The everyday household item New Zealand parents may be overlooking
As coin lithium batteries become increasingly common in Kiwi homes, Energizer has introduced a world-first innovation which prevents…
South Korea keeps fuel cheap for holidays as fiscal cost mounts
With millions of South Koreans set to hit the road this week during a three-day public holiday, the…
Waste batteries recycling targets remain fit for purpose
The European Commission adopted a report today (11 Sep) concluding that the current EU targets for battery recycling…
Solar Has Crossed a Critical Economic Tipping Point
For years, the economic case for solar came with an awkward qualification. Yes, it had no fuel bill.…
A ‘Glass Half Full’ Isn’t Enough to Fight Climate Change
In just its first three years, the Inflation Reduction Act had historic impacts on the U.S. energy mix,…
AI’s Electricity Demand Is Not the Real Problem. Its Inflexibility Is
The electricity demand created by artificial intelligence is usually presented as a simple supply problem. AI requires increasingly…
Challenges and trends in automotive battery recycling
Xu, C. et al. Future material demand for automotive lithium-based batteries. Commun. Mater. 1, 99 (2020). Article Google…
Did Scientists Just Solve The Biggest Mystery Holding Back Solid-State Batteries?
Scientists now know why solid-state batteries have repeatedly failed. Two separate studies have identified the physical processes responsible…
New PV module recycling tech achieves 97.75% silicon recovery for electrode production
A research team in India has developed a novel recycling process to recover silicon and native silica (SiO₂)…
Electricity price spikes and batteries drain as wind drought tests green flag-bearer
Spot electricity prices that soared to their maximum allowable level. Emptied batteries unable to supply a grid desperate…
Off-grid mine goes 155 consecutive hours on 100% renewable energy
Australian miner Bellevue Gold has hit a sustainability milestone at its namesake gold mine in remote Western Australia, achieving…
The Hidden Infrastructure Challenge Behind Renewable Energy Growth
The Middle East crisis has spurred more interest in alternative energy supply, but the evolution of transition technology…