So basically I wanted to do some testing on it for developing it into a modpack, however I couldn't find ANY sort of documentation about the ritual or how to actually do it. Does anyone happen to have a method of getting the ritual to work, to make one of the Stasis tools?
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June 7, 2023~Bloom Energy, Perenco to Deploy Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in the United Kingdom~

Bloom Energy, Perenco to Deploy Solid Oxide Fuel Cells in the United Kingdom Business Wire
The Bloom Energy Server® platform, to be delivered in late 2023, will be installed at Wytch Farm in Dorset, England, the largest onshore oil field in western Europe, where it will be used to support Perenco’s baseload requirements. (Photo: Business Wire)
SAN JOSE, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) has signed an agreement with Perenco to install 2.5 megawatts (MW) of Bloom’s solid oxide fuel cells at a site in England. Perenco is a leading independent hydrocarbon company, producing 500,000 BOE of oil and gas per day from its operations in 14 partner countries.
The Bloom Energy Server® platform, to be delivered in late 2023, will be installed at Wytch Farm in Dorset, England, the largest onshore oil field in western Europe, where it will be used to support Perenco’s baseload requirements. The agreement marks the first deployment of Bloom fuel cell technology in the United Kingdom.
“This is an important step that will demonstrate how our solid oxide fuel cell technology supports the resilience and sustainability goals of our energy-intensive clients,” said Tim Schweikert, Senior Managing Director of International Business Development at Bloom Energy.
“Perenco has always been a pioneer in innovation and long-term investment in the countries where we operate,” said Benoit de la Fouchardiere, Perenco CEO. “Today’s announcement is another important step as we continue to reduce our emissions wherever we work. We look forward to a successful initial deployment at Wytch Farm and to then expanding the use of the technology into other global operations sites.”
The agreement with Perenco is another major step in Bloom’s expansion in Europe, following the recent sales agreement for northern Europe with Elugie, a marketing partnership agreement with Telam for Spain and Portugal, and energy platform sales to Cefla and Ferrari in Italy announced in 2022.
For more information about the Bloom Energy Server, see https://www.bloomenergy.com/technology/.

JUNE 6, 2023 ~Westinghouse and Bloom Energy Sign Letter of Intent to Accelerate Zero-Carbon, Large-Scale Hydrogen Production in the Nuclear Industry~

Bloom Energy - Bloom Energy Demonstrates Hydrogen Production with the World’s Largest and Most Efficient Solid Oxide Electrolyzer
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. & SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 6, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE:BE) today announced that they have entered into a Letter of Intent to pursue clean hydrogen production in the commercial nuclear power market. The companies are teaming to identify and implement clean hydrogen projects across the nuclear industry.
Westinghouse and Bloom Energy will jointly develop an optimized and large-scale high temperature integrated electrolysis solution for the nuclear industry. With the ability to operate 24/7 and provide high-quality steam input, nuclear plants are well-positioned to utilize electrolyzer technology and produce substantial quantities of clean hydrogen with minimal disruption to current, ongoing operations.
“Through this collaboration, we are committed to delivering an economical solution for large-scale hydrogen production in the nuclear industry, which further supports the path to net zero carbon emissions,” said Pam Cowan, Westinghouse President of Americas Operating Plant Services.
“We are proud Westinghouse has turned to Bloom and our solid oxide technology to supercharge the clean hydrogen economy,” said Rick Beuttel, vice president, hydrogen business, Bloom Energy. “Solid oxide technology is well suited for nuclear applications, efficiently harnessing steam to further improve the economics of hydrogen production. High temperature electrolysis is already garnering attention and accolades as a cost-effective and viable solution to create low-cost, clean hydrogen, which is critical to meeting aggressive decarbonization goals.”
Global demand for hydrogen and its emerging applications is projected to increase tenfold or more by 2050, surpassing the current infrastructure for producing and delivering hydrogen. As hydrogen usage expands from traditional industrial uses to the fuel of a clean future, the need to produce it in larger quantities and from low- and zero-carbon sources is clear.
The hydrogen produced in nuclear plants can be utilized to serve many industries such as renewable fuels production, oil and metals refining, ammonia synthesis, mining operations, and mobility in sectors such as heavy trucks, buses, and even air travel. The companies also are well positioned to support the U.S. Department of Energy’s developing hydrogen hubs.
About WestinghouseWestinghouse Electric Company is shaping the future of carbon-free energy by providing safe, innovative nuclear technologies to utilities globally. Westinghouse supplied the world’s first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957 and the company’s technology is the basis for nearly one-half of the world’s operating nuclear plants. Over 135 years of innovation makes Westinghouse the preferred partner for advanced technologies covering the complete nuclear energy life cycle. For more information, visit www.westinghousenuclear.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Bloom EnergyBloom Energy empowers businesses and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy. The company’s leading solid oxide platform for distributed generation of electricity and hydrogen is changing the future of energy. Fortune 100 companies around the world turn to Bloom Energy as a trusted partner to deliver lower carbon energy today and a net-zero future. For more information, visit www.bloomenergy.com.

MAY 7, 2023~World’s largest solid oxide electrolyzer begins producing hydrogen~

World’s largest solid oxide electrolyzer begins producing hydrogen (hydrogentechworld.com)

Bloom Energy has begun generating hydrogen from the world’s largest solid oxide electrolyzer installation at NASA’s Ames Research Center. This high-temperature unit produces 20–25% more hydrogen per MW than commercially demonstrated lower-temperature electrolyzers such as PEM or alkaline

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This electrolyzer demonstration showcases the maturity, efficiency and commercial readiness of Bloom’s solid oxide technology for large-scale, clean hydrogen production. The 4 MW Bloom Electrolyzer™, delivering the equivalent of over 2.4 tonnes per day of hydrogen output, was built, installed and operationalized in a span of two months to demonstrate the speed and ease of deployment.
“This demonstration is a major milestone for reaching net-zero goals,” said KR Sridhar, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman and CEO of Bloom Energy. “Hydrogen will be essential for storing intermittent and curtailed energy and for decarbonizing industrial energy use. Commercially viable electrolyzers are the key to unlocking the energy storage puzzle, and solid oxide electrolyzers offer inherently superior technology and economic advantages. Bloom Energy, as the global leader in solid oxide technology, is proud to share this exciting demonstration with the world: our product is ready for prime time.”
The current demonstration expands on Bloom’s recent project on a 100 kW system located at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), which achieved record-breaking electrolyzer efficiency. In the ongoing project, 4,500 hours of full load operations have been completed with a Bloom Electrolyzer™, producing hydrogen more efficiently than any other process – over 25% more efficiently than low-temperature electrolysis.
The INL steam and load simulations replicated nuclear power conditions to validate full capability of technology application at nuclear facilities, and the pilot results revealed the Bloom Electrolyzer producing hydrogen at 37.7 kWh per kg of hydrogen. Dynamic testing conducted at INL included ramping down the system from 100 percent of rated power to 5 percent in less than 10 minutes without adverse system impacts. Even at 5 percent of rated load, the energy efficiency (kWh/kg) was as good or better than other electrolyzer technologies at their 100% rated capacity. These results will be presented at the Department of Energy’s Annual Review Meeting in Washington DC on 7 June 2023.
Dr. Ravi Prasher, CTO of Bloom Energy, said: “The amount of electricity needed by the electrolyzer to make hydrogen will be the most dominant factor in determining hydrogen production cost. For this reason, the efficiency of the electrolyzer, the electricity needed to produce a kilogram of hydrogen becomes the most critical figure of merit. This 4 MW demonstration at the NASA Ames Research Center proves that the energy efficiency of our large-scale electrolyzer is similar to the small-scale system tested at INL highlighting the strength of our modular architecture. The electrolyzer product is leveraging the Bloom platform knowhow of more than 1 GW of solid oxide fuel cells deployed in the field and providing approximately 1 trillion cumulative cell operating hours. The same technology platform that can convert natural gas and hydrogen to electricity can be used reversibly to convert electricity to hydrogen. With Bloom’s high-efficiency, high-temperature solid oxide electrolyzers, we are one step closer to a decarbonized future powered by low-cost clean hydrogen.”
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April 5, 2022 ~Scandium emerges from the shadows~

Scandium emerges from the shadows - MMTA

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Scandium has long been considered an “if” metal. If only it were available in quantity, it could transform aircraft production and fuel consumption. If only it were available in quantity, it could speed the emerging hydrogen economy. If only it were available in quantity, it could accelerate the rollout of 5G technologies. And so on.

The view has been that scandium could be used in numerous large-volume applications, if only supplies were sufficient to meet the potential demand. Manufacturers regularly cited a lack of sufficient scandium supply as the reason why they did not roll out new uses and products containing scandium.
After a near-mythic role in the 1980s (as a strengthening agent in aluminium alloys deployed in the last generation of Soviet MiG fighter aircraft and even, reputedly, in ballistic missile nosecones), scandium entered the banal in the 1990s, in sporting goods and, bizarrely, hand guns.

Bloom Energy turned the tide starting around 2010, with its introduction of fuel cells based on scandium-stabilised zirconia ceramic electrolytes. Bloom has grown rapidly and now represents perhaps 80% of the world’s annual consumption of SCANDIUM, a paltry 25t or so of oxide in 2021.

And yet, despite these rickety foundations, SCANDIUM consumption is poised to grow dramatically in the next decade, buoyed by new sources of supply and sustained by demand-side innovation.

The supply side

Let’s start with supply. Until about 2018, most scandium was supplied as a by-product in China and Russia, from uranium and titanium processing. Since then, however, much has changed.
First, Sumitomo Metal Mining built and has now commissioned a scandium recovery circuit at its Tagano Bay nickel high pressure acid leach (HPAL) plant in the Philippines. This plant recovers scandium oxalate for processing into oxide (and probably into scandium-zirconium oxide particles destined for Bloom Energy) in Japan. The plant recovers 7-8tpy of scandium oxide and when commissioned increased global supply by around 40%. Capital costs were perhaps US$5M/t of scandium oxide.
Second, the Chinese integrated titanium producer Lomon Billions has established a 20-30tpy scandium oxide facility with the potential to increase to 50tpy. The company estimates up to 100tpy of scandium oxide are available in its titanium plants using the sulphate process.
Third, in 2021, Rio Tinto commenced scandium recovery from its Sorel Tracy plant in Québec, Canada. The pilot plant can supply 3tpy of scandium oxide and cost US$6M. The site has the ability to supply an estimated 50-60tpy of oxide based on current raw material feed.
Finally, UC Rusal has both commissioned a 3tpy pilot scandium oxide plant, recovering scandium oxide from red mud deposits, and also commenced marketing and selling a range of scandium alloys (branded “ScAlution” alloys) that boast enhanced performance at low (typically 0.1%) concentrations of scandium.
Plus, it is not only Rusal that has pioneered low-scandium alloys. In the USA, Eck Industries, a specialist aluminium casting house, is commercialising cerium-based alloys in which scandium, again at low loadings, could provide additional strength as well as much reduced post-cast processing requirements.
Looking further out, there are numerous scandium projects in development, many of which should come into production around the middle of the decade, thanks to two parallel forces.
The main driver for scandium, as for so many minor metals, is vehicle electrification. There are multiple operating and development projects utilising HPAL technology to recover and separate nickel and cobalt in laterite deposits, many of which can in principle recover scandium. While the moral of Tagano Bay is that for existing plants retrofitting can be costly and low yield, there are emerging projects in Australia that are designing scandium recovery into their circuits alongside nickel and cobalt. The potential output of scandium can range from 50-100tpy or more, depending on the project.
The second driver is the heightened concerns over supply chain security for critical metals. In the EU this has led to the “ScaVanger” programme to recover scandium from titanium waste streams. In the USA, red mud scandium recovery as well as by-product scandium stand to benefit.

The demand side

The demand side is a little more complicated but nonetheless extremely positive. Bloom’s power generation business continues to grow and has surely been reinforced by severe power disruptions in the past three years in California and Texas. Moreover, Bloom has now received initial approvals for maritime power generation (IMO regulations are forcing seagoing vessels to reduce dramatically their sulphur emissions, and Bloom can facilitate this change), and Bloom is also developing its technology to run in reverse, so to speak, as a generator of hydrogen. Critically, Bloom in the past five years has managed to bring its system costs and performance under control, removing any technology-related going-concern issues.
Scandium is also a strong candidate for RF antennas able to support 5G frequencies. A typical high-end cell phone may require 100 RF filters, and in the 5G frequency range, scandium aluminium nitride is being used as the active material in these filters (called “bulk acoustic wave,” or “BAW” filters).
Aerospace is a third area of application, and while commercial aviation likely remains years away from broad use of scandium alloys, near-term use in space and autonomous aircraft is an avenue for strong potential growth of scandium alloys. The cost to place 1kg in orbit has dropped dramatically but is still of the order of US$1,000/kg, so any system weight reductions can be extremely valuable.
Electric vehicles (EVs) also offer the potential for large volumes of scandium demand. Weight reduction is the obvious reason. Lux Research has estimated a 1kg weight saving in an EV will be worth US$5 in 2030. But a second consideration is overall product cost. Scandium can reduce or potentially even eliminate the need for post-casting heat treatments, which can in some instances double the cost of an as-cast part. Thus the savings from the use of scandium alloys, especially at low scandium loadings, can be large.
In addition, as EVs shift to heat pumps in their HVAC systems, scandium can support the implementation of aluminium radiators without adding substantial system volume (as discussed by CM Group in its 2018 scandium report).
Naturally, there are other opportunities for scandium. Achieving a robust aluminium alloy able to perform at 300°C could displace large amounts of titanium, and Eck’s alloys are closing in on this goal. Maritime applications, especially in the military arena but also in autonomous vessels and ferries, could embrace scandium thanks to its greatly enhanced anti-corrosion impact in aluminium. Passenger jets are also a market that is likely to happen at some point.

Most important, perhaps, is the fact that well financed firms have entered the market and are able to supply up to about 100tpy each. Supply at this level is all-but-certain to create demand, and in turn this should stimulate new supply. Scandium’s chicken-and-egg problem, in which lack of supply held back demand that in turn held back supply, has been reversed, with growing (and reliable) supply poised to stimulate actual demand, that in turn will pull through new supply, and transform scandium from “if” to “when”.

JANUARY 2023 National Defense Act Calls out NIOBIUM & TITANIUM & SCANDIUM & the need to establish a U.S. Industrial Base for the Supply & Processing of ALL!

https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20220711/CRPT-117hrpt397.pd

SCANDIUM PAGE # 246 Briefing on the Establishment of Domestic Scandium Processing Facilities in the United States

The committee believes the United States industrial base for the supply and processing of the critical mineral scandium has significant vulnerabilities. The committee also believes that the United States should seek to eliminate dependence on Chinese and Russian sources of scandium, with support from allies and partners. Accordingly, public and private sectors should cooperate closely to establish scandium processing facilities in the United States. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed Services not later than May 1, 2023, on public and private sector activities, working with allied nations, to establish scandium processing facilities in the United States, especially facilities based on more efficient, cleaner, and less energy intensive technologies. This briefing will also include how these processing facilities will help the United States reduce dependence on and compete more effectively with China and Russia.
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MAY 2023 ~Exploring global supply and demand of scandium oxide in 2030 ~ (NIOCORP is Mentioned!)

Exploring global supply and demand of scandium oxide in 2030 - ScienceDirect

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Incorporation of scandium in materials has environmental benefits across multiple industrial sectors, particularly in decarbonization of energy. One pathway to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions is to generate electricity using hydrogen or synthetic liquid fuels, which are more efficient than combustion engines and easily used in co-generation of electricity and heat (IEA, 2019). The functional technology is a fuel cell. A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) produces electricity by oxidizing an energy carrier. The standard SOFCs produced by Bloom Energy are refrigerator-sized and input liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons (methane or biogas) to produce 100 kW of power. These cells process natural gas, biogas, or hydrogen to generate electricity with higher efficiency; up to two times higher compared to a gas-fired power station with efficiency of only 33–48% (Deepika et al., 2018). They are typically used to produce electricity and heat on-site for large buildings (Bloom Energy, 2021a). Currently, SOFC producers (e.g., Bloom Energy) utilize yttrium-stabilized zirconia and a scandia-stabilized zirconia in electrolytes; however, there are benefits of utilizing scandium over yttrium. Use of scandia-stabilized zirconia increases electro-conductivity and decreases operation temperature, resulting in higher efficiency and reliability (Deepika et al., 2018; Laguna-Bercero et al., 2009). Spurred by carbon reduction and global renewable energy initiatives, Bloom Energy is expanding its partnership worldwide (Bloom Energy, 2020, 2021b), resulting in increased demand in the SOFC market and scandium oxide required to produce SOFC boxes (Weinstein et al., 2018).
Scandium also has potential for light-weighting (alloys), which is important for improving fuel economy as it requires less energy to transport lighter materials. Currently, transportation contributes 27% to total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 14% globally (EPA, 2022; IEA, 2022b). The Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards require vehicle manufacturers to continuously increase fuel efficiency (NHTSA, 2022). One approach is through light-weighting by replacing conventional aluminum alloy parts in vehicles with scandium alloys, potentially reducing 10% of vehicle mass and thus 6–8% of emissions (Joost, 2012). Given that the United States passenger vehicle emissions were 3.2 gigatonnes in 2020, this would translate to 0.2–0.3 gigatonnes of reduction (IEA, 2022a). In the United States, the Build Back Better agenda mandates 50% of new vehicles in 2030 must be EVs (The White House, 2021). To push emission reductions further than electric vehicle adoption, light-weighting should be considered. If legislation mandated regulation like Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for EVs, there will be further reductions in energy demand. Lighter scandium alloys serve to reduce energy demand from transportation, which directly aids to mitigate climate change induced by automobiles.
Another example of light-weighting is for commercial airplanes. The bionic partition structure is a wall partition between crew members and passengers, which also serves as an emergency stretcher and foldable seating for crew members (Airbus, 2016). Current commercial airplane's partition structures are bulky and heavy, weighing approximately 63 kg (Lau, 2016). Airbus and AutoDesk collaborated and successfully produced a 30 kg bionic partition structure using Scalmalloy®, a proprietary aluminum-magnesium-scandium alloy (APWORKS GmbH, 2015; Rhodes, 2015). Replacement of 4 conventional partition structures per A320 plane in commercial aircraft with Scalmalloy® structures could save up to 465,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year (Airbus, 2016).
Despite scandium's potential role in meeting future sustainability goals, historically and currently, scandium is under-utilized because of its low supply and high cost due to its nature as a by-product. Prices of scandium oxide ranged from $3,800–5,000 per kg from 2013 to 2020 (Gambogi, 2017, 2020, 2021), placing scandium among the most expensive elements in production. High prices and low supply are due in part to its production as a co-product - production is dependent on the demand of other primary metals it is mined with. For example, when there is an increase in scandium demand and price, supply does not respond instantaneously because producers need to increase production of the primary products. This leads to price volatility. Scandium oxide is produced as a co-product due to its sparse concentration in ore, which makes it uneconomical to mine alone. It has been extracted as a co-product with iron ore, other rare earths, titanium, and zirconium in China; uranium in Kazakhstan and Ukraine; apatite (phosphorus) and uranium in Russia; and nickel in the Philippines (Gambogi, 2021). The global production of scandium oxide was 14–23 tonnes (15–25 tons) per year in 2020 (Gambogi, 2021), which was small in comparison to 220,000 tonnes (240,000 tons) of global rare earths oxide per year (Cordier, 2022) and 68 million tonnes (75 million tons) of aluminum per year (Lee Bray, 2022).
Scandium appears to continue as a co-product in the future, for the most part. Mining companies expect scandium to be a minor co-product from mining other metals such as nickel, cobalt, titanium, niobium, etc. (Clean TeQ Holdings Limited, 2018; NioCorp Superalloy Materials, 2019; Platina Resource Limited, 2021; Wang et al., 2020). There is one exception in New South Wales, Australia by Scandium International Mining Corporation, whose primary product is scandium oxide (Scandium International Mining Corp, 2020). For consumption, SOFCs by Bloom Energy are the main scandium oxide consumer with 74% of total global consumption (CM Group, 2018). A typical Bloom Energy server box of 100 MW contains 13–15 kg of scandium oxide and costs $700,000–800,000 in 2010 (Ecclestone, 2020; Jenkins, 2010). Before subsidies, Bloom Energy servers cost approximately $0.14 per kilowatt-hour of electricity compared to $0.10 per kilowatt-hour of retail power price on the U.S. national grid (Helman, 2020). Although sufficient and reliable supply play an important role in other sectors (e.g., SOFCs, commercial aerospace), price is crucial in adoption in other sectors (e.g., sporting goods, beverage cans). Abstract continues....
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NIOCORP MANAGEMENT ON Jan. 31st, 2023, ~What were they doing in D.C. for 4-Days?~ "Working with White House officials on critical minerals issues. This Administration is working hard to help support environmentally responsible critical minerals projects like NioCorp’s Elk Creek Project in the great State of Nebraska. "~
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MAY 25th 2023 ~NioCorp Demonstrates Higher Niobium Recovery Rates New Processing Approach Demonstrates the Ability to Make More Niobium per Tonne of Ore, Produce a Higher Purity Product, and Potentially Address New Markets with Different Niobium Products

https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-demonstrates-higher-niobium-recovery-rates/
Potential New Forms of Niobium Products and Potential Markets
NioCorp’s new process approach, which incorporates a chlorination step to improve niobium and titanium separation and purification, also has demonstrated NioCorp’s ability to potentially produce three different niobium products: (1) ferroniobium; (2) niobium chloride; and (3) niobium oxide.NioCorp had previously planned to make ferroniobium, which is used by the steel industry to produce high-strength low-alloy steel alloys. Those alloys are used in the construction, automotive and transport, aerospace and defense, oil and gas, and other industries. Niobium is a $3.3 billion per year global market but is currently served by only three major niobium producers in two countries.Niobium chloride would likely be converted by NioCorp into niobium oxide, but niobium chloride is also used in glass and ceramic manufacturing.Niobium oxide is critical to multiple applications, including niobium-lithium-ion batteries, superalloys, superconducting applications, capacitors, specialized optics, and many others. Its use in niobium-lithium-ion batteries is considered by current niobium producers as one of the fastest growing prospective global niobium markets
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MAY 26th 2023~NioCorp Demonstrates the Ability to Potentially Double Projected Titanium Recovery Rates for the Elk Creek Project

https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-demonstrates-the-ability-to-potentially-double-projected-titanium-recovery-rates-for-the-elk-creek-project/

Demonstration Plant Shows New Recovery Process May Double NioCorp’s Titanium Production per Tonne of Ore as well as Produce a Higher Purity Product that May Command Higher Market Prices
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (May 26, 2023) – NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NB) (TSX:NB) is pleased to announce that it has successfully demonstrated an ability to potentially double the recovery of titanium from each tonne of ore the Company expects to mine at its Nebraska-based Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project (the “Project”), once project financing is obtained and the commercial plant is constructed. The new process is expected to produce a purer form of titanium that may command a higher price than is assumed in NioCorp’s June 2022 feasibility study for the Project (the “Feasibility Study”). NioCorp’s demonstration plant in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, has shown that the Company’s new and improved recovery process can likely achieve an 83.7% rate of overall titanium recovery to final product. This compares to a 40.3% titanium recovery rate in NioCorp’s previous process approach. This new result points to a potentially large increase in the amount of titanium that NioCorp can potentially produce at currently planned rates of mining

MAY 29th 2023~NioCorp Launches Phased Approach to Commercial Production of Made-in-America Aluminum-Scandium Master Alloy

https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-launches-phased-approach-to-commercial-production-of-made-in-america-aluminum-scandium-master-alloy/

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AMES LAB COLLABORATION IN 2019!
NioCorp Partnering with Nanoscale Powders LLC to Explore the Possibility of Establishing the First US-Based Mine-to-Master-Alloy Vertically Integrated Production of the High-Performance MaterialNioCorp’s Potential Commercial Production of Al-Sc Master Alloy Could Launch Prior to the Company’s Planned Production of >100 Tonnes/Year of Scandium Oxide at its Proposed Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in Nebraska and Would Use Scandium Produced at the Elk Creek Facility as well as From Other SourcesChina Now Dominates the Scandium World, but North America is Now Positioned to Emerge as a “Leading Scandium Producer,” says NioCorp CEO

MAY 29th 2023~ Jim/NIOCORP respond to question on recent Scandium News Release above:What comes to mind right off the bat is:

*A)"How is this Scandium AlSc master Alloy different than what Niocorp produced with IBC & AMES laboratory???"*Response:

"It is a different process that will be utilized. "

*B) Will this be a Patentable approach now moving forward? in conjunction with Nanoscale???*Response:

" Yes and yes. But we do not discuss the details of intellectual property matters except as required by law"

(\****This is very interesting indeed because a few years back Niocorp was not interested in patenting any such materials!)*
*C) IS NIOCORP still engaged with IBC, AMES & OTHER ENTITIES in regards to Scandium Alloy production & uses moving forward? and with the New Niobium & Titanium oxides as well!!!!
*Response:

"We are focusing on our partnership with Nanoscale on the production of AlSc master alloy, but we engaged with a number of parties on various elements of our scandium-aluminum master alloy business development. We are not working with IBC on niobium or titanium product development efforts."

(****SOUNDS LIKE OTHER COLLABORATIONS ARE ONGOING WITH POSSIBLE PRIVATE & GOVERNMENT ENTITIES?? OFF-TAKE AGREEMENTS & SO MUCH MORE! COULD BE IN PLAY AS THE MINE IS BUILT & NEARS PRODUCTION!!!!!!)

"ENGAGED WITH A NUMBER OF VARIOUS PARTIES!!!!"

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Feel the movement is not smooth? That's because I'm using a motion file (MMD) made by another author, It is done using dynamic simulation and modified frame by frame, Can't dance videos with real people, Or compared to real-time motion capture.
This time the steps are different from the previous ones, While other steps take more time, But the overall conversion time is reduced by 30 to 50%, And the overall work time is fragmented, Reduce the risk of failure that consumes a lot of time for one-time conversion, and add more stability, reduce flicker, relatively, The steps are more complicated, Many details in the steps and the plugins installed, I can't say it very clearly, So the whole process can only be used as a reference.
If you just want simple conversion, You should use the mov2mov plugin, But the effect is not satisfactory.
my steps

1. Make a dance video, Can be made using MikuMikuDance.VAM.HS2, Some game mods also have similar functions. For example Skyrim, Of course using these software or games, means you need to spend more time studying, So many people find videos from websites like TikTok or Youtube, But I haven't done that. The video style should be as simple as possible. The more complex the movie, Subsequent conversions are more cumbersome, The recommended video is 1080P, And it's better to be a vertical screen, Because the proportion of the face is too small, will increase video conversion time, The risk of collapse of the face, You can also use common video editing software (Ex: Pr or CapCut), to increase the sharpness and brightness of the video, The purpose is to make the subsequent key frame pictures and mask pictures better identifiable. Excessively high resolution will cause the ebsynth plugin to be unrecognizable, Too low resolution will lead to distortion when converting images, This step is usually completed within a few hours, It depends on how you make it.
   
2. Use the ebsynth plug-in to convert the movie into a frame number picture and a mask picture, ebsynth can effectively extract the keyframes of the movie, Since only keyframes are taken out for conversion, This drastically reduces conversion time, Fluency is also guaranteed to a certain extent. The relative ebsynth plug-in is very cumbersome and difficult to install and use. But I can't help you with that, (You should find an installation and use instruction that suits you, For example: you may need to install FFmpeg with transparent-background..., These installations require a little skill, You may not be able to install successfully, but sorry, I can't help you with this part, 100 people may have 101 computer software installation problems,) Masking images can effectively increase stability, This step takes about 1 hour to complete, Depending on the length of the video.
   
3. Use the wd14-tagger plug-in to analyze the prompt of each key frame picture, Afterwards, the things you want to appear or delete in the screen will be deleted or added according to the prompt, This step can increase the stability of the picture. Since wd14-tagger may judge prompt error, Instead, items that should not appear in the prompt are added, Example: pistol? straw? ...things that shouldn't be in the picture at all, Use the dataset-tag-editor plug-in to delete prompts that should not appear in the picture in batches, And add these words in Negative prompt, It can avoid the chance of error when converting pictures.
   
