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BP and Johnson Matthey license Fischer-Tropsch technology to waste-to-biofuels producer Fulcrum BioEnergy for biojet

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Fulcrum will use the BP and JM technology in its new Sierra BioFuels Plant located in Storey County, Nevada, approximately 20 miles east of Reno. Both BP and JM have been developing FT technology for more than 30 years and in 1996 joined forces to incubate and further develop the technology.

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Musk vs Buffett, How VW scandal was uncovered, Isle of Man TT Zero: Today's Car News

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Today, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett battle over carbon-free electricity in Nevada, engineers explain how they uncovered Volkswagen's diesel-emissions cheating, and we take a look at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Zero race for electric motorcycles. London Taxi Company and parent firm Geely seek funding to build.

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Tesla shows foresight with undisclosed nickel supply deal with Vale: report

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In early March, nickel prices surged above $100,000 per metric ton on the London Metal Exchange, prompting a trading halt. . Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nickel was already experiencing a rise in cost. But following Ukraine’s invasion, the price of the material saw an even more drastic rise.

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Tesla Gigafactory UK? Elon Musk’s quick stop in England drives rumors

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Musk landed at London Luton Airport on May 14th and stayed for two days before loading back up into his Gulfstream G650 and heading off to Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Sunday. Currently, Tesla has five Gigafactories; three of them are currently active: Gigafactory Nevada, Gigafactory Buffalo, and Gigafactory Shanghai are currently active.

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Tesla’s years of battery tech investments are becoming a buffer against nickel’s rising costs

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Nickel prices rose so much that the London Metal Exchange canceled trading for the material for more than a week. Tesla has also worked heavily in its battery technology, from the 2170 cells currently being made in Gigafactory Nevada with Panasonic to the 4680 cells that are currently being ramped in the company’s Kato Road facility.

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Study Finds Warmer Climate Could Stifle Carbon Uptake by Trees

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Their geographic range includes much of the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada and high-elevation areas of the Pacific Northwest. Study co-authors included David Moore of King’s College London and Sean Burns of the National Center for Atmospheric Research and CU-Boulder.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. We produce these materials at LME [London Metals Exchange] and battery grades, and can sell directly back to battery OEMs and CAM [cathode active material] producers.