The winds of change
By Mike O'Driscoll
Published: Tuesday, 27 July 2010
The new generation of alternative power sources are providing attractive prospects for industrial mineral applications. Despite the recession, and against expectations, the photovoltaic and wind power sectors grew significantly in 2009, a trend that is expected to continue through 2014
The ethos of survival for
industrial mineral producers has always been one of market
diversification, ie. don’t have all your mineral eggs in
one market basket. Therefore, new markets such as the
continuing development of alternative sources of power
generation are attracting much interest.
This fledgling market sector...