Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...
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Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren't done
As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep ...
Indian firms seek help from Dutch Royal IHC for deep-sea mineral exploration
Some Indian mining and cement companies have approached Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC for technical assistance as they prepare to bid for deep-sea mineral blocks up for auction, two sources with direct ...
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Researchers optimize a method using seawater that produces mineral deposits while trapping carbon dioxide
In research published in Advanced Sustainable Systems, investigators optimized an electrochemical method called seawater splitting for trapping and sequestering carbon dioxide into stable solid ...
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'Sound science' must guide deep-sea mining: top official
Deep-sea mining in international waters involves taking minerals like nickel, cobalt and copper -- crucial for renewable ...
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Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren’t done
As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep sea, a showdown is underway over when and whether to allow mining of ...