cobalt Archives - Renew Economy

Renewables

Modern slavery: The grim problem facing Australia wind, solar and battery supply chains
Report identifies risks of modern slavery in clean energy supply chains, and calls for Australia to focus on its own minerals and manufacturing opportunities.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 29, 2022

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GM buys into Aussie battery metals refiner to secure EV and home energy growth
GM has bought into Queensland Pacific Metals to secure its battery metal supply chain, and is launching a home energy management system to rival Tesla.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 13, 2022

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Electric Vehicles

Qld breakthrough could make EV batteries cheaper, cleaner
A University of Queensland process for extracting and transforming metals needed for EV batteries could cut their carbon footprint – and manufacturing costs.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 11, 2018

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Storage

Australia on cusp of new mining boom, driven by electric vehicles
We might not be driving them, but soaring global electric vehicle demand puts Australia in the front seat for a new mining boom, says BNEF.
Sophie Vorrath

May 22, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Politically charged: do you know where your batteries come from?
People are excited about batteries are forgetting one important issue: the raw materials needed to build this technology – where they come from and their environmental cost.
Ben McLellan

Jul 31, 2017

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Un-stealthy energy storage company leaps out of stealth mode to challenge Tesla Powerwall
The LibertyPak company has transformed itself into a “stealth” startup, and thrown down the energy storage gauntlet to none other than Tesla.
Tina Casey

Sep 10, 2015

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