Chemicals giant INEOS to help develop Scotland’s first carbon capture storage system

On Friday, chemicals giant INEOS said, it will collaborate with the Acorn carbon capture and storage project to help develop Scotland’s first carbon capture storage system. According to scientists, technology to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will be key in meeting climate goals set by the Paris agreement designed to limit global warming…

Isuzu partners with Silicon Valley self-driving startup on autonomous delivery trucks

On Tuesday, Isuzu North America Corp and silicon Valley self-driving startup Gatik said, they will collaborate to build autonomous delivery trucks which will be used by Gatik to serve its retailer customers. Gatik works with Walmart Inc in Louisiana and Arkansas and with Loblaw Companies Ltd in Canada to deliver goods to stores from warehouses…

France’s Air Liquide partners with Itochu Corp to develop hydrogen mobility markets in Japan

On Friday, in a statement French industrial gas giant Air Liquide said, it has entered into a collaboration with Japan’s Itochu Corp, a trading house, to further develop the hydrogen mobility markets in Japan. Initially, both companies will focus on the development of hydrogen retail infrastructure in Japan for both commercial and for passenger vehicles,…

Electric vehicle startup Fisker mulls prismatic cell battery manufacturing unit in partnership with major supplier in either US or Europe

In a statement Fisker Inc’s chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker said, the electric vehicle startup is weighing options to set up a battery cell manufacturing facility with a major supplier in either Europe or the United States. The move is aimed at securing components in its supply chain. Earlier Fisker had struggled with the recall…

Taiwanese chip producer Foxconn ramps up interest in EVs, announces deal with Fisker Inc

On Thursday, shares of Foxconn rose by 4.5% after the company announced that it will collaborate with Fisker Inc to produce more than 250,000 electric vehicles a year, starting from late 2023. Over the last 1 year, Taiwan based Foxconn has ramped up interest in electric vehicles and has announced deals with Stellantis NV’s Fiat…

U.S. drafts new rule allowing companies to work with Huawei to set 5G standards & protocols

According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. Department of Commerce is close to introduce a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with Huawei Technologies on setting standards for the next generation 5G networks. In 2019, following rhe U.S. Commerce Department blacklisting the company, engineers in some U.S. technology…

State Attorney Generals to meet and coordinate with Justice Department over Google probe

According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, U.S. state attorneys general are scheduled to meet Justice Department attorneys later this week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Inc’s Google. Their probe revolve around Google’s monopolistic behavior that could harm consumers through its control of search traffic and online advertising markets.…

U.S.-France Digital Tax framework being negotiated at Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron stated he has had a “great discussion” with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the introduction of a digital tax planned by France; both countries have agreed to collaborate and avoid further rise in tariffs. According to aa French diplomatic source, Macron and Trump have agreed to hold off…