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BASF and Catholic University of the North in Chile collaborate on mining research, development and innovation

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BASF and the Catholic University of the North (UCN) in Antofagasta, Chile, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote research, development and innovation in mining. This alliance offers us the opportunity to connect with a leading company on a global scale, so it is a mutually beneficial relationship.

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Italy’s Iren, Australia’s Altamin sign MoU for lithium recovery – ET Auto

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The two companies plan to study the potential and the recovery methods for lithium in waters in the Lazio region, where Altamin has had permits since the 1970s and where it was assessing the possibility of producing geothermal energy.

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Study finds Antarctic icebergs play a previously unknown role in global carbon cycle, climate

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In a finding that has global implications for climate research, scientists have discovered that when icebergs cool and dilute the seas through which they pass for days, they also raise chlorophyll levels in the water that may in turn increase carbon dioxide absorption in the Southern Ocean. Helly, Ronald S. Kaufmann, Gordon R. Stephenson Jr.

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BG Group sanctions US$15B coal seam gas to LNG project; first such

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First LNG exports are planned to commence from 2014, underpinned by agreements in Chile, China, Japan and Singapore for the purchase of up to 9.5 The gas is trapped in coal seams (typically 300-600 meters underground) by water pressure. The water is pumped out, and the natural gas is released from the coal. mtpa of LNG.

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) It considers the raw materials extraction and transformation stages, as well as materials transportation and the production of the other components such as: battery case, battery management system, components ensuring battery assembly and electrical connection. consumption. ?.

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Is the Place to Go for Inventive Pastries and Fresh Bread

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The designer and co-owner Nico Arze has adorned the pastry case with volcano paintings in a nod to his native Chile. The pair had already worked together to release Waters’s egg spoon, a hand-forged iron utensil for frying eggs over a hot flame. 740, permanentcollection.com.

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Li-ion Reserve in the World: How it Revolutionised the EV Industry

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Though steam was doing well powering the trains and factories incorporating a steam engine into a personal car was not a practical and efficient way and soon became obsolete mainly due to the long starting time and the need to fill water in a short span with other numerous other inconvenience. Lithium Deposits In The World.

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