Alternative Energies and Sustainability

2018 was another defining year for the lithium supply chain as the global population continued to make remarkable strides towards the implementation of clean energy and transportation. Although the clean energy and transportation industries are only in their early days, it has become apparent that renewables and electrification of transportation are an irreversible trend, one that has begun to disrupt many established industries.
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/01/energy-storage-outlook-for-2019-emobility-clean-energy-technologies-and-lithium-batteries.html?cmpid=enl_rew_energy_storage_news_2019-01-16&pwhid=ed7e5b20ed7ab3079d88d2ab235459291d62304beb80e4f3b42feaf02581dca2376204b4fc0dca49f0e226087baa86ca58bb0a5420b3d62c16dfb664f9b84368&eid=326827555&bid=2346309

Renewable energy muscled out coal to become Germany’s biggest source of electricity for the first time last year, helped by a surge in solar panel installations and coal-plant closures.
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/01/renewables-beat-coal-in-germany-power-mix-for-first-time.html?cmpid=enl_rew_renewable_energy_news_2019-01-09&pwhid=ed7e5b20ed7ab3079d88d2ab235459291d62304beb80e4f3b42feaf02581dca2376204b4fc0dca49f0e226087baa86ca58bb0a5420b3d62c16dfb664f9b84368&eid=326827555&bid=2340924