A new report released today by the World Bank highlights the potential impacts that the expected continuing boom in low-carbon energy technologies will have on demand for many minerals and metals. Using wind, solar, and energy storage batteries as key examples of low-carbon or “green” energy technologies, the report, “The Growing Role of Minerals and Metals […]
Battery Metals
Magnesium batteries could be safer and more efficient than lithium
Researchers take another early step toward batteries that can hold more power without exploding. It’s still early days for the promise of safer, energy-dense solid-state rechargeable batteries. However, a team of scientists at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research have just discovered a fast magnesium-ion solid-state conductor that will go a long way towards making non-flammable batteries with […]
The Two Most Overlooked Critical Metals in the Booming Battery, EV and Fertilizer Markets
Why we need an increase in production of manganese and vanadium for critical markets. While demand for high-capacity batteries and electric vehicles are soaring, and agricultural need for fertilizer minerals grows, pressure is mounting on the mining industry to provide all the necessary materials—including both manganese and vanadium. All while during a meteoric rise in […]
