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Critical Minerals Global Expert Optimistic About Supply

January 24, 2025 admin 0 Comments Australia, battery materials, battery metals, battery minerals, carbon emissions, China, climate change, Copper, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery materials, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium, Manufacturing, Mining, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:52:51 +0000

Late in 2024 I had the privilege of sitting down with one of the world’s leading experts on critical minerals, Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence at the British Geological Survey. The second half of the conversation included a great deal on why we’re both optimistic … [continued]

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Salton Sea Lithium Researchers Win Award for Societal Impact

December 22, 2024 admin batteries, battery metals, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery materials, geothermal lithium, geothermal technologies office, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), lithium, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, Salton Sea, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:55:05 +0000

If electric cars are the cars of the future (and they are), then batteries are sort of the gasoline of the future (well, really, they should be considered the gas tanks of the future … but gas tanks aren’t nearly as valuable, technical, or worth discussing). What’s in those batteries … [continued]

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200-MW Hydropower Project in Congo Will Support Mining Companies

December 18, 2024 admin afreximbank, african export-import bank, cobalt, Congo, diamonds, grand inga, Hydro, hydropower, International, kipay investments, lithium, Mining, news, power

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:12:22 +0000

An African banking group announced it will finance development of a 200-MW hydropower installation along the Lufira River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project is the African […]

The post 200-MW Hydropower Project in Congo Will Support Mining Companies appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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US DOE: Recovering High Energy-Value Materials from Wastewater

November 29, 2024 admin arpa-e, cobalt, lithium, policy & politics, rare earth minerals, rare-earth metals, us department of energy (doe), Wastewater, Water

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:40:54 +0000

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program has been stimulating, funding, and supporting early-stage energy technologies and companies for several years now, since it was formed in 2009 under the Obama administration. From cutting-edge batteries to next-gen solar, ARPA-E aims to be ahead of the curve … [continued]

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Lithium Brine Breakthrough Or Not, Thacker Pass Is Happening

November 19, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy innovation, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery research, geothermal, geothermal brine, geothermal brine lithium, green economy, lithium, lithium brine extraction, lithium-ion batteries, nevada, thacker pass, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:05:45 +0000

New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.

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Proposed Lithium Mine Delights EV Enthusiasts But Troubles Some Environmental Groups

October 31, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, ioneer, lithium, Manufacturing, Mining, policy & politics, thacker pass

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:05:42 +0000

It isn’t easy being green. Last year, a study published in the journal Science Advances claimed that there was enough lithium — as much as 40 million metric tons — in the McDermitt Caldera, a volcanic area on the border between Nevada and Oregon, to make enough lithium-ion batteries to … [continued]

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This Explains Why GM Ditched The Ultium EV Battery Label

October 19, 2024 admin batteries, battery materials, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery materials, forge nano, general motors, gm, lithium, lithium americas, lithium supply, lithium-ion batteries, ultium, ultium batteries, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:59:56 +0000

GM is laying plans for the EV battery of the future, including new cost-cutting, performance-enhancing atomic layer deposition technology.

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Lithium & Politics Clash In Serbia

August 23, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, EU, Europe, European Union, ev batteries, green economy, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, rio tinto, Serbia

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:13:13 +0000

Lithium extraction is a vital component of creating an emissions free world but political complications could derail those efforts.

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Eramet Inaugurates Its Direct Lithium Extraction Plant in Argentina

July 19, 2024 admin Argentina, batteries, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery materials, lithium, lithium carbonate, lithium mining, lithium-ion batteries, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:26:13 +0000

Becoming the first European company to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate at industrial scale Start of the commissioning of the Centenario direct lithium extraction plant, located in Salta Province, Argentina; first production planned in November 2024 A key milestone in Eramet’s strategic development into producing metals for energy transition A technological … [continued]

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New Battery Center in South Carolina, Athens Wants Electric Taxis, Solar Cleans Up Wine Country in Australia — News Roundup

June 28, 2024 admin ATHENS, Australia, batteries, clean power, clean transport, community solar, concentrating solar power, detroit, electric cars, electric taxis, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, exxonmobil, Greece, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, mass transit / public transit, meyer burger, Michigan, mobility house, motorcycles + scooters, netherlands, sandia national laboratories, schneider electric, sk on, sodium-ion batteries, Solar energy, SOUTH CAROLINA

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:26:10 +0000

The green revolution is accelerating in Athens! By 2026, the city hopes to have ten times as many electric taxis on the road as there currently are. There are currently 13,661 taxis in Athens, and only 100 of them are electric. In solar news, a ramp-up of solar module production … [continued]

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