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The Conversation2026-04-17 12:49:422026-10-29 18:01:31Energy Commentaryhttps://theconversation.com/batteries-couts-reseaux-lindustrie-automobile-franchit-le-point-de-bascule-et-peut-saffranchir-du-petrole-280924Batteries moins chères, marché en plein essor, nouveaux usages : la révolution électrique semble cette fois autonome. Reste à savoir si elle ne déplace pas plus de problèmes qu’elle n’en résout.

Batteries, coûts, réseaux… L'industrie automobile franchit le point de bascule et peut s'affranchir du pétrole

Batteries moins chères, marché en plein essor, nouveaux usages : la révolution électrique semble cette fois autonome. Reste à savoir si elle ne déplace pas plus de problèmes qu’elle n’en résout.

Click on Wales2016-04-06 00:00:002016-06-10 14:41:11Energy Commentary

Beyond the drawing board

Would a resurgence of plans for a Severn Barrage change the rhetoric around steel, questions Gavin Harper.

The Conversation2020-10-07 14:44:212026-10-29 18:02:00Energy Commentaryhttps://theconversation.com/boris-johnson-promises-a-uk-offshore-wind-revolution-but-china-holds-the-monopoly-on-vital-rare-earth-metals-147645China has a monopoly on rare earth metals, so where will the materials for the UK’s wind revolution come from?

Boris Johnson promises a UK offshore wind revolution – but China holds the monopoly on vital ‘rare earth’ metals

China has a monopoly on rare earth metals, so where will the materials for the UK’s wind revolution come from?

The Conversation2026-04-16 16:59:262026-10-29 18:01:35Energy Commentaryhttps://theconversation.com/electric-vehicles-pass-tipping-point-breaking-the-link-with-oil-prices-280655$120 oil didn’t start this EV transition. And cheaper oil won’t stop it.

Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices

$120 oil didn’t start this EV transition. And cheaper oil won’t stop it.

The Conversation2019-06-13 14:32:002019-09-19 15:01:23Energy Commentaryhttps://theconversation.com/ford-bridgend-closure-the-uks-car-industry-could-stage-a-revival-by-recycling-rare-earths-118739To become an attractive prospect for electric car manufacturers, the UK needs to sort out its supplies of rare earths – Brexit, or no Brexit.

Ford Bridgend closure: the UK’s car industry could stage a revival by recycling rare earths

To become an attractive prospect for electric car manufacturers, the UK needs to sort out its supplies of rare earths – Brexit, or no Brexit.

CentrePieceimages/blog/centrepiece-664-lead.jpgimages/blog/centrepiece-664-lead.jpg2023-10-20 00:00:002023-10-20 00:00:00Energy CommentaryCritical Materials|Electric Vehicles|Geopolitics|Supply Chainshttps://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp664.pdf

Geopolitics and the electric vehicle revolution

With Benjamin Jones, Viet Nguyen-Tien and Robert Elliott

LSE Business Reviewimages/blog/lsebr-2022-lead.jpgimages/blog/lsebr-2022-lead.jpg2022-07-07 00:00:002022-07-07 00:00:00Energy CommentaryBattery Recycling|Circular Economy|Electric Vehicleshttps://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2022/07/07/green-growth-and-electric-vehicles-the-role-of-recycling/

Green growth and electric vehicles: the role of recycling

With Viet Nguyen-Tien, Robert Elliott and Laura Lander

EcoGeekimages/ecogeek/eg457-australialightbulbban.jpgimages/ecogeek/eg457-australialightbulbban.jpg2007-02-23 00:00:002007-02-23 00:00:00Energy CommentaryEnergy Efficiency|Energy Policy|Lightinghttps://web.archive.org/web/2010/http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/457
EcoGeekimages/ecogeek/eg2396-nuclearfail.jpgimages/ecogeek/eg2396-nuclearfail.jpg2008-12-21 00:00:002008-12-21 00:00:00Energy CommentaryEnergy Policy|Nuclear Powerhttps://web.archive.org/web/2010/http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/2396
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