As expected, the #us are now looking at an #aluminium #shortage next year unless something changes: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/us.. Stronger #leadership is needed, #biden is doing a poor job of managing this situation.
#india now hit with #power #blackouts as the #energy #crisis continues to spread, with a massive #coal #shortage https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/india-f.. This is not going to get better any time soon. Some #industries cannot even take a one day break from #electricity without having some multi-month #delay in #production capability (think #chip #shortage ).
#food #shortage incoming: https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/du.. Turns out now the #netherlands is hit by the #energy #crisis and is turning off #greenhouses in order to cover the gap. This will be big!
Very interesting #discussion #article on #hackaday about a coming #copper #shortage and some potential #solutions to the #problem https://hackaday.com/2021/09/30/the-comi.. As I understand, unless something changes *fast* - the #price of #copper will only increase in the near #future ...
I wondered about this too, it looks as if #china 's #energy #crisis is going to cost a #global #food #shortage as they compete for sources of #protein https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ch.. Add to that global #shipping issues, rising #oil prices and #failed #crops - this is a #perfectstorm !
Another #car #manufacturer in the #automotive #industry is shutting down due to the #chip #shortage - this time #opal #vauxhal in #germany https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-t.. An #economic #collapse is imminent... How can the largest industries in these economies pause for more than a year and not result in lost jobs and a massive decline in their respective #economies ?
Big ouch, the #chip #shortage is getting much worse: https://hackaday.com/2021/09/29/ic-short.. I would suggest that this person could verify the #design without the need for the #power #controller #chip - an #oldschool #resistor #ladder from a #dc source *will* give you the required #voltages at the worst #energy #efficiency !
Sounds like the #silicon #chip #shortage is still going strong, with #toyota looking to slash global #production by 40% https://www.bbc.com/news/business-582667.. I suspect their internal #stockpiles are now depleted... And this is why many Countries need their *own* #manufacturing and not to rely on #china - who are now purposely restricting #foreign #export for in-house use.
Apparently #purism #librem 5 is somewhat #censoring #criticism https://old.reddit.com/r/Librem5/comment.. They are having #manufacturing issues based on the #chip #shortage ... Problem is, even #pine with the #pinephone have been able to ship at a slightly increased price. So why is a #phone that was sold for $2k having more issues sourcing parts than a phone selling for $200? Something is slightly off here...
Ouch, apparently their will be a #shortage on buying an #airconditioner over the coming #summer https://www.kswo.com/2021/05/28/shortage.. Whilst it's great for the #environment - this is really bad for the people that actually have to live with soaring temperatures.