Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:12:22 +0000
An African banking group announced it will finance development of a 200-MW hydropower installation along the Lufira River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project is the African […]
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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:23:05 +0000
Hot on the heels of his record-breaking purchase of electric mining equipment from Liebherr, Twiggy Forrest has now ordered AUD$400 million of emissions-free heavy mining equipment from China’s Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd (XCMG) to decarbonise Fortescue’s mining. These extra 100 “pieces of zero emissions Heavy Mobile Equipment” will … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:35:16 +0000
The Eramet Grande Côte Mine 20 MWp solar and 11 MWh battery project will provide clean energy to meet 20% of the mine’s energy needs and reduce carbon emissions by 25,000 tonnes annually. The mining sector is one of the most energy intensive sectors. Big mines can be located close … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:40:36 +0000
The massive Chevron Questa molybdenum mine in New Mexico was an environmental disaster of epic proportions until it closed in 2014, and now an intricate, decades-long remediation effort is under way. In the latest development, plans are in the works to produce green hydrogen at the site, with the ultimate … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:05:42 +0000
It isn’t easy being green. Last year, a study published in the journal Science Advances claimed that there was enough lithium — as much as 40 million metric tons — in the McDermitt Caldera, a volcanic area on the border between Nevada and Oregon, to make enough lithium-ion batteries to … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 03:58:11 +0000
Fortescue has been in the news a lot recently. Just a few weeks ago, at a United Nations roundtable, Fortescue Executive Chairman Dr Andrew Forrest AO unveiled a plan to move mining operations from “net zero” to “real zero.” “The detailed timeline shows how Fortescue will eliminate Scope 1 and … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:08:05 +0000
Engineering giant Burns & McDonnell has entered into an agreement with nuclear technology specialist BWXT Technologies to advance the design and development of the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR). The […]
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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:35:29 +0000
Manganese nodules from the ocean floor could help feed the supply chain for EV batteries, but does the world need deep-sea mining?
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:35:12 +0000
As cement day turns into concrete week turns into concrete month, it’s worth considering how the absurd tonnages of concrete manufactured changes, often radically, depending on where specifically in the world the concrete is needed. That’s all because those absurd tonnages means that we move the stuff that goes into … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Kyle D’Silva| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:54:54 +0000
The battery industry is experiencing a seismic shift as demand for renewable energy solutions increases. With electric vehicle (EV) sales expected to double from 2023 to 2027, reaching 31.6 million […]
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