This is praiseworthy reporting, and it’s great to see some alternatives to lithium-ion batteries that don’t use lithium. Please keep in mind and continue to report on the cost of giant lithium mining installations to the people native to those lands (e.g., the Atacama) who have stewarded them for generations and are fighting to protect their lives and the health of the huge areas being degraded. See https://www.greengrants.org/2025/11/04/case-studies-latin-america/ for a video documenting their struggle.
You've got a lot of great energy storage info in this issue, but it's all batteries. It'd be great if that happens, but we've been on the verge of amazing batteries for decades. But there is another technology that looks quite interesting and more near term: https://www.qnetic.energy/
I love this newsletter - I always learn something and feel happier after reading FTN, informative and inspiring - thank you!
So less of the Amazon burned while the rest of world was on fire. Great edition, thanks!
Thanks for all this good news. I appreciate it.
Regarding Gaza, I have been a supporter of
ANERA. Do you know about this organization?
This is praiseworthy reporting, and it’s great to see some alternatives to lithium-ion batteries that don’t use lithium. Please keep in mind and continue to report on the cost of giant lithium mining installations to the people native to those lands (e.g., the Atacama) who have stewarded them for generations and are fighting to protect their lives and the health of the huge areas being degraded. See https://www.greengrants.org/2025/11/04/case-studies-latin-america/ for a video documenting their struggle.
You've got a lot of great energy storage info in this issue, but it's all batteries. It'd be great if that happens, but we've been on the verge of amazing batteries for decades. But there is another technology that looks quite interesting and more near term: https://www.qnetic.energy/