Key points
- The video states polymetallic nodules contain concentrations of cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, the base metals used in batteries.
- The company says it has partnered with ocean scientists to baseline the environment from seafloor to surface and study the impact of collecting the nodules.
- It states that using these metals to make a billion electric car batteries could dramatically reduce environmental and social impact compared to land mining.
- The video frames the company’s vision as building a world where metals are rented and returned rather than mined and dumped.