October 13, 2022

Could global energy use go up while per capita emissions go down?

In 1965, the OECD comprised more than 70% of global emissions. Today, non-OECD countries account for more than 60%.

October 13, 2022

Southeast Asia’s biggest economy needs $37 billion to shut coal-fired plants

Indonesia’s key challenge is in reducing emissions without disrupting economic growth that’s lifting millions of its people out of poverty.

October 13, 2022

Wind harvester harnesses energy from light breezes

Researchers have developed a wind harvester that can harness energy from light breezes and store it as electricity.

October 12, 2022

Honda, LG to invest $4.4 billion to make EV batteries in Ohio

The two companies will initially invest $3.5 billion and create 2,200 jobs at the battery facility in southwestern Ohio.

October 12, 2022

Graphic: Lead set to shine on tight supplies, winter battery failures

Lead is expected to outperform other metals over the coming months as cold weather is likely to force consumers to replace auto batteries and supplies tighten.

October 10, 2022

The gold market’s great migration sends bullion rushing east

Gold and silver are selling at unusually large premiums over the global benchmark price in some Asian markets.

October 7, 2022

Japanese aluminum buyers negotiate 33% drop in Q4 premiums

The figure is lower than the $148 per tonne paid in the July-September quarter and marks a fourth consecutive quarterly drop.

October 7, 2022

Tycoon faces key vote for plan to tap Vedanta cash reserves

The group’s rapid expansion including acquisitions of metal companies has left it with an $11.7 billion debt load as of March.

October 7, 2022

Pan Pacific plans 18.9% increase in second-half copper output

Japan's biggest copper supplier plans to produce 303,300 tonnes of refined copper in the second half of the 2022/23 financial year.

October 7, 2022

Material degradation inside Li-ion batteries finally understood

A Korean research team has succeeded in the real-time observation of the expansion and deterioration of the anode material within Li-ion batteries.