Cobalt-free materials for lithium-ion batteries are in the sights of many investors these days.They are increasingly seeing the benefit of research support to find alternatives to politically, structurally, and geographicallyContinue Reading
Sand, a seemingly common resource, hides a secret: only a specific type is crucial for high-tech components in smartphones and solar panels. This “special sand” boasts over 99.9% silica, farContinue Reading
Time shifting plays a crucial role in the solar power revolution as it enables the storage of renewable energy produced at one time for use at another time. In theContinue Reading
The sudden interest in sodium ion batteries is due to China’s dominance in the lithium ion battery market, where it controls the supply and processing. China also has a strongContinue Reading
Electric vehicle (EV) batteries are the most expensive component of an EV, but the cost of batteries has been falling rapidly in recent years. In fact, the price of EVContinue Reading
Governments and companies are thinking about using materials from old mines (Remining) to get valuable things out of them. They use the leftover waste from the mines to find minerals,Continue Reading
The discussion about deep-sea mining has virtually solely centered on the environmental consequences: However, now some opponents of deep-sea mining claim that it would be more than simply environmentally disastrous,Continue Reading
To solve climate chaos, replacing a 150-year-old fossil fuel system with a gleaming electrical one in only 25 years will entail huge ecological consequences. Climate change is only one symptomContinue Reading
