August 18, 2022 Tesla asks Chinese government to help secure power to suppliers The idea Tesla and SAIC suppliers may be prioritized for power as people suffer in what is intense heat sparked a backlash on Chinese social media.
August 18, 2022 Five vital commodity industries are buckling under energy crisis Energy-intensive sectors such as steel, fertilizers, and aluminum are being forced to close factories or pass on soaring costs.
August 18, 2022 Teck and Chile discuss investments, royalties Teck has stability agreements for QB2, which protects it against changes in tax laws for 15 years from the start of production.
August 17, 2022 Toyota, CATL shut plants in Sichuan as power crisis worsens Floods in the northern Shanxi province, the biggest coal producer, are also leading to mine closures that could impact the wider electricity market.
August 16, 2022 Column: US hits the EV accelerator to cut Chinese metals ties The Inflation Reduction Act marks another big movement in the reshaping of critical mineral supply chains, writes Andy Home.
August 16, 2022 Not just metals – energy can also be recovered from discarded batteries Taiwan-based researchers figured out how to efficiently extract residual energy from waste batteries.
August 14, 2022 Australia-based think-tank aims to broker enterprise relationships between miners, Aboriginals The Ian Kowalick Aboriginal Enterprise Institute aims to broker enterprise relationships and facilitate capacity building to assist remote communities.
August 11, 2022 Miners face supply chain overhaul to meet US EV credit deadline To win the full credit, EV makers have to source in 2023 at least two-fifths of battery materials from the US or free trade agreement partners such as Canada, Chile…
August 11, 2022 Researchers solve issues hindering silicon use in lithium-ion batteries Despite the energy capacity of silicon as an electrode material, it is normally disregarded because of a lack of mechanical stability.
August 10, 2022 US renewables investors see Senate bill sparking a gold rush "This is going to be a golden period of 10 years, at least," said Keith Martin, an attorney with Norton Rose Fulbright who works on financing renewable energy projects.
Korea Zinc’s plan to build US smelter would benefit South Korea, minister says Korea Zinc unveiled a plan to build a $7.4 billion critical minerals refinery in Tennessee that will be funded largely by Washington. December 17, 2025 | 07:28 am
