by Gordon Barratt | Aug 14, 2020 | News
Britain’s run of more than 55 days without relying on coal for power came to an end, with the National Grid firing up a coal-fired plant in Nottinghamshire to combat low energy output during the current heatwave. Britain has operated for almost 3,300 hours...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 13, 2020 | News
Russia plans investment of $1.5-billion in rare earth minerals, critical to the defence, telecommunications and renewable energy sectors, as it strives to become the biggest producer after China by 2030, a top government official told Reuters. Russia’s...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 13, 2020 | News
Image: Northern Star Resources Gold miner Northern Star Minerals has forecast a 30 per cent production increase over the next two years following positive exploration results and recent acquisitions. Excluding the company’s Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM)...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 13, 2020 | News
Researchers from the University of Strathclyde hope to draw upon Scotland’s coal mining past to create clean renewable energy. A project led by the university has won early-stage funding to explore how to tap into geothermal energy contained within disused, flooded...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 13, 2020 | News
As Covid-19 infections across India rise beyond the two-million mark, the country’s energy companies are coming up with novel solutions to keep the virus at bay and their operations running. From drones used to monitor social distancing at refineries to giant mist...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 13, 2020 | News
Half a year before the Alberta government abruptly rescinded a 44-year-old policy protecting its Rocky Mountain flanks from coal open-pit mining, its ministers were already sending “letters of support” to a new Australian coal mining corporation trying to raise...
