Energy Top Stories

Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium

Oil companies plan to take advantage of emerging technologies to filter lithium from brine, as the world seeks to move away from fossil fuels.

Reuters | March 11, 2024 | 10:21 am

Senegal opposition coalition promises new currency and revamp of oil contracts

Ousmane Sonko launched its presidential campaign platform with promises to…

Reuters | March 10, 2024 | 10:52 am

How to perform land restorations in the High Arctic

The High Arctic area that hosted the Svea coal mines…

Staff Writer | March 10, 2024 | 6:39 am

China coal group says peak demand imminent as clean power grows

Coal is being displaced in the power sector due to…

Bloomberg News | March 8, 2024 | 3:05 am

US Department of Energy launches $4 million E-SCRAP prize competition

Only 17.4% of e-scrap was collected and recycled globally in…

Staff Writer | March 7, 2024 | 6:33 am

Uranium price makes fresh decade high as forecasts grow (even) rosier

Uranium price tops $60 a pound first time since 2011 as World Nuclear Association predicts installed capacity to expand 70% by 2040 amid small modular reactor construction boom.

Frik Els | September 12, 2023 | 5:52 pm

Hertz Lithium, Penn State University develop efficient process for extracting lithium from spodumene

Spodumene mineral is the major source of high-purity lithium.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2023 | 6:06 am

US, Saudi Arabia in talks to secure metals in Africa – WSJ

A state-backed Saudi venture would buy stakes in mining assets worth $15 billion in African countries, which will permit US companies to buy some of the production.

Reuters | September 10, 2023 | 10:18 am

Rail companies can weaken effects of carbon taxes on coal-fired energy – research

New research explains how and why rail transportation companies have the power to reduce the effectiveness of carbon taxes imposed on coal-fired energy plants.

Staff Writer | September 10, 2023 | 5:18 am

India forges global biofuel alliance in push toward net-zero aim

Biofuel adoption is aimed at reducing emissions in the transportation and industrial sectors.

Bloomberg News | September 9, 2023 | 11:05 pm

Leadership doubts threaten Fortescue founder’s green reinvention

The firm’s reputation for capital discipline seems to have “gone out the window” with the green-energy push, said one analyst.

Bloomberg News | September 7, 2023 | 3:55 pm

Decarbonization in mining still a long way off

Mining companies have set targets to decarbonize and mostly aim to reach net zero by 2040 and 2050, but some are struggling to keep up.

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 3:38 pm

Benefits of EVs under the equity microscope

US-based researchers want to know whether EV technology may unfairly harm some areas and populations.

Staff Writer | September 7, 2023 | 6:06 am

Australia coal mine expansions threaten more methane, study says

Emissions from Queensland coal and gas production could reach 26.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year by 2030, study shows.

Bloomberg News | September 6, 2023 | 10:28 am

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