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Flooded and forgotten: How Europe’s disused coal mines are successfully being used to heat our homes
Abandoned coal mines are providing a surprisingly potent source of zero-carbon energy in Europe.
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Construction of Poland’s first offshore wind farm set to begin
Construction of Poland’s first offshore wind farm is set to begin. Once fully operational in 2026, Baltic Power – which is a joint venture between Polish state energy giant Orlen and NP…
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Europe starts the clock on greening Soviet-era heating grids
As Europe aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050, transforming the massive pipeline networks heating millions of homes poses a huge engineering challenge.
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Eramet rues timid European banks, sees lithium plant costing $1.5 billion
European banks are too slow to finance mining projects because of red tape linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, France’s Eramet said, as it pursues a lithium project with China’s…
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Dismay after EU rejects ‘Green Pool’ for industrial energy users in Greece
The European Commission has rejected the Greek government’s plans for large industrial consumers of electricity like aluminium or chemicals to pool demand for renewable power as a way of lowering their operating…
Companies & Organisations
LME seeks to move on from nickel crisis as traders return
The chief executive of the London Metal Exchange (LME) expresses his optimism regarding the recovery of the trading venue from the destabilizing nickel crisis that had posed a significant threat to its…
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Essential integration of mining with circular economy highlighted at FT Mining Summit
Circularity is already practised at many mine sites, which use circular principles to reduce waste and conserve water. But to achieve full circularity for products – from production to consumption to reuse…
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Growing cities and mineral reserves are transforming Kazakhstan into an economic powerhouse
Kazakhstan, being the ninth-largest country in the world, boasts soaring mountain ranges, sprawling deserts, and arid steppes
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US, UK and partners working on 15 critical minerals projects
The United States, along with its partners, is actively engaged in 15 projects aimed at securing critical mineral supplies necessary for electric vehicles and the energy transition, as revealed by a senior…
Companies & Organisations
Green energy in JSW – strategic loan for environmental projects
Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa has entered into an agreement with the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management to secure a loan of PLN 85 million for the "Commercial Methane Utilization -…