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Trump invokes Defense Production Act to boost oil, coal and energy infrastructure
President Trump on Monday invoked wartime authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to try to push for more oil, gas and coal. The DPA gives the president the authority to increase the production of certain items to advance national…
BHP Starts Review of Coal Mines: Australia Briefing
Good morning from Canberra, where it's already getting a bit chilly as we head into winter. US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to head back to Pakistan today for more talks with Iran, as both sides continue to blockade the Strait of Hormuz and…
WA coal miner to cut jobs, citing slowing demand
Premier Coal has confirmed it will cut jobs and reduce production at its mine site near Collie. The Chinese-owned miner, which supplies coal to the Muja Power Station, is citing 'conditions influencing the WA coal supply market'. The Mining and…
Why the cloud still runs on coal and gas
Data centers need vast amounts of energy to fuel servers and process the information that keeps our websites, applications and generative AI models running. The United States has more data centers than anywhere else in the world and the extra…
Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Apr 21, 2026, 04:25 PM – One hundred and ten Turkish coal miners who had marched 200km to stage a hunger strike for their unpaid wages were arrested on the morning of…
Warrior Met Coal Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.08 (NYSE:HCC)
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 20th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of 0.08 per share on Thursday, May 7th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and…
China Restarting Massive Coal-to-Gas Project After Decade-Long Pause
Chinese officials have said they will revive a multibillion-dollar coal gasification project, in part due to global gas supply disruptions caused by the U.S. and Isreal's war with Iran. The so-called Fuxin project began in 2011. The strategy, which…
Global growth in solar 'the largest ever observed for any source'
On Monday, the Energy Information Agency released its analysis of the energy trends of 2025, covering the entire globe. It confirms and extends the primary conclusion of a more limited analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency: 2025 was…
Data Centers Drove Half Of All Growth In US Electricity Use In 2025
Global electricity demand rose by 3% in 2025, with growth nearly triple compared to the 1.3% increase in total energy consumption, as data centers and electric vehicles continued to push power use higher, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said…
Famous 'Lost Engine' coming to the South West
A Spring Steam Spectacular is set to take place next month as West Somerset Railway celebrates 50 years of steam. Taking place between May 1 and 4, the four-day team gala will showcase a slice of the incredible variety of motive power at West…
China achieves a world first, updating stabilisers for renewable energy grids
China has developed a world-first high-voltage synchronous condenser, reviving a century-old grid stabiliser technology to support the country's rapid transition to renewable energy, according to a state media report. The state-run China Electric…
Renewable energies overtook global electricity demand last year, led by solar growth in China, India
Record growth in solar, especially in China and India, was a driving factor for clean energy sources surpassing the world's strong demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new global power analysis. Clean power generation grew 887 terawatt…
Ash from historic steam railways used to seal leaky canal gates
A centuries-old method of sealing gaps in lock gates lives on across West Yorkshire thanks to a partnership with heritage steam railways. 'Ashing up' dates back to the 19th Century when heavy boat traffic meant water was often in short supply. Lock…
AI And The New Prosperity: More Leisure AND More Stuff
Artificial intelligence has led us to speculate about the economic possibilities after productivity increases tremendously. We know people are much better off economically than our ancestors were 100 years ago. John Maynard Keynes predicted…
Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for 'defense readiness'
Donald Trump on Monday released a series of memos that doubled down on his support of increased domestic fossil fuel production for purported “defense readiness”. Trump's memos, which cited the president's 20 January 2025 executive…
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