BMW is expanding engine production in China to potentially double capacity as it seeks to close the gap with Audi in the world’s largest car market.BMW and its joint-venture partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings plan to make as many as 400,000 engines a year at a new facility in Shenyang, BMW said. The expansion includes a foundry as part of its push to boost local content.
Last April, the Hennessey Venom GT reached a top speed of 265.7mph, making it the fastest production car available to the public.
A multi-institutional team led by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reports that it can increase sugarcane’s geographic range, boost its photosynthetic rate by 30% and turn it into an oil-producing crop for biodiesel production. These are the first steps in a larger research initiative—supported by $3.2 million from the Department of Energy—to convert sugarcane and sorghum, two of the most productive crop plants known, into even more productive, oil-generating plants.
The five countries consecutively held the EU presidency during that time and were responsible for leading policy negotiations.
BP announced the start-up of Na Kika Phase 3, a project supporting BP’s strategy of growing high-margin production at four BP-operated hubs in the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The first Na Kika Phase 3 well began oil production on 19 February, with a second well expected to start up in the second quarter.
