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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine, researchers from UC Berkeley, Texas A&M and Stanford have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks. We distinguished ammonium carbamate pairs and a mix of ammonium carbamate and carbamic acid during carbon dioxide chemisorption.

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Emerson and BayoTech partner to scale production and distribution of low-cost, modular SMRs for hydrogen production

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

BayoTech’s patented technology requires less feedstock, which means fewer carbon emissions and less cost to produce hydrogen than traditional reformers, the company says. Accounting for the carbon intensity for the entire value chain delivers a very different picture, according to Bayotech.

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Aurora Hydrogen raises $10M Series A; microwave pyrolysis of natural gas for efficient low-carbon hydrogen production

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AUGUST 3, 2022

There is an accompanying need to develop new low-cost and low-carbon technologies for hydrogen production. Aurora Hydrogen is scaling its proprietary and highly efficient microwave pyrolysis technology to produce hydrogen and solid carbon from natural gas without generating CO 2 emissions or consuming water.

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GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

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JULY 19, 2017

Stuart Licht have demonstrated the first facile high-yield, low-energy synthesis of macroscopic length carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—carbon nanotube wool—from CO 2 using molten carbonate electrolysis ( earlier post ). The process is constrained by the (low) cost of electricity. —Johnson et al.

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IperionX to produce 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium components for Ford Performance

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JUNE 15, 2023

IperionX Limited has agreed a Scope of Work (SoW) for the supply of titanium metal components for Ford Motor Company using IperionX’s 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium metal. This Ford SoW follows a detailed program of quality and strength testing of IperionX’s low-carbon, circular titanium metal.

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Nikola and KeyState partner to create low-carbon hydrogen value chain in PA

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Nikola Corporation and KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis , a clean hydrogen and chemicals production facility under development, are working together to create Pennsylvania’s first low-carbon hydrogen production value chain, which includes full integration of commercial carbon capture and storage.

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SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

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JULY 20, 2020

Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. The Bloom Energy Servers are a proven market leader in clean, reliable, and resilient on-site power. million hydrogen cars by 2040.

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UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

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JULY 10, 2022

The UK government is awarding £54 million to 15 projects to develop technologies that remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide can then be permanently stored or used in various products or applications. The biochar is rich in carbon and can be used as a fertilizer. Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd.,

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Lake Resources and Ford Motor Company sign non-binding MoU to negotiate for lithium offtake from the Kachi Project

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APRIL 17, 2022

Australia-based Lithium developer Lake Resources has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ford Motor Company for the offtake of approximately 25,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of lithium from the Kachi Project. Lilac produces its ion exchange beads and delivers these beads to brine projects worldwide.

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UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As part of a larger £90 million (US$117 million) package of awards to cut carbon emissions in industry and homes, the UK is awarding £28 million (US$36.5 million) to five demonstration phase projects for low-carbon hydrogen production. Led by Environmental Resources Management Limited (ERM). Contract value: £3.12

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Aqua Metals and 6K Energy partner to develop low-carbon CAM precursors for Li-ion batteries

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MAY 4, 2023

The companies have initiated the partnership with a non-recurring engineering (NRE) agreement to develop low-carbon technology for the conversion of critical metals—first virgin and later recycled material—into battery-grade cathode active material (CAM) precursors, which are essential to 6K Energy’s advanced cathode manufacturing.

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DOE BETO to award $61.4M for low-carbon biofuels research to reduce transportation emissions

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APRIL 9, 2021

million for technologies that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. ( million for technologies that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. ( BETO is focused on developing technologies that convert domestic biomass and other waste resources (e.g.,

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Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

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MAY 1, 2023

This one-step nitrogen-fixation strategy to produce ammonia is eco-friendly and low cost, which converts widely available starting materials into a value-added product. The steam-treating of natural gas involved in the process also releases ample amounts of carbon dioxide. Resources Xiaowei Song, Chanbasha Basheer and Richard N.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

It has developed process technology and experience in producing lower carbon intensity, high performance, synthetic graphite targeting the electric vehicle and energy storage sectors. Most of the world’s lithium resources are found in naturally occurring salt solutions, known as brines.

