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DOE eyes mine sites for clean energy hubs
The White House has allotted $500 million for a program that aims to transform old and current mine sites into renewable energy hubs. Being administered by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Clean Energy... — Updated 4/16/2023 Full story
Geothermal promises increased potential
Geothermal power has generally represented region-specific and niche clean energy in the public consciousness for over a century. Today, thanks to a profusion of social outreach and government incentives,... — Updated 3/13/2023 Full story
First Solar powers new tellurium demand
Rare metalloid key element of CdTe thin-film solar cell tech The rising popularity of thin-film solar cells as a highly effective means of converting sunlight into electricity is creating increased... — Updated 9/12/2022 Full story
Antimony at top of strategic concerns
Russia and China's control of global supplies worry DC lawmakers From its uses in flame retardants that have saved countless American lives to being an important ingredient in batteries poised to be the... — Updated 9/12/2022 Full story
Mining sector races to net-zero by 2050
CO2 reduction path for mines is difficult but not impossible Aligned with global climate goals agreed upon in international pacts such as the Paris Agreement, most of the major mining companies that will s... — Updated 8/16/2022 Full story
Critical solar metal now produced in US
As part of a wider initiative to recover critical minerals as byproducts at its current mining operations, Rio Tinto is now producing the tellurium used in thin-film photovoltaic solar panels at its... — Updated 7/12/2022
American solar for largest gold complex
Looking to lower the carbon footprint of the single largest gold-producing complex in the world, Nevada Gold Mines has turned to First Solar Inc. to provide enough cadmium-telluride thin-film photovoltaic... — Updated 7/12/2022
Group 11 nabs in-place mining properties
Group 11 Technologies Inc. has acquired four overlooked precious metals projects in Nevada and New Mexico for initial testing of its proprietary technology for recovering gold, silver and other metals... — Updated 7/10/2022
Antimony may be a renewable energy hero
An unsung war hero that saved countless American troops during World War II, an overlooked battery material that has played a pivotal role in storing electricity for more than 100 years, and a major... — Updated 9/8/2021 Full story
