Securing rare earths for Europe's high-tech industries
A group of critical raw materials may help Europe reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities.
Jan 3, 2024
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News tagged with critical minerals
Energy & Green Tech
How recycling could solve the shortage of minerals essential to clean energy
What do silver, silicon and gallium have in common? These expensive raw materials are essential components of our various solar energy technologies. What about neodymium, praseodymium and dysprosium? These rare earth metals ...
Sep 7, 2023
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By favoring allies, Inflation Reduction Act could delay decarbonization efforts
A new supply chain shortage is on the horizon, and it impacts the international effort to curb global warming.
Jan 16, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
New process developed to extract high purity rare earth element oxides
Critical minerals, including rare earth elements, are used to power devices like smartphones and computers and are essential to our nation's economy and national security. Penn State's Center for Critical Minerals has developed ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Greening global economy brings dependence on critical minerals
After nearly a century of geopolitical tension over access to oil, experts worry that the global transition to clean energy is creating new dependencies on the critical minerals needed for solar panels, wind turbines and ...
Oct 24, 2022
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New reports illuminate clean energy supply chain challenges and opportunities
The U.S. effort to build a domestic supply of clean energy often begins with critical materials produced in far-off—and geopolitically sensitive—countries. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne ...
Sep 14, 2022
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How a few geothermal plants could solve America's lithium supply crunch and boost the EV battery industry
Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, overshadowed by relatively cheap solar and wind power, despite its proven potential. But that may soon change—for an unexpected reason.
Mar 21, 2022
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New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could make it harder for EV buyers to claim a full tax credit
Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules proposed Friday that are likely to hinder President Joe Biden's goal that half of new passenger ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Beyond Juukan Gorge: How First Nations people are taking charge of clean energy projects on their land
Many of the big wind and solar farms planned to help Australia achieve net zero emissions by 2050 will be built on the lands and waters of First Nations peoples. More than half of the projects that will extract critical minerals ...
Oct 26, 2023
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EU seeks quick critical minerals deal with US: official
The European Union is willing to proceed "as fast as possible" on a critical minerals deal with the United States, a top bloc official said Thursday, as both sides work to end a spat over Washington's ambitious green incentive ...
Apr 13, 2023
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