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Bill Gates-Backed Mining Company Is Silicon Valley’s Newest Unicorn
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Bill Gates-Backed Mining Company Is Silicon Valley’s Newest Unicorn

"Founded in 2018, KoBold says it uses data science and machine learning to identify deposits of cobalt, copper, nickel and lithium, crucial components of the electric-vehicle boom. It has 60 continuing exploration projects in North America, Africa and Australia. Last December, it agreed to invest $150 million to buy a controlling stake in a large, undeveloped copper deposit in Zambia that it says should take at least eight years to yield copper."

Earth, Wind, Fire: Geothermal Plants are Perfect for Direct Air Capture
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Earth, Wind, Fire: Geothermal Plants are Perfect for Direct Air Capture

"This latest announcement is illustrative of the types of technological innovations that will be needed for the U.S. and the world to effectively decarbonize the economy in the future. Addressing climate change will necessitate an ‘all of the above’ approach to not only limit future emissions from reaching the atmosphere by expanding the use of technologies like hydropower, nuclear, geothermal, and renewables, but will also require cleaning up the current atmosphere."

Exxon Mobil Says It Can Make Money Decarbonizing Steel
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Exxon Mobil Says It Can Make Money Decarbonizing Steel

"Carbon-capture technology can gather carbon dioxide from smokestacks or other industrial equipment, compress and liquefy it, and then pipe it to underground storage locations. This project, expected to start in 2026, would capture about 800,000 metric tons of carbon a year from producing iron used in steel, and bring Exxon’s (XOM) total project pipeline to more than 5 million tons a year."

Takachar is on a Mission to Transform Agriculture Globally
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Takachar is on a Mission to Transform Agriculture Globally

"Vidyut explained that his drive for launching Takachar and advancing clean tech started early, sharing, 'I grew up in New Delhi, and the city is known to have one of the worst air qualities in the world. You can see it around here right now, right? This is due to the open burning of agricultural waste here. So every winter, we would have very bad air quality and part of it would be contributed by the open burning of agricultural waste in farms surrounding the city.'"

Underground Hydrogen Could Supercharge Green Energy. First, Scientists Have to Find It.
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Underground Hydrogen Could Supercharge Green Energy. First, Scientists Have to Find It.

"Similar to drilling for oil and natural gas, companies pursuing underground hydrogen would have to lease drilling sites from landowners and obtain mineral rights, which vary by state. Unlike oil or natural gas, hydrogen doesn’t pollute waterways or the environment with toxic chemicals. However it can be dangerous and is flammable."

Major Wind Farm at Arizona Cattle Ranch Comes Online
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Major Wind Farm at Arizona Cattle Ranch Comes Online

"The Chevelon Butte Ranch, which has been owned and operated by members of the O’Haco family for more than a century, is famous for its history of raising livestock, which over the years has included sheep and horses. The ranch today is known for its herd of Black Angus cattle. Parts of the ranch are used by hikers and rock climbers, as well as by fishermen and hunters."

NRC advisors give nod to Hermes construction permit
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NRC advisors give nod to Hermes construction permit

"In December 2020, Kairos received a Department of Energy Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program award for risk-reduction funding to support the development, construction, and commissioning of Hermes in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Materion Corporation, and the Electric Power Research Institute. The total award value is $629 million over seven years, with the DOE contributing $303 million."

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