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SDTC awards Canada Lithium up to $6.5M for lithium metal pilot plant

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Canada Lithium Corp. has been selected to receive a grant of up to $6.5 million from the Government of Canada through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). Canada Lithium is nearing the end of the commissioning phase of its $207-million open-pit mine and process plant.

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Ceramatec licensing molten sodium technology for heavy oil upgrading; removing the need for diluent for bitumen

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Flowchart of Molten Sodium Upgrading process. The technology, developed by Ceramatec and managed by the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), has been licensed to Western Hydrogen of Calgary for upgrading bitumen or heavy oil from Canada. Source: Field Upgrading. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MAN Diesel & Turbo delivers 1st IMO-certified two-stroke with Tier III NOx control, EGR systems

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Emission Control Areas are sea areas that have been granted special status based upon their proven need to reduce emissions from ships. Currently, North America (the United States and Canada) is the only NO x Emissions Control Area, although several areas are expected to request consideration in the coming years.

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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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Hydro-Québec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) have entered into an intellectual property collaboration agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property (IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for lithium-ion battery applications. Its sole shareholder is the Québec government.

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The Stunning Carbon Footprint of Plate Glass

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It is taken for granted, and most people have no idea how it is made. The ingredients are sand (SiO 2 , about 73 percent of the charge ), sodium dioxide (Na 2 O, about 13 percent), lime (CaO, about 9 percent), and magnesium (4 percent). Plate glass , like steel, is all around us.

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