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Euro Manganese to begin assembly of demo plant in Czech Republic; production targeted for December

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Canada-based battery materials company Euro Manganese (EMN) reported that the first shipment of the components of its demonstration plant to be sited in Chvaletice, Czech Republic is underway from China, where the components of the plant are being assembled. Background.

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EEA: 3/4 of EU urban population exposed to toxic air as governments fail to cut emissions

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Almost every EU member state in 2018 exceeded air pollution limits recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). How many wake up calls do government officials need to take on air pollution? The EEA report recognizes that long-term exposure to polluted air makes people more vulnerable to respiratory diseases such as Covid-19.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.

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Trial begins of new intelligent multimodal travel management service in European cities

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The system was presented to representatives from industry and service providers, as well as city and regional officials, at an event in Vienna, Austria, on 25 January. The service is the product of the IN-TIME (Intelligent and efficient travel management for European cities) project, funded with €2.9 million (US$3.95

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How Eddie Custovic Is Building His Legacy

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It inspired him in 2016 to found the La Trobe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundry, which promotes multidisciplinary research among the school’s faculty members and students, plus engineers in industry. It’s also collaborating with several medicinal agriculture companies such as Photon Systems Instruments of Drasov, Czech Republic.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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One of the companies featured in the story, Gravitricity, completed its 250-kilowatt gravity battery demonstrator in Edinburgh last April and is now working on a full-scale deployment at a mine in the Czech Republic. Most of the world’s hydrogen comes from deeply polluting methods.

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