Given the strong commitment to renewable energy and the resulting increasingly unstable (noisy) grid, there will probably be a strong market in Europe and parti

Given the strong commitment to renewable energy and the resulting increasingly unstable (noisy) grid, there will probably be a strong market in Europe and particularly Germany. There are strong graphite[1], spodumene[2], and cobalt[3] resources in Finland, Norway and Sweden- this seems like a really great idea. Batteries are energy intensive and labor-light to make so local renewable power will go pretty far in keeping costs competitive. China has to ship their lithium from central America and their cobalt from central Africa- volume and cheap labor/power are their only current advantages. [1] http://investingnews.com/company-profiles/graphite-producer-sweden-woxna-mine-production-flinders-resources-2/ http://investingnews.com/company-profiles/graphite-producer-... [2] http://sciencenordic.com/finland-new-lithium-powerhouse http://sciencenordic.com/finland-new-lithium-powerhouse [3] https://www.adn.com/arctic/article/lapland-host-finlands-biggest-mine/2014/07/16/ https://www.adn.com/arctic/article/lapland-host-finlands-big...