An energy revolution is coming - Editor A recent article by Jeremy Berke in the Business Insider [1] has drawn attention to the following facts: The cost of producing electrical energy from solar radiation is rapidly falling: according to a new analysis it now costs about $US50 to produce one … [Read more...]
News about the Trans Pacific Partnership
News about the Trans Pacific Partnership - Extracted from the AFTINET bulletin of Oct-Nov 2018 In a blow to democracy, the TPP-11 implementing legislation was passed by Australian Senate on Oct 18, following eight years of opposition from civil society. Labor Senators voted with the Coalition … [Read more...]
Economic ‘recovery’ leaves most citizens behind
Economic 'recovery' leaves most citizens behind1 - David Ruccio and Jamie Morgan What we’re seeing then, especially in the U.S., is a self-reinforcing cycle of high profits, low wages, and then even higher profits. That’s why the labour share of business income has been falling during the so-called … [Read more...]
The world’s largest vanadium redox flow battery
The world’s largest vanadium redox flow battery - Editor In a recent article by James Burgess [1], it was revealed that vanadium has become a strategic raw material in electric energy technology. Also that China is currently building the world’s largest vanadium flow battery (VFB) gigafactory at … [Read more...]
