Energy / Automotive News As Reported
London, March 09, (Oilandgaspress) Brent Crude stood at $82.85/bl, WTI Crude stood at $76.82/bl
Universal Hydrogen Co., flew a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off at 8:41am PST from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) and flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 MSL. The flight, conducted under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, was the first in a two-year flight test campaign expected to culminate in 2025 with entry into passenger service of ATR 72 regional aircraft converted to run on hydrogen. Representatives from Connect Airlines and Amelia, the US and European launch customers for the hydrogen airplanes, respectively, were on hand to witness the historic flight. The company has a rapidly growing order book, today totaling 247 aircraft conversions from 16 customers worldwide, totaling over $1 billion in conversions backlog and over $2 billion in fuel services over the first ten years of operation.
Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing to strengthen wastewater discharge standards that apply to coal-fired power plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal follows the latest science and applies EPA’s longstanding authority under the Clean Water Act to reduce discharges of toxic metals and other pollutants from these power plants into lakes, streams, and other waterbodies. The proposed rule would help protect our nation’s vital water resources that support safe drinking water, agriculture, and healthy communities while providing greater certainty for industry.Coal-fired power plants discharge large volumes of wastewater into waterways such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams. The discharges include pollutants such as selenium, mercury, arsenic, nickel, bromide, chloride, and iodide, nutrient pollution, and total dissolved solids. Exposure to these pollutants can harm people and ecosystems through contamination of drinking water sources, recreational waters, and aquatic life. EPA’s proposed rule would establish more stringent discharge standards for three types of wastewater generated at coal fired power plants: flue gas desulfurization wastewater, bottom ash transport water, and combustion residual leachate. The proposed rule also addresses wastewater produced by coal fired power plants that is stored in surface impoundments (for example, ash ponds). The proposal would define these “legacy” wastewaters and seeks comment on whether to develop more stringent discharge standards for these wastewaters. Read More
Europe’s largest solar power plant
Kalyon Karapınar Solar Power Plant, which currently is the largest solar power plant in Europe and shall be one of the few in the world in respect of size when completed, continues to rise and produce for a cleaner world and a stronger Turkey. This unique project, in which approximately 3.5 million panels shall be used in total, will increase the installed solar energy share of Türkiye by 20 percent on its own. Kalyon Karapınar SPP project is the highest amount of financing provided by the UK Government on sustainability on a global scale. At the Karapınar Solar Power Plant, the ‘Sustainability Framework Standards’ of the World Bank are implemented at the highest level and meticulously. Read More
Volkswagen of America, Inc. will roll out Volkswagen Car-Net® Safe & Secure connected vehicle emergency services at no additional cost for five years for most model year 2020 to 2023 vehicles, effective June 1, 2023. For gas-powered vehicles equipped with Car-Net hardware, this multi-year complimentary offer includes Automatic Crash Notifications, Emergency Assistance, Stolen Vehicle Locator, and Anti-Theft Alerts; ID.4 EV models include Automatic Crash Notifications and Emergency Assistance.For model year 2020 – 2023 vehicles equipped with Volkswagen Car-Net, the coverage begins as soon as the owner creates a myVW account and accepts the myVW and Car-Net Terms of Service. The coverage will remain active for 5 years after the sale date or June 1, 2023, whichever is later.
During a recent carjacking incident in the Chicago area, involving a child in a stolen Volkswagen Atlas, law enforcement vehicle tracking was delayed because of a process failure involving a request for a subscription payment prior to obtaining vehicle locator information. “The family was thankfully reunited, but the crime and the process failure are heartbreaking for me,” said Rachael Zaluzec, SVP, Customer Experience & Brand Marketing for Volkswagen of America, Inc. “As a mom and an aunt, I can imagine how painful this incident must have been. Words can’t adequately express how truly sorry I am for what the family endured.” Read More
Bentley Motors has launched the 2023 edition of its Extraordinary Women initiative, a global mentoring programme that is committed to inspiring and developing the next generation of young female leaders, specifically female students in the fields of engineering, design, technology and business.
Following its successful launch in the UK and the United Arab Emirates last year, the 2023 programme is being expanded in the UK as well as being rolled out for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Part of Bentley’s wider Diversity and Inclusion commitment under its Beyond100 strategy, the Extraordinary Women programme is designed to encourage women to consider careers in STEM and automotive. Bentley is partnering with a number of leading UK universities to deliver the programme, including Loughborough, Bath, Warwick and Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a partner university in Saudi Arabia, Dar Al Hekma University. Central to the programme, the brand will also partner with a number of Extraordinary Women (Pioneers), who have demonstrated their own commitment to the fields of engineering, design, technology and business, and have their own extraordinary success stories to tell. Read More
Bentley Seoul celebrated the grand opening of the Bentley Cube in Cheongdam, Seoul. As the first Bentley retail concept reflecting a contemporary luxury lifestyle, the Bentley Cube premieres a new design concept which will influence future Bentley retail and experiential concepts around the world.
With the promise of delivering extraordinary customer journeys, the Bentley Cube presents a luxury lifestyle destination for Bentley customers in the heart of Seoul’s most exclusive fashion district. At the Batur Studio Suite within the Bentley Cube, customers will be able to create their very own bespoke Bentley through Mulliner, Bentley’s personal commissioning division, while the Azure Lounge provides an exclusive space for customers to relax and network.
The Sound Playground, located on the first basement floor, provides a space for customers to experience music at the highest standards. It includes a sound theatre with Naim audio equipment – Bentley’s long-standing collaboration partner for creating the ultimate in-car audio experience, which satisfies the most discerning of audiophiles within the Bentley community.
A New Design Concept
The embedded diamond concept is a contemporary display created by Bentley to showcase its vehicles and create a recognisable mark for the brand in the world beyond the vehicle.
Straight grain walnut, a material with a long standing connection to the Bentley brand, having been utilised in some of its earliest cars and still one of the most popular wood veneer choices by customers today, is re-imagined in a contemporary form language that respects the material’s natural beauty.
The vertical veins of the structure are aligned to reveal a layer of embedded diamonds within the negative space. The diamond motif is a subtle nod to the iconic graphic within the Bentley brand that has been utilised in many ways across the Bentley matrix grille, diamond knurling and quilted seats. The curved form that surrounds the car stage presents an invitation to look deeper into the pattern which reveals itself as the viewer moves around it, while the framework around the veins is a sculptural homage to the Bentley Flying B. Read More
BUGATTI APPOINTS SASCHA DOERING AS COO FOR THE AMERICAS
Sascha Doering joins Bugatti of the Americas at a pivotal time, bringing with him an outstanding career and proven leadership track record within the luxury and technology spheres of the automotive world.In his new role, Sascha will oversee, shape and implement core brand and business strategies that will form the basis of a new era for Bugatti as the wider automotive landscape embraces change. Part of this will include enhancing the Bugatti experience in North America for its valued customers and dealer network as well as seamlessly managing the transition into the new Bugatti Rimac joint company. Read More
| Oil and Gas Blends | Units | Oil Price $ | change |
| Crude Oil (WTI) | USD/bbl | $76.82 | Down |
| Crude Oil (Brent) | USD/bbl | $82.85 | Down |
| Bonny Light | USD/bbl | $83.09 | Down |
| Saharan Blend | USD/bbl | $83.58 | Down |
| Natural Gas | USD/MMBtu | $2.60 | Down |
| OPEC basket 08/03/23 | USD/bbl | $82.12 | Down |
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