December 14, 2021

Blockchain could answer big supply chain questions, says BHP

"In two separate trials, we’ve used blockchain to exchange data and documents digitally, improving efficiency and transparency and reducing bureaucracy, risk and red tape," says BHP chief commercial officer.

December 12, 2021

How a less-than six-month-old fund shook the nuclear fuel market

The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust holds almost a third of the world’s annual supply -- and it’s getting bigger.

December 8, 2021

Swedish consortium gets funding to commercialize grid-scale energy storage concept

Mine Storage aims to build the world’s first commercial underground mine storage facility.

December 8, 2021

Trafigura nearly doubles profit to hit record in FY 2021

The commodity trader posted a net profit of $3.1 billion for its financial year ending Sept. 30, almost double the previous year.

December 6, 2021

Newmont to sell first sustainability-linked bonds from a miner

The company’s 10-year bonds will pay investors a higher interest rate if it fails to cut emissions, or to sufficiently boost the percentage of women in its senior leadership positions…

December 2, 2021

Billionaire Adani’s disputed mine shows ditching coal isn’t easy

The operation is scheduled to ship first cargoes before the end of December and aims to supply an initial 10 million tonnes of thermal coal annually for at least 30…

December 2, 2021

Energy Department funding experiments to fight methane with plasma, copper

The funding, $35 million in total, is being awarded to 12 projects.

December 1, 2021

Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA

Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.

November 30, 2021

Steel’s path to go green will cost industry up to $278 billion

Steel production generates an estimated 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions and some processes can’t easily run on electricity.

November 29, 2021

Glencore’s Australian coal mine revealed as methane super-emitter

The Hail Creek coal mine leaked an estimated 230,000 tonnes of methane a year in 2018 and 2019, according to researchers.