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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The photos shown are photos from the Diavik diamond mine in Canada, which is owned and operated by the Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto. [1] tons of GHG each year assuming 50% energy generation from renewable energy [3,6]. 9,10,11,12] LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) and Sodium-Ion battery packs will not use Cobalt and Nickel.

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IEA/OECD Report Concludes Nuclear Power Could Provide 24% of Global Electricity by 2050

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Nuclear energy is one of the key low-carbon energy technologies that can contribute, alongside energy efficiency, renewable energies and carbon capture and storage, to the decarbonization of electricity supply by 2050. Atomic Energy of Canada ACR (Advanced CANDU Reactor), 1,200MW. Sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR).

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Charged EVs

For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Second, the use of renewable electricity. Umicore is offering our customers low-carbon options in our supply chain.

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Western Hydrogen produces first hydrogen from Molten Salt Gasification pilot plant

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The MSG process, under license from Idaho National Laboratory, uses a combination of molten sodium salts (sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide) to convert a carbon feedstock and water into hydrogen. —Vicky Sharpe, President and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Second, the use of renewable electricity. Umicore is offering our customers low-carbon options in our supply chain.

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The EV Transition Explained: Battery Challenges

Cars That Think

Reliable, secure supplies of minerals and software are core elements for EVs, which represent a “shift from a fuel-intensive to a material-intensive energy system,” according to a. Ramping up the battery supply chain is the automakers’ current “ most challenging topic ,” according to VW Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz.