Regional Development Agency One North East and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., entered the next phase of their partnership by signing a definitive agreement which sets out a road map for the roll-out of electric vehicles and infrastructure in North East England. The agreement also contains firm commitments on incentives [...]
Nikkei. Japan convenience store chain Circle K Sunkus Co. plans to use the new Prius Plug-in hybrid vehicles (earlier post) as company cars.
As a start, the convenience store chain operator will deploy a Prius Plug-in Hybrid at its office in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, next Thursday. This vehicle will [...]
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Aisin Seiki Co, Ltd will provide a total of 30 residential, solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) cogeneration systems developed jointly by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas), Kyocera Corporation (Kyocera), TMC and Aisin to five Japanese gas companies, as part of the New Energy and Industrial [...]
Sandia National Laboratories will use $4.2 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to modify and enhance its existing Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory (BATLab), with the goal of developing low-cost batteries for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Sandia’s BATLab is recognized as a leader in the field of [...]
British Columbia and the California Air Resources Board have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pave the way for stringent greenhouse gas emissions standards for new light-duty vehicles.
The MOU commits the BC Ministry of Environment and the California Air Resources Board to move forward in partnership in [...]
GV Energy Inc., a British Columbia, Canada company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Terrace, British Columbia to acquire land in the Skeena Industrial Development Park to be used as the site of a biorefinery that will produce dimethyl ether.
The bio-refinery will be designed to [...]
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced up to $71 million funding for 20 new research projects under its Technology Innovation Program (TIP). Selected projects range from unmanned, hovering aircraft for inspecting bridges to a high-speed sorting system for recycling aerospace metals to nanomaterials for advanced [...]
Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. has completed a License Agreement with Great Wall Alternative Power Systems Ltd. to advance the development and production of Cyclone’s Schoell Cycle heat-regenerative external combustion engines for the China market.
Under the terms of the License, Great Wall Alternative Power Systems (GWAPS) will develop in China [...]
In cooperation with eight partners, scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are working on the development of highly efficient methods for hydrogen production from microalgae.
The “H2 from microalgae: With cell- and reactor design towards economically feasible production” (HydroMicPro) project is being coordinated by Professor Clemens Posten [...]
Buick will offer its LaCrosse CX model with a new fuel-efficient, direct-injected Ecotec 2.4L four-cylinder engine as standard and priced at $26,995. (Earlier post.)
LaCrosse sales are up 238% compared with a year ago when sales of the previous model were winding down. Buick sales in November rose [...]
Chrysler Group LLC will begin production in the fourth quarter of 2010 of Fiat’s 1.4-liter, in-line four-cylinder Fully Integrated Robotized Engine (FIRE) featuring Multiair for incorporation into its powertrain lineup. (Earlier post.) The first application [...]
Researchers at MIT have developed a new bicycle rear wheel—the Copenhagen Wheel—that can capture energy from braking and deliver the power back to provide a boost. The wheel, designed to be easily interchangeable with any standard bicycle’s rear wheel, also offers a variety of extra functions including real-time [...]
A123 Systems is forming a joint venture with SAIC Motor Co. Ltd, a leading automaker in China. The focus of the joint venture is to develop, manufacture and sell complete vehicle traction battery systems for use in hybrid electric and pure electric passenger vehicles and heavy duty truck and [...]
Fourteen major cities, members of the C40, announced the formation of the C40 Electric Vehicle Network at the Climate Summit for Mayors in Copenhagen. In collaboration with four vehicle manufacturers and the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), these cities will focus on four key areas necessary for becoming electric vehicle [...]
Mazda Motor Corporation has launched the fully updated the Mazda Carol micro-mini for the Japanese market, its first full remodeling since September 2004. Featuring reduced curb weight and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with an auxiliary gearbox, the Carol provides improved eco-friendliness and even better value.
BMW has introduced the Concept ActiveE, the latest electric vehicle project under BMW Group’s initiative to produce vehicles that explore solutions to minimize environmental impacts while preserving the kinetic driving experience for which BMW has long been known—the [...]
BorgWarner will supply engine and drivetrain technologies for the Hyundai Tucson and ix35, including:
Chain timing systems from BorgWarner Morse TEC for the 2.0- and 2.4-liter gasoline engines. The Morse TEC “silent chain” timing drive offers low noise and superior durability, providing precise and efficient performance for the life of [...]
A Swedish industry-first electric automobile coalition has been established to fuel the advancement of zero-emission, high performance vehicles.
The ZE Saab 9-3. Click to enlarge.Funded by SEK 86 million (approximately US$12 million) from a Swedish Energy Agency grant announced on 10 December, the coalition includes [...]
Perspective by Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Oil is a strategic commodity second to none—it underlies the global economy and even the American way of life. Of course, other countries benefit from this fact, with about $900 million flowing out of the US to buy foreign [...]
Guangzhou Automobile Co. Ltd (GAC) and MIRA have signed a contract for MIRA to provide support on a new vehicle programme for GAC. Through a combined GAC/MIRA team of engineers, this engineering programme will help GAC to deliver its new passenger car—the first to carry GAC’s own brand—to the market.
GAC is one [...]
by Jack Rosebro
Global 2ºC maximal warming limit as compared to past and present temperatures, as well as temperatures projected for various IPCC reference emissions scenarios, 2000—2100. Inset box represents instrumental records. Source: WGBU. Click to enlarge.From the opening day of the United Nations Framework [...]
Highway barriers erected along roadways to block the sound and sight of traffic for the adjoining neighborhoods may also be reducing the amount of pollutants, such as soot from diesel exhaust, reaching area residents, [...]
Xinhua. Beijing will have more than 4 million vehicles on the road this coming weekend, according to the municipal traffic management bureau.
New vehicle sales in the capital are maintaining about a 2,000 unit daily pace, and the number of cars in Beijing hit 3.99 million as of last Sunday. [...]
GE Aviation and AAI Corporation, in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US Army performed the first proof of concept flight demonstrations of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) controlled with a GE Flight Management System (FMS) certified for use in commercial manned aircraft.
These flights used [...]
Given increasing emissions of CO2 and the subsequent increased absorption by the oceans, ocean acidity could increase by 150% by 2050, according to a major new review and synthesis study released by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This is an increase 100 times faster than [...]
The delayed Boeing 787 Dreamliner (earlier post) completed its first flight event yesterday. The flight marks the beginning of a flight test program that will see six airplanes flying nearly around the clock and around the globe, with the airplane’s first delivery scheduled for fourth quarter 2010.
The 787 [...]
Volvo Trucks will begin field testing in Sweden and the UK in 2010 of heavy-duty diesel trucks fuelled by a combination of methane gas and diesel.
The field tests will start with a mixture containing up to 70% methane gas. The remainder will consist of bio-mix diesel—fossil diesel mixed [...]
Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix [...]
QuantumSphere, Inc. and the University of South Florida announced that they have exceeded the 2010 Department of Energy (DOE) goals for solid state hydrogen storage.
In a two-year materials discovery program funded [...]
Magneti Marelli and Telit Communications S.p.A. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the area of GSM and GPRS modules to be used on automotive telematics devices. The agreement aims at developing info-mobility and tracking functions and services, and provides for Telit to supply Magneti Marelli with cellular M2M [...]
A core group of 15 commercial airlines has signed non-binding memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for negotiating purchases from two different producers of synthetic jet fuel: AltAir Fuels LLC and RenTech Inc. These alternative fuels will be more environmentally friendly, on a life cycle basis, than today’s petroleum-based [...]
Accelergy Corporation, an advanced coal-to-liquids company, has formed a strategic partnership with the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota. Under the terms of a new agreement, Accelergy will license EERC’s proprietary technology as part of its Coal Biomass to Liquids (CBTL) process to [...]
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, has signed an agreement with ASA Ethanol Holdings, LLC to buy two ethanol plants that had been previously owned by VeraSun Energy Corporation. ASA Ethanol Holdings, LLC is a company owned by a former syndicate of [...]
Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the National Research [...]
Kia has announced that its new K7 sedan, which will be exported as the Cadenza, has received its carbon footprint certificate from the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI).
The all-new Cadenza. Click to enlarge.The Cadenza, which will be sold in the North American [...]
Air Liquide recently was chosen to supply two new hydrogen filling stations in Korea, designed and developed by the Group’s Advanced Technologies teams.
The first station, which will supply hydrogen at a pressure of 350 bar, will be delivered in the first quarter of 2010 for the government demonstration project, [...]
Novozymes, an international enzymes and microorganisms company, has entered two new research partnerships in Brazil. A partnership with Cetrel, the largest provider of environmental solutions for the manufacturing industry in Latin America, is focused on the production of biogas from sugarcane bagasse using enzymes. The biogas can be used [...]
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, announced that it will stage the world debut of a new dedicated hybrid concept vehicle during the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The vehicle will be revealed during a news conference held on Monday, 11 January at COBO Hall.
Toyota provided [...]
