Sputnik News reported that after a new report suggesting that rare-earth metals have a bright future, the Swedish government has green-lit a further investigation into opportunities that could give a new lease on life for the country’s historic mining area of Bergslagen, the daily newspaper Helsingbors Dagblad reported. The report published by the Geological Survey […]
Green Energy
BMW i3S brings its quirky electric goodness to Australia
A SPORTIER, more exciting version of BMW’s compact i3 electric car has gone on sale in Australia, with more power, torque, width, functionality and driver appeal. It’s called the BMW i3S and it joins the i3 range as part of the model’s mid-life facelift, fleshing out the line-up to four variants, with battery-only and range-extender hybrid versions of each version. The i3S has […]
Large companies bet on small EV start-ups for electric mobility
As new megatrends take shape in the automotive industry, there’s also a growing trend of collaborations. These are not the conventional collaborations between equals, but between parties with a wide age gap but equal in terms of value they each offer for mutual growth. The latest example of this growing trend in India is homegrown […]
National Battery Day: Where is Battery Technology Headed?
They are the often unseen workhorses that power modern computing, and the devices workers use to get their jobs done: batteries. Feb. 18 is National Battery Day, the unofficial holiday designed to show appreciation for the convenience of batteries, without which modern notebooks, smartphones, tablets and other critical office equipment would not be able to function. Batteries have a long […]
Meet the new ‘renewable superpowers’: nations that boss the materials used for wind and solar
Imagine a world where every country has not only complied with the Paris climate agreement but has moved away from fossil fuels entirely. How would such a change affect global politics? The 20th century was dominated by coal, oil and natural gas, but a shift to zero-emission energy generation and transport means a new set […]
This new fuel cell could turbocharge renewable power
Fuel cells are far greener than gas-powered engines because they produce electricity without burning up the hydrogen (or other fuel) that powers them. But they’re often impractical on a commercial scale because they’re so much more expensive to make. Now, researchers report that by creating a fuel cell that can run at a midrange temperature, […]
