Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). New project announcements have increased the resource under development to about 30,000 MW.

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MAY 21, 2024

Argentina is the world’s fourth-largest lithium producer, with a pipeline of projects led by international companies set to ramp up in the coming months. Argentina is the world’s fourth-largest lithium producer, with a pipeline of projects led by international companies set to ramp up in the coming months.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

Argentina offers one of the few places on earth where oil companies are not suffering from the full force of the collapse in prices. Argentina regulates oil prices, a policy originally intended to insulate the public from the whims of the market, protecting people from triple-digit crude prices. by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2014

has signed a letter of intent to become the exclusive licensee of Gevo’s GIFT technology in Argentina to produce renewable isobutanol. Porta is a 132-year-old family-owned company in Argentina that produces liquor, vinegars and has a 120 m 3 /day corn ethanol plant. Porta Hnos S.A. —Fernando Porta, Vice President of Porta.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Global miner Rio Tinto will invest USD 350 million at its Rincon lithium plant in Argentina as it works to begin production by the end of the year, the company said this week following Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm ‘s visit to the site.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Calgary-based Lithium Chile has ownership in the largest high-grade lithium reserves in the world comprising 79,900 hectares in Chile and 23,300 hectares in Argentina. —François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. Zangge Mining Investment (Chengdu) Co.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2015

Nissan Motor will invest $600 million in Argentina and will become an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) with the domestic production there of an all-new NP300 Frontier pick-up. With the expansion, Nissan is making Argentina a key component of its regional strategy eventually to position itself among the Top 3 brands in Latin America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Germany-based Evonik Industries is building a new plant for manufacturing catalysts for biodiesel production in Argentina. It will primarily serve markets in Argentina and Brazil, with an annual capacity of more than 60,000 metric tons. The detail engineering of the facility is already complete.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

to construct multiple isobutanol plants in Argentina using corn as a feedstock. As one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service providers to the ethanol industry in Argentina, Porta would provide the EPC services for the projects. Patrick Gruber, Gevo CEO.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2020

lithium carbonate product from its industrial-scale pilot plant operations at the Rincon Lithium Project in Salta Province, Argentina. Argosy has a current 77.5% (and ultimate 90%) interest in the Rincon Lithium Project in Salta Province, Argentina and a 100% interest in the Tonopah Lithium Project in Nevada.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2022

developer of the ll-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) Lilium Jet, and Livent Corporation , a producer of lithium products for the battery cell industry, will collaborate on the advancement of lithium-metal technology for use in high-performance battery cells.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Rincon Mining , a company owned by funds managed by the private equity group Sentient Equity Partners, for $825 million. The project is a long-life, scaleable resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate.

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Innovation News Network

JUNE 24, 2022

Led by an extensive team of industry experts, Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. is expanding Argentina’s lithium potential to support a greener future through its various lithium exploration projects. The global demand for a cleaner, greener future is a goal that Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. […].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2020

The Nuseed Carinata production system, currently grown in Argentina, achieved best in class greenhouse gas reduction (GHG), certified by the leading independent globally recognized Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB). Nuseed Carinata is processed by Saipol, Europe’s largest biodiesel producer, at the Grand-Couronne plant in France.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following approval from Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). It has the potential to have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry. Earlier post.). —Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Grown as a scalable cover crop in Argentina, it will be processed into a renewable fuel with best-in-class greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction. Nuseed added carinata to its global portfolio in November 2019, following a successful pilot project in Argentina and acquiring specific carinata technology from the crop’s developer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

More generally, vulnerabilities economic, industrial, geopolitical or environmental issues are still possible. Production is currently concentrated between Australia (40%), Argentina and Chile (50% between them). Further, vulnerabilities could emerge from increased competition among lithium buyers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

One of the world’s legendary investors is upping his bet on Argentina’s shale oil and gas industry in a show of confidence for shale production in South America’s largest unconventional prize—and a big boost for both supermajors and smaller players making big waves in the heart of new discovery areas. Earlier post.].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Argentina is part of the “Lithium Triangle” along with Chile and Bolivia with more than half of the world’s total lithium resources and having the distinction of having 2nd largest lithium resources. The signing took place in Catamarca, Argentina, in the presence of Catamarca’s Governor Lic. Raul Jalil, Vice Governor Eng.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Established in 2016, PGCO owns two lithium projects in Argentina – the Pastos Grandes lithium project and Cauchari East lithium project, according to Ganfeng. in a subsidiary of Lithium Americas Argentina Corp, as China’s leading lithium producer ramps up its efforts to secure resources.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

