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Dustin Mulvany
Dustin teaches in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose State University, one of the first six interdisciplinary environmental studies programs in the USA, founded as a result of the first Earth Day 1970. His research focuses on the social and environmental dimensions of food and energy systems where he researches questions about innovation, emerging technologies and environmental change. His research on solar energy commodity chains is synthesized in his new book entitled Solar Power, Innovation, Sustainability, and Environmental Justice with the University of California Press.
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Articles written by Dustin Mulvany
Sodium-ion batteries: the next frontier or the next risk?
While sodium-ion offers a compelling long-term solution to flattening LFP cost curves and tight supply chains, its lack of field-validated performance data transfers significant technology and bankability risks directly onto developer balance sheets.
Oct 05, 2026