First Cargo Ship with Wind-Powered Technology Sets Sail
“The maritime industry is on a journey to decarbonize -- it's not an easy one, but it is an exciting one,” says Cargill's Jan Dieleman.
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Mitsubishi to Build Sustainable Bottle Supply Chain
The usage of biomass for PET bottles will also help reduce carbon and dependency on fossil fuels.
Massive 1,000-MW Energy Storage Project Launched in Utah
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and Magnum Development plan to develop 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy storage in central Utah. The companies say that the initiative will be the world’s largest project of its kind.
All-Electric Delivery Truck Fleet Debuts in the Bronx
A fleet of nine all-electric zero-emission delivery trucks rolled out in the Bronx this week. The Mitsubishi Fuso eCanter trucks will serve several New York City nonprofits through a program funded by a settlement with American Electric Power over Clean Air Act violations.
Mitsubishi Cheats Fuel Efficiency Tests, VW Reaches Emissions Deal
Mitsubishi Motors said it cheated fuel efficiency tests, overstating fuel efficiency by 5 percent to 10 percent for a car produced in Japan. Company president Tetsuro Aikawa yesterday said the cheating affected 620,000 cars sold from 2013 through the present, adding that the mishandling of the test data was “intentional.” ... Read more »
Can Bio-Based Chemicals Improve Products’ Performance and Sustainability?
The global renewable chemicals market will reach $84.3 billion by 2020, up from $49 billion in 2015, growing at a CAGR of 11.47 percent, according to a Research and Markets report. Driven largely by increasing environmental concerns, government support for environmentally responsible sources and processes, and technological innovations, market participants ... Read more »
Daimler Leads Autonomous Vehicle Technology Market
Daimler, Audi, BMW and General Motors are the best equipped to develop the autonomous vehicle market, according to a new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research. The report, Autonomous Vehicle OEMs, examines the strategy and execution of 18 original equipment manufacturers, including company profiles and rankings, to identify the companies’ relative strengths ... Read more »
Mitsubishi Electric Builds $12M Technology Training Center
Mitsubishi Electric says its Thai-based subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Kang Yong Watana, has invested over 400 million baht ($12 million) in a new training center that will promote cooling technology education and advance other environmentally sustainable technologies for housing and commercial buildings, including air-conditioning, home-appliance and housing systems. The Advance & ... Read more »
Mitsubishi Makes First Bioplastic Smartphone Screen
Sharp will use Mitsubishi Chemical’s bio-based plastic for its smartphone screen — a world’s first as bio-based engineering plastic has never been used on the front panel of any smartphone. Most front panels of smartphones are made of glass, and their susceptibility to cracking has been an ongoing problem. This ... Read more »
‘Greenest’ and ‘Meanest’ Cars of 2015 Ranked
For the second year in a row, Mercedes-Benz’s Smart ForTwo Electric Drive convertible coupe is the “greenest” car of the year while the Ram 2500 truck is the “meanest,” or least environmentally friendly, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s annual vehicle environmental ratings. ACEEE’s 18th annual ratings ... Read more »
Mitsubishi Technology Enables Low-Cost Wastewater Recycling
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a water treatment technology that enables industrial wastewater and sewage to be recycled on a low-cost basis. The company says the technology efficiently removes persistent organic substances in wastewater by using hydroxyl (OH) radicals generated through an electric discharge created at a gas/liquid interface. Mitsubishi Electric, ... Read more »
Isuzu, Other Truck Manufacturers Call for Regulatory Cooperation
Isuzu and other global truck and engine manufacturers have called for regulatory harmonization and closer cooperation among European, North American, and Japanese regulators to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption associated with on-road freight transport. Meeting in Tokyo, the chief executives of more than 10 global truck and engine ... Read more »