long term plan for aircraft engine development: development of 15,000 lbf engine for unmanned/ manned... Read more →

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has completed China’s first factory-based seawater hydrogen production research project at its Qingdao Refinery. The project integrates direct seawater electrolysis with renewable energy-powered green hydrogen production, achieving an hourly output of 20 cubic meters of green hydrogen. This approach not only offers a new... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced its updated Hydrogen Program Plan, a foundational resource for advancing research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) of clean hydrogen technologies. The Hydrogen Program Plan specifically identifies and articulates strategic, high-impact areas of focus across DOE’s Hydrogen Program, a cohesive and coordinated effort involving... Read more →

Toyota Motor will begin sales of its all-new Alphard and Vellfire Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV; six-seater) models in Japan on 31 January 2025. Gasoline and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) models of the Alphard and Vellfire have also been improved, and sales will commence on 7 January 2025. The Alphard... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award $51.7 million to transportation innovation projects aimed at expanding affordable, reliable mobility options across America. The 19 projects selected for this funding will focus on advancing a broad range of next generation technologies for the transportation sector. This includes electric vehicle (EV)... Read more →

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided not to proceed with the development of a regulation addressing the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of lead for wheel-balancing weights (lead wheel weights) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This action relates to a citizen petition filed with the Agency... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy announced approximately $850 million for projects selected for negotiation that will help small oil and gas operators, Tribes, and other entities across the country to reduce, monitor, measure, and quantify methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. The... Read more →

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, signed an agreement with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to pursue collaborative research related to fusion, materials characterization and hydrogen science and technology. With shared scientific missions to address national priorities in clean energy and environmental sciences, the... Read more →

MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced plans to build the world’s first grid-scale fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The company’s founders first conceived of their approach in an MIT classroom in 2012. CFS is now commercializing a suite of advanced technologies developed in MIT research labs. The... Read more →

In Tokyo, Honda Motor held a press briefing on next-generation technologies for its original 2-motor hybrid system, e:HEV, and presented the world premiere of Honda S+ Shift technology. Honda plans to install Honda S+ Shift in all of its future hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) models featuring the next-generation e:HEV, starting with... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $25 million to projects to advance materials, processes, machines, and equipment for domestic manufacturing of next-generation batteries. These projects will advance platform technologies upon which battery manufacturing capabilities can be built, enabling flexible, scalable, and highly controllable battery manufacturing processes. Managed by... Read more →

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) shared further details regarding its commitment to develop a seamless home charging experience as the company prepares to ramp up for its next-generation electrified vehicles. With investment from Toyota’s growth fund Woven Capital, TMNA is collaborating with WeaveGrid to ensure that as more Toyota battery... Read more →

Eos Energy Enterprises, a developer of zinc-based long duration energy storage (LDES) systems, manufactured in the United States, has received the first loan advance from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office in the amount of $68.3 million. The loan advance, which covers 80% of eligible costs incurred to... Read more →

Verde Clean Fuels announced a stock purchase agreement with Cottonmouth Ventures, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, for a $50-million equity investment by Cottonmouth into Verde. The investment consists of the purchase of 12.5 million shares of Verde’s Class A common stock at a purchase price of $4.00 per... Read more →

bp has made the final investment decision (FID) for its 100MW green hydrogen project in Lingen, Germany. Commissioning of the plant, which will be built at bp’s refinery near the town of Lingen, is scheduled for 2027. The Lingen project marks the largest green hydrogen production system to date planned... Read more →

IVECO BUS, the urban, intercity and tourist bus brand of Iveco Group, and the BusGruppe purchasing group, the consortium comprising Verkehrsbetriebe Bachstein, CeBus, KVG Stade, Omnibusbetrieb von Ahrenschildt, Pülm Reisen and Reisebüro Schmidt, have signed a 5-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 580 city buses, of which... Read more →

Honda Motor will build a new plant in Japan to produce the next-generation fuel cell system being developed independently by Honda. Honda aims to start operating the new plant in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2028 (FY2028), utilizing part of the land and buildings of the Powertrain Unit Factory,... Read more →

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that its new production plan for fuel cells and a water electrolysis system to supply hydrogen was selected by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as a successful applicant for its Support Program for Building GX Supply Chains. This METI program is based on... Read more →

American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT), 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 received a contracted grant award for $144 million of federal investment by the US Department of Energy (DOE). These funds... Read more →

Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA), inclusive of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) R&D, has been selected to receive $4.5 million in funding from the US Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the Catalyzing Innovative Research for Circular Use of Long-lived... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved waivers for two California clean vehicle regulations that will allow the state to implement and enforce its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations for light-duty vehicles, and its “Omnibus” low-NOx regulation for heavy-duty highway and off-road vehicles and engines. Under the... Read more →

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an additional $28.5 million is now available to install electric vehicle fast chargers along major travel corridors across New York State. Funded by the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula funding program, the State’s new competitive Downstate Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) program... Read more →

ChargePoint and General Motors (GM) plan to accelerate EV infrastructure growth in the US. The companies are joining efforts to install up to 500 ultra-fast charging ports at strategic locations across the US, featuring the latest innovations in EV charging to improve access to chargers and help drivers get back... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) highlighted a recent groundbreaking achievement in hydrogen-powered transportation: a prototype H2Rescue truck, built and powered by Accelera with funding support from DOE and other federal agency partners, last month established a new world record by traveling 1,806... Read more →

Planway Logística, a logistics provider based in Orense, Spain, added 22 FUSO eCanter to its fleet: All vehicles are operating from now on as part of the distribution fleet of Correos, the postal service provider of Spain. The battery-electric 8.55 t light-duty trucks with a 4,450 mm wheelbase come with... Read more →

Solaris has delivered to Berlin the Urbino 18 electric bus, the world's first series-produced to feature a battery passport. The model is equipped with Solaris High Energy batteries with a capacity of about 700 kWh. It is the first of 50 articulated electric buses ordered by BVG Berlin at the... Read more →

Toyota is lowering its starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) on the MY 2025 bZ4x, with a reduction of up-to $6,000. The 2025 bZ4X also adds adds more standard driver assistance technology on the Limited grade including Traffic Jam Assist, Lane Change Assist, and Front Cross Traffic Alert. The bZ4x... Read more →

Honda announced an all-new hybrid-electric Prelude sports coupe will be introduced to the US market late next year, returning one of the brand’s most iconic nameplates to the lineup. The new Prelude will mark the debut of Honda S+ Shift, a new drive mode that further advances Linear Shift Control... Read more →

Hillcrest Energy Technologies, a manufacturer of high-performance power conversion technologies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Systematec GmbH, a Germany-based engineering firm specializing in power electronics design and system integration. This MOU underscores the companies’ commitment to strengthening their collaborative partnership and identifies multiple avenues for deepened cooperation, including... Read more →

onsemi and tier-one automotive supplier DENSO are strengthening their long-term relationship to support the procurement of autonomous driving (AD) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies. For more than 10 years, onsemi has been supplying DENSO with the latest intelligent automotive sensors to enhance ADAS and AD performance. These semiconductors... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced the closing of a direct loan of up to $9.63 billion to BlueOval SK LLC (BOSK) for the construction of up to three manufacturing plants to produce batteries for Ford Motor Company’s future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles (EVs).... Read more →

The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is teaming up with Bridgestone, one of the world’s largest tire makers, to scale up a chemical process that converts ethanol into butadiene—synthetic rubber’s most important ingredient. At the center of the collaboration sits a catalyst developed by PNNL researchers that cuts... Read more →