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Haru Oni e-fuels demo plant in Chile officially opens

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E-Fuels company HIF Global, together with partners, authorities, and community representatives, celebrated the production of the first liters of synthetic gasoline at the Haru Oni Demonstration Plant in southern Chile. Chile’s Minister of Energy, Diego Pardow, headed the ceremony where a Porsche 911 was loaded with synthetic fuel.

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HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

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At the IAA Summit in Munich, HIF Global, together with Porsche AG, Volkswagen Group Innovation and MAN Energy Solutions, announced the development and installation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in southern Chile in 2024. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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BNEF: cost of new renewables rises as inflation starts to bite

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The global benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, has retreated to where it was in 2019. The cheapest renewable power projects in the first half of 2022 were able to achieve an LCOE of $19/MWh, as in best-in-class onshore wind farms in Brazil, and $21/MWh for tracking PV farms in Chile, and $57/MWh for offshore wind in Denmark.

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Neo Lithium engages Worley to complete feasibility study of 3Q project

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The development strategy focuses on production of 20,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate with the flexibility to expand production to 40,000 tonnes per year after phase one is completed and operational. Results of the last pre-feasibility study (PFS) performed by GHD Chile SA (GHD) and Groundwater Insight Inc. Li carbonate proven.

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Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

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The report identifies the first movers who are looking to seize these investment opportunities, including Germany, Algeria, and Chile, who have signed multiple bilateral agreements on the production of hydrogen fuels (seen as key for powering ships). billion in 2019. billion in 2019. billion in 2017 to $1.6

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Oversold Lithium could be about to rally

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It’s back with a vengeance in 2019. Shares of major lithium producers and explorers including Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM), Albemarle Corp. 2019: A Transition Year. Miller sees 2019 as the tipping point where demand will eventually outstrip supply starting 2020. by Alex Kimani for Oilprice.com.

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Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India

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Lithium is among one of the costliest materials that are found outside of India, in other countries such as Chile Australia, China, Argentina, etc. In Chile, there are 8,600,000 tons of Lithium reserves. But these reserves are very less when compared with Chile, Australia, Argentina and China.

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