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Zimbabwe bets big on battery storage to deal with power cuts

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Too little attention has been paid to the lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles and their essential ingredient – cobalt.

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Environment and Natural Resource Security

Tesla will make a second giant battery for Australia

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Aviation, Travel and Tourism

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