Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly global supply chain horizons providing you with a update on the key developments from around the world. Cross-Border - China and the US trade deal - On June 27, the PRC...more
Deep Sea Mining (DSM) involves extracting mineral deposits from the seabed (at depths below 200 metres). The deep seabed covers approximately two-thirds of the total seafloor and is rich in deposits of critical minerals...more
What is BESS? Battery storage or “BESS” (Battery Energy Storage Systems) projects are electrochemical infrastructure assets that allow energy to be stored and released on demand, and most of these projects are Lithium-Ion...more
The road to decarbonisation - From the copper belts of Zambia and the lithium and cobalt deposits in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the manganese mines in Gabon, the African continent holds much of the promise...more
Ambitious net-zero targets will unquestionably be the biggest catalyst for M&A in the energy sector for years to come - The race is on to achieve carbon neutrality, and this is providing one of the biggest investment...more
A soft target for negotiating a smaller version of the Build Back Better Act (BBB) climate and social legislation by Memorial Day has passed with no resolution, although neither the White House nor Senate Democratic...more
Sustainable Development Focus - Money flows into batteries for buildings, power grid - Fortune - Jul 11 - Over the past half decade, the solar market has boomed thanks to falling solar panel prices. Now the...more