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Roskill: Myanmar crisis set to disrupt rare earth supply availability

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The coup and resulting state of emergency quickly resulted in concerns in China over metal and mineral supplies from its neighbor. In 2020, Myanmar accounted for 39% of global HREE mine production, with China itself the only other major producer of HREE mined products at 48% of global supply. global supply.

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RENK supplies special gear units for compressors for production of green steel

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Germany-based RENK Group, a manufacturer of mission-critical drive technologies, is supplying three high-speed special gear units via RENK-Maag GmbH , a group company, for compressors for the production of green steel to Siemens Energy Compressors GmbH as part of the “SALCOS” (Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking) project of the Salzgitter AG steel group.

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ARPA-E to award up to $44M to develop net-zero or net negative processes to grow minerals supply chain: MINER

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $44 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002707 ) to support projects developing commercial-ready technologies that give the United States a net-zero or net negative emissions pathway toward increased domestic supplies of critical elements required for the transition to clean energy.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

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Besides not using any rare earth elements, the motor offers a few other advantages in comparison with permanent-magnet synchronous motors. Now, though, ZF says it has solved these problems with its experimental motor, which it calls I 2 SM (for In-Rotor Inductive-Excited Synchronous Motor). What is an inductive exciter exactly?

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Solid state Batteries v/s Li-ion Batteries: A Comparison Based on Cost

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To better understand the severity of the cost component, let us look at the cost comparison between Solid state and Li-Ion batteries. In comparison to lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries provide various benefits.  The answer is pretty simple.

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Opinion: EVs will be supply constrained until ICE cars die out

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That’s already been the case for years for high mileage drivers but with higher gas prices, we’ve now reached the point where the cost comparison is becoming more acute. The post Opinion: EVs will be supply constrained until ICE cars die out appeared first on Electrek.

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Fraunhofer researchers developing ammonia-based systems for mobile energy in infrastructure, transportation and industry

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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM are developing ammonia-based systems for a mobile, decentralized energy supply in the infrastructure, transportation and industry sectors. In comparison to hydrogen, liquefied ammonia makes it easier to transport large volumes to wherever it is needed.