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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gains mining approval in North Carolina

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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium has been granted approval to set up mining operations in North Carolina, though it still may face some barriers in developing a future operation. North Carolina has never denied a mining permit application before.

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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit – ET Auto

Baua Electric

“Finding external capital for a new lithium project could prove difficult at current lithium prices, though it will help that Carolina Lithium is very low on the cost curve,” said brokerage TD Cowen. North Carolina regulators have approved a state mining permit for Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium to develop one of the largest U.S.

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Albemarle to build $180M lithium materials research facility in N Carolina

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The company also anticipates that enhanced process technologies developed at the ATP will unlock new lithium resources, increase sustainability by reducing energy and water use, and enable lithium recovery at end-of-life through cost-effective recycling. —Kent Masters, Albemarle CEO.

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World top speed record for electric powerboat shattered by university team

Electrek

Princeton University’s Electric Speedboat team has set a new world water speed record for an electric-powered boat, reaching an average speed of 114 mph (183 km/h or 99 knots) on Lake Townsend near Greensboro, North Carolina.

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3 Duke Energy subsidiaries plead guilty to 9 criminal violations of Clean Water Act; $102M settlement

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Four of the charges are the direct result of the massive coal ash spill from the Dan River steam station into the Dan River near Eden, North Carolina, in February 2014. As part of their plea agreements, Duke Energy Business Services LLC, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC and Duke Energy Progress Inc.

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Could water be the secret to faster electric-car battery technology?

Green Car Reports

Electric vehicles aren't always associated with speed and performance, but researchers at North Carolina State University may have discovered a breakthrough to change those qualities inside their batteries. Of all things, water may hold the key to faster electric-car battery technology.

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Princeton University’s Team World Breaks Top Speed Record For Electric Powerboat

Electric Cars Report

Princeton University’s Electric Speedboat team (PES) broke the world water speed record for an electric-powered boat on Thursday when hydroplane driver John Peeters averaged 114.20 km/h) on the American Power Boat Association’s sanctioned kilo course on Lake Townsend near Greensboro, North Carolina. mph (183.78