Iveco Group chooses BASF as first recycling partner for electric vehicle batteries

Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Turin, Italy – Iveco Group announces the selection of BASF, the world’s leading chemical company and biggest chemical supplier for the automotive industry, as its first partner to provide a recycling solution for the lithium-ion batteries of the Group’s electric vehicles. This decision is part of Iveco Group’s circular economy strategy which

TECO 2030 and partners begin work on EU Horizon project

Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030, together with thirteen partners from various European countries, has commenced its second EU Horizon project focused on developing, validating, and showcasing a zero-emission passenger ship fueled by hydrogen. The project named Zero Emission Adriatic Ship (ZEAS) focuses on a shift towards the safe and sustainable use of climate-neutral fuels in

ZeroAvia, Verne partner on hydrogen for airports, aircraft

ZeroAvia and Verne announced that they have signed an MOU to jointly evaluate the opportunities for using cryo-compressed hydrogen (CcH2) on-board aircraft and for conducting CcH2 refuelling from gaseous hydrogen (GH2) and liquid hydrogen (LH2) sources. ZeroAvia is a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on developing hydrogen-electric engines for all types of aircraft as the

Venezuelan crude oil may come to India soon

Venezuelan crude oil may start flowing to India from next month after three years as domestic refiners are moving away from Russia to more economical energy imports after sanction-hit Moscow drastically reduced discounts to around $2 a barrel, three people aware of the development said. In contrast, Venezuelan crude can be bought with effective discounts

Odisha clears JSW proposal to set up EV manufacturing units

The Odisha government on Monday approved 14 proposals including the JSW Group’s plan to set up electric vehicles and component manufacturing units in Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur districts with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore, a senior official said. These projects, with a combined investment of over Rs 40,000 crore and employment potential of over 11,000,

Five-fold increase in shipping emissions due to diversions

The extraordinary redrawing of the seaborne trading map between Asia and Europe over the past couple of months since the Houthis intervened in the ongoing war in Gaza is having a deleterious effect on shipping’s carbon footprint with one new report suggesting shippers might experience a more than five-fold increase in CO2 emissions per container

BP forays into green hydrogen production

BP, a prominent global player in the oil and gas industry, is actively broadening its portfolio to incorporate green hydrogen—an environmentally sustainable fuel source with the potential to substantially curtail carbon emissions. Green hydrogen production hinges on the electrolysis of water, utilizing electricity derived from renewable sources like wind and solar power. This shift towards

Lhyfe partners with Source Galileo for green hydrogen

French green hydrogen producer Lhyfe and UK renewable energy developer Source Galileo have entered into a joint agreement to develop commercial-scale green and renewable hydrogen production units in the UK and Ireland. To this end, the companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), aiming to deploy production facilities powered by renewable energy to support the

Powering mining vehicles with H2

General Motors (GM) and Komatsu, an industry leader in mining and construction equipment, have joined forces, to co-develop a power module based on hydrogen fuel cell technology that will power Komatsu’s 930E electric drive mining truck. This ambitious project hopes to replace the traditional diesel engines currently used in these heavy-duty vehicles with a zero-emission

M2X and SCGC work together to streamline production of methanol

In Florida, M2X Energy, a startup company with process technology that converts stranded natural gas into low-carbon methanol, and SCG Chemicals (SCGC), a petrochemicals company that is committed to developing sustainable chemicals and clean energy solutions, have strengthened their existing relationship by announcing a joint development program to optimize key chemical transformations within M2X’s modular