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Albemarle to invest $1.3B in lithium hydroxide facility in South Carolina

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The term Mega-Flex refers to the facility’s ability to process diverse lithium feedstock, including lithium from recycled batteries. The site also supports the “Inflation Reduction Act”, a federal law enacted in 2022 to incentivize the localization of critical minerals in North America. million electric vehicles annually.

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Biofuels Power to build small-scale gas-to-liquids plant in Houston

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to build a small-scale gas-to-liquid demonstration facility in Houston. Building on Liberty’s previous engineering studies completed by ThyssenKrupp in 2013, BFLS and Liberty are in the process of completing engineering on a 500 bbls per day reference plant design with the goal of deploying multiple units in North America in the future.

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FortisBC, Suncor, Hazer to pilot methane pyrolysis for hydrogen production with graphite byproduct

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Suncor Energy and Australia-based Hazer Group Limited will use Hazer’s innovative methane pyrolysis technology for the first time in North America to produce hydrogen from natural gas. If the pilot continues as a full commercial build out, the project would be expected to produce up to 2,500 tonnes of hydrogen per year.

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EIA 2035 reference case projects drop in US imports of petroleum due to modest economic growth, increased efficiency, growing domestic oil production, and biofuels

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Reference case projections for US energy markets through 2035. The Reference case projections include only the effects of policies that have been implemented in law or final regulations. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. million barrels per day in 2007 to 5.5

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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EcoCAR is a collegiate automotive competition aimed at developing a highly skilled, domestic workforce by providing hands-on experience designing and building next-generation mobility solutions to meet our nation’s future energy and mobility challenges. dSPACE, Inc.; The Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.

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Tesla seemingly slips, briefly reiterates that Model 3 will be built in Giga Texas

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Tesla’s initial description for Giga Texas includes a reference to Model 3 production. Even more interestingly, it did not take long before Tesla updated its Manufacturing page to remove references to the Model 3 in its Gigafactory Texas description. Credit: Tesla ). “We’re going to be doing a major factory there.

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Stellantis Continues Snubbing North American Auto Shows

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Reports have claimed Stellantis will continue snubbing industry shows located in North America for the foreseeable future, with the Canadian International Auto Show (CIAS) being the next on the list. Stellantis told us they would not, on the corporate end, and referred us to the earlier statement.

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