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Electric cars need cobalt and copper, and Zambia’s president-elect wants to supply it

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Hichilema’s plan is to ramp up mining in particular to jump-start Zambia’s economy – and provide the rapidly growing electric vehicle battery industry with crucial cobalt and copper.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). New project announcements have increased the resource under development to about 30,000 MW.

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Coal India, NMDC exploring lithium mines overseas – ET Auto

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India will additionally take a delegation to Zambia in June, with executives from the Tata Group and Vedanta, he said. The Indian mines ministry is also encouraging other state-owned companies, such as ONGC Videsh , to scout for critical minerals overseas, Rao told reporters at the sidelines of an industry conference in New Delhi.

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Coal India, NMDC assessing lithium mines overseas: Report  | Autocar Professional

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The Indian mines ministry is also encouraging other state-owned companies, such as ONGC Videsh, to scout for critical minerals overseas, Rao informed reporters at the sidelines of an industry conference in New Delhi. India will additionally take a delegation to Zambia in June, with executives from the Tata Group and Vedanta, he added.

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India set to become exporter of forged wheels used in railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw – ET Auto

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ICF has exported more than 875 coaches and components to Thailand, Burma, Taiwan, Zambia, Vietnam and other countries totalling about INR 1,004 crore of trade.

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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Keynote speakers are from academia as well as industry—many of them women. The society also has increased membership in Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia. The mentors work in academia, industry, and government,” Ramirez Cortés says. The society has about 3,820 members. A chapter in Ghana is in the process of forming.

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Finding Battery Minerals With AI

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And once we’ve got to about 10,000 parts per million, we can do the rest with industrial processes at reasonable cost. We’ve found many such places historically, and those have been the sources of these metals in industry and for the electric vehicles built so far and for other industrial uses of some of these metals.