article thumbnail

Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

Green Car Congress

Fresh water is then used to release the stored lithium. A pilot plant installed on the site in 2020 demonstrated, in real conditions, the quality of lithium carbonate produced, with very high direct extraction yields (90%). Purification of the lithium, then reaction with sodium carbonate to convert it to lithium carbonate.

Argentina 335
article thumbnail

Ecoclean cuts BMW engine plant robot cell power and water consumption by ~30%

Green Car Congress

The system’s electric power and water consumption were each cut by. implemented on another 95 systems of the same type installed at various. Water consumption in particular was too. focus on factors such as the water consumption, cleaning agent input, electricity demand, and the consumption of. around 30 percent.

Water 170
article thumbnail

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies starts series production of DIAvent pressure equalization element for batteries for BJEV EV

Green Car Congress

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is starting high-volume production of its DIAvent pressure compensation component for the first time for use in a Chinese passenger car: the new ARCFOX ?-T T electric car from the Chinese manufacturer Beijing Electric Vehicles (BJEV). It is watertight up to 100 millimeters of water column.

article thumbnail

TANAKA establishes production system in China for fuel cell electrode catalysts

Green Car Congress

Electrode catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEFCs) As part of the agreement, production equipment will be installed at the plant of Ya’an Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., The companies also plan to start production of fuel cell electrode catalysts for the Chinese market by the end of 2025.

China 170
article thumbnail

Tesla to submit formal letter of intent for Giga Mexico: report

Teslarati

Tesla is expected to deliver a letter of intent on Friday, September 15, to formally start the installation and buildout of Gigafactory Mexico. “On Permits for Giga Berlin’s water usage and supply, as well as transportation, were a major challenge for Tesla. Water issues still hover around Giga Berlin to this day.

Mexico 140
article thumbnail

China-based study concludes using political incentives to fight pollution is costly and inefficient

Green Car Congress

The study looked at water quality regulations and found that local officials more heavily enforced regulations on polluting firms that were monitored and tracked by the central government, while not enforcing regulations on firms not tracked. The unequal deployment of the regulations led to significant economic losses in China.

Pollution 220
article thumbnail

Alfa Laval FCM Methanol chosen as the fuel supply system for six methanol-fueled container vessels

Green Car Congress

The new vessel series, to be built at Chinese shipyards Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding Group Co., The heat exchangers that control the fuel’s temperature are fed by a built-in glycol water circuit, which safely segregates the methanol from the vessel’s heating and cooling media. Ltd and New Dayang Shipbuilding Co.,

Supplies 243