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> That means solar/wind/storage has to become the dominant energy system, and that's the general trend: Solar and batteries require mining rare earth elements
by bhawks 4y ago
> That means solar/wind/storage has to become the dominant energy system, and that's the general trend:
Solar and batteries require mining rare earth elements which also present similar supply chain and ecological concerns. Without storage wind and solar simply cannot meet reliability and demand expectations.
The problem has many more complicating factors then most people are willing to discuss.
- photochemsyn 4y agoMonocrystalline silicon panels (by far the best option on the market today) do not require rare earth elements (the lanthanides), period. Iron-phosphate-lithium batteries do not require them, and nor do wind turbines. There are also a variety of utility-scale storage solutions, none of which require rare earth elements. For more accurate information on renewables, I'd recommend: https://www.studyallenergy.com/ https://www.studyallenergy.com/