Energy Top Stories

Summit Nanotech ready to scale up direct lithium extraction technology

Canada’s Summit Nanotech is opening a facility in Chile with the goal to scale up its denaLi direct lithium extraction technology.

Staff Writer | April 21, 2023 | 6:06 am

Mining companies need new strategies to deliver low-carbon transition – report

“In the last year, energy security has trumped sustainability,” says…

MINING.com Editor | April 20, 2023 | 4:25 pm

Platinum nanoclusters improve fuel cell performance

Recent findings could support the design of high-activity, high-performance platinum…

Staff Writer | April 19, 2023 | 6:06 am

Thousands of construction jobs, billions in spending on British Columbia energy projects

Labour challenges have added significantly to the cost of both…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | April 18, 2023 | 4:43 pm

G-7’s nuclear fuel pact offers boost for Canadian uranium deals

Canada is the world’s second-largest uranium producer and home to…

Bloomberg News | April 18, 2023 | 3:38 pm

Going green must include nuclear for EU’s largest copper plant

KGHM, the biggest consumer of Poland’s overwhelmingly coal-based electricity, plans to introduce nuclear power into its energy mix this decade.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2022 | 9:46 am

South32 second-quarter metallurgical coal output falls 15%

South32's metallurgical coal output was hurt by an extension of a longwall form of mining at its Illawarra project.

Reuters | January 23, 2022 | 2:32 pm

China’s carbon market may get stricter under a new proposal

Chinese regulators are mulling a deeper cut in new carbon quotas, a move that would make it more expensive to run small and inefficient coal power plants.

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2022 | 2:58 pm

Global inflation ends era of ever-cheaper clean energy

In the past year, prices for solar panels have surged more than 50%, while wind turbines are up 13%, and battery prices are rising for the first time ever.

Bloomberg News | January 20, 2022 | 1:08 pm

Canada’s energy patch sees ‘significant’ boost in investment

Investment in Canadian oil sands, the world’s third largest oil reserves, will jump by a third to C$11.6 billion this year.

Bloomberg News | January 20, 2022 | 1:04 pm

Terra, CanAlaska sign deal for two uranium projects in Saskatchewan

Australia’s Terra Uranium has signed a deal to earn up to an 80% interest in CanAlaska's Waterbury East and McTavish projects.

Northern Miner Staff | January 20, 2022 | 8:16 am

Mining’s top ten ‘S’ trends in ESG for 2022

ESG action is now considered critical to both business and social resilience and is increasingly integrated into board oversight responsibilities and executive compensation.

Elizabeth Freele and Rachel Dekker | January 20, 2022 | 6:22 am

Woodside Petroleum forecasts higher annual output

It expects higher full-year annual output than 2021, as it readies to merge with BHP Group's petroleum arm in what would create a global top 10 oil and gas company.

Reuters | January 19, 2022 | 3:00 pm

Powerful clouds of methane spotted over Chinese coal mines

Like many other countries, including the US and Canada, China doesn’t always require companies to report when they release methane.

Bloomberg News | January 19, 2022 | 1:50 pm

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