Recycling could play a key role in the energy transition | FT Rethink
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- Опубликовано: 2 апр 2024
- As we move towards a future based on green energy, we may be facing significant shortages in metals such as copper, nickel and lithium. One way to attack these shortfalls could be through improved recycling and use of materials. But as the FT’s natural resources editor Tom Wilson explains, key recycling policies and strategies will be needed.
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I expect the FT to be numerate. Recycling can't play a key role until new energy systems have reached equilibrium.
I find this report a bit confusing, until now I have read that we have an undersupply of EV batteries, reaching the already many recycling facilities set up for EV batteries because EV batteries are lasting longer than predicted and going on to have second lives in stationary storage. Also the journalist said “ that - the minerals- are often used in small quantities which recyclers believe are too expensive to recover” and “ 1% of rare earth metals are recycled globally” which would mean we are not really talking about EV batteries except for Copper which many battery makers are now making extraordinary strides to remove from their batteries altogether. At least the problem does not seem to be as drastic with EV batteries in Europe where 48% of portable batteries are supposed to be currently recycled. Rare earth metals are however, used in magnets in every kind of electric motor, from your food processor to your EV. So is this what he is talking about in this report? And for these kind of electronics as I understand it, we have not made much progress in battery recycling, however they have made considerable progress to create powerful magnets that don’t use rare earth metals, such as Niron, though I realise they are not yet in mass production or used in any EV as far as I know. It would be nice to clarify the issue at hand, one, so as not to unwittingly spread disinformation and secondly it’s difficult to fix a problem that we haven’t correctly understood?
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It's all about power, resources, huge profits, but in the middle are the lives of Humans, which don't really matter anymore😢😢😢
It’s better if everyone helps
Or you guys can just get all the ppl in a gathering and help recycle
In Ireland we now have to take our empty cans and bottles back to the shop purchased them in.
Because using that recycle bin at home was too easy a solution...
We have complete morons running this climate show.
This will be the greatest waste of money and resources in my lifetime.
This isn't sustainable. We need new ideas.
boring... talking head but no concrete details