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Ensorcia to invest €200M to build lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Europe

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Chile-based Ensorcia Metals , a specialist in the extraction and transformation of high purity lithium, will invest €200 million to build a lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Europe. Ensorcia holds there the exclusive license to operate the modular DLE technology from its long-standing partner IBAT.

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LanzaTech and Brookfield form strategic partnership with an initial $500M commitment; possible $500M more at agreed milestones

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The funding will be provided through the Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF), which is the largest fund in the world focused on the energy transition. Additional plants are under construction globally. Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms.

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Volkswagen investing in climate protection projects to compensate for unavoidable CO2 emissions

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The decarbonization strategy of the Volkswagen Group focuses on the prevention and reduction of CO 2 emissions, for example through energy efficiency and conversion to renewable energies. Furthermore, the IPCC 1.5-degree

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TWAICE and pepper partner for full battery transparency in retrofitted commercial vehicles

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The vehicles will be delivered primarily in Europe, North and South America. a global semiconductor company and software solutions provider, with the aim of mastering the challenges of battery life-cycle optimization. Retrofitting can be an economical and sustainable alternative to diesel vehicles. Analog Devices.

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It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars

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Electrek’s Take As you can imagine, this story sparked a lively conversation in the Electrek group chat. “Of I have a lot of family in Central and South America. Another interesting angle for the Ethiopia story is that the countries that are most affected by pollution are those in the global south,” added another writer.

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Roskill: predominance of lithium production shifting to mineral vs brine, driven by volume requirements of EVs

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Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles. It also includes cost analysis on the key mineral conversion plants.

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Roskill: predominance of lithium production shifting to mineral vs brine, driven by volume requirements of EVs

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Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles. It also includes cost analysis on the key mineral conversion plants.