Energy Top Stories

Argentina’s economic crisis thwarts bid to go nuclear with lithium bounty

For decades, the nation’s world-renowned atomic researchers have toiled on projects in Buenos Aires and Bariloche in Patagonia.

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2024 | 9:35 am

Chinese investor steps in to block Paladin’s Fission Uranium buy

CGN Mining Company, a subsidiary of China General Nuclear Power…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 16, 2024 | 3:49 am

China’s August coal output up on more power, chemical demand

July was the hottest month on record for China, and…

Reuters | September 14, 2024 | 4:10 pm

Zambian copper mines desperate for power find an unlikely savior

Zambia has almost run out of water for generation at…

Bloomberg News | September 13, 2024 | 9:27 am

Britain’s approval of new coal mine unlawful, court rules

Developer West Cumbria Mining says the project would be "a…

Reuters | September 13, 2024 | 7:39 am

Ever heard of strange metals? This is how to make them

MIT physicists discovered a new way to make a state of matter known as a strange metal.

Staff Writer | May 3, 2024 | 6:06 am

Top Mauritius lender to finance gas, critical minerals projects

Mauritius Commercial Bank is making 10 billion rupees ($211 million) available to help clients transition to a lower-carbon economy.

Bloomberg News | May 2, 2024 | 10:23 am

New welding technology makes solar panels easy to recycle

US-based researchers found that the use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle.

Staff Writer | May 2, 2024 | 6:06 am

Energy transition delay will impact investment – Wood Mackenzie

A five-year delay to decarbonization efforts could see global average temperatures rising to 3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the firm says.

Reuters | May 2, 2024 | 4:47 am

Column: China overtakes Japan in April as Australia’s top coal market

It is the first time this has happened in any month in more than four years.

Reuters | May 1, 2024 | 8:37 am

Senate passes Russian uranium import ban, sending to Biden

The ban is needed to unlock some $2.7 billion to stand up a domestic uranium industry made available by Congress earlier this year.

Bloomberg News | May 1, 2024 | 5:49 am

Data centers will likely provide boost to nuclear energy, says Cameco CEO

Overall, power use from the thousands of giant computing warehouses that comprise data centers is expected to triple globally this year.

Reuters | April 30, 2024 | 10:33 am

G-7 nations to agree on first half of 2030s for coal phase-out

The US, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Japan and Italy agreed on the date after talks on Monday held under Italy’s presidency.

Bloomberg News | April 30, 2024 | 8:26 am

NexGen Energy rises on $130 million offering in Australia

The company has also amended the at-the-market program announced in December.

Staff Writer | April 30, 2024 | 6:05 am

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