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Europe Forges Ahead With Battery Gigafactory Buildout As U.S. Still Struggles...
The current coronavirus pandemic may have thrown a wrench into the gears of many industries, but — against the backdrop of skyrocketing materials supply needs in the context of the green energy...
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USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries: Mineral Resource Dependencies Continue in 2020
2020 may go down in history as the year in which our world changed drastically, but one thing remained largely steady, according to the latest USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, one of our favorite...
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Tesla’s 20 Million Vehicles by 2030 Goal in Context
Innovation. Disruption. That’s what Elon Musk and Tesla have become synonymous for — and for good reason. A recent claim made that Tesla would be able to reach production of 20 million vehicles per...
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Podcast: Battery Tech Supply Chain Expert Simon Moores Discusses Lithium...
American Jobs Plan, Green New Deal … irrespective of whether these plans will get implemented fully or in part, the renewable energy transition is already here, and it’s here to stay. The renewable...
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DoE Chapter of 100-Day Supply Chain Report Calls for Immediate Investment in...
The Biden Administration made clear early on that it is committed to pursuing a low-carbon energy future, and battery technology is a key driver underpinning the shift away from fossil fuels. Just a...
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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm Commits to “Soup to Nuts” Strategy,...
During last week’s Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on President Joe Biden’s FY 2022 budget request for the Department of Energy, Senators questioned Secretary Jennifer Granholm...
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Copper, Lithium, Antimony and Tellurium: Minerals Make Life Features Four...
As the number of countries pledging to reach net-zero carbon emissions by the middle of this century (or soon thereafter) continues to grow, and governments and other stakeholders work to transform the...
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100 Day Supply Chain Report Inspires New Developments in Critical Minerals Realm
Released at the beginning of June, the White House’s 100 Day Supply Chain report assessed risks and vulnerabilities in the supply chains for four key industrial sectors, making recommendations on how...
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China’s Play for Lithium in Canada — A Stronger Focus on National Security in...
As the United States continues to look for ways to shore up and secure its critical mineral supply chains, a business deal involving China is raising eyebrows for some of our neighbors to the North. An...
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It’s the Processing, Stupid? The Critical Mineral Supply Chain Challenge...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This Visual Capitalist graphic may not exactly qualify as a picture – but is certainly reveals a lot about the complexity and urgency of the West’s...
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USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2022 — Amidst Greater Focus on Supply Chain...
We’ve named it the year of the Supply Chain, noting that others said “2021 is the year ‘supply chain’ went from jargon to meme.” While an increased focus on the supply chain was undoubtedly a critical...
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Geopolitical Pressures on Mineral Resource Policy: A Look at Central and...
Against the backdrop of the global push to net carbon zero, supply chains for the critical metals and minerals underpinning this shift are facing immense pressures. As followers of ARPN well know,...
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U.S. Senators to President Biden: With Stakes Raised, Time to Invoke the...
Already severely strained by the coronavirus pandemic, global critical mineral resource supply chains have taken another hit with Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. With no de-escalation of...
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Presidential Determination Invokes Title III of Defense Production Act to...
A confluence of factors — pandemic-induced supply chain shocks, increasing resource nationalism in various parts of the world, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine extending into its second month — has...
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Time to Address the “Gaping Hole” in America’s Efforts to Secure Critical...
“The historic shift to electric vehicles will give the U.S. a fresh chance to achieve energy independence, but it will require complex strategic moves that won’t pay off for years,” writes Joann...
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A Visual Reminder: Breaking Down the EV Battery
In case anyone needed a visual reminder of how the EV revolution is adding fuel to the fire of the overall critical minerals challenge we’re facing, Visual Capitalist has put together a handy graphic...
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Sustainably Building Out Domestic Supply Chains — Auto and Battery Makers...
In recent months, and in particular in the wake of the recently-passed congressional Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), we have seen a long overdue uptick in efforts to build out a secure North American...
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China Tightens Reins On Its Critical Mineral Supply Chains
As geopolitical tensions continue to mount and supply chain challenges loom large across many sectors, Beijing is tightening reins on its critical mineral supply chains. According to news reports, the...
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2022 – ARPN’s YEAR IN REVIEW
2022 surely was as fast-paced a year as they come. Didn’t we just throw overboard our New Year’s Resolutions? We blinked, and it’s time for another review of what has happened in the past twelve...
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Visualizing the Lithium Challenge – Time to Strengthen the Domestic Supply Chain
As part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to bolster U.S. critical mineral supply chains, and specifically the battery supply chain, the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has...
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