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From: Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
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Subject: Re: Copper can't be mined fast enough to electrify the US
Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 01:49:54 +1000
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On 17/05/2024 3:04 pm, Jan Panteltje wrote:
> Copper can't be mined fast enough to electrify the US
>   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240515164309.htm
> Source:
>   University of Michigan
> Summary:
>   Copper cannot be mined quickly enough to keep up with current U.S. policy guidelines
>   to transition the country's electricity and vehicle infrastructure to renewable energy,
>   according to a new study.

Copper isn't the only conducting metal. Long distance lines tend to be 
steel cored aluminium conductors, and bucky tubes might eventually work 
even better.

https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1295

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Bill Sloman, Sydney