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Brazilian energy storage hampered by technical challenges, lack of regulation
pv-magazine
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June 30, 2025
While Brazil wastes billions of real on curtailment, the electricity sector is demanding urgent action on an energy storage capacity reserve auction which is now not expected until 2026. ‘What is missing is the courage to unlock the market,’ said...
Brazilian energy storage hampered by technical challenges and lack of regulation
ESS News
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June 30, 2025
The Brazilian electricity sector is experiencing a paradox: while the need for flexibility in the grid is growing – pressured by the expansion of renewables such as solar and wind – the advancement of energy storage continues to be hampered by...
WATCH: Is everything rosé in our local wine industry?
Petersfield Post
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June 29, 2025
Hampshire and Surrey are emerging as key players in England’s rapidly expanding wine industry. Across our sun-drenched chalk hills and once-pastoral farmland, vineyards and winemaking are thriving. Last week was English Wine Week, a chance for the...
ASX lifts 0.25pc as mining stocks prepare to drill
Townsville Bulletin
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June 30, 2025
Morning, and welcome to Stockhead’s Top 10 (at 11… ish), highlighting the movers and shakers on the ASX in early-doors trading. With the market opening at 10am sharp eastern time, the data is taken at 10.15am, once trading kicks off in earnest. In...
Georgia aims to meet growing global demand for walnuts
Fresh Plaza
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July 1, 2025
In the sun-drenched region around Telavi, against the majestic backdrop of the Caucasus Mountains, Georgian Walnut Enterprise is carving out its place as a key walnut grower. Walnuts are deeply rooted in Georgia's culinary heritage, and with...
France Moves to Secure Argentina Lithium Mining as Global Competition Intensifies
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 29, 2025
Key Takeaways France and Argentina signed a strategic memorandum on Argentina lithium mining and critical minerals. The deal aims to expand French investments in Argentina to reduce Europe’s reliance on China. French investments in Argentina...
L3Harris’ Rochester team plays key role in groundbreaking space telescope
Rochester Business Journal - New York
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July 1, 2025
Key takeaways: The L3Harris Rochester team played a critical role in developing the Vera C. Rubin Observatory‘s 3.5-meter secondary mirror — one of the largest convex mirrors ever made. The telescope, based in Chile, features the world’s largest...
Chilean Star Cris MJ Drops ‘Apocalipsis,’ His First Album Following ‘Gata Only’ Success
Rolling Stone
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June 27, 2025
Cris MJ is preparing for an apocalypse. On Friday, the Chilean star released his anticipated album Apcalipsis, his first full-length project since joining FloyyMenor on the smash hit “Gata Only.” “Apocalipsis is the most personal and ambitious...
July 4 food costs heat up as meat, egg prices climb
NJBIZ - New Jersey
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July 1, 2025
The basics: July 4 cookout costs up 2.2% year over year, driven by higher meat prices Ground beef surges 7.4%; eggs remain 40% higher Chicken, watermelon, strawberries offer more budget-friendly options Inflation, tariffs, shifting holiday...
Chile moves to hold clothing importers accountable for fast fashion waste
Environmental Health News
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June 27, 2025
Chile has expanded its producer responsibility law to include textiles, aiming to clean up massive clothing dumps in the Atacama Desert and shift the country toward a circular economy. John Bartlett reports for The Guardian. In short: Chile’s...
Private financing for Argentina’s lithium is anything but green, critics say
Mongabay
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July 1, 2025
Argentina is trying to position itself as a global hub for clean energy, attracting private investment in lithium mining while marketing new battery factories in the region. The World Bank has framed some of the lithium projects it backs as...
A Telescope Collaboration Between Astrophysicists Offers an Unprecedented Opportunity for Discovery
Rutgers University - New Jersey
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Billions of galaxies and insights into dark energy and dark matter may be uncovered, according to scientists from Rutgers and other universities Astrophysicists from Rutgers are teaming up with colleagues from two other research universities to...
Consumers Plan To Cut Back On Restaurant Spending
MediaPost
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Grocery prices may still be on the rise, and many consumers still plan on cutting back further on restaurant-going this summer. According to a new study by restaurant tech supplier Popmenu, 67% of U.S. consumers say they are reducing spending on...
Rubin Observatory Data Flood Will Let the Universe Alert Astronomers 10 Million Times a Night
Scientific American
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July 1, 2025
Bang! Whiz! Pop! The universe is a happening place—full of exploding stars, erupting black holes, zipping asteroids, and much more. And astronomers have a brand-new, superpowerful eye with which to see the changing cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin...
France's Delegate Minister for Foreign Trade and French Nationals Abroad Laurent Saint-Martin (right) shakes hands with Argentina's Mining Secretary Luis Lucero (left), during the signing of a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals between…
Buenos Aires Times
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June 28, 2025
Argentina’s government has signed an agreement with France to develop the partnership between the two nations on critical minerals, including lithium. Officials representing both governments inked a memorandum Friday at the French Embassy in...
NMDC explores critical minerals acquisition in Africa, Australia and South America
ETEnergyworld.com
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July 1, 2025
State-owned miner NMDC on Tuesday said it is exploring acquisition opportunities for critical minerals in Africa, Australia and South America, as part of its global mineral diversification strategy. On Monday, the country's largest iron ore miner...
‘With What Water?’
Texas Observer
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July 1, 2025
Alonso Montañez killed the outboard, and the boat swung against the scum and trash that had accumulated in the stagnant water on the high side of the dam. “Escucha,” he said, gesturing at the surface of the lake. In the quiet, we heard water...
Chile targets fast fashion waste with landmark desert cleanup plan
The Guardian
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June 26, 2025
In a dusty corner of the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar region on Earth, mounds of used clothes are scattered across the sand, where they sit, bleached and tattered, under the sun. As the sea mist drifts over a high coastal plateau above the...
Optibus to optimize 1,000 buses in new Santiago tender
Traffic Technology Today
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July 1, 2025
Optibus, a provider of end-to-end software for public transportation management, has been chosen as the planning and operating system for a new operation in Chile awarded by public tender to the Conecta Consortium, consisting of Buses Hualpén. The...
North America Fertilizer Market Forecast Report 2025-2033 Rising Food Demand, Precision Farming, And Sustainability Incentives Fuel Growth
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The North America Fertilizer Market is forecasted to grow from US$ 68.68 billion in 2024 to US$ 92.23 billion by 2033, with a CAGR of 3.33% from 2025 to 2033. Key growth drivers include rising food demand,...