May 2, 2024

New welding technology makes solar panels easy to recycle

US-based researchers found that the use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle.

May 2, 2024

Energy transition delay will impact investment – Wood Mackenzie

A five-year delay to decarbonization efforts could see global average temperatures rising to 3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the firm says.

May 1, 2024

Column: China overtakes Japan in April as Australia’s top coal market

It is the first time this has happened in any month in more than four years.

May 1, 2024

Senate passes Russian uranium import ban, sending to Biden

The ban is needed to unlock some $2.7 billion to stand up a domestic uranium industry made available by Congress earlier this year.

April 30, 2024

Data centers will likely provide boost to nuclear energy, says Cameco CEO

Overall, power use from the thousands of giant computing warehouses that comprise data centers is expected to triple globally this year.

April 30, 2024

G-7 nations to agree on first half of 2030s for coal phase-out

The US, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Japan and Italy agreed on the date after talks on Monday held under Italy’s presidency.

April 30, 2024

NexGen Energy rises on $130 million offering in Australia

The company has also amended the at-the-market program announced in December.

April 30, 2024

New Korean process quickly converts manure into biochar

A new Manure To Biochar process converts 10 tonnes of livestock manure into biochar in a single day.

April 29, 2024

Half of all copper mining is at drought risk with climate change

Even in an optimistic low emission scenario for 2050, more than half the world’s copper mines will be in areas exposed to drought risk that’s deemed significant.

April 29, 2024

Australian regulator sues Magnis Energy over US battery plant disclosure failures

Lawsuit filed against lithium-ion battery firm and its chairman for failing to disclose details about its US manufacturing facility.