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BASF, Daimler, Fairphone & Volkswagen Group funding partnership for sustainable lithium mining in Chile

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Potential risks derived from water and brine table shifts could potentially harm the ecosystems and affect local livelihoods. Addressing such water-related risks effectively requires the collaboration of stakeholders.

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German-Chilean consortium investigating new ways of reducing arsenic in copper concentrates: ReAK

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Chile is the world’s top copper producer (27% of global production) and exporter. In Chile, copper is mostly found in sulfide ores, especially in chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2 ), bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4 ) and chalcocite (Cu 2 S). In 2021 alone, Chile mined about 5.6 In 2021 alone, Chile mined about 5.6 © Juan Carlos Salas.

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Fincantieri and Enel Green Power Italia to explore use of green hydrogen in ports and long-range maritime transport

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Fincantieri and Enel Green Power Italia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to define an integrated solution for the production, supply, management and use of green hydrogen for port areas and long-range maritime transport.

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Berkeley Lab, JCAP researchers zero in on bismuth vanadate’s role in photoelectrical chemical cells

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Photoelectrical chemical cells (PECs) have the potential to produce hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesis, an emerging renewable energy technology that uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. Prendergast’s technique is really powerful. —Francesca Toma.

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Report Finds Water Stress Rapidly Becoming Key Strategic Risk to Commerce; Impending Water/Energy Collision

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Water consumption or withdrawals per unit of energy produced, by energy type, in the United States. With increasing frequency ,” write the Pacific Institute researchers, “ we value energy production over water production. ”. by Jack Rosebro. Source: DHI Group. Click to enlarge. Climate change.

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7 companies launch Green Hydrogen Catapult to increase green H2 production 50-fold over next 6 years

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Recent analysis suggests a US$2/kg price represents a potential tipping point that will make green hydrogen and its derivative fuels the energy source of choice across multiple sectors—including steel and fertilizer production, power generation, and long-range shipping—where ample near-term demand exists in Europe and elsewhere.

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

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Since the BEV version has a shorter range, Renault noted, the way in which the miles are accumulated could differ from that of the ICE vehicles.). water, and non-renewable energies (crude oil, coal.) The study used the series production versions launched in 2011, with the assumption of operation for 150,000 km (93,205 miles).

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