September 4, 2023

Iran slows uranium production after secret diplomacy

Iran’s stockpile of highly-enriched uranium grew just 7% in the last three months compared with a 30% increase in the previous quarter.

September 1, 2023

Fortescue founder toys with reverse greenwashing

Guy Debelle resigned from the board of Fortescue’s green energy, continuing the run of abrupt departures by executives at the miner.

September 1, 2023

New map shows Australia’s lithium potential goes beyond WA

Although Australia's lithium exploration has predominantly centred in Western Australia, new research indicates the potential of other regions.

August 31, 2023

Fortescue executive rout continues as Debelle quits green unit

Earlier in the week, metals division's CEO Fiona Hick announced departure, and on Thursday the division's finance chief Christine Morris stepped down.

August 31, 2023

The biggest fossil fuel subsidies are indirect, and bigger than ever

The IMF calculated that just over $7 trillion in subsidies went to fossil fuels last year.

August 30, 2023

Graphite’s dominance of anode market likely to continue in the mid-term – report

IDTechEx forecasts that graphite will remain the most widely used anode material in Li-ion batteries through the medium term with demand exceeding 2 million tonnes by 2029.

August 29, 2023

Vale considers taking steel decarbonization model to US, Brazil

Under the proposal, Vale would build briquetting plants that would feed third-party direct reduction facilities on the same site.

August 29, 2023

Private credit funds mull jumbo loan for Australian coal mines

The funds are in talks to potentially underwrite financing of $2-3 billion for competing bids from Indonesian mining contractor Buma and Australian coal producer Stanmore.

August 29, 2023

New coating for coal-fired power generation systems could save 460 million tonnes of CO2 annually

A new coating for steam condensers used in fossil fuel steam-cycle generation could boost the overall process efficiency by 2%.

August 28, 2023

New zinc-air battery shows high power density, ultra-long stability

Australia-based researchers have redesigned zinc-air batteries by using a combination of new materials.