Critical cartography – the geopolitics of critical minerals
Critical minerals, not so long ago an exotic species of metals and minerals, is now a buzzword across academia, governments and industry. Increasingly, it’s an...
Tag : tech
Europe seeks sustainable graphite source for EV batteries
Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) rely on a mix of materials, one of which is graphite. As such, it plays a critical role in...
Funding to strengthen the supply of critical minerals
A £15 million Innovate UK research and development programme will focus on creating a resilient supply chain of rare earth elements. Tonnes of rare earth...
BGS Identifies Galantas Gold’s Northern Ireland and Scotland Projects as Prospective for Critical Raw Materials
Galantas Gold Corporation (“Galantas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announced that a new report produced by the British Geological Survey (BGS) for the UK’s...
Chinese battery maker SVOLT plans five Europe plants
Chinese battery maker SVOLT Energy Technology Co is set to expand its footprint in Europe to as many as five factories, Bloomberg News reported. SVOLT...
“No Green Deal without Aluminium”
The industry association Aluminium Deutschland reacted in March 2023 to the Critical Raw Materials Act presented by the European Commission, which aims to strengthen material...
Europe’s Industry and Research Rush to Avoid Bottlenecks as EU Begins to Secure Critical Raw Material
On March 16, 2023, the European Commission proposed a new law to ensure Europe has the critical raw materials it needs for its green and...
EU project searches for local battery raw material sources
A new EU project called METALLICO is looking into how battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, copper, manganese, and nickel can be extracted in a...
Lithium industry: need for improvement in carbon footprint and water consumption
No matter which battery chemistry will prevail in electric cars in the coming years: Lithium will remain an irreplaceable component in drive batteries in the...
Geopolitical risk: raw materials and technological dependence
In 1992 the father of China’s economic revolution, Deng Xiaoping, said that ‘the Middle East has the oil, but China has the rare earths’. Rare...