Fusion power could transform how we get our energy — and worsen problems it’s intended to solve

Some processes that support fusion energy fuel climate change and may harm the environment.

Sophie Cogan, PhD Candidate, University of York • conversation
July 5, 2024 • ~6 min

‘We miners die a lot.’ Appalling conditions and poverty wages: the lives of cobalt miners in the DRC

Cobalt is a critical component in the production of batteries, smartphones, jet engines and electric vehicles. Yet miners who risk their lives digging it up receive almost none of the profits.

Roy Maconachie, Professor of Natural Resources and Development, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 30, 2024 • ~24 min

Rights Groups: Mining in the DRC Threatens Human Rights
VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 17, 2023 • ~3 min

Deep seabed mining plans pit renewable energy demand against ocean life in a largely unexplored frontier

Mining nodules from the deep ocean seabed could provide the metals crucial for today’s EV batteries and renewable energy technology, but little is known about the harm it could cause.

Kerry Krutilla, Professor of Environmental and Energy Policy, Indiana University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2023 • ~13 min

Plans for deep seabed mining pit renewable energy demand against ocean life in a largely unexplored frontier

Mining nodules from the deep ocean seabed could provide the metals crucial for today’s EV batteries and renewable energy technology, but little is known about the harm it could cause.

Kerry Krutilla, Professor of Environmental and Energy Policy, Indiana University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2023 • ~13 min

Eco-friendly tech comes with its own environmental costs: that's why it's vital to cut energy demand now

Solar panels and electric cars come with their own environmental trade-offs like increased mining and extraction.

Timothy Laing, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Brighton • conversation
June 16, 2022 • ~6 min

These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity

The US is generating more electricity than ever from wind and solar power – but often it’s not needed at the time it’s produced. Advanced energy storage technologies make that power available 24/7.

Kerry Rippy, Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory • conversation
Aug. 26, 2021 • ~9 min

The road to electric vehicles with lower sticker prices than gas cars – battery costs explained

EVs will have lower sticker prices than gas vehicles when batteries are cheaper. Getting there comes down to knowing where to cut costs.

Shashank Sripad, Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University • conversation
July 27, 2020 • ~8 min

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