Researchers make game-changing energy breakthrough using rare earth metals: 'This should minimize the environmental impact'

Researchers make game-changing energy breakthrough using rare earth metals: 'This should minimize the environmental impact'

A team of scientists at TU Bergakademie Freiberg has developed a groundbreaking method for sustainably recycling rare earth metals from hydrogen electrolysis cells.  This innovation is especially significant given the growing demand for hydrogen as a green fuel and the environmental toll of mining for rare earth elements. Hydrogen production from solid oxide electrolysis cells relies on rare earth metals like scandium, lanthanum, and cerium. Eac…