Gold Seen Spurring Clean-Power Output Amid Resource Drain

Summary: In this interview with Bloomberg, the World Gold Council explains an emerging trend using gold as both a potential way to improve the efficiency of solar cells as well as an effective way of removing impurities from water. Many have claimed that gold is too expensive to use in technologies like these, but that it’s not “..actually true” according to Trevor Keel, head of technology at the WGC. “If you use it in a small enough quantity and it brings you a big enough benefit, it’s always going to be worth using,” explains Keel. For example, nanoparticles in gold can be effective at removing pesticides and heavy metals from drinking water. Therefore, gold will be increasingly used for applications like this, and will go beyond prized jewelry and bullion. Read more…