April 6, 2023 Anglo American to build green hydrogen hub in central Chile The project, focused on innovation and new technologies, would involve building facilities around Santiago and the Valparaiso coastal region.
April 6, 2023 Musk puts $14 trillion price tag on sticking by fossil fuels At peak levels, the world would need to dig up 3.3 gigatons of earth every year to obtain the necessary metals.
April 5, 2023 Australia is quitting coal in record time thanks to Tesla The original Tesla battery, owned and operated by France-based renewables group Neoen SA, is now a cornerstone of South Australia’s grid.
April 5, 2023 Saudi quest to become a nuclear player is coming up short Saudi Arabia has spent more than $37 million since 2017 searching for deposits but only managed to identify reserves that would be “severely uneconomic” to mine.
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.
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