Battery minerals

How Polaron is using AI and microscopic imagery to improve critical material performance

Technology

How Polaron is using AI and microscopic imagery to improve critical material performance

Dr Isaac Squires, CEO of AI start up Polaron, explores the role AI-powered materials science can play in curbing environmental impacts

clock 23 April 2025 • 6 min read
Plans for 'UK's largest' lithium extraction plant given green light

Buildings

Plans for 'UK's largest' lithium extraction plant given green light

Once completed the facility could produce up to 10,000 tonnes of lithium a year for use in EV batteries and energy storage systems, Weardale Lithium claims

clock 06 February 2025 • 2 min read
'Battery minerals are not the new oil': Report predicts peak virgin mineral demand for batteries in mid-2030s

Supply chain

'Battery minerals are not the new oil': Report predicts peak virgin mineral demand for batteries in mid-2030s

Rocky Mountain Institute details steps towards a fully circular battery minerals and metals by 2050 worldwide

clock 26 July 2024 • 4 min read
Study: Recycled plastic, food, paper, and tyres tipped to provide battery raw materials

R&D

Study: Recycled plastic, food, paper, and tyres tipped to provide battery raw materials

Researchers attempt to convert waste into battery raw materials, as UK forecast to require lithium 14-times the weight of The Shard by 2050

clock 27 June 2024 • 3 min read
Is the mining sector ready and able to deliver net zero?

Energy

Is the mining sector ready and able to deliver net zero?

BusinessGreen sits down with CEO of the International Council of Mining and Metals to discuss the battery gold rush and the potential for a 'sustainable' mining boom in Europe

clock 01 August 2022 • 13 min read