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Pilot project to extract lithium at Bruchsal geothermal plant, Germany
Lithium for 20,000 car batteries is to be extracted in Bruchsal, according to the goal of the project partners energy utility EnBW and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT , as reported by local news station SWR. The prototype is scheduled to go into operation at the Bruchsal site at the end of the year. Then it should be checked whether what has already been successfully tested in the laboratory also works in practice. The prototype should run for over a year. We previously reported on the plans.
read more... 11/08/2021
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First oil at Norway's Rolvsnes field
Norway-focused independent Lundin Energy has started crude production from an extended well test (EWT) at the Rolvsnes field in the Norwegian North Sea.
read more... 11/08/2021
Moscow approves hydrogen industry concept
The concept identifies goals, strategic initiatives and measures needed to establish an industry, prime minister Mikhail Mishustin said today.
read more... 10/08/2021
Senate Democrats target climate in $3.5 trillion plan
The budget resolution, released today, would allow "the most significant investment in tackling the climate crisis in US history" and create a path to reach President Joe Biden's goal for a 50pc cut in domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) wrote in a letter to his colleagues. The Senate plans to start consideration of the budget soon, after holding a final vote in the next day on a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package.
read more... 10/08/2021
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Valencia Takes Next Step Toward Shore Power
The Port of Valencia is moving ahead with its plans to offer shore power, beginning with the connections to a substation and the substation itself which is expected to be completed within 24 months, The cost for this stage is budgeted at more than 9 million euros.
read more... 10/08/2021