European Union Adds Lithium To Critical Raw Materials List
The European Union (EU) has added lithium, a key component for batteries in electric vehicles (EVs), to its list of critical raw materials for the first time. The latest announcement was made by the EU Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive,…
Lithium Australia’s Envirostream To Start Recycling Old Electric Car Batteries
Envirostream Australia, which is 90 per cent owned by Lithium Australia (LIA), has announced it will start recycling electric vehicle (EV) batteries. A transition to electric mobility can help mitigate transport-related carbon emissions and therefore climate change, but there are…
Haldor Topsoe Joins Ambitious Hydrogen And Sustainable Fuel Project In Denmark
Haldor Topsoe has joined a hydrogen and sustainable fuel project based on electrolysis in the Greater Copenhagen Area. The project is expected to be executed by 2030 in three stages, achieving the capacity of 10 megawatts (MW) in 2023; 250…
UK Launching New £1B Automotive Transformation Fund To Help Move UK Auto Sector To Zero Emissions
In the UK, the competition for the first £10 million (US$13 million) of a new £1-billion (US$1.3 billion) Automotive Transformation Fund has begun. The overall program will offer a share of up to £1 billion of funding for industrial research…
Green Hydrogen Transport To Get Boost With Australian Refuelling Station Network
Australia may see a rapid expansion of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, with a new partnership that will see green hydrogen for heavy vehicles situated alongside EV charging stations across Australia. Hydrogen project developer Infinite Blue Energy says it will partner with…
ARENA Funds One Of World’s Largest Electric Vehicle To Grid Pilots
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has issued $2.4 million in funding to ActewAGL for the implementation of an electric vehicle to grid (V2G) pilot in Canberra. ActewAGL will partner with the Australian National University, JET Charge, Evoenergy, SG Fleet,…
UK’s Oil Giant BP To Invest $70 Million In India’s Green Growth Equity Fund
United Kingdom-based oil giant BP announced its plans to invest $70 million (~₹5.22 billion) in India’s Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), which aims at promoting zero carbon and low carbon energy solutions in the country. Once the transaction is completed…
Government Finalises Draft For Hydrogen-Powered Cars; Industry Moves One Step Closer To Fuel-Cell Vehicles
The automotive industry moved a step closer to the commercial launch of hydrogen-powered vehicles in India with the government-instituted automotive industry standards committee (AISC) submitting a final draft on its regulations. This is the second time the government is considering…
NITI Aayog Introduces New Program To Decarbonize India’s Transport System
The National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and the International Transport Forum (ITF) of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), have jointly launched a project aimed at decarbonizing India’s transport sector. The program, Decarbonizing Transport in Emerging Economies…
China Promises Subsidies To Boost Falling Electric Car Sales
China is promising more subsidies to shore up plunging electric car sales amid the coronavirus pandemic but set limits that exclude Tesla’s made-in-China model. Subsidies and tax breaks that were due to end this year will be extended by two…
