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  • Nikola formally launches Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell tractor

    October 01, 2023

    Nikola says its ground-breaking H2 fuel cell electric truck features a range of up to 500 miles and an estimated fueling time as low as 20 minutes. This truck is expected to have among the longest ranges of all commercially available zero tailpipe emission Class 8 trucks.
    Progressing steadily towards its strategic goals, Nikola and its dealers have received 223 non-binding orders for its H2 fuel ...

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  • Silver to benefit from solar sector demand once rates peak

    October 01, 2023

    "Silver might see its biggest deficit in over a decade as mining production cannot keep up with demand. The solar industry has seen surging demand," he added.
    The silver market was undersupplied by 237.7 million ounces in 2022, according to the Silver Institute, and deficits are set to continue in the years to come. However, huge above-ground stocks and quantities of metal held by individuals and ...

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  • Silver: On its Way to Cyclical Highs Through Choppy Waters

    September 29, 2023

    • Concerns surrounding higher-for-longer interest rates, a lack of speculative appetite, weakening physical demand amid Chinese economic weakness, and slowing US growth, suggest the silver market is set to be looser than the projected 110Moz annual deficit this year. High carry costs and elevated lease rates should see more metal pushed onto the market, loosening primary markets. This will be ...

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  • Examining how cathode catalyst layer platinum loading affects the durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    September 29, 2023

    ▪ Four different platinum loadings (0.05 up to 0.3 mgPt cm-2) of the cathode catalyst layer were used to study the durability of PEMFC electrode-membrane assemblies. This study was based on a multiple stressor accelerated stress test targeting the membrane and the electrodes.
    ▪ In terms of initial performance, low-Pt loading (≤ 0.1 mgPt cm-2) cathodes exhibit lower oxygen reduction activity than ...

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  • Platinum demand gets 'automotive boost' in 2023, deficit widens - WPIC

    September 29, 2023

    • The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reports that automotive demand for platinum this year will reach its highest level since 2017 and now forecasts a platinum deficit of over one million ounces for 2023.
    • WPIC said that “strong” automotive demand growth is a key factor behind the widening deficit of platinum, in addition to industrial demand growth to record levels, and flat supply. ...

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  • The Biden Administration's Flip Flop on Mining Policy Is Foolish

    September 26, 2023

    The Biden Administration could help reduce mining costs by shortening the mine permitting process. But it has yet to seize the enormous opportunity offered by enactment of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act, which has provisions that would make permitting easier. Instead, it has put off implementing the changes and shown no interest in the need for further action by Congress to simplify ...

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  • Yields spike and gold shrugs: What’s driving bullion now?

    September 26, 2023

    Unravelling of relationship between gold and real interest rates could be a paradigm shift.

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  • EU ministers agree to watered-down Euro 7 emissions rule

    September 26, 2023

    Spain presented a compromise text that would keep Euro 6 test conditions and emissions limits for cars and vans, but they will be lower for heavy trucks and buses.

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  • Gold Jewelry Recycling in India Seen Matching Record This Year

    September 22, 2023

    Indians will probably sell a record amount of used gold jewelry this year to take advantage of a surge in domestic prices of the precious metal, according to the World Gold Council.

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  • Renault CEO says Euro 7 regulation distracting industry from electrification

    September 22, 2023

    Renault's chief executive said on Friday the European Union's proposed Euro 7 emissions rules for vehicles would distract the auto industry from its path to electrification and thanked the Italian government for opposing them.

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  • Britain Reverses New ICE Car Ban To 2035 Amid Protests And Praise

    September 22, 2023

    • Many of Britain’s auto manufacturers and importers railed against the government’s decision to return the ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles to 2035 from 2030, but Toyota welcomed the move.
    • The decision announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Wednesday brings the U.K. back into line with the European Union and other global markets like the U.S.
    • The industry’s indignation ...

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  • TANAKA Establishes Production System in China for Fuel Cell Electrode Catalysts

    September 17, 2023

    TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which operates an industrial precimetals business as a core company of TANAKA PreciMetals, announced today that it has signed a technical assistance agreement with Chengdu Guangming Paite PreciMetal Co., Ltd., an affiliated company in China, in the area of fuel cell electrode catalyst manufacturing ...

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  • Bosch plans recycling of fuel cell stacks

    September 17, 2023

    Bosch is aiming to buy back and recycle its fuel cell stacks at the end of their service life. The technology group is primarily targeting the recovery of so-called platinum group metals (PGMs) that are processed in fuel cells.

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  • SA imported an entire Eskom power station's worth of solar panels - in just 6 months

    September 17, 2023

    South Africa quadrupled its solar PV imports from China in the first half of 2023.
    A new report shows that 3.4GW of solar panels were imported – which, at peak production, is equivalent to the generation capacity of Duvha or Matla power stations.
    South Africa saw the second-largest percentage increase in imports, after Europe.

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  • Sentiment is growing that 'China really is in trouble' - Matt Watson on critical metal spillover

    September 15, 2023

    China's woes are weighing on critical metals, said Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management.

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  • Nanowire Innovation: Revolutionizing Fuel Cells With Enhanced Durability

    September 06, 2023

    “In real-world terms, this means that we can have a more durable fuel cell that will provide high fuel economy over a longer lifetime,” said Jacob Spendelow, a scientist with the Los Alamos National Laboratory team that described its results in the journal Advanced Materials. “This work demonstrates that we can get rid of conventional carbon-based catalyst supports, eliminating the degradation ...

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  • DRDGOLD “keen” to be vehicle for Sibanye-Stillwater PGM tailings

    September 06, 2023

    • DRDGOLD CEO Niël Pretorius said his company was “keen” to become involved in PGM tailings owned by its majority shareholder Sibanye-Stillwater, but a tie-up was complicated to transact.
    • “The layout is complex and there is a complex legal structure. It’s not easy to just wander in,” said Pretorius responding to questions at the firm’s annual results presentation on August 23. “But it’s ...

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  • Yuan and Yen Depreciation Sees Gold Prices Hit Fresh Record Highs

    September 06, 2023
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    Finance

    "Gold is also one-way locals can hedge against CNY depreciation," say analysts at Citi Research of the Chinese currency. The Yuan has weakened by more than 5% against the US Dollar so far this year, including a 1.6% drop in August which saw the People's Bank of China on Friday cut the amount of foreign currency that financial institutions are required to hold in reserve.

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  • The race to mine the moon: How India, Russia, Europe, the US and China are battling it out to mine precious water, helium and metals beneath the lunar surface - estimated to be worth QUADRILLIONS

    August 31, 2023

    More than half a century has passed since John F. Kennedy delivered his iconic 'We choose to go to the moon' speech at Rice University. What followed was a titanic space race which captivated the world and saw the US and Soviet Union battle it out to become the first country to put man on another world.

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  • Researchers design efficient iridium catalyst for hydrogen generation

    August 30, 2023
    Iridium Catalyst

    Researchers from Korea and USA develop a novel iridium catalyst with enhanced oxygen evolution reaction activity, facilitating a cost-effective proton exchange membrane water electrolysis for hydrogen production.

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  • Spark Plug Recycling: Problem Solved

    August 29, 2023

    Previously, precious metals like iridium and platinum were lost during the recycling of spark plugs. However, PGM Recovery Systems (now noble6) has patented a high-speed robotic process that can recover these critical elements. This means that there is now an opportunity to be remunerated for collecting spark plugs in bulk. Edmund Schwenk, CEO of noble6, is addressing this long-standing dilemma of ...

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