Despite being a key component in lithium-ion battery manufacturing for electric vehicles, Graphite has so far escaped the media attention that its comparable metals, lithium, cobalt and nickel has had. But with the roll out of EV’s and energy storage, graphite demand is expected to grow by around 20% by the end of the decade.

S&P Global metals expert Gavin Montgomery joins EnergyCents hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss the role both natural and synthetic graphite have to play in the energy transition and which markets will play the biggest role in the future.

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The steel industry accounts for almost 10% of the world’s final energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Nucor (NYSE: NUE), North America’s largest steel producer and recycler, pioneered lower-emission electric arc furnace steelmaking more than 50 years ago and continues to prioritize innovation in sustainable steel as it works toward a 2050 net-zero target.

Tabitha Stine, Nucor General Manager of Energy Solutions Services, joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss Nucor’s net-zero ambition and how the steelmaker is partnering with utilities, datacenters, and others to limit its carbon footprint.

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India plans to grow its refining capacity by about 60% to 8 mmbd over the next 10 years to meet both domestic demand and spur refined-product exports. S&P Global Refining Expert Pulkit Agarwal joins EnergyCents with hosts Hill Vaden and Sam Humphreys to discuss India’s ambition to expand its largely state-owned refining capacity and how planners expect to balance interest in both petrochemicals and transportation fuels.

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