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US startup claims 'rare earth-free' magnets can wean wind turbines off China

Niron won Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2023 and wants to ramp production, but will need to overcome funding challenges and industry scepticism

A large walking excavator works in a quarry for the extraction of rare metals. Drone view. Industrial landscape. . Rare earth.
A large walking excavator works in a quarry for the extraction of rare metals. Drone view. Industrial landscape. . Rare earth.Photo: Shutterstock
US Offshore Wind Editor, Recharge
Published 14 June 2024, 21:58Updated 14 June 2024, 21:58
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