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Bayer Launches Sustainable AG Hub to Connect U.S. Farmers, Food and Fuel Makers

Agricultural seeds and chemicals maker Bayer AG on Monday launched a digital farming platform that it says will help U.S. growers enact environmentally friendly…

Oil Field

Life Extension Granted for North Sea Field

Norway’s offshore safety regulator has granted Aker BP, a Norwegian oil and gas company, consent for a life extension for a field located in the North Sea.

Electric Car

Tesla Deliveries Fall for the First Time in Two Years

Electric vehicle maker blames supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns for drop in production

Electric Car

BYD Is Selling So Many Electric Cars It’s Become One of the Top Three Automakers in China

Chinese electric car maker BYD saw sales more than double in May, solidifying the company’s climb into the ranks of the top three automakers in China.

Energy Transition

Post-Merger with Aker BP, Lundin Energy Leaving Behind Oil & Gas Business to Focus on Renewables

Following the completion of the merger of Aker BP’s and Lundin Energy’s E&P businesses, the latter will remain with renewable energy assets, focusing on creat…

Electric Vehicle Battery

e6 – India’s First EV Model to Adopt BYD Blade Battery Technology

BYD India announced that its eMPV e6 is powered by BYD’s Blade Battery. It is a subsidiary of the Warren Buffett-backed Chinese EV maker BYD.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Aker BP Secures Drilling Permit for North Sea Well Trio

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for three wells in the North Sea offshore Norway.

EV Technology

Toyota to Spend $13.5 bln to Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Tech by 2030

The world's largest automaker by volume, which pioneered hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles with the popular Prius, is moving rapidly to deliver its first all-el…

Electric Car

Solarwatt and BMW Cooperate on Home Batteries

Solarwatt will start selling storage batteries from this autumn in cooperation with carmaker BMW amid an ongoing convergence of renewable power and electric mob…

Electric Car

German Automaker BMW Ramps up Electric Vehicle Offerings

BMW declined, however, to follow General Motors and other automakers who have said their goal is to phase out internal combustion passenger vehicles by a specif…

Solar thermal

Barilla to Test New Solar Thermal Technology at Italian Pasta Plant

Italian pasta maker Barilla will be able to source renewable heat and electricity from a solar tower to be installed near its factory in Foggia, southern Italy,…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Buffett-Backed BYD to Supply EV Batteries to Ford

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd , will supply EV batteries to U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co , a document on the website of the Ministry of Industry and…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Aker BP Postpones Oil Developments Amid Market Turmoil

The company has suspended all oil and gas development projects that have not yet received board approval because of the coronavirus-related plunge in crude pric…

Solar Power Panel

BYD to Double Solar Panel Production in Brazil

Chinese batteries and electric vehicles maker BYD Company Ltd plans to double solar panel production in Brazil starting from February 1, 2020.

Energy Storage Battery

BMW Ordered €10 Billion Worth of Battery Cells from CATL, Samsung SDI

German carmaker BMW Group said on November 21 that it has ordered more than €10 billion ($11 billion) worth of lithium-ion battery cells that could cover the r…