How to Save a Planet In the coming years, we'll need millions of batteries: batteries to store renewable electricity and power a massive fleet of electric vehicles. But those batteries will require certain metals, and those metals have to be mined. And the mining industry can be a mess,...
Multiple Nobel Prize-winning breakthroughs led to the commercialization of lithium batteries, notably by Stanley Whittingham in the 1970’s and John Goodenough in 1980. While these attempts were not entirely successful, they laid the ground for Dr. Akira Yoshino’s crucial breakthrough in 1985, wh...
heart racing and blood rushing. That physical “flash” is the only benefit.The gift of fearis thinking of those fearful feelings as a flashing red light warning you: If you continue in this “idea” you will soon be immobilized and stupid – unable to think clearly, take action, nor fin...
In a scenario where 100% of vehicles are EVs, demand for metals, such as lithium and cobalt, is likely to be 20 times higher than today.2 As well as changes in demand, mining and metals companies also need to consider the impact of car manufacturers’ initiatives to reduce emiss...
Oil rigs like the Deepwater Horizon exploded, cruise ships like the Costa Concordia crashed into the rocks, Fukushima leaked nuclear waste and mines collapsed in Chile. I, as the author of “Fire on the Horizon: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster” was asked to enter a speaking com...
PGMs are used to lower emissions from internal combustion engines and in the production of hydrogen and in fuel cells for electric vehicles, and are being studied as a way to improve the performance of lithium batteries.Under Viljoen’s leadership, the company has set a course for moderniz...
To make H2-FCEVs competitive, truck OEMs and suppliers would need to invest in further innovation and production scale-up. Hydrogen combustion requires fewer changes to the powertrain platform because existing combustion engines can be modified to suit the technology....
More specifically, over the past decade Chinese companies have championed lithium iron phosphate batteries, known as LFP technology, as opposed to the lithium nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries that are much more popular in the West.
sprawling — from building bridges and tunnels, to making electric cars more affordable, to bankrolling battery factories and lithium mines, to stringing broadband lines and removing lead drinking water pipes, to removing carbon dioxide from the air — that grasping their full scope can be ...
As the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy gathers speed, what does it mean for the balance of power?© David de las HerasHow the race for renewable energy is reshaping global politics on x (opens in a new window) How the race for renewable energy is reshaping global politics ...