4. Use SD's picture generation function, The SIZE of the converted picture should be as large as possible. Depending on your graphics card specifications, Thanks to the use of ControlNet, Denoising strength can be used to 0.5 to 0.7, Yes, ControlNet is very powerful, It can increase the weight of Denoising strength a lot, Make the picture more stylized, and does not lock the seed, Choose the corresponding ControlNet Model according to your video, For example, the original video I'm using is a 3D type dance video, I use Lineart and Tile to stabilize the image and increase details, Notice! It's not the only option, You should decide the Model based on your original video and the style you want to convert it to, You can try it yourself and choose what Model to use. And use the IS-NET-pro plug-in to read the prompt of each key frame and use the mask image generated before, I also use multiple SD plugins at the same time, These plugins do not necessarily need to be used, They are also suitable for the usual text conversion pictures, cutoff plugin - can increase the color stability in the picture, lora-block-weight plugin - increase the stability of lora, adetailer plug-in - repair the collapse of the face when it is too small
   
5. Try to convert the picture to see if it meets your expectations, If not, Go back to step 3.4 to modify, until you are satisfied. 3.4.5 These steps may take minutes to hours, Depends on what you want, Modify these steps back and forth to determine the length of time.
   
6. After the conversion is complete, Check the images for images that vary too much, This will cause the screen to flicker and become unstable. Modify the prompt, to retransform the problematic image, (This step depends on how perfect you want your work to be, If you only want 60 to 80 points, I guess this step can be eliminated ;) This can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, Depending on the number of modifications that need to be made.
   
7. Use the upscale function in SD, Or image restoration software (EX: Topaz), Convert the picture back to 1080P SIZE.
   
8. Continue to use the [ebsynth plugin] function, Generate the ebs file required by [ebsynth software], (Note the difference between the two! One is a plugin, The other is software, Note the difference between the two ;) ebsynth software can open multiple programs, Execute multiple ebs files at the same time, It depends on how many ebsynth software can be run simultaneously by your computer specifications.
   
9. Using the ebsynth plugin again, Merge the files generated by ebsynth software, The preliminary video is done.
   
10. If the background changes too much, causing excessive flickering, You can use common video editing software (Ex: Pr or CapCut), Using the cutout function, merged with the original video, alternate background, Reduce flicker. Finally, use editing software (Ex: Pr or Topaz) to supplement frames and improve image quality. (This step also depends on how perfect you want your work to be, If you only want 60 to 80 points, I guess this step can be eliminated ;) Decide according to the rendering effect you want, This could be several hours or more.
    

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How do we determine what is the best car ever made? Do we treat all vehicles the same and compare muscle cars with SUVs? These are the questions that come to mind whenever we talk about the best models out there.
Luckily, we usually evaluate the performance of each car in its category. That way, we can avoid confusion and find vehicles that are truly steeped with superior qualities.
Today we’ll concentrate on fuel efficiency and discuss cars that have higher mpg. We’ll list down several models that dominate their category and provide you with several options.
So, what is the best gas mileage car ever?

WHAT IS MPG AND WHY DOES IT MEASURE FUEL EFFICIENCY?

Mileage per gallon (mpg) represents how many miles your vehicle travels with a single gallon of gas. The higher that number, the more fuel-efficient the car is. There are several tips and tricks that help you to increase car mileage.
But who measures the mpg? – in the US, it’s the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It tests cars in casual situations and calculates the average accordingly.
Frequent stops, traffic, your speed – these are the factors that affect fuel efficiency significantly. Therefore, a car will have a different mpg on the highway and in the city. To give us the full information, EPA tells us the mpg in the city, on the highway, and combined.
Even though the mpg won’t be exactly the same in real life, it still helps us calculate the fuel costs before we purchase a vehicle. It’s a great starting point if you want to know how affordable a car will be to maintain. Even thought there are many ways to take good care of a car, and improve its current condition. However, fuel-efficiency is one of the outstanding detail while buying a vehicle.
Therefore, when we’re talking about the vehicle with the best gas mileage, you should take its mpg with a grain of salt.
What happens with electric vehicles that don’t employ gas at all? – their efficiency is measured with MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent). It attempts to equate one gallon of gas with 1 unit of energy. Thus, MPGe represents how much distance a vehicle can travel per 1 unit of energy.
To figure out what is the best electric car ever, it’s important to include MPGe in our evaluations.

WHAT IS THE BEST GAS MILEAGE CAR EVER?

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Top 5 non-electric/non-hybrid options

The best non-electric car for gas mileage is certainly Mitsubishi Mirage. It’s proven to have the highest mpg, making it quite cheap to drive in the city or on the highway. Before discussing what is the best hybrid car ever, it’s important to check out non-hybrid options first. Even though Mirage is the most fuel-efficient, other models have impressive mpg as well.

Mitsubishi Mirage

With a combined mpg of 39, Mitsubishi Mirage is one of the cheapest vehicles in the US. Even though it can’t brag about a powerful engine or impressive horsepower, it surely beats other contenders in terms of gas mileage. If you’re looking for an affordable vehicle for daily errands around the city, this fella will deliver without any doubt.

Hyundai Elantra

Hyundai Elantra comes quite close to the Mirage with 37 mpg combined. Even though its mpg is slightly lower, Elantra outperforms the Mirage quite a bit. It has attractive looks inside and out, combined with 147 horsepower. A great affordable choice indeed.

