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FAU researchers discover new way to find new deposits of rare earths; fayalite

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Fayalite (Fe 2 SiO 4 ) with extraordinary high heavy REE (HREE) contents in ultramafic cumulates of the Vergenoeg F-Fe-REE deposit (South Africa) provides the unique opportunity to study REE systematics in olivine. While some data for Mg-rich olivine exist, REE data for Fe-rich olivine are almost absent.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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The slip in the July-September quarter leaves clean energy investment for the year so far running a modest 2% below that in the first nine months of 2017—leaving open the possibility that 2018 as a whole will end up matching last year’s total, particularly if a few more multibillion-dollar offshore wind deals are concluded before Christmas.

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African Cats launches GreenCat 605 Green-Motion with swing keels and electric retractable propulsion

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African Cats launched the first GreenCat 605 catamaran designed by Simonis-Voogd in Durban South Africa. With the swing keels and retractable motors lifted she can be beached. The Green-Motion system is powered with 12 Lithium Ion batteries, 50 kW power (giving her a 40 NM motoring range without using a DC generator).

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Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels launching US-European rare earth production initiative

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Significant quantities of natural monazite ore are produced around the world as a byproduct of zircon and titanium production from heavy mineral sand operations, including large resources in the US, Australia, India, South Africa, and other nations.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Multilateral Solar and Wind Working Group. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency. EVI commenced at the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC.