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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is planning for the future availability of rare earth elements, focusing only on their growing role in clean energy technologies such as magnets used in wind turbines and hybrid electric vehicles. As with other critical materials, governments are now starting to look forward, trying to predict how much of these materials are going to be needed and whether there will be an adequate supply available.
Diamond emphasized the need for addressing this issue early, if the United States was going to continue its move towards cleaner energy and transportation. Diamond is a member of the US Department of Energy Critical Metals Taskforce, and co-author of the 2010 US DOE critical material strategy. He says this will have to be done not only through securing future REE supplies, recycling and sourcing possible alternatives, but by investing in research, education other “human capital.”
“They say that China has thousands of people working on this, the US has dozens; so, there is really a need to train the next generation of scientists for a broader commission of science and technology outreach,” said Diamond.
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