Lithium
Weekly data: how the rush for critical minerals threatens human rights
Three-quarters of physical attacks recorded against human rights defenders during the period January 2015 to March 2023 were against climate,…
Should Europe mine more to secure its clean energy future?
The European Commission launched its Critical Raw Materials Act last month, aiming to secure Europe’s supply of the resources essential…
GM invests in US-based lithium refining company
General Motors’ equity finance arm GM Ventures is leading a $50m Series B financing round in EnergyX and has entered…
Why recycling is no golden ticket to endless critical minerals
A few kilometres outside of Oslo, in a sleek business park on the banks of Oslo Fjord, is the headquarters…
EU to launch quest for raw materials critical for cleantech
As they debated how to respond to green subsidies in the US Inflation Reduction Act at a summit in Brussels…
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Britishvolt collapse shows structural weakness of UK automotive industry
In July 2022, then UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said the planned gigafactory at Blyth in Northumberland would be “transformational”…
European mining eyes uncertain future
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provided Europe with the opportunity to conduct a much needed reappraisal of its raw materials…
Lithium-ion battery pack prices rise for first time since 2010
The price of lithium-ion battery packs – including those used in electric vehicles, buses and energy storage projects – has…
Can flow batteries supercharge the energy transition?
As a stifling heatwave spreads across Europe, solar panels all over the continent are busily transforming the scorching sunshine into…
Inflation bites at the battery storage bonanza
Billions of dollars are flowing into battery storage, a technology critical to the clean energy transition. Whether to help balance…