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Rio Tinto to acquire Rincon Mining lithium project for $825M

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate. It has the potential to have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry that can help deliver on Rio Tinto’s commitment to decarbonize its portfolio.

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New high-performance lithiated silicon–sulfur battery with pomegranate-structured electrodes

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JUNE 28, 2021

The pomegranate-like sulfur host with titanium nitride-carbon dual-layer hollow nanospheres (Pome-TiN@C) not only effectively suppresses the polysulfides diffusion by multiple layers of chemical and physical barriers, but also facilitates their conversion reactions. 1 at 300 mA g ?1 1 ); a superior rate capability (537 mAh g ?1 1 at 2 A g ?1

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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JULY 24, 2022

They are the product of Amazon’s partnership with Rivian, which the companies announced in 2019 when Amazon co-founded, and became the first signatory of The Climate Pledge—a commitment to reach net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040.

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Low-cost N-doped interlayer derived from loofah sponge enables high-performance Li-S, Li-Se and LiI2 batteries

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JUNE 16, 2016

Researchers from Griffith University in Australia and Peking University in China have synthesized low-cost, hierarchically porous, and nitrogen-doped loofah sponge carbon (N-LSC) derived from the loofah sponge via a simple calcining process and applied it as a multifunctional blocking layer for Li–S, Li–Se, and Li–I 2 batteries.

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DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

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MAY 25, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Fuels & Products Shot , a new initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products significantly. Biomass and waste conversion technologies designed to use green electricity and hydrogen to maximize carbon retention in products.

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DOE awards $3M for 10 high-performance computing projects to improve energy efficiency and material performance

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JULY 26, 2022

Through the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) Program, selected teams will help manufacturers shrink their carbon footprint, streamline their processes, and increase innovation—from optimizing the performance of equipment used in chemical manufacturing to improving the fuel efficiency of vehicles. All Selectees.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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JANUARY 11, 2014

AQDS undergoes extremely rapid and reversible two-electron two-proton reduction on a glassy carbon electrode in sulfuric acid. First, scalability: AQDS contains only the Earth-abundant atoms carbon, sulphur, hydrogen and oxygen, and can be inexpensively manufactured on large scales. I’m excited that we have a good shot at it.

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Faradion and Phillips 66 to develop lower cost and higher-performing sodium-ion battery materials

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Sodium-ion battery technology has an inherent advantage over other power-storage technologies because it uses low-cost materials that are sustainable and widely available. We’re pleased to put some of our resources into play with Faradion as it works to bring game-changing technology to market using our high-performing anode materials.

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DOE to award $160M to improve fossil-based hydrogen production, transport, storage, and utilization

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JANUARY 16, 2021

The funding, for cost-shared cooperative agreements, is aimed to develop technologies for the production, transport, storage, and utilization of fossil-based hydrogen, with progress towards net-zero carbon emissions. This will enable the US to continue to extract the maximum economic value from fossil fuel energy resources.

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British Columbia is first Canadian province to release its own hydrogen strategy

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JULY 10, 2021

Establishing ambitious carbon-intensity targets and a regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage. British Columbia (BC) has the resources to produce both green and blue hydrogen with low carbon intensity. BC has already implemented policies to encourage hydrogen use in the transportation sector.

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UK Carbon Trust report says fuel cell vehicles could take more than 30% of mid-sized car market by 2050

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Ranges of automotive fuel cell system costs at mass manufactured volume using technology from three UK companies supported by the Carbon Trust. Source: Carbon Trust. Our new analysis shows that the future is bright but innovation is essential to unlock the market potential by driving down the costs of new polymer fuel cells.

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Sayona acquiring Moblan project in boost for Québec lithium base

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OCTOBER 9, 2021

We are delighted to be extending our relationship with Investissement Québec, which has invested billions of dollars in lithium and other resources projects across Québec, including North American Lithium (NAL), Moblan and Nemaska Lithium. grade spodumene mineralization, with a Mineral Resource Foreign Estimate of 12.03

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SK E&S, SK Plug Hyverse partner with Korea South-East Power for green hydrogen & green ammonia production

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AUGUST 21, 2022

SK E&S and SK Plug Hyverse—a joint venture (JV) formed in January of this year by SK E&S and Plug Power—will work with Korea Southeast Power Generation (KOEN) to cooperate with green hydrogen and green ammonia projects based on renewable energy resources in Korea and abroad.

