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 rare elements
Energy & Green Tech
Scientists design cobalt-free battery for cleaner, greener power
High-capacity and reliable rechargeable batteries are a critical component of many devices and even modes of transport. They play a key role in the shift to a greener world. A wide variety of elements are used in their production, ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
New database quantifies materials needed to meet big clean energy goals
Wind and sun may be nearly infinite resources. But the materials needed to build wind turbines and solar panels are not always common. Take the rare earth metals—neodymium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—for example. Chances ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Engineering
Studies provide guidelines for extracting valuable materials from water
Effectively extracting valuable resources from water could go a long way toward enhancing national security while also helping the environment. Two recent studies from the lab of Prof. Menachem Elimelech offer perspectives ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A new era for Florida's phosphates: rare earth minerals for EVs instead of fertilizers
The periodic table you may remember from chemistry class had two additional rows of elements below the main table. In the top added row are rare earth elements, metals critical in everyday technologies like cell phones and ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Business
Why Europe needs a circular approach to critical raw materials
CLG Europe's Materials & Products Taskforce has released a new report in partnership with the Wuppertal Institute on the urgent need for more circularity in the EU critical raw materials market. The report, "Embracing circularity: ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Three sustainable strategies to safeguard Norway's access to critical raw materials
The magnets in wind turbines come from China, and the materials in our electric car batteries are for the most part sourced from Congo. Today, key minerals and metals are being transported to Europe from politically unstable ...
May 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
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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Energy & Green Tech
Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines
President Joe Biden's administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at the site of current or former coal mines, part of his efforts to combat climate change.
Apr 4, 2023
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Automotive
US expands access to EV subsidies in proposed rules
US officials proposed Friday guidelines that widen access to electric vehicle subsidies, bringing relief to countries like Japan and potentially the EU amid their fears of being excluded from Washington's spending bonanza.
Mar 31, 2023
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