Scientists find huge trove of rare metals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/climate/coal-ash-rare-earth-elements/index.html
by johnnierockit
Scientists find huge trove of rare metals needed for clean energy hidden inside toxic coal waste
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/climate/coal-ash-rare-earth-elements/index.html
by johnnierockit
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Rare earths are a cluster of metallic elements [scandium, neodymium & yttrium] existing in the Earth’s core. They have a critical role in clean tech, electric vehicles, solar panels & wind turbines. They can be hard to extract & separate from the ore surrounding them with demand outpacing supply.
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