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New coal projects around globe outnumber those cancelled three to one, report says
Plans for new coal projects are outpacing cancellations three to one worldwide, including in Turkey and Australia, the hosts of this year's Cop31 climate summit, according to a database of the coal industry. Urgewald, a German environmental group…
Former coal mine chosen for A$12 billion NSW train manufacturing push
A former coal mine in the Hunter region is set to become the centrepiece of New South Wales' A$12 billion plan to rebuild domestic train manufacturing. The NSW Government has selected the former Teralba coal mine site at Lake Macquarie as its…
Asian coal prices to stay elevated as Indonesian supply curbs tighten market: Report
Asian thermal coal prices are likely to remain elevated over the next few months as uncertainty over Indonesian supplies and lower Chinese production constrain availability, while gas-to-coal switching in Japan and South Korea supports demand…
Canary in the coal mine or just a bad apple? CoreWeave debt drama roils Wall Street
New York (CNN) — Wall Street is increasingly scrutinizing the massive debt companies are taking on to fund the artificial intelligence boom. Rising interest rates and uncertainty about the pace of the data center buildout are fueling…
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Stock Falls 5.2% - Here's What Happened
Shares of Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) traded down 5.2% during trading on Monday. The stock traded as low as $84.76 and last traded at $85.3080. 365,773 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 55% from the average…
'I survived for a reason': Aberfan fights to preserve memory of disaster 60 years on
David Davies was eight years old when he survived the coal tip slide that killed a generation of children in the Welsh village of Aberfan. Most years the disaster's anniversary passes quietly, he says; much of the community chooses to spend the day…
Super El-Nino threat rattling power markets: Origin CEO
Origin Energy chief executive Frank Calabria has blamed the increased risk of a super El Nino weather event hitting Australia this summer for a sharp uptick in wholesale power prices that has exposed how finely balanced the electricity market…
Ekurhuleni moves to secure its energy future
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, minister of electricity and energy. (Image source: GCIS) The City of Ekurhuleni has received the greenlight to procure 2 400MW new generation capacity from independent power producers (IPPs). This was announced by…
Southampton trade historians teach AI to read handwriting
Historians have uncovered 461 years of Britain's maritime past using AI. The study involved training AI to process about 100,000 pages of handwritten records, a task that would have taken years if done manually. The University of Southampton…
Microsoft's latest AI data center problem isn't AI, it's electricity
Microsoft will no longer be part of a multibillion-dollar data center in Loughton, Essex, England, according to a report by The Telegraph. The planned data center is set to have thousands of NVIDIA processors and was originally planned to start…
Mongolian gas prize beckons as TMK Energy clears discovery hurdle
TMK Energy has secured a crucial regulatory tick for its pivotal Declaration of Discovery at the wholly owned Gurvantes XXXV coal seam gas project in Mongolia, opening the formal pathway towards an exploitation or production licence. Lodged on 2…
Researchers uncover truth of British Empire's trade routes
A first-of-its-kind map, using data from centuries-old port records, shows how Britain 's growth into a dominant global trading nation was built on European trade. Experts from the University of Southampton used artificial intelligence (AI) to…
Orgreave Inquiry holds community listening events in Barnsley and Durham
People with a connection to the 1984 Battle of Orgreave are invited to attend community listening events to help the public inquiry into the dispute 'understand its lasting impact'. Violence broke out between police officers and miners outside the…
The fossil fuel comeback is here
Data centers are demanding more energy, and the Trump administration is making sure fossil fuels meet the moment. Data centers are demanding more energy, and the Trump administration is making sure fossil fuels meet the moment. Image: Cath Virginia…
Turning waste into fuel could help cut cement's carbon footprint
Waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill could help low-carbon cement production by reducing the industry's reliance on fossil fuels, according to Adelaide University researchers. Ph.D. candidate Geethmi Thisakya, along with her supervisory…
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