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• Can President Biden Avoid A Critical Metals Crisis?

  Published 28 February 2021 | viewed 4,271 times

  President Joe Biden’s latest executive order seeks to secure a variety of important supply chains. For example, in one higher-profile case, General Motors recently announced…

• Is The Green Hydrogen Hype Justified?

  Published 25 December 2020 | viewed 22,484 times

  Has the time for the “fuel of the future,” green hydrogen, arrived? Recently, some of the world’s biggest green hydrogen project developers and partners joined…

• Inda Ramps Up Deepwater Gas Production

  Published 24 December 2020 | viewed 6,340 times

  The beginning of production at what is now Asia’s deepest offshore natural gas field will increase the share of natural gas in India’s energy basket.…

• The U.S. Moves To Ease Dependence On Foreign Rare Earths

  Published 07 October 2020 | viewed 3,211 times

  Late last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that seeks to curb U.S. dependence on foreign sources of critical minerals. Chief among those…

• Problems Are Piling Up For Oil Majors

  Published 07 October 2020 | viewed 12,384 times

  Consumers reacted to earlier lockdowns and continued pandemic restrictions, leading to a massive drop in demand. On the other hand, prices initially collapsed after Saudi…

• U.S. Firm Looks To Gain Ground In India’s Energy Storage Market

  Published 01 October 2020 | viewed 3,838 times

  India’s renewable energy sector, the fourth-most attractive renewable energy market in the world today, is all set to get a new player. U.S.-based ArcVera Renewables, which…

• Import Costs Rise As U.S.-China Trade Spat Escalates

  Published 28 September 2020 | viewed 2,663 times

  We have written in previous posts about volatility this year in the logistics market adding to buyers’ delivery and import cost uncertainty. At other times,…

• Can The UK Auto Industry Bounce Back?

  Published 28 September 2020 | viewed 9,735 times

  We may be coming out of the first pandemic lockdown and business does, broadly, appear to be picking up; however, but some sections of manufacturing,…

• Copper Prices Are Soaring On Growing Battery Metal Demand

  Published 11 September 2020 | viewed 13,766 times

  A fair part of the bull story for copper this year has been supply-side fears. The world’s largest mines are in South America, which has…

• The Battery Breakthrough That Could Transform An Entire Industry

  Published 28 August 2020 | viewed 13,929 times

  A team of researchers in India has introduced an eco-friendly and energy-efficient battery that is being touted as “the future” of batteries — not only…

• India To Propose World Solar Bank

  Published 27 August 2020 | viewed 3,585 times

  India will propose a World Solar Bank at the World Solar Technology Summit organized by the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in September, the Business Standard reported. Stay…

• What Role Will Hydrogen Play In The EU’s Future?

  Published 18 July 2020 | viewed 13,577 times

  The media — at least in Europe — seems to be abuzz with talk about green hydrogen. As an energy source, backers envision hydrogen powering…

• Record High U.S. Crude Inventories Threaten Oil Rally

  Published 09 July 2020 | viewed 22,159 times

  Anyone connected or exposed to the dynamics of the oil price must be wondering if the recovery in the oil price is sustainable and, indeed,…

• India Launches Its First Natural Gas Exchange

  Published 22 June 2020 | viewed 11,927 times

  India launched its first natural gas exchange earlier this week. The Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) is a nationwide, online delivery-based gas trading platform for delivery of natural…

• India Takes Big Leap In Solar Development With $6 Billion Deal

  Published 17 June 2020 | viewed 18,825 times

  India’s onward march to boost its renewable energy capacity and build domestic capacity for making solar equipment got fresh impetus when Adani Green Energy Ltd won a…

• India’s Solar Power Industry Is Hurting From Covid-19

  Published 06 June 2020 | viewed 19,277 times

  The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on India’s solar power program. According to a new report from ETEnergyWorld, India was able to add only…

• Car Sales Fall To 10-Year Low

  Published 11 April 2020 | viewed 61,186 times

  An article in the Financial Times reviews the fortunes of parts makers Infineon (formerly part of Siemens), Continental and Osram, all of whom suffered last…

• Is Oil Heading To $10?

  Published 30 March 2020 | viewed 73,936 times

  Popular investor inclination may be that after such a dramatic fall, the oil price has to bounce back, that investor sentiment on the downside was…

• Tesla Plans To Ditch Cobalt In New Batteries

  Published 12 March 2020 | viewed 15,255 times

  Reuters recently reported on Tesla’s announcement that it is in advanced talks to use batteries from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) that contain no cobalt specifically for use in…

• Which Industries Will Be Hit Hardest By Europe’s Green Deal?

  Published 29 January 2020 | viewed 13,321 times

  Heard of Europe’s Green Deal? No? That may not be surprising, as it was only announced last month. While it sounds like the latest fruit…