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CU-Boulder technique finds major class of fracking chemicals no more toxic than common household substances; “fingerprinting”

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The Kendrick mass defect differentiates the proton, ammonium, and sodium adducts in both singly and doubly charged forms. The CU-Boulder research team identified the surfactants found in fracking fluid samples from Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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University of Nevada, Reno. The University of Nevada, Reno, will develop and test an accelerated reactive carbonation process to enable improved mineral liberation, energy-efficient comminution (grinding), and enhanced separation of rare earth elements from low-grade bastnaesite-bearing ores.

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Aqua Metals and 6K Energy collaborate to establish sustainable US battery supply chain – Charged EVs

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Starting in 2024, Aqua Metals will deliver sustainably recycled battery materials from its Sierra ARC facility in Reno, Nevada, which 6K Energy will use to manufacture cathode active material (CAM) at its PlusCAM facility in Jackson, Tennessee.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

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Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada is committed to manufacturing EV batteries using 100% solar energy by the end of 2019. More efficient production The EV battery manufacturing process is growing cleaner by the month with economies of scale and more renewable energy involved in the process.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. There are real challenges with waste streams—they yield a lot of sulfuric acid and sodium sulfate, which will need to get landfilled.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada is committed to manufacturing EV batteries using 100% solar energy by the end of 2019. More efficient production The EV battery manufacturing process is growing cleaner by the month with economies of scale and more renewable energy involved in the process.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. There are real challenges with waste streams—they yield a lot of sulfuric acid and sodium sulfate, which will need to get landfilled.