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Albemarle expands Nevada site to increase domestic production of lithium

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Albemarle Corporation will expand capacity at the company’s lithium production facility in Silver Peak, Nev., and begin a program to evaluate clays and other available Nevada resources for commercial production of lithium.

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DOE NETL selects 12 fossil-fuel power systems projects for funding

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water management and treatment for power plant and CO 2 storage operations. Siemens Corporation. Transitional Technology Development Awards. Lead organization. Description. Energy Industries of Ohio. DOE: $750,000 Non-DOE: $187,500 Total: $937,500 (20% cost share). General Electric Company. General Electric Company.

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

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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. Along with this risk, GM does have some incredible upsides.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

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The Westinghouse SMR is a 225 MWe integral pressurized water reactor (PWR), with all primary components located inside of the reactor vessel. Westinghouse Electric Company is a group company of Toshiba Corporation. Earlier post.). Design overview of the Westinghouse SMR. Click to enlarge.

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

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Nevada, which has the only commercial U.S. Clean Water Act gives Washington regulatory power over water extraction and reinjection across the country, state officials have autonomy to govern other parts of the process. Reinjection is a key step to preserve underground water table levels. While the 1972 U.S.