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Weardale Lithium applies for geothermal lithium development in County Durham, UK

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Weardale Lithium Limited (Weardale Lithium) has submitted a planning application to the Durham County Council for the phased construction of a lithium extraction plant at Eastgate in Weardale, County Durham, UK. This will enable the pilot plant able to operate with continuous flow at significant flowrates.

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Extracting metals from end-of-life EV batteries: CO2-based solution is potential game changer

Envirotec Magazine

A new technique offers a less energy-intensive way to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, and uses carbon dioxide for the process rather than the high temperatures or corrosive and hazardous chemicals traditionally associated with this activity.

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Researchers shape hard carbon to form high-capacity electrodes for sodium-ion batteries

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Researchers from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) are developing high-capacity electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) and potassium-ion batteries (KIBs) to compete with lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Researchers examined zinc oxide (ZnO) and calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) HC samples and compared them to magnesium oxide (MgO) samples.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — May 2024 

Greentown Labs

CalWave Power Technologies , which is working to harness carbon-free power from ocean waves, was chosen by the U.S. TerraFixing , a Carbon to Value Initiative Year 3 alum that’s developing a direct air capture process for capturing CO2 in cold climates, signed a $7.3M to develop two carbon capture units. Department of Energy.

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Researchers explore mining seawater for critical metals

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And not only is it extracting magnesium from ocean water — and from waste brine generated by industry — it is doing it in a carbon-neutral way. Right now, China produces about 85 percent of the world’s magnesium in a dirty, carbon-intensive process. A company in Oakland, California, says yes.

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The transition to EVs cannot come at the expense of the ocean

Envirotec Magazine

However, it is crucial that as we move from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, we do not not risk disturbing our planet’s largest carbon sinks by giving the destructive deep-sea mining industry the green light and opening up a new frontier of industrial extraction, writes campaign organisation the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.

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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

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utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. That includes a recommitment to reaching its 2030 goal of reducing carbon emissions below 50 percent of their 2007 levels, potentially ahead of schedule.