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International Lithium Association (ILiA) established to be the voice of the global lithium industry

Green Car Congress

The world has entered the “lithium century” almost without noticing it, but until now this critical industry lacked a central voice. The crust of earth contains an average of about 60 parts per million (ppm) or 0.006% while sea water typically contains 0.18 ppm Li (0.0018%).

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. The reality is these mines are not even in use by the battery industry and they are not Lithium Mines. 4] An electric car emits about 3,000 pounds or 1.36

Chile 59
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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. Even so, solar-thermal developments continue to unfurl across the planet's sunniest expanses, driven by the growing demand for energy storage and cleaner heat sources.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Or, solar thermal can directly provide heat for industrial processes to make steel, cement, and chemicals—all energy-intensive sectors that are difficult to clean up. Even so, solar-thermal developments continue to unfurl across the planet's sunniest expanses, driven by the growing demand for energy storage and cleaner heat sources.

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Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it 

Electric Vehicles India

It has become a cleaner energy storage solution. Also, the aluminium, which has a high relative impact, is assumed to be sourced from the US while most of the raw materials for the cathode and anode are sourced from where the production is concentrated such as Chile, DRC, Finland, China and Australia. Lithium-ion battery production.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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Honeywell’s UOP—a major international supplier and licensor of technology for petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical production and major manufacturing industries—has also been an early leader in developing technologies for the production of renewable drop-in hydrocarbon fuels. —Jim Rekoske. —Jim Rekoske.

Renewable 247
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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

Charged EVs

Current trends indicate that the industry will be able to work its way through the battery supply chain issues within a couple of years. Charged recently spoke with several industry participants about the issue, and the prevailing sentiment is that the raw-material roadblock will require much more time to clear.