Europe’s deepest mine to become gravity energy powerhouse
A Finnish company has signed an agreement with the Edinburgh-based underground energy storage…
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Scottish scientists score £1m to trap CO2 in volcanic rocks
The team of scientists is working to confirm the viability of a process in which CO2 captured…
Energy transition threatened by supply shortages of vital minerals by 2030
Materials like dysprosium, used in electric motors, could potentially experience severe…
UK and Canada agree deal on EVs and solar
Collaboration on cobalt and lithium has been sealed, as demand looks to rise by 500% by 2040
Heatwave ‘dries’ operations of EV factories in China
Rivers in lithium hub Sichuan province have dried up forcing major factories to shut down for…
Race to the bottom: Will we start deep sea mining?
The government is allegedly looking at plans to evaluate potential underwater reserves of key…
‘UK’s first’ rare earth magnet refinery secures government funding
The investment is expected to boost the domestic EV and offshore wind industries
Next PM must take net zero ‘by the scruff of the neck’, say Lords
The Committee is calling for a detailed plan on how the new leader plans to tackle net zero
IEA: ‘Global EV sales continue to soar this year’
Nearly two million EVs were sold in the first three months of the year, according to a new…
Tesla raises prices of EVs as supply chain worsens
The crisis in Russia and Ukraine has led to key materials in EV production rising by up to 250%