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Calysta Energy engineering organisms to convert methane to low-cost liquid hydrocarbons; BioGTL process

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Start-up Calysta Energy plans to use methane as a feedstock for engineered organisms to produce liquid hydrocarbon fuels and high value chemicals that are cost-effective, scalable and reduce environmental impact. Carbon feedstock. Comparison of biofuel platform efficiency (source: Calysta Energy). Conversion method. Photosynthesis.

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Researchers at Korea University develop high-performance textile-based electrodes for watersplitting

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Recently, substantial efforts have been devoted to fabricating high-performance and low-cost water-splitting electrodes that can generate a large amount of hydrogen fuels per unit area with low overpotentials and long-term stability under alkaline conditions. 2 and a low cell voltage of 1.70 —Mo et al.

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Japanese start-up seeks to commercialize dual-carbon battery technology; anion intercalation

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MAY 14, 2014

Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Dual-carbon (also called dual-graphite) batteries were first introduced by McCullough and his colleagues at Dow Chemical in a 1989 patent, and were subsequently studied by Carlin et al.

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BC to open office to accelerate hydrogen deployment

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APRIL 14, 2022

Developing a domestic market and retail delivery infrastructure will encourage hydrogen deployment in BC, the government said. s proximity to export markets, it could capture a significant portion of the global hydrogen market, estimated to be worth more than $305 billion by 2050. Given B.C.’s

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Thai researchers find waste chicken fat a good low-cost feedstock for renewable diesel

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Therefore, they concluded, waste chicken fat from food industries containing a high degree of FFAs and water content can be used as a low-cost feedstock for renewable diesel production without requiring a pretreatment process. Moreover, some of the properties of the biodiesel, such as the acidity, unsaturated carbon?carbon

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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project for $825M

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MARCH 29, 2022

The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate. It has the potential to have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry. The patented low-cost extraction process allows lithium to be extracted from raw brine in less than 24 hours.

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Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Producing hydrogen has traditionally been associated with high carbon emissions, but by using renewable electricity—e.g., from an offshore wind farm—the process of producing hydrogen from water (electrolysis) can be decarbonized. —Anders Christian Nordstrøm, Vice President for Hydrogen, Ørsted.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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MAY 18, 2018

Consumers have been reluctant to pay the rapidly rising costs and drew down on graphite electrode stockpiles for as long as they could. The tight supply/demand situation for graphite electrodes is expected to persist for much longer than many market observers expect. Batteries underpin growth in natural graphite.

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Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

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MARCH 7, 2021

SOECs can be used for direct electrochemical conversion of steam (H 2 O), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), or both into hydrogen (H 2 ), carbon monoxide (CO), or syngas (H 2 +CO), respectively. The SOEC is mainly built of abundant and low-cost ceramic materials in a metal housing. Resources. E tn , thermoneutral potential.

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Faraday Battery Challenge awards $14M to 17 battery projects

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JULY 29, 2021

Wooding Limited; COBRA—Cloud/On-board Battery Remaining useful life Algorithm—led by Eatron Technologies Ltd; Multi-Bat led by Ricardo UK Limited; Smart Three-dimensional ELectrode Lithium-ion batteries with Automated Robotics (STELLAR) led by Addionics Limited; HIPERCARB—High performance hard carbon composites for Na-ion—led (..)

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Baker Institute expert says regional advantages will define future energy transitions

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AUGUST 11, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has added pressure to governments on both fronts, wrote Ken Medlock, a fellow in energy and resource economics at the Baker Institute and senior director of its Center for Energy Studies. Only by recognizing regionally distinct comparative advantages will least-cost outcomes be achieved.

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FREYR and Glencore sign supply contract for sustainable cobalt, expand collaboration for the responsible supply of battery materials

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The next natural step is to jointly seek to 100% decarbonize the supply of cobalt and other battery materials to support our sustainable production of clean, low-cost and low-carbon battery cells. —Tom Einar Jensen, CEO of FREYR.

