World battles to loosen China’s grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition
Mining News Pro - Refining rare earths for the green energy transition is hard. Just ask MP Materials and Lynas.
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Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia
Mining News Pro - Britain on Thursday said it had agreed deals with Zambia on clean energy and critical minerals as foreign minister James Cleverly ends a four-day visit to Africa to deepen ties.
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McKinsey adds to warnings of clean energy metals shortages
Mining News Pro - McKinsey & Co. joined the growing chorus warning that metals considered key to the clean-energy transition face shortages in coming years, potentially suppressing the adoption of electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels.
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Biden offers $450m for clean energy projects at coal mines
Mining News Pro - The United States announced on Tuesday it had set aside $450 million to advance clean energy projects on current and former mine sites, given special attention to those that can provide new economic opportunities for coal communities.
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How abandoned mines can become clean energy storage systems
Mining News Pro - An international team of researchers has developed a novel way to store energy by transporting sand into abandoned underground mines. The new technique, called Underground Gravity Energy Storage (UGES), proposes an effective long-term energy storage solution while also making use of now-defunct mining sites.
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Africa moving very slowly toward clean energy transition
Mining News Pro - Looking specifically at solar energy, Africa is now home to just 1.3% of global solar capacity. The existing capacity is 13GW or 5.5% of Africa’s total. South Africa, Egypt and Morocco account for two-thirds of the solar capacity.
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China rust belt province plans $87 billion clean energy overhaul
Mining News Pro - A northeastern province that was once one of China’s major coal and industrial hubs has launched a 600 billion yuan ($87 billion) plan to expand clean energy production.
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Forrest back at Fortescue helm to speed clean energy push
Mining News Pro - Billionaire Andrew Forrest will return to lead iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. under an overhaul of the firm’s management aimed at accelerating a push into clean energy.
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Australia begins long road to retraining thousands of coal workers for clean energy roles
Mining News Pro - The sudden speed of the shift to clean power is forcing Australia, a global champion of coal and gas, to confront one of the energy industry’s biggest challenges — how to transition millions of fossil fuel workers to new roles in wind and solar.
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WA sees future in clean energy across sectors
Mining News Pro - The Western Australian Government will offer more than $11 million to seven regional projects in the second round of the Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF), including one with Alcoa to decarbonise the alumina refining process.
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Is California lithium supply enough for clean energy revolution
Mining News Pro - As the United States seeks to wean itself from fossil fuels, attention is turning to California and its vast reservoir of lithium – an essential component of rechargeable batteries used for electric vehicles, mobile phones, and to store energy from wind and solar power.
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Chile tensions over lithium contracts show scope of clean energy task
Mining News Pro - Mounting opposition to new lithium contracts in Chile is the latest indication of just how difficult it will be for the world to churn out the building blocks of the clean-energy transition.
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One of the world’s largest clean energy projects closer to becoming reality
Mining News Pro - Multinational Sun Cable is one step closer to developing its massive Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) project – which will deliver up to 3.2 GW of dispatchable clean energy from Australia to Singapore.
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BHP charges up Nickel West with clean energy
Mining News Pro - BHP plans to install two solar farms and a battery storage system to power the Mt Keith and Leinster mines at its Nickel West operations in Western Australia.
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New iron-air battery aims to make multi-day, clean energy storage systems a reality
Mining News Pro - Form Energy Inc. announced the launching of its first commercial product, a rechargeable iron-air battery capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours at system costs competitive with conventional power plants and at less than 1/10th the cost of lithium-ion.
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Queensland companies confident in clean energy
Mining News Pro - Queensland resources companies are ready and willing to transition to renewable energy as long as regulation and technology allow for it, according to a new report.
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Miners should target smaller deposits for clean energy era, says PwC
Mining News Pro - The world’s biggest miners should consider developing smaller deposits to make the most of the commodities expected to be in demand during the transition to cleaner energy production, a report on Wednesday said.
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Clean energy transition could bottleneck mining supply chains
Mining News Pro - KPMG has encouraged a larger focus on securing the supply of resources needed for the world’s clean energy transition.
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Gates, Bezos-backed fund offers $1bn to clean energy start-ups
Mining News Pro - Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), the clean-tech fund backed by billionaires including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Michael Bloomberg, has raised $1 billion for the second time in four years to help start-ups capable of cutting global emissions.
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Billionaire miner Forrest aims to be a global clean energy giant
Mining News Pro - Billionaire Andrew Forrest broke into the ranks of the world’s top iron-ore exporters, now he’s targeting an entry into renewables in as soon as two years under an ambitious plan to produce more energy than giants like Chevron.
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The two sides of the US election: Clean Energy and EVs
Mining News Pro - Market analyst Wood Mackenzie published a report laying the cards on the table as to what the future of clean energy and electric vehicles may look like following the November 3 election.
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How companies may benefit from clean energy imports
Mining News Pro - A report published by market analyst Lux Research states that companies looking to decarbonize their energy trade routes have about 10 years to do so.
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BHP stakes $US6 million in clean energy company
Mining News Pro - BHP has invested $US6 million ($8.47 million) in Canadian clean energy company Carbon Engineering. The company develops direct air capture (DAC) technology that helps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere.
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