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Vancouver-based Ceylon Graphite granted industrial mining licence for M1 mining project in Sri Lanka

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announced the renewal of the Industrial Mining Licence for the Malsiripura, M1 mining project in Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon until 1972) from the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB). K1 is Ceylon Graphite’s first exploration project and operates under the Sarcon Development legal umbrella. Vancouver-based Ceylon Graphite Corp.

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Bidirectional Charging Management (BCM) research project gets green light; tying in renewables

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Not only will electric vehicles with bidirectional charging capability be able to draw electrical power for their high-voltage battery when plugged into a compatible charging station or wallbox, they will also have the ability to reverse the process and feed energy back into the power grid.

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Get H2 partners propose green hydrogen pipeline in Europe

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From Lingen (Emsland) to Gelsenkirchen and from the Dutch border to Salzgitter, production, transport, storage and industrial acceptance of green hydrogen are to be connected in several steps between 2024 and 2030 under the umbrella of the overall project. The current focus is on the amendment of the Energy Industry Act (EnWG).

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Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B

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In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. Electric grids require balance in order to function properly. Energy storage on the grid is reaching a turning point. Earlier post.).

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EC proposes modernizing EU legislation on batteries to enhance sustainability and safety

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Providing legal certainty will additionally help unlock large-scale investments and boost the production capacity for innovative and sustainable batteries in Europe and beyond to respond to the fast-growing market. Other batteries—industrial, automotive or electric vehicle ones—have to be collected in full.

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CaFCP: 1,000 H2 stations enabling 1M fuel cell electric vehicles on California roads in 2030

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The vision document also explores the synergies between light-duty and heavy-duty fueling infrastructure, the opportunities for renewable hydrogen and the role of hydrogen in the increasingly renewable electrical grid. It is not a joint venture, legal partnership or unincorporated association.

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New “50 by 50” Commission seeks to halve US transportation energy use by 2050

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We’re at a fascinating time in the transportation industry. We’re at an inflection point and we have an opportunity, as an industry and a sector, to leverage that transformation for the benefit of society. Scott Keogh, President, Audi of America (Co-Chair); Dean Seavers, President, National Grid U.S.