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Better than gold

For clean energy to bump the dirty kind, some minerals look more precious than gold. 

Mission Mineral: Raising Finance and Strategy to Build Clean Infrastructure

Allan Zhang
April 17, 2023
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As the world rapidly builds renewable energy infrastructure and transportation networks, the critical minerals' sourcing, processing, and trading will have profound economic, environmental, and geopolitical implications. Ensuring the critical minerals’ supply meets ever-rising demand while navigating the mineral supply chain’s impacts on the environment and society is a daunting challenge.
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If Nobody's Happy, Does That Mean You've Done Your Job?

March 31, 2023
Source: NPR
This March 31 report explains how new guidance about tax credits for American electric vehicle purchases looks too protectionist to some, too cozy with foreign suppliers to others, and too complex to drive by in a hurry.
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Lots of IRAdiation, Questions About Production for Solar

January 20, 2023
Source: Utility Dive
This January 19 feature burrows into the distinction between demand and supply for solar development.
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The Finance of EVs is Finance

July 29, 2022
Source: Bloomberg News
This July 28 wrap-up of Ford's quarterly earnings call evinces high demand for EV supply as the carmaker prepares to shed jobs.
Community solar garden

How Can the Supply of Community-Shared Solar Meet the Demand?

Brian Li
January 29, 2019
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Nonprofits face a unique challenge in the solar-development market. According to a report by Smart Electric Power Alliance, the demand for community-shared solar is soaring, but supply cannot catch up due to a lack of financing options.

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