August 25, 2022 Hydrogen could replace coking coal in two decades, South32 says The Perth-based company wouldn’t be investing in new metallurgical coal projects, and would wind down its business in the fuel, CEO said.
August 24, 2022 New coal-to-product project aims to produce asphalt, building materials The Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion Is working to decompose Wyoming coal, yielding liquids and solids used to create valuable non-energy products.
August 23, 2022 German aluminum smelter considers halving output on energy costs Speira, which was part of Norsk Hydro’s aluminum business before being sold to KPS Capital, can produce about 160,000 tonnes of aluminum at its plant in Neuss.
August 22, 2022 South32 nixes $700 million investment in NSW met coal mine Australian miner citied insufficient prospective returns from the expected expenditure.
August 22, 2022 Eurasian Resources to invest $230 million to build wind power plant in Kazakhstan The power generated will be used to supply ERG’s Kazchrome Donskoy GOK plant, the largest industrial enterprise in the Aktobe region.
August 21, 2022 Germany to prioritize coal trains over passenger services Germany plans to give coal trains priority over passenger services on its rail network as it struggles with an energy crunch that’s threatening the economy.
August 21, 2022 Germany may resort to nuclear plants to plug Russian gas gap Europe is in the middle of its worst energy crisis in decades, which has fueled inflation and put nations on the brink of a recession.
August 19, 2022 China power curbs shutter 500,000t of zinc smelting capacity All zinc smelters in Sichuan halted production early this week, and a small smelter based in neighbouring Hunan province also stopped operations.
August 19, 2022 World’s largest uranium miner Kazatomprom ups 2024 production goals The Kazakhstan-based miner aims to produce 25,000-25,500 tonnes in 2024, about 10% above levels targeted for 2023.
August 18, 2022 Another coal plant wins lifeline despite Biden’s green push CenterPoint plans to keep operating the 90-megawatt F.B. Culley 2 unit near the Ohio River until 2025.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
