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TdVib commercializing CMI technology for recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste

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A team of researchers from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), a US Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, developed a novel way to extract rare earth elements from the high-powered magnets in electronic waste ( earlier post ). This copper can be recovered, or it can be reused in other operations.

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Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

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Wind and solar parks produce a large portion of their energy. Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. Some of the wind farms instead sit in clusters more than 100 kilometers out at sea.

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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

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A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. As we move to more and more renewable penetration, this intermittency will make a greater impact on the electric power system. —Emre Gençer, co-author.

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Honda Transmission contracts with Juhl Wind for two utility-scale wind turbines at Ohio plant; up to 10% of electricity for operations

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announced an agreement with Juhl Wind , Inc. to develop, install, and operate two utility-scale wind turbines (each rated at about 2MW) to generate electricity for the plant’s operations. The two wind turbines will supply up to approximately 10% of the plant’s electricity. Honda Transmission Mfg. of America, Inc.

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New UK energy strategy pushes new nuclear; up to 8 additional reactors

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Under the plan, 95% of electricity by 2030 could be low-carbon, the government said. This would represent up to around 25% of projected electricity demand—three times more than now. The strategy will see a significant acceleration of nuclear, with an ambition of up to 24GW by 2050.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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The selected projects cover a wide range of sectors contributing to the EU's decarbonization efforts such as production, distribution and use of green hydrogen, waste-to-hydrogen, offshore wind, manufacturing of photovoltaic (PV) modules, battery storage and recycling, carbon capture and storage, sustainable aviation fuels, and advanced biofuels.

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Selective confinement of rare-earth-metal hydrates in host molecules

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Rare-earth metals are indispensable for many technical products, from smartphones, laptops, batteries, electromotors, and wind turbines, to catalysts. They are everywhere in the environment but are highly dispersed and bound in minerals (“earths”); large deposits are rare.

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