AVS 64th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Sustainability Focus Topic Tuesday Sessions
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Invited Paper SU+AC+MI+MS-TuM1
How Critical Materials Affect Emerging Technologies

Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 8:00 am, Room 5 & 6

Session: Critical Materials and Energy Sustainability
Presenter: Alexander King, The Ames Laboratory
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We live in a golden age for the development of technologies that have potential for clean and efficient production, storage or use of energy. Many, if not all of these technologies, however, depend on the properties of specific materials that may have low availability, or produce environmental challenges of their own during their production. We will look at the impact of materials supply challenges on the adoption of some recent clean energy technologies, consider possible impacts on some emerging technologies, and describe what efforts must be undertaken to ensure that fragile materials supply-chains do not prevent the adoption of technologies that promote a sustainable energy future.