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Australia, Canada and US unify critical minerals data

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The US Geological Survey (USGS) has released a compilation of national-scale geological, geophysical and mineral resource datasets from Australia, Canada and the US through a collaboration between the three countries’ federal geological surveys. The data layers are in widely accepted geographic information system formats. San Juan, C.A.,

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NGen Canada awarding $76M to 15 zero-emission vehicle projects

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In 2021, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) launched a call for proposals to support R&D projects for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturing, systems, components, and batteries in Canada. Lead: Rayleigh Solar Tech Inc; Partner: Magna International. Lead: Cummins Inc.;

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Tesla car batteries are being used in a study on how EVs could help power the grid

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In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia stated that it would be recruiting Tesla owners across the globe to analyze if the all-electric vehicles’ spare battery capacity could be utilized to support the energy grid — and perhaps even power homes in the near future.

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Battelle acquires equity position in grid management company Gridquant

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Battelle has purchased equity in the specialty grid management company Gridquant to support Battelle’s commitment to bring breakthrough modeling and analysis technologies to the electricity transmission market, including Gridquant’s patented Holomorphic Embedding Load-Flow Method (HELM). Earlier post.).

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2024 Electric Vehicle Awards Program Call for Nominations

Plug N Drive

Attention new and used EV dealerships, electricity companies, NGOs, charities and community groups across Canada Ottawa, Ontario – June 4, 2024. Electricity Canada and Plug’n Drive are pleased to announce nominations have opened for the 2024 Canadian Electric Vehicle (EV) Awards Program, now in its eleventh year.

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Battelle and Gridquant collaborate to enhance reliability and security of the electric grid; HELM algorithms

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Battelle has signed an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with the specialty grid management company Gridquant , bringing Gridquant’s advanced modeling and analysis technologies to the electricity transmission market. Gridquant physicist Antonio Trias Bonet invented the algorithms and proved them internationally for a decade.

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Dimeta and Enerkem collaborate on large scale waste-to-DME projects in Europe and US

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Enerkem, a producer of bio-methanol from mixed waste at commercial scale, and Dimeta, a joint venture between the two of the largest off-grid energy suppliers, are initiating feasibility studies for the development of two large-scale projects that will convert waste into renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether (DME).

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