Coal miner starts building South Africa’s biggest wind farm

Seriti plans to build infrastructure capable of providing 900 megawatts of green energy over the next few years.

Bloomberg News | February 5, 2024 | 9:51 am

British Columbia coalfields could become critical minerals source – report

Coal deposits are known to be a potential source of REEs, and work is underway in the US and elsewhere to separate and concentrate REEs during coal processing

Staff Writer | February 2, 2024 | 3:26 pm

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new listing went ballistic.

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

Global clean energy spending surges to $1.8 trillion. It’s not enough

Total spending surged 17% last year to $1.8 trillion in installing renewable energy, buying electric vehicles, building hydrogen production systems and deploying other technologies

Bloomberg News | January 30, 2024 | 7:19 am

AI helps capture more CO2 with less energy

With the help of AI, researchers capture 16.7% more carbon dioxide while using 36.3% less energy from the UK National Grid.

Staff Writer | January 30, 2024 | 6:06 am

Wind, solar to overtake coal in China’s power mix this year

Wind and solar power connected to the grid will account for about 40% of the installed capacity in China, official figures show.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2024 | 5:47 am

Metallurgical coke used in next-gen cement, concrete

Graphene derived from coke could serve as a reinforcing additive in cement and a replacement for sand in concrete.

Staff Writer | January 29, 2024 | 6:06 am

Chinese engineers are keeping Russia’s metal furnaces firing

A $840-million coking plant in the steel town of Magnitogorsk is being built by a Chinese engineering giant and hundreds of Chinese workers.

Bloomberg News | January 27, 2024 | 6:16 pm

India fights coal war despite energy transition pledges – study

The expansion of fossil fuel and low-carbon energy infrastructures is predicated upon direct state-sanctioned violence to facilitate land acquisition in India, new research found.

Staff Writer | January 24, 2024 | 6:06 am

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US states, tribes receive $124.8 million for land reclamation work

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MSHA issues final rule to better protect miners from silica dust exposure

Teck Coal, Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi ‘it First Nation sign stewardship agreement for Elk Valley

German coal mines emit much more methane than reported, study says

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