Energy Top Stories

Fifth Fortescue executive quits as management exodus deepens

News comes just days after Deborah Caudle, the chief financial officer of the miner’s energy arm, said she had left the firm created by billionaire Andrew Forrest.

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2024 | 4:54 pm

Japan adds uranium to critical minerals list

According to official figures, Japan's uranium reserves are estimated at…

Staff Writer | February 1, 2024 | 10:20 am

Hydro to invest 180 million euros in new Spanish aluminum recycling plant

The plant will produce 120,000 metric tons of low-carbon metal…

Reuters | February 1, 2024 | 9:50 am

Molybdenum-ruthenium catalyst helps produce green fuel from water

A new catalyst has proven to be efficient for the…

Staff Writer | February 1, 2024 | 5:05 am

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the…

Frik Els | January 31, 2024 | 8:31 am

China’s weak industrial recovery is weighing on coal consumption

Key industrial users of the fuel including steel mills and cement plants are demanding more discounts on coal purchases to help cover losses.

Bloomberg News | May 11, 2023 | 8:23 am

Scientists find two different types of water in lithium-rich salt flats

US-based researchers have characterized for the first time two types of surface water in the hyperarid salars that contain much of the world’s lithium deposits.

Staff Writer | May 11, 2023 | 6:08 am

Glass Lewis joins call for increased Glencore disclosure on coal

Glencore is one of the world’s top thermal coal exporters and Australia’s largest miner of the fossil fuel.

Reuters | May 11, 2023 | 4:50 am

Africa needs $700 billion of finance for green energy and metals

The continent’s financial institutions won’t be able to provide even half of that, according to Standard Bank.

Bloomberg News | May 10, 2023 | 7:48 am

Automakers say proposed US emissions rules pose challenges

The EPA has proposed sharp emissions cuts that it estimates would result in 60% of new vehicles by 2030 being electric and 67% by 2032.

Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 3:30 pm

Black lung disease more common among modern coal miners than in their predecessors

Scarring from silica dust exposure was more common in contemporary miners than in those born before 1930.

Staff Writer | May 9, 2023 | 5:43 am

China’s halts 32 coal mines in northwest, suspends expansion plans

Measures follow an accident in late February at an open-pit coal mine that killed at least five and left 48 people missing.

Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 4:10 am

Phasing out fossil fuels hasn’t worked. Europe has a new idea for COP28

Last year’s defeat for the EU and its allies on emissions cuts at COP27 has now set up what will be one of the hardest fights ahead of COP28.

Bloomberg News | May 8, 2023 | 8:07 am

Silver nanoparticles may become key ingredient of emission-free power

New approach to building thermoelectric modules allows for converting the energy they produce into emission-free power.

Staff Writer | May 8, 2023 | 6:06 am

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