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Ensorcia invests €200 million to build lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Europe

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Chile-based Ensorcia Metals , a specialist in extraction and transformation of lithium, reports that as a first step in its global expansion plans, it will invest €200 million for the construction of a European lithium hydroxide conversion plant under the auspices of its subsidiary, Sorcia Europe. Source: Green Car Congress

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Operational clean hydrogen production projects set to double globally within the next five years

Envirotec Magazine

Pillsbury has developed a Hydrogen Map ­– an interactive global tracker of hydrogen projects – which shows that the number of global zero and low-carbon hydrogen production projects has grown significantly, with 94 projects already producing hydrogen. home to 7 (7%); the UK home to 7 (7%); and Japan home to 7 (7%).

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Untapped potential

Envirotec Magazine

They have developed an engineering process to manufacture at scale a naturally occurring, although rare, hydrated carbonate mineral known as ikaite. Dr Phil Renforth from the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) at Heriot-Watt University, proposed the idea and is leading a project to explore the feasibility of this approach.

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Enel Grids develops natural ester-insulated low carbon transformer

Smart Energy International

Enel Grids has announced the development of a new low-carbon transformer, leveraging natural ester to mitigate its carbon footprint. The use of natural ester as an insulator instead of traditional mineral oil results in, according to Enel, a significantly reduced carbon footprint, from production to disposal.

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Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will

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Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. Carbon Capture and Storage. Below, a handful of DeSmog writers dive into the issues they’ll be watching in 2023. Aquaculture. Next year you will.

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German firms plan to exploit massive lithium deposits beneath the Rhine

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The European Commission estimates that Europe will need to increase its supply of lithium by a factor of 18 by 2030, and by a factor of 60 by 2050. To date, Europe has been importing the bulk of its lithium from the “lithium triangle” in South America, and from Australia.

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IEA: Carbon emissions of global electricity sector on track for slight dip in 2022

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Agency's forecast suggests 2021 could prove to be peak year for power sector carbon emissions. per cent as declines in Europe and South America outweigh growth in North America and the Middle East. In contrast, gas power demand is expected to fall by 2.6

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