Gravity Energy Storage Has A Secret Weapon Up Its Sleeve
As Europe scrambles away from Russian natural gas, Romania’s abandoned mines could lend a hand with gravity energy storage systems.
As Europe scrambles away from Russian natural gas, Romania’s abandoned mines could lend a hand with gravity energy storage systems.
In a recently published, 63-page report, Human Rights Watch describes the automotive supply chains that connect car manufacturers to aluminum mines, refineries, and smelters around the world. The report also documents a number of human rights impacts related to aluminum production and processing, from the destruction of ancestral farmland and … [continued]
Originally published on The Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center website. “After years of groundwork by coal-impacted communities, the RECLAIM Act and a bill to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Fund were reintroduced in the U.S. House today by Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA). These bills, if passed, would provide an immediate … [continued]
From its groundbreaking use of LiDAR to its award-winning City Safety systems, Volvo has been leading the charge in electrification and autonomization for some time. And that includes heavy-duty constriction equipment, too! Now, the company hopes to advance the state of the art even further through a partnership with the … [continued]
No, lithium isn’t going to become “the new oil,” regardless of what the pandering pundits of the popular press say (it’s a raw material, not a fuel, and it’s one of the most abundant elements on Earth).
We need a rapid transition to electric transport — in order to avert climate catastrophe and cut deadly air pollution. While much driving is done in daily commutes, we at Tesla Shuttle have felt that one of the key targets is longer travel between cities.
A new report from the Rocky Mountain Institute has concluded that a collection of factors working together have created a “groundbreaking” opportunity for decarbonising the global mining industry, specifically a transition to renewable energy across the industry.
Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city with nearly 600,000 people. Recently, scientists have stated that 40% of Glasgow’s heating needs could come from geothermal power located in local abandoned coal mine shafts. There are many such mines throughout the country, and some of them are located deep enough below ground level that … [continued]