March 9, 2021

geoLOGIC and JWN Energy to merge, creating a powerful energy intelligence combination

The move combines expertise in Canadian oil and gas upstream data and analytics with daily financial, operational and market intelligence.

March 9, 2021

China’s green push kicks off with a new $10bn coal project

The decision by Ningxia and its timing is evidence that coal will still play a major role in China’s energy mix for the foreseeable future.

March 4, 2021

US broke record on energy storage deployment in Q4-2020

Over 2,000 megawatt-hours of new energy storage systems were brought online in Q4-2020 in the United States.

March 4, 2021

Green revolution gets more expensive as copper price rallies

Copper is a vital part of green infrastructure from grids to wind turbines, and a recent price surge threatens to make decarbonization more costly.

March 1, 2021

New lead battery technology could be lower-cost solution to store solar energy

Engineers are working to incorporate a bipolar technology that uses silicon wafers in traditional lead batteries.

February 28, 2021

New sensor promises low-cost detection of methane emissions, leaks

The ICLED-based sensor is able to detect methane concentrations as low as 0.1 parts per million.

February 25, 2021

World’s two largest asset managers have invested $170bn in coal

The figure pales in comparison to the $1 trillion in coal investments held by almost 4,500 institutions globally as of January this year.

February 22, 2021

A new commodities supercycle could be powering up after a long freeze

JPMorgan analyst thinks commodities have finally turned after a 12-year down cycle.

February 19, 2021

Germany launches fuel cell fabrication lab

ZSW’s HyFaB initiative received 10.5 million euros in funding and is aimed at accelerating the transition from small-scale to mass manufacturing of fuel cells.

February 16, 2021

Adding copper salts to coal may increase combustion efficiency – study

Russian researchers found that adding copper salts to coal reduces the content of unburnt carbon in ash residue by 3.1 times and CO content by 40%.