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Tesla’s proposed TX lithium refinery takes step forward as school district ratifies tax abatements

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During a special meeting, the Robstown Independent School District approved a taxable value limitation for Tesla’s proposed lithium refinery under Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code. million on property taxes over that period. Tesla discusses lithium refining facility’s water supply in Nueces.

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Tesla discusses lithium refining facility’s water supply in Nueces

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The Nueces County Commissioners Court held a public meeting recently to discuss Tesla’s potential tax abatement agreement with the county. The Nueces County community has voiced environmental concerns about Tesla’s lithium refining facility, particularly concerning its water supply. Water Supply Concerns.

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AirCapture, OCOchem and partners win $2.93M DOE grant for direct air capture of CO2 and conversion to formic acid

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AirCapture develops on-site, modular technology that captures CO 2 from the air using waste heat from manufacturing plants, enabling customer operations to go carbon neutral and even negative. We are converting common industrial waste streams into product streams —Todd Brix.

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Tesla Giga Berlin is the largest taxpayer in Grünheide

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Treasurer Kerstin Lang shared that Tesla made a total payment of €6 million in trade tax in 2022 to the municipality of Grünheide. High tech not only in production – at Giga Berlin we recycle up to 100% of our process water in our state-of-the-art waste water treatment plant.

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Researchers develop titanium and copper heterostructured photocatalyst for conversion of CO2 into CH4

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Under illumination for 6 hours, the optimized reduced titania-Cu 2 O photocatalyst enables 0.13% photoreduction of highly diluted CO 2 with water vapors to 462 nmol g ?1 What if we drew inspiration from photosynthesis, the process by which plants use sunlight to convert CO2 and water into useful chemicals? —Prof In.

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SK On signs 5-year lithium hydroxide supply deal with SQM

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In addition to the supply deal, SK On and SQM agreed to discuss a mid-to long-term partnership to enhance their cooperative relationship, including additional lithium supply, potential investment in production plants, and waste battery recycling. or in the countries whose FTA with the US is in effect. Earlier post.).

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Novozymes and Fiberight Showcase Ethanol Produced from Waste Office Paper and Cardboard in Drive Demonstration in Washington

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At the Washington Auto Show, Novozymes, in partnership with US-based advanced biofuel manufacturer Fiberight , demonstrated two flex-fuel vehicles—a Chevy HHR and a Ford F150—running on E85, with the ethanol produced from government office waste paper and waste cardboard. Water treatment and water recovery. Pretreatment.

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