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As the drive to encourage electric vehicle (EV) ownership gathers momentum, so does the desire to install automated recharging systems, such as devices built into roads that top up batteries as autos motor on.

The technology is known as ‘dynamic inductive charging’ and has been trialled in a range of scenarios across different continents.…

THE AUTOMOTIVE industries of the European Union (EU) and Canada are both optimistic that they will export more vehicles as a result of the newly approved Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the two jurisdictions. The European Parliament gave CETA its support last Wednesday (February 15), meaning it will come into force provisionally once the Canadian House of Commons does the same (considered a formality).…

DATA released by the US department of agriculture (USDA) indicates that American ethanol releases 43% fewer greenhouse gases, (from production to consumption), than petrol made from fossil fuels. The research was published one week before President Donald Trump assumed office – he is a noted climate change sceptic.…

A collaboration forged between Australia and New Zealand in January this year could demonstrate how countries can pool resources to develop autonomous vehicles (AV). The antipodean neighbors are to launch an Australian and New Zealand Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ANZDVI), according to Peter Damen, chair of executive steering committee, of an existing partner the Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI).…

Enhancing the percentage of oil recovered from existing assets is a no-brainer for countries that want to maximise economic gains from their oil reserves.

In an era of apparently ‘lower for longer’ oil prices, it is high up the agenda for oil companies and governments.…

Wool represents luxury in China, with most Chinese seeing wool as a superior fibre, so investment into wool research and development is a sensible approach for companies such as the Sunshine Group, headquartered in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province.

The company, one of the world’s largest wool production enterprises, aims to bring wool to perfection from its location north of Shanghai.…

THE BANK of Thailand is pushing for Thailand to better educate its workforce to cope with digital development, with a lack of research and development (R&D) investment being blamed economic stagnation within this southeast Asian country. The call comes as Thailand’s GDP per capita was just USD5,814.77 (World Bank figures for 2015) when China’s was USD8,027.68.…

USA coatings manufacturers are innovating hard to maintain their global competitive edge in smart products, with companies developing products that change colour with the seasons, absorb odours and toxins, and respond to humidity, pH and other environmental stimuli.

“Smart coatings are all about stimulus and response,” said Dr Jamil Baghdachi, professor of polymer technology at Eastern Michigan University.…

THE UPCOMING reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should focus on developing competitive markets and sustainable production within the bio-based oils and fats sector, the European Margarine Association (IMACE)’s Secretary General Siska Pottie has told Oils & Fats International. The overhaul, which is now under way, should also promote healthy living across the European Union (EU), said Ms Pottie.…

KENYA has long been regarded as east Africa’s economic powerhouse, with residential and industrial construction boosting sales of paints and coatings – and for now there seems to be no halt in this progress. Indeed, the last World Bank assessment of growth in this 45 million people country was that GDP rose by 5.6% in 2015.…