Hyundai Accent

If you don’t like the Elantra for some reason, you can go for Hyundai Accent and benefit from its 36 mpg combined. This bad boy has 120 horsepower and a good enough engine to drive you through a city. Its attractive infotainment system will keep you occupied during your highway rides.

Kia Rio

Kia Rio is another great option if you want to invest in a fuel-efficient model. It offers 36 miles per gallon combined which is still quite an impressive number. Plus, Rio is among the top safe picks, which means it’s a vehicle you can trust on the road.

Honda Civic

Honda Civic is a classic for those who have been into affordable vehicles for a while. Its 36 mpg is enough to save you some money on fuel. It’s an amazing option overall.

WHAT IS THE BEST ELECTRIC CAR EVER?

Top 5 electric models with highest MPGe

The best electric car in terms of MPGe is certainly the 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD, which means it’s worth your attention if you’re wondering what is the best car ever made. Other EVs offer comparable performance as well, which is why we’ve included them in the list of best electric cars.

2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD

Tesla Model 3 gets 123 MPGe which is quite impressive, to say the least. However, other features aren’t too shy either. It has a one-speed automatic transmission and a comfortable 4-wheel drive. If you’re wondering what car has the best gas mileage ever on the electric market, Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD could be your answer.

2019 Hyundai IONIQ EV Electric

Hyundai Ioniq EV Electric is another great option if you don’t want to go for the Tesla. Its selling point is certainly a whopping 122 MPGe. It’s on the same level as Tesla in terms of energy efficiency. Plus, it comes with all the modern features.

2019 Nissan LEAF S

Of course, we had to include the 2019 Nissan Leaf S in this list. It sacrifices MPGe for a more powerful engine. Namely, it has a 147 horsepower engine which is more than its fellow Ioniq could offer. Yet energy efficiency is lower here with only 112 MPGe.

2019 Volkswagen e-Golf SE

2019 Volkswagen e-Golf SE is on the same level as Nissan Leaf when it comes to energy efficiency. It offers 111 MPGe, which is not that bad for an electric vehicle. The engine is decent enough to deliver comfortable performance, while the modern features make it perfect for those who love simplicity.

2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT

If you want to go for an American model, the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT is a perfect option. Even though the MPGe is slightly lower here (110), the engine is quite powerful. It has 200 horsepower, which is way more than we’ve seen with previous cars.

WHAT IS THE BEST HYBRID CAR EVER?

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Top 5 hybrid and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models

It’s really hard to say what is the best gas mileage car ever on the hybrid market, yet we can discuss several models that could easily wear the title of the best. They might not be the best vehicles ever made, yet they are among the most distinguishing hybrids and PHEVs.

2021 Volvo XC90

If you want to drive a luxury plug-in hybrid, the newest Volvo XC90 is a wonderful option. It might not have the greatest electric range, yet its interior will submerge you in fanciness and comfort. It’s equipped with all the modern features, making it possible to enjoy the newest developments in the automotive industry. You could also go for a used 2018 Volvo XC60 T8 if you don’t want to spend less.

Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid

2018-2019 Honda Clarity has an impressive range both on the electric and gasoline side. It’s a perfect midway vehicle between a classic hybrid and a fully electric model. It has quick acceleration and amazing handling, making it attractive for adventurous drivers.

Kia Optima Plug-in-Hybrid

We couldn’t compile this list without including a Kia model. Their Optima is a great option if you want to drive comfortably. It’s perfect for city and highway driving. Its engine is quite impressive for a PHEV.

Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt is another great option for those who are looking for a great electric and gasoline range. It can easily cover 420 miles with a full charge if you fill the tank to the fullest. If you use the electric side only, you’ll cover around 53 miles. It’s great for everyday rides.

Toyota Prius

Toyota might not be the most reliable brand out there, yet their hybrids are always among the list of the best hybrids. If you’re wondering what is the best used car ever made, the Prius could easily be an option.

YOU SHOULD CHOOSE THE BEST TOOL FOR YOUR AUTO

If you find yourself an owner of one of the models listed, congratulations on that. Owning a reliable automobile with good gas mileage is comfortable in terms of fuel efficiency, maintenance, or insurance. So, if you decide to test your automobile efficiently, try to choose the quality products which don’t not only meet but exceed your expectations. Where should you find them?
A premium-quality tool such as a Mileage Blocker is for sale in our online shop. It will help you to test your auto in a controlled environment. It can halt the mileage recording process from all control units. The module is superior to its counterfeits, it’s reliable and composed of premium-quality components which ensure flawless performance.

CONCLUSION

Fuel efficiency isn’t just an environmental commitment – it’s also a great way to save some money on gas. Today we’ve discussed hybrid, non-hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric models to present the full range of options you have.
You already know what is the best mpg car ever – you simply have to pick out the type and model that suits your daily needs the most.
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