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Shell could walk away from offshore wind in $1 billion+ sell-off
Shell could walk away from offshore wind in $1 billion+ sell-off Shell is planning to sell its offshore wind farm assets in a deal...
Solid-State EV Batteries & The Future of Sustainable Electronics
THE REAL COST The global economy is currently on track to generate an estimated 11 million tons of spent lithium-ion battery waste by the...
Beyond Lithium: How GM's Sodium-Ion Bet Changes Sustainable Electronics
THE REAL COST To extract a single ton of lithium, modern mining operations systematically strip upwards of 500,000 gallons of water from some of...
US Solar Boom Signals a Permanent Shift in Electronics and Sustainability
THE REAL COST In the first quarter of 2026, solar and storage installations accounted for an overwhelming 91 percent of all new electrical capacity...
Ukraine's Military Electric Motorcycles Signal a Shift in Electronics
THE REAL COST An internal combustion engine relies on roughly 2,000 moving parts to function, while a standard electric motor utilizes fewer than 20....
Direct-to-Consumer EVs and the Future of Sustainable Electronics
THE REAL COST A modern electric vehicle contains upward of 3,000 semiconductor chips, effectively making it the largest, most complex piece of consumer electronics...
Long-Lasting E-Bikes Reach Tipping Point: Quality Over Disposability
THE REAL COST Around 62 million tonnes of electronic waste were generated globally in 2022, a figure climbing by 2.6 million tonnes annually. While...
