April 21, 2023

Summit Nanotech ready to scale up direct lithium extraction technology

Canada’s Summit Nanotech is opening a facility in Chile with the goal to scale up its denaLi direct lithium extraction technology.

April 20, 2023

Mining companies need new strategies to deliver low-carbon transition – report

“In the last year, energy security has trumped sustainability,” says  Wood Mackenzie.

April 19, 2023

Platinum nanoclusters improve fuel cell performance

Recent findings could support the design of high-activity, high-performance platinum catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

April 18, 2023

Thousands of construction jobs, billions in spending on British Columbia energy projects

Labour challenges have added significantly to the cost of both the CGL and TMX projects, which competed with each other for labour.

April 18, 2023

G-7’s nuclear fuel pact offers boost for Canadian uranium deals

Canada is the world’s second-largest uranium producer and home to nuclear fuel maker Cameco Corp.

April 18, 2023

Supply-chain problems in the forecast as battery metals demand surges – study

Under a scenario where 40% of vehicles are electric by 2050, the need for lithium globally will increase by 2,909% from the 2020 level.

April 17, 2023

Suncor’s Fort Hills expansion to be reconsidered by regulator

The Alberta Wilderness Association had asked the regulator to revoke the permission after finding deficiencies in Suncor’s plan.

April 17, 2023

New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery

A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials.

April 16, 2023

Europe’s biggest reactor caps 14-year delay to begin commercial output

Olkiluoto-3 is the first new atomic reactor in the Nordic countries since the mid-1980s.

April 16, 2023

Coal phase-out not happening fast enough to avoid rising global temperatures — study

A recent study shows that the use of coal power is not decreasing fast enough to avoid a temperature rise higher than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100 as established in…