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Jervois begins commissioning at Idaho Cobalt Operations; only cobalt mine in US

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Australia-based Jervois Global, a nickel and cobalt company, has commenced the first stage of plant commissioning at its Idaho Cobalt Operations mine site (ICO), following a successful opening ceremony on 7 October 2022. Idaho Cobalt Belt. Jervois continues to expect to achieve full nameplate capacity by the end of Q1 2023.

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Electra updates mineral resource estimate at its Iron Creek cobalt-copper project in Idaho

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As a result of infill and step-out drilling completed to date, Electra has upgraded 54% of the Inferred Resource category of the 2019 MRE to the Indicated category in 2023. Inferred resource of 1.2 million tonnes grading at 0.08% cobalt for 2.1 million pounds of cobalt and grading at 1.34% copper for 36.5 million pounds of copper.

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NREL, INL team assesses levelized cost of light-duty EV charging in US in 2019

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A team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Idaho National Laboratory has produced a detailed assessment of the current levelized cost of light-duty electric-vehicle charging (LCOC) in the United States, considering when, where, and how EVs are charged.

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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. Commercial hydrogen production via low-temperature electrolysis will be demonstrated by a previously awarded project, which launched in September 2019. Earlier post.)

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Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

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After completing a major body of research focused on boosted (also known as turbocharged) spark ignition (SI) engines in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, Co-Optima’s FY 2019 LD research and development (R&D) shifted to multimode solutions that employ multiple engine operating modes to maximize engine efficiency and fuel economy.

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Ford-owned Spin partners with Tortoise to bring remotely operated e-scooters to cities in N America & Europe in 2021

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The first S-200 fleet will be piloted in Boise, Idaho this Spring. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Tortoise powers low-speed remote repositioning for light electric vehicles such as delivery bots, shared scooters, cleaning robots, and more. The City will receive up to 300 S-200 e-scooters.

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DOE Co-Optima report identifies top ten bio-blendstocks for efficiency in boosted SI engines

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The Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) team includes experts from nine national laboratories: Argonne, Idaho, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest, and Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. —Top 10 Bio-Blendstocks. Gaspar, Daniel J.,

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