Rare Earth Minerals Might Be Found in More Places
Irish researchers recently figured out where a lot more rare earth minerals could be found, which could make a big difference for renewable energy technologies.
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Scientists Have Discovered How To Extract Rare Earth Elements From Acid Mine Drainage
Scientists have found a way to extract rare earth elements (REE) from acid mine drainage, mining.com reports. Researchers at Penn State University detailed their findings in a paper published in the Chemical Engineering Journal.
Geomega Will Recycle Rare Earths From USA Rare Earth
Geomega Resources Inc, which is a rare earth cleantech developer for mining and recycling, is partnering up with USA Rare Earth, which is a funding and development partner of the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project in West Texas, to recycle rare earth–containing production waste.
Renewable Energy Is Made From Available Resources
Renewable energy like solar and wind power can be made from free, abundant sources: sunlight and wind. We will never run out of either, and harnessing them to make clean electricity is not that difficult today because solar power and wind power have become highly efficient and cost-competitive at producing electricity. Furthermore, these efficiencies are set to increase over time because of the hard work of researchers and renewable energy business innovators. Energy storage is also growing and this technology can be used to fill in the gaps when there is no sunlight or wind, or during periods when there is less.
U.S. Risks Running into Rare Earth Metal Supply Problems, China Controls 97% of Market
The United States may run into major supply disruptions of rare earth metals, metals which are used in many clean tech products (i.e. wind turbines, electric vehicles, and solar cells), unless it finds a way to diversify where it gets these minerals from, according to a report being released today … [continued]
US Must Transition to Clean Power by 2012 or Miss the Chance
If the USA was smart, we would make a massive switch to renewable energy now, while we still can. By 2012 we could be out of luck.
