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Tesla Patent Application – Process To Extract Lithium From Clay Minerals
On July 8, Tesla submitted a patent application for processes to extract lithium from a clay mineral and its composite elements. Lithium has been at the forefront of many technological changes since the 1990s...
Clean Energy Demand For Critical Minerals Set to Soar as the World Pursues Net Zero Goals
Supplies of critical minerals essential for key clean energy technologies like electric vehicles and wind turbines need to pick up sharply over the coming decades to meet the world’s climate goals, creating...
Can Government Partnerships Support Responsible and Reliable Critical Mineral Supply Chains?
As governments look to transition away from fossil fuels and accelerate the deployment of clean energy, policy makers are dedicating more attention to securing supplies of critical minerals.
Materials such as copper, lithium,...
IEA to convene major international energy security summit in London, hosted by UK government
The IEA will convene an International Summit on the Future of Energy Security in the second quarter of 2025, hosted by the UK government in London, to assess the existing and future risks...
EBRD and EU to Mobilise Up to 100 Million Euros for Critical Raw Materials Investments
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have launched a joint facility to provide equity investments for the exploration of critical and strategic raw materials, aiming...
Increasing Energy Investment in Africa is Vital for the Continent’s Sustainable Economic Growth
Meeting growing energy demand in Africa requires a surge of spending on clean energy projects, with swift action to tackle financial barriers so investment can reach the levels that are needed, according...
SUVs are setting new sales records each year – and so are their emissions
SUVs accounted for 48 per cent of global car sales in 2023, reaching a new record and further strengthening the defining automobile trend of the early 21st century – the shift towards...
Is it Possible to Combine the Chemical Industry and Circular Economy?
The chemical industry is an important segment of the global economy because it employs more than 15 million people worldwide and has global annual revenues of 5.7 trillion dollars, according to data...
Sharp Declines in Critical Mineral Prices Mask Risks of Future Supply Strains as Energy Transitions Advance
Pressure eased in 2023 on the market for minerals that go into electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and other clean energy technologies, as supply outpaced surging demand. But a new report...
Rapid Expansion of Batteries Will Be Crucial to Meet Climate and Energy Security Goals Set at COP28
Growth in batteries outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, advancing innovation and supportive industrial policies helped drive up demand for a technology that will be critical...
Producing Hydrogen from Iron-Rich Rocks without Emitting Carbon Dioxide?
Hydrogen is often said to be the fuel of the future because its combustion does not emit carbon dioxide. However, for now, most hydrogen gas is still produced from natural gas, which...
DESALINATION AND SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS – THE FUTURE OF IRAQ?
Together with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iraq has been actively working on reforming its nuclear programme with the goal of achieving peaceful energy security for the country.
Iraq is exploring the use...
SWEDEN TO LIFT URANIUM MINING BAN
Sweden is considering lifting the ban on uranium mining, following an investigation by the Ministry of Climate and Economy to determine the changes that are needed when it comes to the law...
DO WE SUFFICIENTLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN ACHIEVING CLIMATE GOALS?
The exploitation of various natural materials and their further use in economic production has a great impact on the generation of greenhouse gas emissions. The circular economy has been promoted worldwide as...
MINI NUCLEAR BATTERIES – TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION FOR EVERY DAY?
Nuclear batteries are a completely new concept and are a part of devices that we use every day. A nuclear battery produces electricity by using the energy released during the radioactive decay...
UNEXPLORED SEABED OF NORWAY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF SEA MINING
Seabed mining is the process of extracting minerals from the deep sea. Hundreds, even over 1,000 metres below the surface of the water, there is cobalt, nickel, zinc, copper, lead, lithium and...
