Gold-decorated titanium dioxide nanoparticles can speed up water desalination
The nanoparticles are able to absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat.
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Nunavik nickel project supplied for nine months
Canadian Royalties’ Nunavik nickel project is located where average temperature highs for January are −21 degrees Celsius.
Elon Musk offers $100 million for best carbon capture innovation
Sum will be awarded for the best technology created for removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans and store that carbon in a safe, cost-effective way.
An unleashed Jeff Bezos will seek to shift space venture Blue Origin into hyperdrive
Jeff Bezos is expected to turn up the heat on his space venture, Blue Origin, as it faces a pivotal year and fierce competition from Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Nickel demand for EVs expected to shoot up over next 20 years
A report commissioned by the European Union forecasts nickel demand to grow globally by 2.6Mt Ni to 2040, up from only 92kt Ni in 2020.
World’s largest battery to be built in Australia coal-mining hub
Big batteries will play a major role in filling the gaps left by the gradual retirement of coal and gas-fired generation assets.
As Glencore leaves Colombia, the country starts its energy transition
The same week Glencore said it will abandon its coal mining interests in Colombia amid dropping profits, the country launched a proposal for its first battery storage system.
Active, abandoned coal mines emit more methane than previously thought
Methane is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet.
Trudeau eyes ‘leaps forward’ in integration with US on EVs, critical minerals
General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis have all announced plans to manufacture electric vehicles in Canada.
