The cost of wind, solar, and battery storage projects has risen by 20-60% over the past two years, according to French renewable and storage developer Neoen. The firm, which has around 3 GW of renewable energy projects in Australia, said polysilicon price rises, Covid-19 lockdowns, and supply chain accidents in China were behind the increase. Meanwhile, Read More
Savannah Resources, a company aiming to build the largest lithium mine in western Europe in Portugal, has announced it has found a way to eliminate the project's direct emissions (Scope 1) by using battery electric mining equipment. The company also stated that indirect emissions (Scope 2) could be lowered by 54% due to a potential reduction Read More
The mining sector now has a strong, mutually beneficial relationship with the renewable energy sector on both the supply and demand sides, analysts say. The link between the industries will tighten as demand for the materials used in clean energy infrastructure grows. Mining will be crucial to meeting the need for materials like lithium and steel, Read More
(Photo Credit: Ivan Alvarado, Reuters; Caption: Atacama salt flat - Rockwood lithium plant) Sonny Banjac, a Vancouver based renewable energy and clean-tech consultant, has recently posted an excellent series of three articles on the role of Lithium in the development of energy choices. The articles cover the likely demand for Lithium over the next couple of decades Read More
