Energy Top Stories

Graphite’s dominance of anode market likely to continue in the mid-term – report

IDTechEx forecasts that graphite will remain the most widely used anode material in Li-ion batteries through the medium term with demand exceeding 2 million tonnes by 2029.

Staff Writer | August 30, 2023 | 6:06 am

Vale considers taking steel decarbonization model to US, Brazil

Under the proposal, Vale would build briquetting plants that would…

Bloomberg News | August 29, 2023 | 4:12 pm

Private credit funds mull jumbo loan for Australian coal mines

The funds are in talks to potentially underwrite financing of…

Bloomberg News | August 29, 2023 | 10:37 am

New coating for coal-fired power generation systems could save 460 million tonnes of CO2 annually

A new coating for steam condensers used in fossil fuel…

Staff Writer | August 29, 2023 | 6:06 am

New zinc-air battery shows high power density, ultra-long stability

Australia-based researchers have redesigned zinc-air batteries by using a combination…

Staff Writer | August 28, 2023 | 6:06 am

China’s spending on Russian energy climbs to record $8.3 billion

The haul for August was 68% higher than a year ago and included a record amount of coal.

Bloomberg News | September 20, 2022 | 10:05 am

Coal deal hunters descend on Indonesia as demand peaks

Buyers all over Asia, and some from Europe, flew into Bali to hunt for any coal supply they can secure ahead of winter.

Reuters | September 20, 2022 | 8:06 am

Scientists take giant step toward developing room-temperature superconductors

“This has been one of the Holy Grails of problems in physics research for nearly 40 years.”

Staff Writer | September 20, 2022 | 5:05 am

Fortescue to spend $6.2bn to rid iron ore ops of fossil fuels by 2030

The investment includes installing an additional 2-3 gigawatts of renewable energy generation and battery storage.

Reuters | September 19, 2022 | 4:50 pm

Health benefits of removing coal from power generation unequally distributed – study

While Black and low-income communities benefit from decarbonization strategies, they still face higher levels of air pollution and related health effects.

Staff Writer | September 18, 2022 | 6:23 am

Heritage, Retriev, Battery Solutions merger creates circular supply chain in North America

"It makes us the largest collector, packager and processor of both end of life batteries and battery manufacturing scrap in North America,” says CEO David Klanecky.

Amanda Stutt | September 16, 2022 | 11:03 am

Indonesia’s $600 billion plan to shut coal plants struggles for support

The plan is to keep coal fired-power plants running for another decade and then completely shift away from fossil fuels over the following 20 years.

Bloomberg News | September 16, 2022 | 10:33 am

New process allows producing metal oxides key for green energy transition

A new materials design strategy produces copper-based metal oxides that perform efficiently under high temperatures.

Staff Writer | September 16, 2022 | 5:05 am

Decarbonizing iron ore and steel industry by 2050 requires $1.4 trillion investment — report

To stay in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, requires revolution across every stage of the value chain.

Wood Mackenzie | September 15, 2022 | 4:10 pm

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