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HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

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At the IAA Summit in Munich, HIF Global, together with Porsche AG, Volkswagen Group Innovation and MAN Energy Solutions, announced the development and installation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in southern Chile in 2024. Earlier post.) How direct-air-capture (DAC) technology works.

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BYD secures preferential prices for lithium battery raw materials in Chile

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BYD's project in Chile is designed to produce 50,000 tons of lithium iron phosphate cathode material per year, with an estimated investment of at least $290 million. This follows the award of one of the five lithium mining contracts to BYD Chile SpA in January last year. CATL 's power battery installed base in March was 12.49

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A123 Systems to supply 20MW of Li-ion storage systems to AES Gener for spinning reserve project in Chile

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AES Gener has ordered 20MW of A123’s advanced Li-ion energy storage solutions for a spinning reserve project in Northern Chile. The project expands the relationship between A123 and AES Energy Storage and is AES’ second in Chile to use A123 energy storage technology.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted on Fremont Test Track with massive wiper blade

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In fact, last evening, Tesla revised the language on its Online Design Studio for the Cybertruck , removing the indication that the vehicle would be produced in 2022. has started installing a Megacharger at its facility in Modesto, California in preparation for the fifteen Tesla Semis they could take delivery of before the end of 2021.

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The World’s Largest Camera Is Nearly Complete

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Rubin Observatory in Chile. In May 2023, if all goes according to plan, the camera will finally fly to its destination, itself currently under construction in the desert highlands of northern Chile. When it’s installed, it will catch light reflected through a triplet of mirrors, built separately.

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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

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The problem is that the DIY seismometer designs I was seeing were large and ungainly contraptions. The rub, I soon realized, is that geophones aren’t designed to pick up the low frequencies found in teleseismic waves from distant earthquakes. Most geophones are designed for measuring frequencies above 10 Hz.

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IBC demonstrates highly selective high-yield direct lithium extraction from Salar de Maricunga brine

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IBC Advanced Technologies, a developer of highly selective separations products, engineered systems and processes based on Molecular Recognition Technology, announced Phase One results of the Direct Lithium to Product (DLP) pilot plant currently operating at Salar de Maricunga, Chile. No pre-removal or concentration steps are required.

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