February 6, 2022 Tharisa chrome, PGM mine in South Africa to host solar farm Tharisa, Total Eren and Chariot will collaborate on the development of a solar photovoltaic project to be installed at the Tharisa mine.
February 6, 2022 France coal-fired power plants get short-term right to burn more France is temporarily allowing electricity producers to burn more coal after the nation’s grid operator warned of possible power shortages.
February 6, 2022 Operating coal-fired power plants more expensive than switching to renewables – report A University of Surrey researcher makes the case for solar power in a new paper.
February 4, 2022 Czechs withdraw Turow mine complaint after Polish payment The leaders of both countries agreed a deal on Thursday to end a long-running dispute over expansion at the lignite mine.
February 4, 2022 Information batteries: the latest proposal to dethrone lithium-ion batteries “Information batteries” store surplus renewable energy as computation.
February 1, 2022 First Helium licenses second exploration well at Worsley in Alberta The company expects to begin drilling operations in mid-February.
January 30, 2022 Energy transition saw record investment in 2021 — report BloombergNEF reports that global investment in the energy transition totalled $755 billion in 2021.
January 26, 2022 Europe forced to rely on expensive, dirty coal to keep lights on The fossil fuel plays a vital role in helping to keep the lights on in Europe this winter even as prices are jumping and lawmakers are doing their best to…
January 25, 2022 Top coal funder Korea draws critique for slow phase-out plans Financial institutions in South Korea have failed to keep up with their global peers in setting policies to exit the dirtiest fossil fuel, an activist group said.
January 24, 2022 Going green must include nuclear for EU’s largest copper plant KGHM, the biggest consumer of Poland’s overwhelmingly coal-based electricity, plans to introduce nuclear power into its energy mix this decade.
Taylor Swift’s vintage ring shines new light on diamond industry Dealers say her ring has drawn renewed interest in antique stones, prized for what lab-grown diamonds lack: scarcity and story. January 13, 2026 | 10:28 am
