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Study finds carbon emissions benefits of reduction in oil demand depend on size of drop and global oil market structure

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New research led by Mohammad Masnadi, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, offers a closer look at the relationship between decreasing demand for oil and a resilient, varied oil market—and the carbon footprint associated with both. Masnadi, M.S.,

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Vulcan Energy signs binding lithium hydroxide offtake agreement with Stellantis

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Vulcan Energy Resources ( earlier post ) and Stellantis have signed a binding lithium hydroxide offtake agreement to supply, starting in 2026, a minimum of 81,000 tonnes and a maximum of 99,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide over the duration of the initial five-year agreement.

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Lamborghini unveils Lanzador electric concept

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The interior is made almost entirely of sustainable materials, all made in Italy. Even the extensively integrated carbon, such as in the center console and door panels, is made of regenerated carbon: a new, two-layer composite material. It is imported to Europe once a year and by ship, which reduces the carbon footprint.

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Stellantis acquires 49.5% in Argentine solar power producer

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Stellantis CEO on the threat of Chinese EV plants in Italy Acquiring 360 Energy Solar is also expected to help the renewable energy capabilities of Stellantis’ Ferreyra and El Palomar plants. Last month, the automobile company partnered with CARB (California Air Resources Board) to reduce carbon emissions in California.

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Toray to acquire European carbon fiber fabric and pre-preg business

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to acquire its European carbon fiber fabric and prepreg business. Toray will take over the assets of Saati’s plant in Legnano in January 2015, which would start operation as Composite Materials (Italy) S.r.l., (CIT), Toray Industries, Inc. has reached a basic agreement with Saati S.p.A CIT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toray.

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New high-performance tin-carbon nanocomposites for Li-ion anodes

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Researchers in Italy have developed a high-performance tin-carbon nanocomposite material for Li-ion anodes that exhibits strong capacities at up to 10 C cycling rate and stability over 600 cycles. Their study appears in the Journal of Power Sources. The resulting anodes showed discharge capabilities as high as 632 mAh g -1 at 0.7C

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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

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Ample natural gas resources exist to support demand growth, but greater gas infrastructure development is needed to support growth in the medium term. Low-carbon gas. Potential magnitude of resource and landed cost of hydrogen in Germany, 2050. —Ashish Sethia, global head of commodities at BNEF. Source: BloombergNEF.

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