Engineers recommend reducing EV battery size to cut lithium demand
The UK government has been urged to develop a strategy for reducing, reusing and recycling…
Tag: mining
Turning e-waste into gold
The Royal Mint has launched a new factory in South Wales to extract gold from e-waste, aiming…
Europe’s deepest mine to become gravity energy powerhouse
A Finnish company has signed an agreement with the Edinburgh-based underground energy storage…
China has been dominating the electrification space, says expert
In this week’s Net Hero Podcast, we spoke to John DeMaio, CEO, Graphex Technologies, who told…
UK awards projects with £32m to help businesses replace red diesel
Mining and construction are some of the sectors expected to be supported by the latest…
New measures to protect UK aluminium extrusions industry from Chinese imports
The Trade Remedies Authority's investigation found these imports 'are being dumped…
Why is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine halting EV production?
The price of nickel has risen by 250% in the last two days, a key component of EV batteries
Mining for electric cars is harming flamingos!
Lithium is a key element to get EVs on the move – but it’s leading to certain flamingo species…
Australia to launch human urine-to-fertiliser trial
The nutrients of urine make it an "excellent fertiliser", according to a new research
Could bacteria mean sustainable mining?
Researchers are investigating whether bacteria could extract the elements needed for computers,…
