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Turning Mine Waste into Valuable Electronics Materials
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Turning Mine Waste into Valuable Electronics Materials

An innovative method for recovering rare earth elements (REEs) from mine waste promises to address pressing environmental challenges while meeting the growing demand for materials critical to the electronics industry. Researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) have unveiled a process that extracts lanthanum, a high-demand REE, from contaminated mine tailings. The method utilizes industrial adsorbents to purify...

Renewable energy transition goals impossible without permitting reform
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Renewable energy transition goals impossible without permitting reform

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently expanded Nevada’s electricity grid by giving NV Energy the greenlight to build the 472-mile long Greenlink West Transmission Project that stretches from Reno to Las Vegas. Greenlink West will connect dozens of solar projects to the grid, making it pivotal to Nevada’s clean-energy plan. BLM received more than 200 public comments on...

US LNG exports to Europe surge in November on higher prices
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US LNG exports to Europe surge in November on higher prices

U.S. LNG exports to Europe surged in November as the world’s largest producer of the superchilled gas sent more cargoes to the continent and fewer to Asia and Latin America, according to preliminary data from financial firm LSEG. European natural gas prices climbed in November to their highest levels in two years on fears remaining...

Department of Energy awards Sperra $4 million for subsea energy storage project
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Department of Energy awards Sperra $4 million for subsea energy storage project

Energy solutions company, Sperra, Los Angeles, Calif., was recently awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office to advance innovation in pumped storage hydropower technologies. In the project, Sperra will design, fabricate, and test a 33’ diameter, 500 kW / 600 kWh energy storage unit off the coast...

China bans export of critical minerals to US as trade tensions escalate
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China bans export of critical minerals to US as trade tensions escalate

China on Tuesday banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector. The curbs strengthen enforcement of existing limits on critical minerals exports that Beijing began rolling out last year, but apply only to the U.S....

GOP governors urge reauthorization of ‘outdated’ 2018 farm bill
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GOP governors urge reauthorization of ‘outdated’ 2018 farm bill

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, along with governors from 15 other states, signed a joint letter Monday urging Congress to pass a new farm bill and provide “immediate financial assistance” to the agricultural sector. “Our nation’s agriculture industry is in trouble and if meaningful support is not provided soon, the well-being of...

US Department of Energy commits $7.54 billion loan for EV production in Kokomo
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US Department of Energy commits $7.54 billion loan for EV production in Kokomo

The U.S. Department of Energy Monday conditionally committed $7.54 billion to finance two electric vehicle facilities in Kokomo as part of an effort to bolster American EV battery manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign sources. The federal financial commitment to large-scale lithium-ion battery production will “ensure the United States can meet domestic demand and remain a global...

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