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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

China’s Tsingshan , the world’s largest producer of stainless steel, will invest $375 million to build a lithium plant in Argentina with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. Our decision to carry out our lithium project in Argentina is in line with the dynamic of strong market growth. Background.

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Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico; new, simplified design

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

With an estimated peak production of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, Vito is the company’s first deep-water platform in the GoM to employ a simplified, cost-efficient host design. Vito is Shell’s 13 th deep-water host in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell announced a final investment decision (FID) on the Vito project in April 2018.

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Now, the company is broadening its supplier base and additionally sourcing lithium from Argentina, where the raw material is obtained from brine from salt lakes. Livent employs an innovative method that emphasizes sustainable water use and minimizes the impact on local ecosystems and communities.

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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project for $825M

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). We will be working with local communities, the Province of Salta and the Government of Argentina as we develop this project to the highest ESG standards.

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Argentina’s largest ethanol plant begins operations; Vogelbusch technology

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

has begun operations of its new bioethanol plant in Alejandro Roca in the central Córdoba province of Argentina. The corn ethanol plant, which uses technology from Vogelbusch Biocommodities, has a nameplate capacity of 420,000 liters (111,000 gallons US) per day, making it the largest of its kind in Argentina. Promaíz S.A.

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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2023

Currently, most lithium extraction is based on the simple and relatively effective “pond evaporation” extraction method, which only requires an extractor to pump out brine, let the water evaporate, and then process the remainder to create pure lithium.

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Equipmake & Beulas partner with Go-Ahead London for in-service trials of double-decker e-bus; up to 300 miles with 543 kWh pack

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Featuring an advanced water-glycol cooling circuit, the system also provides the benefit of heating the interior during cold conditions with captured thermal energy. The vehicle chassis has been specifically designed for the Equipmake ZED by Agrale in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a leading truck and bus chassis manufacturer established in 1962.

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Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

Second, recent global efficiency standards for passenger vehicles, international freight, and domestic freight present significant changes from decades of stagnation in efficiency. Recent trends suggest that a demand-driven peak is increasingly plausible. First, demand for passenger travel may be saturating in industrialized countries.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. 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? So what about the lithium used in EV batteries?

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Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

It predicts 35 per cent growth in the US; 30 per cent growth in Brazil; and substantial increases in areas including the Asia-Pacific region, France, Germany and Argentina. Further worries include the impact on water resources. So do biofuels have a role to play?

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

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. million tons), Argentina (2 million tons) and China (1 million tons). In fact, 87% of the world’s lithium comes from the sea and involves a lengthy evaporation process to obtain. Lithium is abundant on five continents.

Environment

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

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water. million tons), Argentina (2 million tons) and China (1 million tons). In fact, 87% of the world’s lithium comes from the sea and involves a lengthy evaporation process to obtain. Lithium is abundant on five continents.

Environment

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Decoding The Complex Supply Chain In The Electric Vehicle Industry

Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 6, 2023

The majority of lithium reserves are found in countries like Australia, Chile, and Argentina. However, mining lithium raises environmental concerns such as water scarcity and pollution. Extracting nickel can have significant energy and water requirements, leading to potential environmental degradation.

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California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

Creative Greenius

JULY 25, 2009

And damned if California isn’t going to score like a horny Republican Governor on Viagra in Argentina. That’s why they have authorized over $7 billion bucks in energy efficiency and clean energy programs for the USA.

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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

Shell starts production at Vito in US Gulf of Mexico; new, simplified design

BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project for $825M

Argentina’s largest ethanol plant begins operations; Vogelbusch technology

GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

Equipmake & Beulas partner with Go-Ahead London for in-service trials of double-decker e-bus; up to 300 miles with 543 kWh pack

Stanford, UC Santa Cruz study explores ramifications of demand-driven peak to conventional oil

The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

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

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

Decoding The Complex Supply Chain In The Electric Vehicle Industry

California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

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