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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago

Magic beneath the surface': pioneering geothermal plant launched in Cornwall

Britain's first geothermal power station near Redruth now generates renewable electricity and extracts lithium from hot granite reservoirs, powering 10,000 homes while reviving Cornwall's mining heritage.
Tech industry
fromTechCrunch
4 months ago

Exclusive: Electroflow promises to make LFP material for 40% less than Chinese producers | TechCrunch

Domestic production of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries could cut EV battery costs and reduce reliance on China through new Electroflow extraction and manufacturing methods.
fromThe Nation
5 months ago

The Problem of Green Capitalism

across three continents to explore the landscapes, social movements, public policies, geopolitical conflicts, and corporate strategies that are shaping the extractive frontiers of the energy transition. With a focus on lithium, she draws, in particular, on over a decade of rigorous research on Latin America's mining and oil sectors. In doing so, she situates the energy transition from fossil fuels to electrification in the context of the long history of colonization, decolonization, the 1970s energy crisis, the 2008 financial crisis, and escalating US-China tensions.
World politics
Agriculture
fromFast Company
7 months ago

Critical minerals are in the U.S., not in far-off mines

The clean energy transition faces a challenge with the mineral supply chain needed for electric vehicles and batteries.
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