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Nacero awards 20-year wind power purchase agreement to NextEra for natural gas-to-gasoline plant in Texas

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Texas-based Nacero, a company seeking to produce low- and zero-lifecycle carbon footprint gasoline blendstock ( earlier post ) has awarded a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC a 20-year power purchase agreement to supply wind power to Nacero’s planned flagship manufacturing facility in Penwell, Texas.

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Mercedes-Benz plans wind farm at Papenburg test track to cover more than 15% of Group’s electricity needs in Germany

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Mercedes-Benz plans to build a wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, northern Germany, with an output of more than 100 MW to cover up to more than 15% of the annual electricity demand of Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Germany. With the realization of the planned wind farm project in Papenburg, we are taking an important step in this direction.

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Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

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million for the next phase of Gigastack, a new renewable hydrogen project, as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Hydrogen Supply Competition. from an offshore wind farm—the process of producing hydrogen from water (electrolysis) can be decarbonized. The UK has awarded £7.5 Earlier post.).

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Niron Magnetics secures $17.5M ARPA-E SCALEUP grant to boost production of FeN magnets

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Niron will use this financing to advance the commercial partnerships and pilot production of its rare earth-free Clean Earth Magnet, further demonstrating its potential to replace rare earth permanent magnets. One of the top 5 global wind turbine OEMs. Today, these magnets rely on rare earth elements. 2019.165962.

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Mercedes-Benz to source CO2-free electricity in Germany from solar, wind and hydropower from 2022 onwards

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A green power supply contract ensures the purchase of electricity from renewable energy sources at all times. The CO 2 -free electricity from solar, wind and hydro sources is generated in various power plants, most of which are located in Germany. The intelligent mix is supplemented by electricity from flexible hydropower plants.

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Argonne study finds rare earth supply disruptions can have long-range impacts

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Disruptions to this supply can have wide-ranging consequences, but the understanding of how those disruptions play out in global markets is limited. The US government classifies these elements as critical materials in part based on their importance in manufacturing products that support national security. Riddle et al.

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MP Materials and Sumitomo to strengthen rare earth supply in Japan

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and Sumitomo Corporation announced an agreement to diversify and strengthen rare earth supplies in Japan. Further, the companies will collaborate on the supply of rare earth metals and other products. MP Materials’ Mountain Pass facility is the largest source of rare earth production in the Western Hemisphere.

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