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Sarah Inskeep Talks Supply Chains for Energy Technologies—and One NLR Model That Brings Them Together
When you plug in your phone or laptop, do you ever think about the wires that carry the electricity to the battery? Okay, now what about the powerlines, transformers, and substations that move the electricity to your home?
Going back even further, what about the copper, steel, cobalt, and other critical materials that were used to make the battery and to build the powerlines, transformers, and substations?
Critical materials are embedded in every component that generates, moves, and manages electricity. The pathways these materials take from mine to finished technology are complex, and the types and amounts of materials needed for each step of the manufacturing process are not well documented.
