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Researchers discover new efficient lithium collection method using MOF membranes; Li from produced water

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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, Monash University (Australia) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia have recently discovered a new, efficient way to extract lithium and other metals and minerals from water. —Benny Freeman, UT Austin. million smartphones.

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Circa Group providing bio-based solvent Cyrene to UK EV battery recycling project

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Australia-based biotechnology company Circa Group, which produces its bio-based solvent Cyrene from waste cellulose, is participating in a project to develop the first UK industrial scale capability to reclaim and reuse the most valuable components of end-of-life electrical vehicle (EV) batteries. straw, bagasse, sawdust). Sherwood, J.,

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ORNL advancing LDH sorbent to recover lithium from geothermal brine wastes

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It is essential for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries commonly used for everything from electric vehicles to cell phones and laptops. However, lithium is sourced almost exclusively from other countries, either concentrated using a solar evaporation process from natural brine sources or recovered from ore.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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Recent developments in lithium ion batteries, and the consequential range improvements of EVs has significantly dampened enthusiasm for hydrogen fuel cells. The electron flow goes via the car’s lithium-ion battery, in essence keeping it charged, and recombines with the protons and oxygen at the cathode.

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The 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron 4-door, 5-passenger EV coupe crossover is here!

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In May 2018, the VW Group, which owns Audi, committed US$48 billion towards creating electric vehicle batteries and outfitting 16 factories to build electric vehicles by the end of 2022. The lithium-ion batteries in the e-tron and e-tron Sportback have a total capacity of 95 kWh and offer drivers access to a net energy figure of 86.5

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How to Hasten India’s Transition Away From Coal

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For instance, just 8 percent of Indian homes had air-conditioning in 2018, but that share is. The first is a 2-MWh, 750-volt direct-current lithium-ion battery facility. The second is a chilled-water storage system with a capacity equivalent to about 2.45 likely to rise to 50 percent by 2050. IIT Madras. IIT Madras.

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ARPA-E awards $175M to 68 novel clean energy OPEN 2021 projects

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The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. The system takes three main inputs: ambient air, water, and a sustainable energy source, and produces butanol with high selectivity.

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