Kepler Motors, founded by World Speed Record Holder Russ Wicks, is unveiling its MOTION supercar at this year’s Dubai International Motor Show, 16-20 December. The MOTION’s Dual Powertrain Technology (DPT) delivers a combined 800 hp (597 kW) from a 550 hp (410 kW) modified Ford EcoBoost twin-turbo 3.5 liter [...]
Dyadic International, Inc., a biotechnology company developing enzymes for use in the production of cellulosic ethanol, has extended its collaboration with The Scripps Research Institute by entering into an agreement with Scripps to re-annotate the genome of Dyadic’s patented and proprietary Chrysosporium lucknowense fungus, known as C1. (Earlier [...]
Speaking at the 2009 World Methanol Conference in Miami, Richard J. LeBlanc, CEO of Chemrec, strongly advocated increased efforts to promote the benefits of dimethyl ether (DME) throughout North America.
Studies of various land-use efficiencies for various biofuels and processes by [...]Exxon Mobil Corporation is acquiring XTO Energy Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $41 billion. The agreement, which is subject to XTO stockholder approval and regulatory clearance, will enhance ExxonMobil’s position in the development of unconventional natural gas and oil resources.
XTO is a US producer engaged in the [...]
BMW handed over forty electric MINI E cars to their test drivers on Sunday—all members of the public—in the start of two consecutive six-month field trial periods which will evaluate the psychological, social and technical aspects of [...]
Saab Automobile AB has closed on the sale to Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC) of certain Saab 9-3, current 9-5 and powertrain technology and tooling. Saab will assist BAIC to integrate this technology into future BAIC vehicles.
This arrangement is excellent for both parties, now and for the [...]
Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. successfully ran for the first time its Mark V engine on steam, a major milestone for the Schoell Cycle heat regenerative, external combustion engine technology.
Cyclone’s Mark V Engine, which can generate more than 100 hp (75 kW) and 860 lb-ft (1,166 N·m) of starting torque [...]
The Nikkei reports that Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. (Mitsui Kinzoku), plans to enter the lithium-ion battery manganese cathode materials market, with a projected investment of up to ¥10 billion (US$113 million by 2013).
Mitsui Kinzoku is currently delivering cathode prototypes to battery manufacturers that supply automakers. A battery [...]
In Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) formally announced the introduction of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid—the plug-in [...]
Engineering News. South Africa is reinvigorating its efforts to develop automotive lithium-ion batteries, with the government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) now determining the commercial feasibility of battery manufacturing in the country.
South Africa’s drive to build batteries include the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Industrial Development Corporation [...]
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation at the University of North Dakota has issued global, exclusive licensing rights to Whole Energy Fuels Corporation for a novel cellulosic biofuel technology which converts biomass and other recycled material without using enzymes, fermentation, or extreme operating conditions into compounds in [...]
Edmunds.com, a leading online resource for automotive consumer information, forecasts that in 2010, approximately 11.5 million cars and light trucks will be sold in the United States. The industry is currently tracking to sell approximately 10.3 million cars and light trucks this year.
Edmunds.com analysts also predict that about 3.2% [...]
France-based MDI (Moteur Development International), the developer of a compressed air powertrain and several derivative vehicles, officially handed over the keys to two AirPods to KLM earlier in December. The AirPods are under testing for a minimum period of three months [...]
The first stage of a Government-supported UK-wide project to trial electric and ultra low emission vehicles began Saturday in the West Midlands with the keys to 25 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) (earlier post) being handed [...]
A team of researchers from Zhejiang University (China) and the Austrian Academy of Sciences has successfully synthesized a new SnO2 nanoarchitecture: extremely thin sheets, with minimum thicknesses of [...]
Tom LaSorda, former Chrysler Group President and CEO, and Steven Landry, former Chrysler EVP of North American Sales and Marketing and Global Service and Parts have joined the Board of Directors of ALTe LLC, the Michigan-based engineering and technology company developing a Range Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV) powertrain system for [...]
Russia’s Irkut Corporation has selected the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan PurePower PW1000G engine (earlier post) to power the Irkut MC-21 aircraft. The selection represents the third airframe application win for the PurePower engine, which provides customers a significant reduction in fuel burn and noise with lower environmental [...]
An overwhelming number of scientists (84%) say the earth is warming because of human activity, while just 4% of scientists say there is no solid evidence the earth is warming. Yet only 56% of Americans say that scientists agree that global warming is real and man-made, according to Pew [...]
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two final rules that will further reduce the availability and use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are primarily used as refrigerants and harm the ozone layer.
A diminished ozone layer allows more radiation to reach the Earth’s surface, leading to serious health [...]
