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DeepGreen lifecycle analysis argues for sourcing EV battery materials from deep-sea polymetallic nodules

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million square kilometers in the Pacific Ocean roughly 500 miles south of Hawaii. —“Where Should Metals For The Green Transition Come From”. Polymetallic nodules are hard, compact lumps of matter formed through precipitation and interactions of water contained in seafloor sediments (pore waters) and more oxidized seawaters.

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