Hydrogen Fuel Cell News For Passenger Ferries & Mining Trucks
The hydrogen fuel cell is finding a home in new fast ferries in Norway and in giant mining trucks from Cummins and Komatsu.
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Impossible Mining Closes $10.1 Million in Seed Funding
Impossible Mining recently closed $10.1 million in seed funding and announced its key advisors. I recently interviewed the CEO of Impossible Mining, Oliver Gunasekara, for a two-part interview series that can be viewed here and here. According to the press release, the funding was led by Justin Hamilton and had … [continued]
Impossible Mining — Interviewing CEO Oliver Gunasekara, Part 2
This is part 2 of my interview with Impossible Mining CEO Oliver Gunasekara. In part 1, we talked about reinventing the mining industry, how the 2020 wildfire season inspired Oliver to start his company, and the three fundamental problems he is tackling with Impossible Mining. If you haven’t read part … [continued]
U.S. Mining & Geothermal Industries Could Strike G.O.L.D. Through Partnership
A partnership between the mining and geothermal industries could lead both toward a more lucrative and greener future. Across the United States there are more than 3 million abandoned mining wells. Each hole drilled into the ground offers more than just the ghost of minerals never found. There are layers … [continued]
An Electric Train That Never Needs Charging? It’s Real!
As our own Jennifer Sensiba recently pointed out, “There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch” is an established economic principle— but it’s also a pretty well established principle in physics, too. Basically, you can’t get something for nothing, and there’s no such thing as free lunch energy. Or … [continued]
Snow Lake Lithium Part 2: “Lithium, Lithium, Lithium” On CleanTech Talk
North America’s auto industry is facing an existential threat during the switch to electric cars.
Tesla Visited The DRC & Argentina For Environmental & Societal Risk Assessments
In its 2021 Impact Report, Tesla announced that it visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Argentina in order to assess both environmental and societal risks. Tesla said that it has taken steps to complete social and environmental risk assessments by visiting both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) … [continued]
Enough Raw Metals to Make 14 Million Electric Cars Globally in 2023 — Study
There is enough nickel and lithium to meet the world’s electric car needs, but Europe’s policymakers must do more to shore up supplies of sustainably sourced clean-energy metals.
Honduran President Bans Open Pit Mining
The country’s first female president ran on a campaign to eliminate strip mineral extraction, which consumes massive amounts of water, pollutes local water and air, ruins landscapes, and destroys habitats.
We Don’t Need Nickel From Russia
We don’t need nickel from Russia. There is a critical need for nickel and other EV battery metals worldwide, but we don’t need to get it from Russia. In March 2022, Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas shared worries about Russia’s outsized role in the nickel supply chain for EVs. CNBC’s Phil … [continued]
