Peak Minerals: Shortage of Rare Earth Metals Threatens Renewable Energy
Not
only are supplies of oil and natural gas under imminent threat of
failing to meet demand for them, but so is a whole range of precious
metals, along with indium, gallium and germanium and other vital
elements such as phosphorus and helium, as is discussed throughout this
Commentary. A report from the Science and Technology Committee, advised
by the Royal Society of Chemistry, warns that if the U.K. does not
secure supplies of strategic metals, its economic growth will be
severely jeopardized. Of particular concern are indium, used in touch…Read more...
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