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Aqua Metals recovers high-purity nickel from lithium battery black mass

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Nickel is an essential resource in the global push for electrification and clean energy technologies, and often makes up a substantial portion of the cost in electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems. —Ben Taecker, Chief Engineering and Operations Officer at Aqua Metals.

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SQUID-5 provides imagery of complex 3D seafloor features with high accuracy and geolocation

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Using recent advances in technology and newly developed equipment and software, SQUID-5 enables researchers to collect high-resolution images in shallow-water environments. The SQUID-5 system was originally designed to map nearshore coral reefs, an environment characterized by complex seabed surfaces in shallow, clear water.

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Redwood Materials opens up new facility just miles from Tesla Giga Nevada

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Straubel, has opened up a new manufacturing facility in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park, just miles from Tesla’s Giga Nevada production facility. It’s a great thing for the environment, but it puts massive pressure on the supply chain and resources to build all these cars and batteries,” he added. Credit: Redwood Materials.

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2013 Cadillac XTS will feature first GM application of sensor fusion; milestone toward semi- and fully autonomous vehicles

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Sensor fusion also is a building block in the development of semi-autonomous and fully autonomous vehicles, which are designed to maintain lane position and adapt to traffic environments. GM and V2X. Boss” Kettering. That’s why multiple sensors and positioning technologies need to work together synergistically and seamlessly. Altendorfer, R.,

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Electric Car Charging Stations: 6 Easy Steps To Test Your Range Anxiety (Before Buying An EV)

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Here’s some resources to get started: Workplace Charging for Plug-In Electric Vehicles (US Department of Energy) Six Tips for Bringing EV Charging to Your Workplace (Chargepoint) Check if your utility has rebates for workplace charging (My utility MCE has $3,000+ in charging rebates.). Better for the Environment.