July 28, 2022

India wants to open up for lithium mining in batteries quest

Government wants to modify existing policies to carry out auctions permits, placing the country in a better position to compete in the battery supply chain.

July 28, 2022

New observations of graphite’s surface key for Li-ion battery performance

For the first time, an spectroscopic study accurately measures the electronic states of the surface and the edge of graphite.

July 27, 2022

Glencore strikes one of Japan’s most expensive ever coal deals

Nippon Steel agreed on an annual supply deal through March with Glencore for power plant coal at $375/t.

July 26, 2022

Mining firms blow cold on India’s plan to dig deep for coal

India's plan to auction abandoned coal mines to private firms to meet rising energy demand has brought little cheer to the industry.

July 26, 2022

Environmental groups ask Tesla to stop nickel plans in Indonesia

Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, offered Tesla the opportunity to invest in an end-to-end EV supply chain

July 26, 2022

Rare earths-free thermoelectric converters now viable – research

Researchers have developed a new material to avoid using rare earths in heat-to-energy conversion devices.

July 25, 2022

Billionaire Adani is winning from India’s shift to import coal

New Delhi-based NTPC has placed orders for 20 million tons of imported coal for the fiscal year ending March.

July 24, 2022

Ten financial actors own half of the world’s oil, gas, coal emissions – study

Ten financial actors with the most influence on the fossil fuel economy own 49.5% of potential emissions from the world’s largest energy firms.

July 22, 2022

UPDATE: Knotty nickel supply chain highly exposed to new price shocks

Volatile market reeling from a big short gone wrong can blow up if West imposes sanctions on Russia. And don’t expect Indonesia to fill in gaps anytime soon.

July 21, 2022

Hindustan Zinc weighs expansion to tap opportunities in Europe

The expansion could potentially involve international zinc assets held by the company’s parent Vedanta.