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Why is Hydroelectricity So Green, and Yet Unfashionable?

Cars That Think

I live in Manitoba , a province of Canada where all but a tiny fraction of electricity is generated from the potential energy of water. stores of energy , as reservoirs for drinking water and irrigation, and for recreation and aquaculture. China now has three of the world’s six largest hydroelectric stations: Three Gorges, 22.5

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Tesla considers acquiring Sigma Lithium

Teslarati

Sigma Lithium is one of the largest lithium extractors in South America, thanks in large part to what the company calls “the largest hard rock lithium deposit in the Americas.” ” Located in the South Eastern State of Minas Genrias, the massive mining operation has been in operation since 2018.

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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

Teslarati

With the demand for lithium expected to surpass supply by 2030, automakers have never been more pressed to secure the resource , especially as it becomes increasingly essential for the future of their business, specifically regarding the production of electric vehicles. What do you think of the article?

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

Team PluginIndia The Lithium mining FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) created by some paid media organizations and random YouTube channels is so bad, that many people read headlines of such articles and assume that Lithium mining is the worst thing in the world and is worse than extracting and refining 10,000 liters of oil used by an average ICE car.

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

Green Car Congress

Driven by the rise of battery gigafactories and game-changing Powerwall and energy storage businesses, the world now finds itself at the beginning of a lithium super cycle that is all about securing new supply, much of which is poised to come from lithium superstar Argentina. Remember—this is one man, one company.

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Powering Offshore Wind Farms With Numerical Modeling of Subsea Cables

Cars That Think

This sponsored article is brought to you by COMSOL. to the 20,000 km cable that connects Asia with North America and South America. However, the worldwide demand for energy is expected to increase by 20 percent in 10 years, with a large majority of that demand supplied by sustainable energy sources like wind power.

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