Supplying the world with lithium is critical to the battery value chain and a successful transition from fossil fuels. Players like the U.S. and the EU, with increasingly large and growing lithium needs, will need to maximize local opportunities and…
Artificial intelligence plays an important role right from the start in the energy sector. AI can give useful indications about available resources and plant efficiency, can help in plant management by providing more accurate and reliable weather forecasts, can even…
Lithium-ion batteries are the gold standard, but there is much progress to be made. For example, one improvement would be to create solid-state batteries in order to eliminate the need for the flammable electrolyte that is inside lithium-ion batteries. Watch…
Globally, the building industry is responsible for over a third of the world’s entire carbon dioxide emissions and, in the European Union, around 40% of energy consumption. Read more in weforum This housing prototype shows the way to affordable decarbonization…
A closer look at emission-intensive industries and sectors is necessary for our urgent need to decarbonize the global economy. Here is the graph which compares emission intensities by sector, Read more in visual capitalist Ranked: The Most Carbon-Intensive Sectors in…
Clean energy systems, on average, require more minerals to build. Let’s take a look at the amount needed for wind and solar applications. Read more in Visual Capitalist How Much Metal is Used in Clean Energy Technology? By Tessa Di…
The energy transition will need a secure, abundant and affordable supply of critical minerals, according to the World Economic Forum’s Fostering Effective Energy Transition report for 2023. Ensuring this will also help build resilience into the transition. Read more in…
Shell reached an agreement to divest its home energy businesses, Shell Energy Retail Limited (SERL) in the UK and Shell Energy Retail GmbH (SERG) in Germany, to Octopus Energy Group.With this agreement, Octopus Energy has become the second-largest energy supplier…
Annual capital investment in energy transition metals has averaged $45 billion over the last two decades, compared with the $70 billion required each year until 2030 to expand supply.Up to 6.5 billion tonnes of materials will be needed between 2022…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key technology to help the energy sector achieve its decarbonization, efficiency, and resilience goals. AI can enable smarter and faster decision-making, optimize energy systems, and unlock new value streams. Here are the top five AI…
