Many countries see acquiring an independent rare earth element supply chain as integral to national security, technological sustainability, economic stability, and energy independence. It would also help bring about a more circular materials economy. Fortunately, there appear to be lots of REEs just ‘sitting around’, locked away in spent fossil fuel waste. …
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The advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy
New developments in renewable energy are making headlines worldwide, from a remote Arctic village working to harness solar and wind power under challenging conditions to a U.S. Air Force base planning an advanced, utility-scale geothermal power system. But for all of the advantages of renewable energy, its development and use has disadvantages, too. Let’s take …
2023 – The Year The Renewables Bubble Burst
In 2023 clean energy witnessed one of the toughest years in its short history. Supply chain issues, the energy crisis post Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing ramp of interest rates and inflation hit all entities across the natural resources value chain. Clean energy bore the brunt of these global tensions more than other …