Quallion LLC, a developer of customized lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs for medical, military, aerospace, and vehicle applications, remains on track to develop an advanced lithium-ion anti-idling HVAC system for heavy-duty trucks, Dr. Hisashi Tsukamoto, the company’s co-founder, CEO and CTO, recently told Green Car Congress.
In May, Quallion had [...]
The Florida communities of Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, and the City of Miami are purchasing 11 Autocar E3 refuse trucks fitted with parker Hannifin’s RunWise hydraulic hybrid technology. (Earlier post.) Delivery is expected in mid-year 2010.
RunWise features proprietary software that allows for seamless shifting and smoother braking, improving drivability. [...]
High Gear Media, the publisher of 75 targeted consumer automotive websites, and Tesla Motors are launching an automotive writing contest to win a tour and test drive of the 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport in California.
The contest is open to anyone who uses one of High Gear Media’s automotive [...]
A new report from Pike Research forecasts that the global natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector is poised for a new period of growth. The cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that the number of NGVs on the road worldwide will grow to 17 million vehicles by 2015, up from 9.7 [...]
Jefferson County (Colorado) Commissioners unveiled what they believe to be the first hybrid snowplow in the US. The plow, a modified 2009 International Model 7300 Hybrid, could be in service by next week.
Jefferson County will learn more about the truck’s energy efficiency as a snowplow as it begins [...]
Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (TMCA) has begun production of the Camry Hybrid in Australia; the line-off ceremony was attended by Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
TMCA intends to produce the Camry Hybrid at its Altona Plant at a pace of 10,000 units annually, 300 of which are to be [...]
by Jack Rosebro
Progressive deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil as seen in satellite imagery; from left, 1975, 1989, and 2001. Sources: USGS Landsat images via Google Earth. Click to enlarge.Through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, Google introduced an online suite of beta software that leverages cloud computing [...]
The European research project COCATE, just being signed and starting in January 2010, tackles the problems of rolling out a shared transportation infrastructure capable of connecting geological storage sites with various medium size CO2-emitting industrial facilities located within a close geographical proximity. This three-year project has a total budget [...]
Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is packaging its three complementary switched reluctance machine-based systems—a fast-acting electric supercharger known as VTES (or variable torque enhancement system) (earlier post), a highly efficient liquid cooled integrated starter generator (ISG) [...]
The US House of Representatives has passed the “Tax Extenders” Bill (HR4213) by a vote of 241 - 181. the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 certain expiring provisions for individual and business taxpayers.
The energy conservation and production provisions so extended include:
Tax credits for [...]
US Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), recently introduced legislation authorizing a study to determine the feasibility of building a deep water port in the Arctic.
The Arctic Deep Water Sea Port Act would direct the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to conduct the study in [...]
Panasonic has secured a controlling interest in Sanyo for about US$4.6 billion via its tender offer. Panasonic ended up purchasing 3,082,309,227 Sanyo shares:
3,282,677 common shares 1,825,422,000 Class A preferred shares 1,253,604,550 Class B preferred sharesThe combination of the two companies will result, among other things, in an automotive advanced battery juggernaut. [...]
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and the City of Kita-Kyushu, Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly promote zero-emission mobility. The project named “Kita-Kyushu; Environment and Technology Town ‘e-Frontier Project’”, aims to create a low-carbon society through the mass introduction of electric vehicles.
The zero-emission partnership will initiate a [...]
GE has received a $1.4 billion contract from independent power producer Caithness Energy to supply wind turbines and provide services for an 845-megawatt (MW) wind farm project to be located in Oregon. The wind farm, called Shepherds Flat, has received the majority of the necessary government permits to operate [...]
The US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS) has approved, with conditions, Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc.’s Exploration Plan to drill three exploratory, information-gathering wells in the Chukchi Sea.
In 2008, Shell’s subsidiary paid $2.1 billion for leases during Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193. [...]
The County of Alameda recently entered into a partnership with ElectraDrive for a pilot conversion of one of its fleet Dodge Dakotas to extended-range electric drive. The vehicle is expected to enter road-testing around the middle of 2010.
The project is funded in part by a grant from the [...]
THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has re-started production of the THINK City—one of the first urban EVs—at a new facility with manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland.
The THINK City in production at Valmet. Click to enlarge.Valmet Automotive is a leading provider of engineering [...]
The Reduced cost Li-Ion (RED-LION) project—a two-year collaboration between Ricardo and QinetiQ with part-funding from the Department for Transport under the UK Energy Saving Trust Low Carbon R & D program ([...]
