September 17, 2024

Argentina’s economic crisis thwarts bid to go nuclear with lithium bounty

For decades, the nation’s world-renowned atomic researchers have toiled on projects in Buenos Aires and Bariloche in Patagonia.

September 16, 2024

Chinese investor steps in to block Paladin’s Fission Uranium buy

CGN Mining Company, a subsidiary of China General Nuclear Power with a 11.26% stake in Fission Uranium, is obstructing the tie-up.

September 14, 2024

China’s August coal output up on more power, chemical demand

July was the hottest month on record for China, and the heat waves continued into August.

September 13, 2024

Zambian copper mines desperate for power find an unlikely savior

Zambia has almost run out of water for generation at Kariba, the world’s biggest man-made reservoir.

September 13, 2024

Britain’s approval of new coal mine unlawful, court rules

Developer West Cumbria Mining says the project would be "a unique 'net zero' mine".

September 12, 2024

Indonesia’s Adaro plans $2.5 billion coal sale in green turn

The company, which is one of country’s biggest coal miners, aims to offload its 99.9% stake.

September 11, 2024

China nickel tycoon seeks growth in US energy storage market

REPT BATTERO Energy, a unit of Tsingshan Holding Group, this week opened an office in California, marking its first US outpost.

September 11, 2024

Zimbabwe’s biggest miners seek $182 million for solar projects

Zimbabwe faces an energy shortfall that often triggers the state-owned power company to implement rolling blackouts.

September 10, 2024

Goldman has a stock model that’s challenging ESG assumptions

At Goldman, there’s an ESG filter that tells investors to buy coal giant Glencore, and avoid Big Tech staples Microsoft and Alphabet.

September 10, 2024

Net zero needs more metals, but less extraction from the Earth

All the refined metals needed to reach net zero by 2050 will add up to less than the amount of coal mined in 2023 alone, according to Energy Transitions Commission.