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BHP is bringing together a global group of steelmakers and energy companies to explore carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) hubs across Asia. The effort focuses on industries that are some of the hardest to decarbonize: steel, cement, and chemicals. For these sectors, CCUS is not just a technology option. It is rapidly becoming a…

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) has long been seen as a side play in the energy transition. For years it carried the reputation of being too expensive, too experimental, and too dependent on government subsidies. That perception is changing fast. A wave of regulatory pressure, investor scrutiny, and customer demand is moving CCUS from…

Key Takeaways • Opportunity: The Hell’s Kitchen project could turn California’s Salton Sea into one of the world’s largest sources of lithium, essential to EVs, phones, and clean energy independence. • Challenge: Legal appeals argue the project downplays risks tied to water, air quality, and tribal resources. • Tension: Communities demand a larger share of…

Key Takeaways Germany has identified 43 million tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in the Altmark region, making it one of the largest known project-based resources worldwide. If developed, the reserves could supply material for around 500,000 electric vehicles each year by the 2030s. The real challenge lies not just in mining, but in processing…