BYD has been officially selected as the recommended company by the evaluation committee in Argentina for the purchase of 50 electric buses on behalf of the Ministry of Environment. BYD begun the promotion of its technologies in Argentina in 2011 through its local subsidiary, especially those related to electric vehicles and public transport.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 9, 2024

Modular industrial plant design company JordProxa, headquartered in Australia, and lithium brinefield technology provider Zelandez, based in Argentina, have signed a partnership to rapidly increase the supply of lithium from North and South American lithium brine mining companies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2023

We will unlock lithium supply in the US, a pivotal move in expanding the EV industry. —Teague Egan, CEO, EnergyX In 2022, EnergyX became the first firm to design, build and commission an in-field pilot plant in the Lithium Triangle (Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia), which encompasses more than 65% of the known global lithium reserves.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. The industry is being impacted largely by the uncertainty for the future, and this issue started to arise even before the pandemic took hold.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

China is stepping up its pursuit of control of the lithium supply chain, underpinned by the rapid growth of its lithium-ion battery industry building on agressive policy surrounding electric vehicle sales, according to metals and mining consultancy Roskill.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

However, production losses in Argentina are likely to be approximately 35% in 2020, as already delayed expansion plans become delayed further, Roskill said. Roskill anticipates 2020 production losses in Chile to be kept below 20%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources released the December 2022 edition of the Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ). This rapid growth is forecast to be met by gains in output by Australia, Chile and Argentina. This will make lithium Australia’s sixth-largest resource and energy commodity export.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Currently, virtually all of the lithium used in the US is produced outside the country—most is mined in Argentina, Chile, China, and Australia. California has vast lithium deposits—potentially as much as one-third of the world's current lithium demand according to some industry estimates. Earlier post.).

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Lithium is among one of the costliest materials that are found outside of India, in other countries such as Chile Australia, China, Argentina, etc. In Australia, there are 2,800,000 tons of Lithium reserves and in Argentina, there are 1,700,000 tons of Lithium reserves. Exide Industries Ltd. ampere-hours to 20600 ampere-hours.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2024

India is striving to establish reliable lithium supply to bolster its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry with its recent INR 200 crore investment in lithium exploration in Argentina by the Ministry of Mines. Argentina has brine deposits, for which the extraction and processing technology is well proven.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

Driven by the rise of battery gigafactories and game-changing Powerwall and energy storage businesses, the world now finds itself at the beginning of a lithium super cycle that is all about securing new supply, much of which is poised to come from lithium superstar Argentina. This means that the new market is all about new players.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2009

The Agile is the first model of the Viva family; Project Viva represents a US$400 million investment by GM un Brazil and Argentina. The Agile is targeted for emerging markets such as Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Mercosur). GM began doing business in Brazil in 1925. In 2008, it posted record annual sales (548,941 vehicles).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2022

America’s electric vehicle (EV) industry seems to have hit a rough patch of pavement in recent months. In March, the Biden administration invoked the Defense Production Act, making $750 million available to the mining industry for expansion and other improvements in the production of lithium. By Brent Wilson, CEO of Galvanic Energy.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

India is striving to establish reliable lithium supply to bolster its growing electric vehicle (EV) industry with its recent INR 200 crore investment in lithium exploration in Argentina by the Ministry of Mines. Argentina has brine deposits, for which the extraction and processing technology is well proven.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The Aemetis plant was built in 2008 to produce biodiesel and refined glycerin using large volumes of lower-cost, non-food by-products from the edible oil industry as feedstock to supply the biofuel, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

million) lithium exploration pact for five blocks in Argentina. KABIL, which is currently setting up an office in Argentina, is also in talks with another company in the Latin American country for lithium exploration, the source said. In January, KABIL signed a 2-billion-rupee (USD 24.01 USD 1 = 83.30

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The latest demonstration of the viability of deepwater projects, even in the post-2014 oil industry era, comes from none other than Brazil. This should be indication enough that Brazil’s deposits hold enough appeal for an industry that has suffered a worrying shortage of new discoveries in the last few years.

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