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Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Herein, we demonstrate a sulfur looping scheme in a one-reactor system using a low-cost and environmentally safe iron-based sulfur carrier. The team first used chemical looping on coal and shale gas to convert fossil fuels into electricity without emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. —Kalyani Jangam, lead author.

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Researchers develop optimal silicon disulfide production technology for solid-state batteries

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MARCH 27, 2023

Researchers from the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT), have developed a low-cost production technology for silicon disulfide (SiS 2 ) for solid-state electrolytes (argyrodite-type) that has potential to accelerate the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Due to the rapid economic growth in the study period, China invested a large amount of resources into infrastructure construction for advancing the urban living environment. The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5% of the total expansion in the world.

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Renmatix and Gevo to evaluate feasibility of cellulosic hydrocarbons for renewable jet and gasoline

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Together, Renmatix and Gevo will explore project opportunities for renewable and low-emission fuel, isobutanol, jet fuel and isooctane in markets where there is a convergence of low-cost biomass and low-carbon fuel incentives.

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Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore backing ACG in $1B purchase of Brazilian nickel sulfide and copper mines

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JUNE 14, 2023

Both mines are long-life, low-cost and ranked within the first decile for carbon emissions amongst all nickel and copper producers worldwide. Leading mining investment fund, La Mancha Resource Fund has committed to subscribe for $100 million in ACG equity as anchor investor (subject to customary closing conditions).

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Researchers use melamine to create effective, low-cost carbon capture; potential tailpipe application

Emerson and BayoTech partner to scale production and distribution of low-cost, modular SMRs for hydrogen production

Aurora Hydrogen raises $10M Series A; microwave pyrolysis of natural gas for efficient low-carbon hydrogen production

GWU team demonstrates highly scalable, low-cost process for making carbon nanotube wools directly from CO2

IperionX to produce 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium components for Ford Performance

Nikola and KeyState partner to create low-carbon hydrogen value chain in PA

SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

UK to award £54M to 15 projects developing innovative carbon removal technology

Lake Resources and Ford Motor Company sign non-binding MoU to negotiate for lithium offtake from the Kachi Project

UK awards £28M for 5 demonstration-phase low-carbon hydrogen production projects

Aqua Metals and 6K Energy partner to develop low-carbon CAM precursors for Li-ion batteries

DOE BETO to award $61.4M for low-carbon biofuels research to reduce transportation emissions

Stanford researchers make ammonia from air and water microdroplets

DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

Rio Tinto to acquire Rincon Mining lithium project for $825M

New high-performance lithiated silicon–sulfur battery with pomegranate-structured electrodes

Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

Low-cost N-doped interlayer derived from loofah sponge enables high-performance Li-S, Li-Se and LiI2 batteries

DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot

DOE awards $3M for 10 high-performance computing projects to improve energy efficiency and material performance

Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

Faradion and Phillips 66 to develop lower cost and higher-performing sodium-ion battery materials

DOE to award $160M to improve fossil-based hydrogen production, transport, storage, and utilization

British Columbia is first Canadian province to release its own hydrogen strategy

UK Carbon Trust report says fuel cell vehicles could take more than 30% of mid-sized car market by 2050

Sayona acquiring Moblan project in boost for Québec lithium base

SK E&S, SK Plug Hyverse partner with Korea South-East Power for green hydrogen & green ammonia production

Calysta Energy engineering organisms to convert methane to low-cost liquid hydrocarbons; BioGTL process

Researchers at Korea University develop high-performance textile-based electrodes for watersplitting

Japanese start-up seeks to commercialize dual-carbon battery technology; anion intercalation

BC to open office to accelerate hydrogen deployment

Thai researchers find waste chicken fat a good low-cost feedstock for renewable diesel

Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Rincon lithium project for $825M

Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

Faraday Battery Challenge awards $14M to 17 battery projects

Baker Institute expert says regional advantages will define future energy transitions

FREYR and Glencore sign supply contract for sustainable cobalt, expand collaboration for the responsible supply of battery materials

Researchers use chemical looping process to produce hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide gas

Researchers develop optimal silicon disulfide production technology for solid-state batteries

Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

Renmatix and Gevo to evaluate feasibility of cellulosic hydrocarbons for renewable jet and gasoline

Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore backing ACG in $1B purchase of Brazilian nickel sulfide and copper mines

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