The first testing phase of Lotus Engineering’s Omnivore variable compression ratio, flex-fuel direct injection two-stroke engine (earlier post) has been successfully completed on gasoline. In addition to demonstrating [...]
India-based PRAJ, a global biofuel technology and plants technology company, and enzyme supplier Novozymes will collaborate on advanced biofuels. Together, PRAJ and Novozymes will optimize the enzymatic hydrolysis processes and the use of enzymes in the production of cellulosic ethanol. The two companies have worked together for several years [...]
Toyota Motor’s production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. (TKM), plans to unveil a concept for a new compact car designed for the Indian market, as well as display 13 other concept and production vehicles, at the 10th Auto Expo automobile show in New Delhi [...]
RUF Automobile GmbH unveiled the Stormster, an electric SUV based on the Porsche Cayenne, for the European Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, (COP 15). The Stormster is driven by a Siemens electric motor, with 270 kW (367 bhp) as in the eRUF sports car. The lithium-ion battery pack is [...]
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) passed a series of motions at the end of a long day of public testimony related to the implementation and enforcement of its heavy-duty (on- and off-road) diesel emissions regulations.
The first motion directed ARB staff to redo an underlying statistical report that was originally [...]
Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. has been selected by the US Land Steam Record Team to provide the high performance racing engine for its streamliner vehicle, which will attempt to break the world land speed record for steam vehicles in [...]
Korea Times. The Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group plans to add a diesel hybrid to its liquefied petroleum gas and gasoline hybrid offerings.
The nation’s largest carmaker said that it would commercialize a hybrid edition for one of its diesel models, at a forum on clean diesel held at the National Assembly, Monday. [...]
Australia-based underground coal gasification (UCG) company Linc Energy (earlier post) has signed an exclusive agreement with the UK-based alkaline fuel cell technology company AFC Energy Plc and its related company, B9 Coal (earlier post). The agreement gives Linc Energy the exclusive right to test the AFC Fuel [...]
OriginOil, Inc., the developer of a new extraction process for algae oil (earlier post), will partner with Research Institute of Tsukuba Bio-Tech (RITB), recently approved for funding to develop algae-to-jet fuel applications by Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST).
Headed by Tsukuba University professor emeritus and algae researcher Takaaki [...]
Volkswagen AG and Suzuki Motor Corporation have signed a framework agreement to establish a close long-term strategic partnership. To support a smooth development of this relationship, Volkswagen will purchase 19.9% of Suzuki’s issued shares, in a deal worth about ¥200 billion (about US$2.3 billion). The closing of the transaction is [...]
Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. Canada and the US are working towards a common North American approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing aligned and progressively tighter regulatory requirements over the 2011-2016 model years. [...]
by Jack Rosebro
Decadal temperature variations, based on instrumental readings, from long-term average, 1850-2009 Source: Met Office UK. Click to enlarge.The United Kingdom’s Met (Meteorological) Office announced that the 2000-2009 decade “has been, by far, the warmest decade on the instrumental record”, and that 2009 is [...]
According to a study released by the US National Biodiesel Board (NBB), allowing the Federal biodiesel tax incentive to expire on 31 December would result in a loss of jobs and income; increased demand for petroleum diesel; a degradation of energy security; decreased demand for soybean oil and lower soybean [...]
US Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and US Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI) announced the Senate introduction of the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009. The legislation, cosponsored by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), provides funding to ensure manufacturers and suppliers in the United States lead the way [...]
Amyris Brasil, a wholly owned subsidiary of synthetic biology company Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. has entered into letter of intent agreements with three sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil—Bunge Limited, Cosan and Açúcar Guarani with the purpose of partnering for the production of high value renewable specialty chemicals and fuels. [...]
A study by researchers in Canada and the US [...]
Reported US sales of hybrids rose 21% year-on-year by volume in November 2009 to 20,003 units. Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat for the month, according to figures from Autodata, with 746,928 units sold [...]
Korea Times. SB LiMotive, the 50:50 Li-ion joint venture between Samsung SDI and Bosch (earlier post), has struck a 10-year exclusive lithium-ion battery supply deal with Delphi of the United States.
Under the partnership, SB LiMotive will supply batteries to the American company from 2012 through 2021, Samsung [...]
The Washington State Algae Alliance, comprising bioscience firm Targeted Growth, Inc. (TGI), Inventure Chemical (Inventure) and Washington State University (WSU), will benefit from $2 million in funding through WSU as part of the 2010 Senate Energy and Water Development appropriations bill.
US Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) was instrumental in securing [...]
