By Shane Lasley
Metal Tech News
New Battery Deal idea floated to Congress
Reminiscent of FDR plan, except battery factories and mines Metal Tech News Weekly Edition – July 1, 2020
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Lithium-ion batteries are being deployed on a massive scale to store renewable electricity generated by wind and photovoltaic solar for delivery to utility grids as needed.
In addition to dealing a major blow to the economy, the COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on a chink in the United States' economic and security armor – an overreliance on foreign countries for the minerals and metals that lie at the frontend of American supply chains.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how delicate our supply chains are and that should be a wakeup call for all of us,"...
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