Green Car Congress
AUGUST 23, 2021
Glencore produces cobalt mainly as a by-product of copper mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but also as a by-product of nickel mining in Australia and Canada. Glencore is one of the world’s leading producers of cobalt; in 2020, Glencore produced 27.4 kt of cobalt at its assets.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2020
A battery produced in a jurisdiction using coal-fired electricity, for example, will have significantly higher emissions than one produced using cleaner power. Differences in battery materials and production techniques, including the location and energy mix of production, also affect the emissions profiles of different EVs.
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2021
Clean energy may mean less mining for coal, but it also means opening or expanding mines to unearth minerals such as cobalt for use in alloys and batteries, tellurium for solar cells and semiconductors, and germanium for transistors in electronic devices.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
Methane is another potent climate warmer that needs to be targeted; capturing emissions from sources such as landfills and coal mines would benefit the climate system and the gas could then be used as a source of energy. Reducing tropospheric ozone can improve public health as well as agricultural productivity.
Baua Electric
MAY 15, 2024
State-run miners Coal India and NMDC are assessing the lithium mines in Australia and Chile to get critical minerals, Secretary of Mines V.L. A separate delegation will head to Congo, Rao said. The post Coal India, NMDC assessing lithium mines overseas: Report | Autocar Professional appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.
Baua Electric
MAY 15, 2024
State-run miners Coal India and NMDC are exploring lithium mines in Chile and Australia , Secretary of Mines V.L. A separate delegation will head to Congo, Rao said. India will additionally take a delegation to Zambia in June, with executives from the Tata Group and Vedanta, he said. Kantha Rao said on Wednesday.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2022
Manufacturing an EV battery using coal-based electricity results in more than three times the greenhouse-gas emissions of manufacturing a battery with electricity from renewable sources. 70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020.
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