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Inside Germany’s renewable energy boondoggle

For all their successes building Europe’s strongest economy, the Germans have made some pretty dumb moves regarding energy policy.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | February 6, 2023 | 3:19 pm

Harmony Gold looks to green hydrogen, LNG for power

Miners in South Africa are under pressure to find alternatives…

Reuters | February 6, 2023 | 9:50 am

New device converts wave energy into electricity to power tsunami, hurricane sensors

A new cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a small powerhouse…

Staff Writer | February 6, 2023 | 6:06 am

UK grid asks coal reserve to prepare as cold snap looms

The Uniper SE-owned unit at the Ratcliffe plant in central…

Bloomberg News | February 5, 2023 | 12:51 pm

Plants inspire scientists to recover minerals, metals from wastewater

Researchers are adapting plant 'membrane separation mechanisms' so they can…

Staff Writer | February 5, 2023 | 12:06 pm

Canada blocks proposed Rocky Mountain coal mine on environmental grounds

Energy regulators last month said the Grassy Mountain project, proposed by a unit of Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, would not be in the public interest.

Reuters | August 6, 2021 | 2:24 pm

US push for green energy could strand $68 billion in coal, gas assets – report

President Joe Biden announced plans to call for half of all vehicles sold in the US to be capable of emissions-free driving by the end of the decade.

MINING.com Editor | August 6, 2021 | 12:56 pm

BHP board approves $544 million spend for Shenzi North oil project development

Production is expected to begin in the 2024 financial year.

MINING.com Editor | August 5, 2021 | 12:11 pm

China will restart coal mines in northern provinces as power demand surges

Operations will restart for a year at 15 coal mines across northern provinces.

Bloomberg News | August 5, 2021 | 8:32 am

Purified tin selenide may be ideal to convert waste heat into energy — study

US and Korean researchers have developed the most efficient thermoelectric system on record.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2021 | 6:06 am

Manganese could help transform sunlight into energy more sustainably than iridium, ruthenium

Researchers have produced luminescent manganese complexes for more sustainable materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of energy.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 3, 2021 | 6:06 am

Here’s who wins and who loses from the surge in commodity prices

Commodities as a whole have risen more than 20% this year, and around 50% in the case of crude oil.

Bloomberg News | July 30, 2021 | 3:04 pm

IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp

In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions by 2050.

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 7:56 am

BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West

The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and gas turbines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2021 | 7:03 am

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