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Turning coal to medicines: Chinese scientists bring a 160-year-old dream to life
Chinese scientists have discovered a way to turn cheap coal into valuable ingredients for medicine. This was once a long and difficult process, but now they have found a surprising short cut. In a study published on March 16 in the journal Nature…
New Hope: Thermal Coal Play Riding The Epic Fury Wave? (OTCMKTS:NHPEF)
New Hope Corp. is positioned to benefit from surging LNG prices and gas-to-coal switching after major Qatari LNG outages. New Hope's low-cost operations and high EBITDA margins underpin resilience, with potential for FCF yields above 20% as coal…
Why 'deaths of despair' are higher in former coal mining communities
Life expectancy in the UK has risen dramatically since the Industrial Revolution. For more than a century, people lived increasingly long and healthy lives. But around the turn of the millennium, that progress began to slow. In 2015, economists…
Greens are right: we need to wean ourselves off gas heating like we did with coal
An abiding memory of my childhood is the sight of my mother hunched over the cold ashes of our coal fire. Bringing in the coal from the bunker was a messy job and on top of that mum usually had the grimy thankless job of cleaning out and relighting…
Coal gasification key to India's energy security push, says minister
Union Minister for coal and mines G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said coal gasification will play an important role in strengthening India's energy security, reducing imports and supporting industrial growth. This push has gained urgency amid the West…
Coal India's Central Mine IPO sees slow demand with zero QIB bids on day 2: subscription at 10%
The initial public offering of Central Mine Planning and Design Institute witnessed a slow response from investors, with the issue subscribed 10 per cent as of 11.57 am on March 23, the second day of bidding. Demand remained subdued across…
'We need you': PM buries hatchet with mining industry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government and the mining industry need to set aside their differences and put the national interest first if the country is to emerge from the global oil crisis more self-reliant. Acknowledging the often…
Okinawa salt manufacturer shifts production method in decarbonization drive
Surrounded by sea, Okinawa Prefecture has long treasured salt, which is indispensable to people's daily lives. But the salt industry is facing a major challenge — to change how it produces salt and delivers it to end users, a process that…
Community ownership bid for Coventry city centre canal site
An area of Coventry city centre could be taken under community ownership if a group's bid to take it over is successful. The sale of the city's Canal Basin has been paused, after an application was made to its owners, the Canal and River Trust, to…
Iran attack on Qatar's liquid natural gas trains has global energy consequences
An Iranian attack on Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities has knocked out 17 percent of the country's LNG export capacity, an impact that will take years to recover from. The impact, first reported by Reuters, is one of many now…
Report: Solar tops new grid growth. Why is Duke Energy slowing its rollout?
A new report shows solar remains the dominant source of new electricity in the United States, even as installations slowed last year. The findings come as Duke Energy plans to expand fossil fuels to meet rising demand in North Carolina. The U.S.
MP blasts Reform for 'not bothering' to show up to East Midlands debate
The Reform party has been blasted by an East Midlands MP for not fielding a single local representative at a debate about the productivity and growth of the region. South Derbyshire MP Samantha Niblett said it was “bitterly…
Over 400 million barrels will be added to the oil market soon - what are strategic reserves and what can they do?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In the second week of the Iran war – with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, cutting off shipping of…
UP hikes wheat MSP by Rs 160; procurement from March 30
The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced a hike of Rs 160 per quintal in the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat, setting it at Rs 2,585 per quintal for the 2026 procurement season as against last year's Rs 2,425. Briefing the media after…
Oil reserves last for weeks. Solar panels last for decades
Oil and gas prices are shooting up as war in the Middle East cuts down the supply of fossil fuels available, in what has been described as “the largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets”. There have been several major…
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