Energy storage now the second largest consumer of vanadium
According to statistics from Vanitec, the global not-for-profit vanadium industry organisation, energy storage became the second-largest consumer of vanadium in 2022 for the first time,...
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The United States Needs a Shift in Perspective on Mining
The energy transition involves more than a move away from high-carbon fuels to low- and zero-carbon fuels. It also entails the fundamental reorganization of the...
EIT RawMaterials and ERMA announce new European raw materials roadmap
EIT RawMaterials and the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) have released the new roadmap ‘European Call for Action on Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion.’...
EU pushes alternative model to China in global race for raw materials
The European Commission is looking to forge “win-win partnerships” with raw material-producing countries in a bid to develop new mining projects across the globe and...
EU’s dependence on imports of critical raw materials threatens continued electrification
The extraction of critical minerals, necessary to realise the electrification of the EU’s vehicle fleet, is dominated by a few countries such as China and...
A Tale of Two Critical Mineral (Rare Earths) Markets, the Subsidized and the Unsubsidized
The twenty-first century began with an unprecedented (outside of war) mammoth growth of demand for the ores of the structural metals (a/k/a base metals, such...
The race for critical minerals: time for G20 to frame an action plan
Critical minerals are those non-fuel mineral resources that have a high risk of supply chain disruption and which serve an essential function in the economy....
Serbian critical raw materials deposits as logical sollution for EU green deal strategy
Serbian chambers of commerce chairman Marko Cadez conveyed the message to EU, commenting on the green deal and critical raw materials strategy, which is more...
How to Secure Critical Minerals for Clean Energy Without Alienating China
As the U.S. economy strives to decarbonize amid escalating geopolitical tensions, President Joe Biden in February 2021 requested a review of the United States’ vulnerabilities...
Platinum Facing Big 2023 Deficit on Rising Demand and Constrained Supply
The World Platinum Investment Council has upped its 2023 platinum deficit forecast by 77 percent — it now foresees a shortfall of nearly 1 million...