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Nouryon, Tata Steel, Port of Amsterdam to study feasibility of largest green H2 cluster in Europe; 100 MW water electrolysis facility

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The three parties consider green hydrogen as vital for reaching climate targets and building a more circular economy—e.g., Nouryon already has 1000 MW of electrolysis capacity installed in various facilities, using three processes: chlor-alkali, sodium chlorate, and water electrolysis.

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Imperial Oil and E3 Lithium partner on lithium pilot project, redeveloping historic oil field

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1, Imperial’s first well into this reservoir, was one of Imperial’s most prolific oil discoveries in Alberta and transformed the provincial and Canadian economies, much like lithium has the potential to do. calcium, magnesium, sodium); and a 20x-100x lithium concentration factor. million into E3 at a pre-paid price of CAD $1.86/warrant

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DOE awards Cummins $5M for automation of electrolyzer cell and stack assembly

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Cummins’ three-year project aims to automate the manufacturing of SOECs to make production of the electrolyzer systems more efficient, reducing capital costs and facilitating the scale-up of the hydrogen economy. We believe green hydrogen will be critical to a decarbonized future, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors.

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ national oil companies plan to extract lithium from brine in their oilfields, in line with efforts to diversify their economies and profit from the shift to electric vehicles (EVs), three sources told Reuters. Aramco did not respond to a request for comment, Adnoc declined to comment.

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Novozymes launches commercial enzyme technology to convert waste oils into biodiesel

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equivalent MeOH, 35°C/95°F, 2% water and 20 to 24 hours reaction time. The enzymatic process eliminates the need for sodium methoxide, one of the most hazardous chemicals in traditional biodiesel plants. This figure shows the basic layout of the Novozymes enzymatic process. Recommended conditions for the enzyme reactor: 0.7%

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What are the types of batteries used in EV? | EV Basics

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Battery: The battery is suitable for pure electric vehicles, including lead-acid batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, sodium-sulfur batteries, secondary lithium batteries, air batteries, and ternary lithium batteries. (1) Alkaline fuel cells consume oxygen and pure oxygen to produce drinking water, heat and electricity.

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

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Global demand for critical minerals needed to decarbonize the nation’s economy is expected to increase by 400-600% over the next several decades and the US is increasingly dependent on foreign sources, some adversarial, for many of the processed versions of these minerals.

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