February 14, 2021

GCC region should embrace the mining value chain to catch up with the clean energy race

Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) are dealing with the dual impact from the pandemic and lower oil prices affecting fiscal states budgets.

February 14, 2021

Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities

Injecting pellets of lithium into a tokamak’s divertor could help control high-risk conditions.

February 12, 2021

Polyus switches 90% of its energy consumption to renewables

Company expects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 by almost half.

February 11, 2021

ALX Resources requests permit to drill at Gibbons Creek uranium project

The miner says the project shows potential for unconformity-style or deeper, basement-hosted uranium mineralization.

February 9, 2021

India to be largest source of energy demand growth to 2040

Rising oil demand could double India’s oil import bill to about $181 billion by 2030.

February 9, 2021

State oil firms risk wasting $400 billion as energy transition speeds up

A new report suggests that national oil companies could invest $1.9 trillion over the next ten years, meaning one-fifth of those investments would be unviable unless the oil price stayed…

February 7, 2021

World’s largest battery to be built in Australia coal-mining hub

Big batteries will play a major role in filling the gaps left by the gradual retirement of coal and gas-fired generation assets.

February 7, 2021

As Glencore leaves Colombia, the country starts its energy transition

The same week Glencore said it will abandon its coal mining interests in Colombia amid dropping profits, the country launched a proposal for its first battery storage system.

February 7, 2021

Active, abandoned coal mines emit more methane than previously thought

Methane is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to warming the planet.

February 5, 2021

KoBold Metals grows global exploration footprint

The Gates-Bezos backed firm now has active exploration projects in Zambia, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Western Australia