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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.) How direct-air-capture (DAC) technology works.

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Summit Nanotech closes $50M Series A2 for direct lithium extraction technology

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These funds build on a US$14-million Series A announced in early 2022, bringing the total funding since inception to US$72 million. Summit Nanotech currently operates a multi-client pilot project in Chile and is scaling its novel sorbent-based denaLi DLE technology.

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Study calls for reduction in car ownership, battery size and vehicle dependency to limit environmental impact of surging lithium demand

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Some level of mining is necessary to build out zero-emission energy systems, the report concedes, but notes that the volume of extraction is not a given. The authors designed a material flow analysis paired with socioeconomic pathway modeling to determine possible scenarios for the decarbonization of personal transportation in the US.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted on Fremont Test Track with massive wiper blade

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The Cybertruck was unveiled in 2019, and Tesla intended to build the vehicle this December. In fact, last evening, Tesla revised the language on its Online Design Studio for the Cybertruck , removing the indication that the vehicle would be produced in 2022. Credit: YouTube | Chile AI100 via @SawyerMerritt on Twitter.

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The World’s Largest Camera Is Nearly Complete

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The world’s largest camera sits within a nondescript industrial building in the hills above San Francisco Bay. Rubin Observatory in Chile. In May 2023, if all goes according to plan, the camera will finally fly to its destination, itself currently under construction in the desert highlands of northern Chile.

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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

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Searching the interwebs, I found no shortage of leads about how to build a DIY seismometer. The problem is that the DIY seismometer designs I was seeing were large and ungainly contraptions. I wondered whether I could build a more compact one using a geophone. Most geophones are designed for measuring frequencies above 10 Hz.

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AES integrates 20 MW of A123 Li-ion storage with 544 MW thermal power plant

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AES Gener and AES Energy Storage have begun commercial operation of the second energy storage project in Northern Chile, integrating 20MW of Li-ion battery-based energy storage (BESS) with a 544MW thermal power plant. AES Energy Storage worked with AES Gener throughout the design, development, and installation of the Angamos BESS.

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