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thyssenkrupp nucera to deliver electrolyzers for Air Products’ hydrogen facility in Arizona; 2nd joint project under strategic partnership

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Air Products has awarded thyssenkrupp nucera a contract for the supply of alkaline water electrolysis technology for a 10 metric ton per day facility to produce green liquid hydrogen in Casa Grande, Arizona. The gaseous hydrogen will be converted to liquid hydrogen using Air Products’ proprietary technology. Earlier post.)

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Taseko Mines: EPA issues draft permit for Florence Copper Project in Arizona

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Canada-based Taseko Mines Limited said that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has publicly issued a draft Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit for Taseko’s Florence Copper Project in Arizona. All water used through this process is treated and recycled back into the extraction process.

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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants. Earlier post.) Prairie Island.

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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USBR cuts 613,000 acre-feet of water from Colorado River users; Lake Mead to operate in Shortage Condition 1 for 1st time

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The projected water year 2021 unregulated inflow into Lake Powell—the amount that would have flowed to Lake Mead, the reservoir created by Hoover Dam, without the benefit of storage behind Glen Canyon Dam—is approximately 32% of average. Lake Powell water elevation. Under this tier, Lake Powell will release 7.48

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1,234 HP Lucid Air Sapphire Enters Production In Casa Grande, Arizona

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The Tesla Model S Plaid’s archnemesis starts at an eye-watering $249,000 before taxes and fees.

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Lucid Motors completes first phase of construction of EV factory

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Lucid Motors announced completion of the first phase of construction at the new Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant) factory in Casa Grande, AZ, with the commissioning of production equipment and processes underway ahead of start of production for Lucid Air in Spring of 2021. —Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO, Lucid Motors.

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