Heidi Vella
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Heidi Vella
@heidivel.bsky.social
Freelance journalist covering technology, climate change and the energy sector. London based.

www.heidivella.com

Substack: https://substack.com/@climatechangefordummies
Spoiler alert: there are quite a few challenges, but progress is being made.

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Will the US’ onshoring strategy remove China’s chokehold on REEs?
The US is racing to wean itself off China’s REEs but is domesticising more projects driving it to the finishing line?
www.mining-technology.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM
My latest post is about how, despite our perceptions, digital isn’t aways better for the environment and how AI is here to stay, but its scale, proliferation and impact – environmental and otherwise – are not inevitable.

#Climatechange #Globalwarming #AI
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
For this story, I speak with Jowitt, Director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology at the University of Nevada, Reno, alongside Bluelake Mineral and Silver X Mining, to explore how district-scale mining works in practice — and why the strategy is gaining momentum 📈.
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
As Simon Jowitt explains: “One of the main challenges in any mining operation is the capital cost of construction and development of a processing plant… With district mining, you can start feeding the processing plant more quickly with resources from smaller deposits that are faster to develop.”
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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July 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The technology has HUGE potential in Ireland but is stagnating as developers wait for further clarity on upcoming regulations.

#Renewables #Technology #BESS #Ireland #Energy #Batteries
July 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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June 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
For E&T magazine. Contact: heidivella@hotmail.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In the feature we also touch on the engineering challenges, controversy that has arisen, and a British company opening its first factory in Neom.
March 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
To give you a sense of the scale of the project, Middling says: "It's like every tower in New York suddenly becomes connected at all different levels - people will move through the mid-levels, seamlessly between buildings, without leaving the comfort of those spaces."
March 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM