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Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

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Bolivia is lithium-rich; the USGS estimates identified lithium reserves in the country to be 21 million tons—ahead of Argentina and Chile, the other members of the “lithium triangle”. However, Bolivia is production-poor; Chile and Argentina are top global producers, but Bolivia has yet to produce the mineral in commercial quantities.

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Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

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through its US subsidiary EnerNOC, has acquired California-based eMotorWerks, a North American supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, called JuiceBox, and owner and operator of JuiceNet, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for the smart management of EV charging and other distributed energy storage facilities.

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DNV GL paper suggests near-term success for LNG in shipping; alternative fuel mix to diversify over time

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DNV GL has released a position paper on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping. While LNG is expected to be an early success, the picture becomes more diversified over time, as more than 20% of shipping could adopt hybrid propulsion solutions featuring batteries or other energy storage technologies, according to the paper.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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And the percentage of clean energy is growing every year as coal and gas plants are being replaced by renewable energy sources. You have enough electricity to power all the cars in the country if you stop refining oil Refining oil takes a huge amount of energy and generates even more pollution What about Lithium mining?

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Rough road for EV industry

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Mexico is also pushing for a coalition with Bolivia, Chile and Argentina to create a lithium version of OPEC, which would control more than half of the world’s lithium resources. Chile and Bolivia appear to be heading down the same path, placing rigid restrictions on outside access to the countries’ lithium.

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Far from Finished

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Op-ed by Brent Wilson, CEO of Galvanic Energy. The war over global dominance of the electric vehicle battery industry seems like it ended before it really got started. The game must be over if Brazil and Argentina have jumped ship. Today’s global energy transition will be no exception, and here’s why.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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Fortunately, to improve this issue, battery makers are working towards more responsible supply chains , and have the potential for cheaper, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly energy storage in the near future. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind.