by Gordon Barratt | Oct 9, 2020 | News
Half of Spain’s remaining coal-fired power stations closed this summer, and more will follow in the next few months. The closures began after the European Union introduced new rules in 2016 that banned state aid to polluters in the energy sector. At least 1,100 jobs...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 9, 2020 | News
Coal, the commodity that no-one wants to talk about, is staging a comeback as investment banks warm to the profits from improving prices and a new mine in Australia, being built to meet Indian demand, is nearing completion. The $2 billion Carmichael mine has been the...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2020 | News
BHP chief executive Mike Henry. Image: BHP BHP chief executive Mike Henry has confirmed in a shareholder Q&A session this week that the company isn’t currently planning to introduce fully autonomous trains. Henry said it did not pass BHP’s capital allocation...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2020 | News
The Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. Gold Fields has partnered with energy services company Aggreko to install a renewable energy microgrid at the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. The hybrid power system, which uses solar, thermal and battery...
by Gordon Barratt | Oct 8, 2020 | News
The Indian Government has reportedly restricted China and other countries that share land border with it from participating in commercial coal mine auctions. The latest move comes as India and China are in talks to end a ‘border stand-off’ in eastern Ladakh. A...
