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Start-Up MOBI LATAM partners with EnergyX to develop Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

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Bolivian micro-mobility and clean energy startup MOBI has partnered with American direct lithium extraction company Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. Both companies will work towards creating a Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain to develop the region’s electric mobility market. EnergyX) ( earlier post ).

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Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

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Through the JuiceNet platform, these facilities can be remotely controlled and aggregated for grid balancing purposes relying on unidirectional and bidirectional (vehicle-to-grid, V2G) electricity flows. Enel has installed around 5,000 charging stations in Italy, Spain, Romania, Greece, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

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Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall

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Electrical Grid Connections. While future demand from the automotive industry is significant, the real game changer for the lithium industry may be electrical grid storage. Grid storage is designed on a variety of scales, each with a different price point. Demand Response: A Wild Ride. It aims to be at capacity in September.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

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tons of GHG each year assuming 50% energy generation from renewable energy [3,6]. Also EV’s have another advantage, as the grid gets cleaner your EV will emit less and less emissions. Work is being done to bring the battery refinement processes to India by companies such as OLA Electric. metric tons (5.07

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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And the percentage of clean energy is growing every year as coal and gas plants are being replaced by renewable energy sources. Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. There are companies that even offer ways that you can make a profit from these chargers. In India 39.1%

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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If it’s manufactured on a ‘dirty’ power grid it becomes a major source of emissions over the EV lifecycle. The New Zealand Government, alongside several innovative private companies, has made substantial commitments to establishing a robust charging network across the country, to make electric vehicle charging locations accessible to all.

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Nature editorial: environmental and human costs of Li-ion technology must be addressed quickly

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Li-ion batteries currently are the indispensable enabling technology for electric vehicles and the electric grid, the latter due to the need to store energy from renewable sources. The European Union, for example, requires companies to collect batteries at the end of their life and either repurpose them or dismantle them for recycling.

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