April 5, 2023 Ancient enzyme may play key role in producing hydrogen for green economy Researchers are studying nature's nickel-iron hydrogenase enzyme, which produces hydrogen by employing the earth-abundant metals in its core.
April 4, 2023 Biden offers $450m for clean energy projects at coal mines It will also provide $16 million to two universities to complete studies for extracting rare earths and other critical minerals from coal ash.
April 3, 2023 Rio Tinto to spend $216.5m to fund Ranger uranium mine rehab costs Proceeds will be used to fund rehabilitation related to Energy Resources's Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory and repay a loan from Rio Tinto.
April 3, 2023 Glencore’s bid for Teck shows it’s willing to abandon coal The Teck proposal “shows that Glencore do see merit in spinning off coal, which they’ve never said before,” a portfolio manager said.
April 2, 2023 OPEC+ makes shock million-barrel cut in new inflation risk The new reduction is significant for a market where — despite the recent price fluctuations — supply was looking tight for the latter part of the year.
April 2, 2023 Australia’s energy storage capacity needs 10-fold increase by 2050 – report Rapidly rising energy demand spurred by the ongoing electrification of building and transport industries requires that Australia grows its energy storage capacity at least 10-fold by 2050.
April 2, 2023 Australia sees lithium exports matching thermal coal by 2028 Australia sees its booming lithium sector matching thermal coal’s importance within five years.
April 1, 2023 Biden’s landmark climate bill lures China’s clean energy giants China’s leading renewables firms are joining the rush to open factories in the US.
March 31, 2023 Energy reform bill passes in US House of Representatives Lower Energy Costs Act intended to bolster US oil and gas production while scaling back climate initiatives.
March 31, 2023 South Africa pushes to delay coal plant closures With blackouts often exceeding 10 hours a day, the government is under pressure to hold on to whatever generation capacity it has.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am