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Where to Start with EV Charging for Convenience Stores & Truck Stops

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To help facilitate this goal, the Department of Transportation is building a network of 500,000 EV chargers to connect the country along its network of interstate highways by 2030. Convenience stores and truck stops are in a fantastic position to take advantage of available federal funding for DC fast charging stations.

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

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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. Fresh water is then used to release the stored lithium. 3,500/t LCE EXW), with large-scale drainable resources (nearly 10 Mt LCE).

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Roadmapping Your Airport EV Charging Installation

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Here’s what you need to know about planning, or “roadmapping,” an EV supply equipment installation at your airport. The first step to build out comprehensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure is to select an EV charging expert that can walk airport administrators and facility managers through the process.

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Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

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Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. This analysis indicates that energy storage could provide some grid flexibility but its build up will require decades. Barnhart and Sally M.

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SpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal

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SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly ordinary and expected step made extraordinary by the fact that those tanks will be built out of Starship parts. Instead, SpaceX has decided to design and build its own propellant storage tanks.

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BNEF: energy storage is a $1.2-trillion investment opportunity to 2040

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The falling cost of batteries is set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world in the years from now to 2040, according to the latest annual forecast from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). These nine markets will represent two thirds of the installed capacity by 2040.

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Yara planning 500 kton/year green ammonia project in Norway

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kWh/kg), making it more efficient to transport and store. Building on its long experience and leading position within global ammonia production, logistics and trade, Yara aims to capture opportunities within shipping, agriculture and industrial applications, in a market expected to grow by 60% over the next two decades.

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