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GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring

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A newly released GE study — Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations —estimates that 5% of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” unused gas each year, despite some progress on the flaring issue. Click to enlarge.

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Jervois to acquire SMP nickel & cobalt refinery in Brazil; concentrate from Idaho for refining, cobalt metal back to US

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Niquelandia provided the SMP Refinery with nickel carbonate. The scenarios are designed based on filtration and management of waste limitations based on SMP Refinery’s existing production capacity and flowsheet of 25,000mtpa and 2,000mtpa of refined nickel and cobalt cathode respectively. SMP Refinery restart scenarios.

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Could Sucking Up the Seafloor Solve Battery Shortage?

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We are committed to turning those rocks into metal using renewable power and with zero solid waste," Shesky says. Land-based mining is already fraught with environmental destruction, emissions, human rights abuses , and mountains of waste, as well as precarious global supply chains.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

What is the impact on the EV lifecycle carbon footprint? A 30% decrease in grid carbon intensity would reduce emissions from the battery production chain by about 17%. Audi’s e-Tron batteries are manufactured at a carbon-neutral facility. So, how clean is EV battery manufacturing? Is it becoming cleaner?

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

What is the impact on the EV lifecycle carbon footprint? A 30% decrease in grid carbon intensity would reduce emissions from the battery production chain by about 17%. Audi’s e-Tron batteries are manufactured at a carbon-neutral facility. So, how clean is EV battery manufacturing? Is it becoming cleaner?

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Decoding The Complex Supply Chain In The Electric Vehicle Industry

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The majority of cobalt production occurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ethical and environmental issues have been raised. These include the displacement of indigenous communities, land degradation, deforestation, water pollution, and carbon emissions associated with mining operations.