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Potentially world’s largest known lithium deposit discovered in the US
- Aug, 30, 2023
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- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new study published on August 30, suggests that the world's largest lithium reserve could be located in the McDermitt caldera, inside an extinct volcano, between Nevada and Oregon in the US. Lithi...
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British company introduces waterless pumped storage hydropower technology
- Aug, 24, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Tunneling Energy Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Underground Structures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A UK-based company has developed a waterless pumped storage hydropower technology, and recently teamed up to deliver 100MW energy storage capacity projects by 2030. Furthermore, this technology work...
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UK’s most suitable geothermal areas strongly overlap with areas in need of investment, study finds
- Jun, 07, 2023
- Geothermal Geo-Energy Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development Other Geotechnical Energy Engineering General Construction General Civil Energy Geotechnics News On Research / Academia Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A study conducted by Durham University and commissioned by Kieran Mullan, Member of Parliament (MP), identified the 45 most suitable sites for deep geothermal development. Furthermore, the same study...
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UK’s first deep geothermal energy plant in 37 years begins operations
- Jun, 20, 2023
- Geo-Energy Geothermal Energy Geotechnics Green Infrastructure Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Eden project’s deep geothermal heating plant, located in Cornwall, began operations on Monday, June 19. The plant consists of a single well, constructed from May to October 2021, and drilled by mea...
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How abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries
- May, 29, 2023
- Energy Geotechnics Tunneling Underground Structures Green Infrastructure Mining Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new study proposes that abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries and store excess energy from renewable sources. The study was led by the International Institute for Applied System Analy...
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Renault plans to use geothermal energy in its Douai factory in France
- May, 05, 2023
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Green Infrastructure Geothermal Other Geotechnical Energy Geotechnics Geo-Energy
- France
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Renault has announced plans to use geothermal energy to cover the needs of its Douai factory in a one-of-its-kind project, expected to replace 70% of the plant’s natural gas needs. The geothermal pl...
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NASA: Tonga eruption blasted enough water to fill 58,000 Olympic pools into the Earth's atmosphere
- Sep, 08, 2022
- Energy Geotechnics Engineering Geology Geo-Energy Offshore Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Tonga
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions on the planet blasted such a massive amount of water vapor high into the atmosphere that it's likely to temporarily warm the Earth's surface, according to...
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Bricks turned into energy storing devices
Scientists have found a way to turn classic bricks into electrical storage devices. Red bricks are one of the strongest building materials that have been widely used in construction for more than 6,...
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