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Pairing cryptocurrency mining with green hydrogen could boost deployment of renewable energy – study

Cornell University researchers found that pairing cryptocurrency mining with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy.

Staff Writer | April 1, 2024 | 6:06 am

Eskom rebuts report it leads world nitrogen pollution

A Greenpeace report states that coal-fired plants operated by Eskom…

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2024 | 1:53 pm

CHARTS: Copper price bulls bring back $10,000 forecasts

While plummeting spot TC/RCs – from $90+ to $3 –…

Frik Els | March 29, 2024 | 1:07 pm

Intramotev deploys first battery-electric self-propelled railcar at Cumberland mine

The car has run for over 1,000 miles between Cumberland…

Staff Writer | March 29, 2024 | 7:29 am

Bridge disaster leaves some US coal miners with few options

Consol Energy is facing the biggest threat to its operations.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2024 | 12:57 pm

Greener steel production is the first step. Next comes scaling it up

Decarbonizing steel will be difficult and costly, and if done at meaningful scale will remake one of the world’s biggest industries.

Bloomberg News | September 14, 2023 | 10:32 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

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

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Pairing cryptocurrency mining with green hydrogen could boost deployment of renewable energy – study

Eskom rebuts report it leads world nitrogen pollution

CHARTS: Copper price bulls bring back $10,000 forecasts

Intramotev deploys first battery-electric self-propelled railcar at Cumberland mine

Bridge disaster leaves some US coal miners with few options

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Greener steel production is the first step. Next comes scaling it up

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

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

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

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

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

Leadership doubts threaten Fortescue founder’s green reinvention

Decarbonization in mining still a long way off

Benefits of EVs under the equity microscope