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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.) This is then made into synthetic fuel.

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Over 90% of U.S. Lithium Imports From 2016–2019 Came from Argentina & Chile

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From 2016–2019, over 90% […]. Although use of these minerals is not restricted to battery production for EVs, they are nonetheless important for meeting the increasing demand for EV production.

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German-Chilean consortium investigating new ways of reducing arsenic in copper concentrates: ReAK

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Chile is the world’s top copper producer (27% of global production) and exporter. In Chile, copper is mostly found in sulfide ores, especially in chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2 ), bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4 ) and chalcocite (Cu 2 S). In 2021 alone, Chile mined about 5.6 In 2021 alone, Chile mined about 5.6 © Juan Carlos Salas.

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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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This order also sees BYD again smashing the record for the largest electric bus order in the Americas, following its delivery of 183 buses to Chile during August 2019. It is estimated that in its first year of operation, this fleet will cancel out 21,900 tons of CO 2 and 526 kilograms of PM 2.5.

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BrineMine Project at KIT: responsible extraction of energy, raw materials, and drinking water from geothermal wells

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Mineral resources from Chile are of great importance to Germany. The use of the limited freshwater resources in northern Chile for mining regularly fuels conflicts with the local population. Northern Chile is one of the driest regions on earth, but has extensive geothermal resources.

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LME copper prices at 9-year high

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Total visible copper stocks (LME + COMEX + SHFE + Chinese bonded warehouses) amounted to just 560kt at the end of January, noted critical materials supply chain intelligence company Roskill—only 11kt more than the lowest recent stock level of 549kt in December 2019.

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