Rio Tinto enters scandium market, targeting production from mining wastes in Canada
Scandium is a critical mineral with multiple industrial applications, and Rio Tinto is aiming to supply 20% of…
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Equinor and BP secure offshore wind procurement deal with New York State
14 Jan 21The European energy firms will deliver 3.3GW of renewable power to New York State from their Empire and…
Why 2021 could be the year that defines the future of gas in the energy transition
14 Jan 21The industry looks set to play a key role in the energy transition as a number of countries…
Native American groups mount legal challenge to Resolution Copper land swap
14 Jan 21The Resolution Copper mine is a vast project planned in Arizona, US, but native tribes hope to prevent…
Profiling the top five bauxite producing countries in the world
14 Jan 21About 85% of the bauxite produced in the world is converted into aluminium because of its various industrial…
First glimpse of the long road to recovery for US oil production into 2022
14 Jan 21Latest government figures suggest US oil production will take small steps towards volume recovery by 2022, although no…
UK’s Stanlow Refinery set for £750m hydrogen overhaul
13 Jan 21Essar Oil UK and Progressive Energy will lead the project to produce low-carbon hydrogen at the facility near…
How fusion researchers are aiming to tackle stellarator plasma turbulence
12 Jan 21Academics at Max Planck Institute in Germany are developing computational models they hope will show turbulence in stellarator…
Tracking the renewable energy auctions progress in Japan
12 Jan 21In 2017, with its feed in tariff scheme becoming increasingly fiscally unsustainable, Japan introduced renewable energy auctions
Renewables hit new heights in Britain in 2020, driving greenest-ever year on the grid
12 Jan 21Wind and solar grew the share of renewable energy in the electricity system during the year, while coal…