Energy Top Stories

Fortescue approves $750 million investment for three green projects

About $550 million will be used for developing an electrolyser and liquefaction facility in Phoenix.

Reuters | November 20, 2023 | 3:45 pm

Teck’s deal to shed coal comes at a perfect time

The Vancouver-based miner’s dramatic repositioning comes at a good time…

David Berman - The Globe and Mail | November 17, 2023 | 12:25 pm

Top companies’ lobbying undermines their climate pledges, study finds

A study of 293 companies found that nearly 60% of…

Reuters | November 16, 2023 | 9:25 am

Fortescue sets up investment platform to fund green energy projects

"Fortescue is taking its global pipeline of green hydrogen and…

Reuters | November 16, 2023 | 6:51 am

How liquid metals may help ‘green’ the chemical industry

Researchers have tested a new technique they hope can replace…

Staff Writer | November 16, 2023 | 6:06 am

University of Oulu gets €1.6 million funding to expedite emission-free steel industry

The Advanced Steels for a Green Planet project funded by the Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation begins in January.

Staff Writer | January 3, 2023 | 4:37 pm

Teck’s oil sands exit faces legal challenge

French energy company filed an application in Court of Queen’s Bench in Alberta challenging the right of first refusal offer that Teck made to TotalEnergies in relation to the proposed sale of its share of Fort Hills to Suncor.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 3, 2023 | 12:53 pm

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Australia’s national science agency assessed 12 nature-based and engineered carbon capture technologies to look at their sequestration potential.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 9:34 am

Scientists working towards stopping lithium-ion battery degradation

Researchers want to move towards designing longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 7:58 am

Colombian municipalities affected by exit of Glencore’s subsidiary demand smooth transition into non-mining activities

The mayors of five municipalities have asked the Gustavo Petro government to gradually phase out mining operations and promote a smooth transition into another type of industry.

Staff Writer | December 29, 2022 | 11:44 am

How to give new life to lithium-ion anodes

Researchers have figured out how to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from an anode in just a few seconds.

Staff Writer | December 28, 2022 | 6:20 am

Coal and lithium drive Australian stocks’ outperformance in 2022

The country’s behemoth iron ore miners ended the year on a high as China’s abrupt Covid Zero reversal and a steady stream of supportive policies raised the outlook for demand.

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2022 | 9:19 pm

Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report

According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.

Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 10:07 am

New calls for banning coal as punishment at Christmas

An article in the British Medical Journal makes the environmental case for ending what the authors call an “outdated and potentially harmful” tradition.

Staff Writer | December 23, 2022 | 6:38 am

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