In this GlobalAutoIndustry.com Audio Interview “Deep Sea Mining: Closing the Gaps in Global Critical Minerals Supply” Ron Hesse speaks with Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart. Wolfgang has been a Partner at Roland Berger’s Stuttgart office since 2007 and is an expert for automotive topics. He has carried out numerous strategy projects and transformation programs around the world. He helps clients across the whole automotive mobility ecosystem to boost growth and leverage technology, and business model innovations around digitization and eMobility.
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In the 17-minute Audio Interview, Dr. Bernhart discusses these questions:
- Why is deep-sea mining a topic of interest?
- Can you explain what deep-sea mining is, and where it’s happening, or better: will it happen?
- What have been the roadblocks so far, why is it not happening already?
- If you compare deep-sea mining with land-mining, what is the environmental impact?
- How fast will it happen, and how much minerals can be harvested, and what are the key challenges and hurdles?
- What is the long-term outlook?