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Chinese electric vehicle makers are gorging on Nickel

Battery metals tracker Adamas Intelligence says Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers deployed 253% more nickel in passenger EV batteries in January this year compared to 2018. The Dutch-Canadian research company, which tracks EV registrations and battery chemistries in more than 80 countries says the jump is due to an ongoing shift from lithium iron phosphate...
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CO2 Solutions – Saint-Félicien Project Update

QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 28, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - CO2 Solutions Inc. (the "Corporation" or "CO2 Solutions") (TSXV: CST) today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2018. The Corporation's detailed financial statements and management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") will be filed and available on www.sedar.com. Three-month Period ended December...
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CHILE: COPPER AND LITHIUM GIANT SQUEEZING WATER RIGHTS FOR MINERS

  • Officials plan to more than double number of prohibited zones
  • BHP and Antofagasta have requested water-rights extensions
In a belated response to falling fresh-water levels in desert areas, Chile is moving to protect a natural resource that has been depleted after decades of mining activity. With complaints from local communities rising and the effects of climate...
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New technique successfully converts power plant CO2 to graphite

Posted on January 31, 2019 by James Ockenden in Technology, Carbon & climate A Canadian project has successfully captured power plant flue gas CO2 and converted it into value-added products including graphite and graphene. The project, run by CVMR and EnerCarbon and partially funded by the”Solutions 2030 Challenge” program of the Ontario Centers...
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