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Paper suggests rare earth supplies likely to be disrupted in near future

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In a paper in the journal ChemSusChem , a team from the VU University Amsterdam suggests that with increasing demand from green and high-tech applications, the supply of rare earth elements (REEs) is likely to be disrupted (the degree of disruption depends on the REE) in the near future.

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LLNL’s Energy Flow Diagrams Show That The US Isn’t Moving The Needle On Climate Action

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In 7 years of electrification and deployment of wind and solar, the US barely budged the needle, in fact declining slightly to more wasted energy in 2016 and 2017 before improving again in 2018 and onward.

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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Virginia Tech. The overall project goal is to develop optimization strategies to improve recovery (ratio of product output over incoming raw material) and quality (rework elimination), which are anticipated to substantially reduce energy requirements, waste and environmental impact.

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Audi introduces Q8 e-tron; improved efficiency and range; base price in Germany €74,400

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The Audi Q8 e-tron will be certified as net-carbon-neutral for customers in Europe and the USA. The decorative inlay above the display, called the Tech Layer, is available with a new anthracite-colored technical material that’s partially composed of recycled PET bottles. Recycled materials.

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Buses, Trucks, Trains, Shipping, & Aviation Will Electrify More Than US Transportation Blueprint Thinks

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The US will waste a lot of time, money, and energy on bad decarbonizing transportation approaches and end up less competitive as a result.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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ArcelorMittal USA plans to design an industrial-scale solution for carbon capture from blast furnace-based steelmaking operations at its plant in Burns Harbor, IN. Chevron USA. AOI 1 (Subtopic 1.1): CO 2 Capture and Compression from Industrial Sources. DOE Funding: $1,499,954; Non-DOE Funding: $375,000; Total: $1,874,954. Susteon Inc.

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Why Wait For A New Electric Truck When You Can Upcycle Your Old Gas Guzzler?

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Diesel-to-electric conversions are helping to ease the electric truck bottleneck while contributing to the sparkling green economy of the future.