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DeepGreen Metals revises undersea polymetallic nodules resources upwards

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As countries invest in large-scale clean energy transition programs and begin to phase out internal combustion engines, securing the minerals required to build batteries for storing renewable energy and powering electric vehicles is increasingly critical.

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Recent Hybrid Braking Complaints Highlight Regenerative Braking Design Issues

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Likewise, a vehicle with a battery pack that happens to be near the upper range of its charge window (~70% to 80% for many hybrids) will also be limited in its ability to convert braking force to stored energy during a given braking event. Some early hybrid vehicles employed regen in tandem with a conventional hydraulic braking system.

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Texas Clean Energy Project signs long-term CO2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum for enhanced oil recovery; 90% CO2 capture from IGCC coal polygen plant

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TCEP will be an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) 400 MW power/poly-gen plant that will capture 90% of the carbon dioxide, 99% of the sulfur, more than 95% of the mercury, and eliminate more than 90% of the nitrogen oxides produced by the process. Ultimately, some 99% of the injected CO 2 can be permanently stored (i.e.

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National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

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That figure does not include damages from climate change, harm to ecosystems, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security, which the report examines but does not monetize. Damages per vehicle mile traveled were remarkably similar among various combinations of fuels and technologies—the range was 1.2

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The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law

Cars That Think

Lithography systems in the 1980s used mercury lamps that radiated at wavelengths of 436 nanometers (violet light) and eventually 365 nm (near-ultraviolet). The second laser hits the tin with a short, energetic laser pulse that converts it into a high-temperature plasma. The first turns the droplet into a pancake-shaped disk.

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

Parking lots seem logical places for solar farms, blocking the sun’s rays from baking vehicle interiors and converting that energy to usable power to make the cars run. It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5° Why aren’t such facilities multiplying everywhere? The way it could be.

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2025 Ford E-Transit costs the same as the gas version upfront

Baua Electric

Especially for commercial customers who are often more spreadsheet-driven, where the benefits of longer-term fuel and maintenance savings are more clear than they are to the mercurial consumer. So moves like this are a great way to ensure more businesses can convert to electric as easily as possible.

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