May 24, 2023

A new “age of palladates” may be underway

A recent study shows that palladium is the key ingredient to reaching the “Goldilocks zone" where superconductivity works particularly well.

May 23, 2023

Microbes help deal with uranium in groundwater, spent nuclear fuel repositories

A chemical process for the removal of uranium from groundwater has been discovered.

May 22, 2023

US protectionism could benefit Canadian miners

Vast US government spending powers unleashed through the Inflation Reduction Act and Defense Production Act are intended to kickstart a made-in-America green industrialization effort.

May 21, 2023

Macron says Mongolia to supply critical metals for green push

Macron added that the two countries would cooperate on renewable energies and nuclear.

May 19, 2023

Half of the coal-fired power plants announced worldwide unlikely to be built — study

A study by Mercator found that 50% of the coal-fired power plants that were planned to come online in the next few years will fail to do so.

May 18, 2023

Coal country to carbon innovation: Wyoming rare earths discovery could be a game changer for US

Ramaco Resources, a pure play met coal miner with operations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, has discovered new potential magnetic rare earth elements at its Brook mine.

May 18, 2023

Scientists purify uranium-laden water using magnetic bacteria

Magnetotactic bacteria can accumulate dissolved heavy metal in their cell walls.

May 17, 2023

Late backlash delays passage of new EU renewables targets

New law would see the EU raise the share of renewable energy in its overall consumption to at least 42.5% by 2030.

May 17, 2023

Column: Mind the gap! The reality of ongoing fossil fuel versus renewable ambition

Australia is the world's largest exporter of LNG, although it is likely to be overtaken by rivals the United States and Qatar as both those countries expand capacity at a…

May 16, 2023

Effects of coal seam gas activity on human health not fully understood – study

Australian researchers identified eight groups of chemical factors associated with coal seam gas activity, which may affect human health and require further investigation.