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  1. Batteries, coûts, réseaux… L'industrie automobile franchit le point de bascule et peut s'affranchir du pétrole

    Article • April 2026, The Conversation

    Professor Robert JR Elliott, Dr Gavin David James Harper

  2. Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices

    Article • April 2026, The Conversation

    Professor Robert JR Elliott, Dr Gavin David James Harper

  3. The world’s supply of helium is being threatened by the Iran war

    Article • April 2026, The Conversation

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  4. Correction: Timeline for establishing a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries

    Article • EES Batteries, January 2026, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  5. Towards a courageous EU policy for recycling spent lithium-ion batteries: rethinking dismantling, standardization, and responsibility

    Article • EES Batteries, January 2026, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  6. What resources will US gain access to under Ukraine mineral deal? Expert Q&A

    Article • May 2025, The Conversation

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  7. Evolving Critical Metal Systems: Hype Cycles and Implications for Sustainable Innovation

    Article • Sustainability, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  8. Ecological impact of vehicles: A comparative study within the Czech Republic and other Visegrad 4 countries

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  9. Design for recycle of devices to ensure efficient recovery of technology critical metals

    Article • RSC Sustainability, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  10. Timeline for establishing a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries

    Article • EES Batteries, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  11. Sustainability Science and Technology in 2024 and beyond: equitable publishing aligned with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals

    Article • Sustainability Science and Technology, September 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  12. Editorial: The challenge towards more sustainable lithium ion batteries: from their recycling, recovery and reuse to the opportunities offered by novel materials and cell design

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, May 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  13. A toolbox for improved recycling of critical metals and materials in low-carbon technologies

    Article • RSC Sustainability, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  14. Huge phosphate discovery in Norway could fully charge the electric vehicle industry

    Article • July 2023, The Conversation

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  15. China’s gallium and germanium controls: what they mean and what could happen next

    Article • July 2023, The Conversation

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  16. Designing lithium-ion batteries for recycle: The role of adhesives

    Article • Next Energy, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  17. Upcycle for enhanced performance

    Article • Nature Sustainability, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  18. Roadmap for a sustainable circular economy in lithium-ion and future battery technologies

    Article • Journal of Physics Energy, February 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  19. Optimising the geospatial configuration of a future lithium ion battery recycling industry in the transition to electric vehicles and a circular economy

    Article • Applied Energy, September 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Robert JR Elliott, Dr Gavin David James Harper

  20. The sustainable materials roadmap

    Article • Journal of Physics Materials, July 2022, Institute of Physics Publishing

    David Fermin, Dr Marta Sevilla, Dr Gavin David James Harper

  21. War in Ukraine could cut global supply of essential elements for making green technology

    Article • March 2022, The Conversation

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  22. Debondable adhesives and their use in recycling

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  23. To shred or not to shred: A comparative techno-economic assessment of lithium ion battery hydrometallurgical recycling retaining value and improving circularity in LIB supply chains

    Article • Resources Conservation and Recycling, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  24. Risk management over the life cycle of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  25. Global implications of the EU battery regulation

    Article • Science, July 2021, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  26. Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there

    Article • Energy Research & Social Science, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  27. Beyond the EVent horizon: Battery waste, recycling, and sustainability in the United Kingdom electric vehicle transition

    Article • Energy Research & Social Science, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  28. Boris Johnson promises a UK offshore wind revolution – but China holds the monopoly on vital ‘rare earth’ metals

    Article • October 2020, The Conversation

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  29. Publisher Correction: Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles

    Article • Nature, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  30. The importance of design in lithium ion battery recycling – a critical review

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  31. Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles

    Article • Nature, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  32. Ford Bridgend closure: the UK’s car industry could stage a revival by recycling rare earths

    Article • June 2019, The Conversation

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  33. Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research

    Article • Energy Research & Social Science, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Gavin David James Harper, Professor Arnim Wiek

  34. Nine ways steel could build a greener economy

    Article • April 2016, The Conversation

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  35. Carbon Farming

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  36. Carbon Farming

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  37. Diverse regional sustainability strategies: template for the future or squandered resources?

    Article • International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, January 2012, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  38. Tracking the influence of the first special journal issue on 'Green Marketing': A citation network analysis

    Article • Social Business, October 2011, Westburn Publishers

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  39. Can ‘Complexity Science’ Inform the Nuclear vs. Renewables Energy Debate

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  40. Energy Costs

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  41. Telematics

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  42. Green Energy

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  43. Chernobyl, Ukraine

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  44. Six Sigma

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  45. Energy Service Company

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  46. Factor Four and Factor Ten

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  47. Distributed Energy

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  48. Green Design

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  49. Cogeneration

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  50. Design for Environment

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  51. Electricity Usage

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  52. Swimming Pools and Spas

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  53. Climate Neutrality

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  54. Innovation

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  55. Architecture, Sustainable

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  56. Holography

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  57. Solar Energy

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  58. Copper Indium (Gallium) Selenide (CIGS or CIS) Solar Photovoltaic Thin Film

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  59. Concentrating Solar Technology

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  60. Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaic Thin Film

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  61. Solar Ovens

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  62. Futurology

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  63. Electricity

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  64. Radiation Sources

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  65. Paint

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  66. Energy

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  67. Swansea Declaration

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper

  68. Transnational Capitalist Class

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Gavin David James Harper