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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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Ultimately, it contradicts the very concept of electric vehicles being an environmentally-friendly and climate-change-favorable type of transport, Nornickel said. Nornickel revised its forecast for a nickel market surplus in 2023 from 110 kt to more than 200 kt, with the bulk of this coming from low-grade nickel.

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Researchers convert atmospheric CO2 to carbon nanofibers and nanotubes for use as anodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

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Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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Breakthrough on salt-tolerant wheat

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This work is significant as salinity already affects over 20% of the world's agricultural soils, and salinity poses an increasing threat to food production due to climate change. The salt-tolerant gene (known as TmHKT1;5-A) works by excluding sodium from the leaves. Richard James and University of Adelaide student Bo Xu.

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UMD-led study: road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

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Chloride is the common element in many different types of salts such as sodium chloride (table salt) and calcium chloride (commonly used for road salt). We have made dramatic improvements to acid rain and air quality, and we’re trying to address climate change this way.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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The methodology applies to ultramafic rock-hosted mining operations worldwide, is easily scalable, and can be combined with chemical enhancement and subsequent ex-situ carbonation steps to maximize CO 2 sequestration and critical mineral yield to combat climate change and secure the US critical mineral supply.

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EPA opens door to consider Carbon Capture and Utilization as part of new Clean Power Plan; algae industry locks on

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EPA cited the Skyonics Skymine project as an example of captured CO 2 being used in the production of carbonate products—in this case, sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate.

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the nuclear energy firm TerraPower plans to retrofit an existing coal plant with a sodium fast reactor. However, there is one project that has made some headway. In Kemmerer, Wyo., The firm is planning to start building its reactor around 2026, hoping to deliver power by decade’s end.

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