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China Steel Corporation making $46M investment in LanzaTech commercial waste-gas-to-ethanol project

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Taiwan’s largest integrated steel maker, China Steel Corporation (CSC), has announced formal Board approval of a 1400-million TWD (US$46 million) capital investment in a LanzaTech commercial ethanol facility. We need to keep fossil resources in the ground and carbon recycling is one way we can achieve this. Earlier post.).

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

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Summit Nanotech Corporation, a company developing direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology, closed a US$50 million Series A2. The Series A2 funds will be used to expand the global resource-base and scale Canadian manufacturing capabilities. Resources Daga, Vijay et al.

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All Audi production sites will manufacture all-electric vehicles by 2029

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Based on this clear decision made as part of its Vorsprung 2030 corporate strategy, Audi is now taking steps to prepare its global facilities for the production of all-electric cars. Audi is building on its existing global production network to achieve this vision. Assembling the Audi e-tron GT at Böllinger Höfe.

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RecycLiCo Battery Materials and Zenith Chemical announce US$25M Li-ion battery recycling JV in Taiwan

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The initial plant, estimated to cost US$25 million, will be dedicated to processing and converting lithium-ion battery waste into resources such as lithium-ion battery precursor cathode active material, lithium hydroxide monohydrate, and lithium carbonate.

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Covanta Energy and Clean Energy partner to build natural gas stations at Covanta facilities

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Waste-to-Energy company Covanta Energy Corporation and Clean Energy Fuels Corp., The company also operates an additional 13 solid waste transfer stations. The company also operates an additional 13 solid waste transfer stations. Covanta Energy operates more than 40 facilities that convert trash into energy.

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PNNL, Moselle to advance using magnetic nanoparticles to capture lithium, cesium from brines

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Currently, the global supply chain for these elements relies heavily on dated extraction processes that are energy-intensive, consume a lot of water, and create toxic waste. If successful, the group would like to build a pilot-scale plant in New Zealand. Pilot projects launching in Spring 2021. —Pete McGrail.

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Study finds urban waste heat affects temperatures across thousands of miles, warming some areas and cooling others

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The extra waste heat generated from buildings, cars, and other sources in major Northern Hemisphere urban areas causes winter warming across large areas of northern North American and northern Asia. At the same time, the changes to atmospheric circulation caused by the waste heat cool areas of Europe by as much as 1 degree C (1.8

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