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Vancouver-based Ceylon Graphite granted industrial mining licence for M1 mining project in Sri Lanka

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announced the renewal of the Industrial Mining Licence for the Malsiripura, M1 mining project in Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon until 1972) from the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB). The Government of Sri Lanka granted the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Sarcon Development (Pvt) Ltd.

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Restoring a legacy: Regenerating graphite production in Sri Lanka

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Graphite exploration and development company Ceylon Graphite is working to rapidly increase graphite production in Sri Lanka and resecure the country’s place in the global graphite supply chain. Once heralded as a leading global producer of vein graphite, Sri Lanka faced […].

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EGEB: GM backs EPA’s emissions reduction goals, US energy resilience and Sri Lanka stops coal

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Sri Lanka will stop building coal plants, aims to be net zero by 2050. more… The post EGEB: GM backs EPA’s emissions reduction goals, US energy resilience and Sri Lanka stops coal appeared first on Electrek. The US energy secretary details how the country can achieve a more resilient power system.

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Testing of Ceylon Graphite silicon-enhanced vein graphite anode shows 446 mAh/g SDC

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In addition, we believe that the energy consumption of the end-to-end process of producing battery-grade anode material from vein graphite is the lowest, relative to synthetic and flake graphite, because vein graphite from Sri Lanka does not require primary processing, due to the high in situ grade above 90%Cg.

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NanoCab: Sri Lanka To Use More Than 200 Tiny Tatas As Taxis

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But Tata is also sending the car into new markets, including Sri Lanka--where you might be surprised to see the tiny cars used as taxis. Why Sri Lanka? The world's least expensive car, the Tata Nano, is now seen in increasing numbers on the streets of its home country, India.

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A Health-Monitoring Wearable That Measures Vital Signs

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What’s more, the device should be inexpensive to manufacture and could be made in his native country of Sri Lanka, where access to health care can be difficult. The university is filing a patent application with the National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka. A cloud-based system that collects real-time data.

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ABB developing Sri Lanka’s EV fast charging infrastructure

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The order comes following the successful installation of ABB’s first EV charging stations in Sri Lanka for a private vendor in 2015. The Terra 53 is suited for use at highway rest stops, gasoline stations, car dealerships and busy urban areas, such as public car parks.

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Elcora awarded NSERC-ENGAGE grant to support development of graphene supercapacitors

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As part of the vertical integration strategy Elcora is securing high-grade graphite and graphene precursor graphite from operations in Sri Lanka and other countries which are already in production. Elcora processes, refines, and produces both graphite & graphene.

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Prevail Electric Mobility to Increase Their Production Capacity

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But the business has been able to negotiate agreements with partners in Nepal and Sri Lanka to market its products there as well. The goal today is to sell 10,000 to 12,000 units each year in India, 5,000 units in Sri Lanka, and 3,000 units in Nepal.

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Algae.Tec to form JV in China for algae for renewable transportation fuels and carbon capture facility; raising A$5M

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Last month Algae.Tec signed a biofuels MOU with the European airline Lufthansa, and announced a biofuels production and carbon capture deal with the Sri Lanka subsidiary of industrial giant Holcim, the world’s largest cement and building materials company. Separately, Algae.Tec Ltd. announced it is raising A$5 million (US$5.2

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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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Exide also has manufacturing facilities in Sri Lanka and does business globally through its subsidiaries and international affiliates. To complete the entire value chain, the company has two captive lead smelting units and two UPS manufacturing facilities.

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Tesla supplier sheds light on graphite supply challenge for EV battery manufacturers [Editorial]

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Russia, Madagascar, Ukraine, Norway, Canada, India, and Sri Lanka make up the remaining Top 10 countries that produce graphite. After China, Brazil and Mozambique are the next largest graphite producers. Brazil produced 68,000 MT last year, while Mozambique’s output was 30,000 MT. Graphite and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Hero Cycles delivers first batch of made in India electric bicycles to Germany 

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The company has also a state of the art manufacturing facility in Sri Lanka as well as a Design Centre in the UK. It has a manufacturing capacity of 6 million bicycles per year and a network of plants located in Punjab’s Ludhiana, UP’s Ghaziabad, and Bihar’s Bihta.

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Satellite altimeter data study finds global ship traffic up 4x over past 20 years

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Burgeoning ship traffic has increased the amount of pollution in the atmosphere, particularly above the Sri Lanka-Sumatra-China shipping lane, where the study notes a 50% increase in nitrogen dioxide, a common air pollutant, over the 20-year period.

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Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

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The marketing rights of the joint venture company will extend to all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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Study Finds Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas; Climate Change Partly Responsible

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Sea-level rise is particularly high along the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, as well as the islands of Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java, the authors found. ., finds that the sea-level rise is at least partly a result of climate change. The Indo-Pacific warm pool.

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Test Report: One Electric Kridn Electric Motorcycle

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We have seen that happen in Indian cities - and also at a country level in places like Sri Lanka. Road conditions there are worse than what we have here. As road conditions improve, the share of scooters in two wheelers starts going up. Coming back to Africa, ruggedness has to be built into the design.

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Ford 2017 trends report: disruption the status quo, “never more difficult” to find objective information

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Sri Lanka, São Paulo and the US were devastated by floods this year. Sustainability Blues (2014): The 2014 trend book addressed the world’s increasing concerns about water. This trend has not subsided. In 2015, the World Economic Forum declared the water crisis to be the most devastating risk to society and now, it looms even larger.

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EV Radar: May 2022

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Sierra Leone. Sint Maarten. Solomon Islands. South Africa. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. South Korea. South Sudan. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland. Tajikistan. Trinidad and Tobago. Tunisia.

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EV Radar: June 2022

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Sierra Leone. Sint Maarten. Solomon Islands. South Africa. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. South Korea. South Sudan. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland. Tajikistan. Trinidad and Tobago. Tunisia.

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EV Radar: April 2022

Noodoe

Sierra Leone. Sint Maarten. Solomon Islands. South Africa. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. South Korea. South Sudan. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland. Tajikistan. Trinidad and Tobago. Tunisia.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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Green.view New on Economist.com An altered political landscape in South Africa (EIU ViewsWire) Apr 28th 2009 Sri Lankas war is close to an end Apr 27th 2009 Does a new virus from Mexico threaten a global pandemic? View all comments (23) Add your comment Comment (23) Recommend (20) E-mail Share Del.icio.us