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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data.

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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today. There are also proposals to tighten the standards for the London-wide Low Emission Zone from 2025.

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Mayor of London proposes $1.4B cycling plan for the city; “Crossrail for the bike”

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will has outlined a vision for a £913-million (US$1.48-billion) The Westway, the ultimate symbol of how the urban motorway tore up our cities, will become the ultimate symbol of how we are claiming central London for the bike. billion) investment in cycling infrastructure for the city.

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HEI study finds London Congestion Charging Scheme shows little evidence of improving air quality

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The London Congestion Charging Scheme (CCS)—which charged for travel into central London and reduced traffic volume ( earlier post )—has shown little evidence that it improved air quality as well, according to Part I of a new study published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI). —Dan Greenbaum, HEI’s President.

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MG ZS EV In-Depth Review 2019

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Discover EV was invited to the launch at MG’s multimillion dealership in the heart of London but only got the chance to drive it for 30 minutes. This time we had a week to review it. The MG ZS EV is the first family- and wallet-friendly electric car.

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DOE: cobalt is the most expensive material used in lithium-ion battery cathodes

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Cobalt is now trading on the London Metal Exchange ( LME ) at around $79,000 per tonne (US$35.83/lb), A team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recently reviewed the science and technology gaps and potential of numerous cobalt-free Li-ion cathodes including layered, spinel, olivine, and disordered rock-salt systems.

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Cohort of new stakeholders joins Open Hydrogen Initiative

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The mission of OHI is to create objective, credible, peer-reviewed, transparent and open-sourced tools that allow participants from across the hydrogen value chain to assess the carbon intensity of hydrogen at the asset level.

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