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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced on May 22 the designation of coal used in the production of steel as a critical material under the Energy Act of 2020, in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry.” This action affirms the Administration’s commitment to American energy dominance, manufacturing resurgence, […]
The transition to renewable and low-carbon energy sources requires a significant increase in demand for critical minerals, such as lithium, cobalt, graphite, copper, nickel, rare earths, etc., which are essential for the production of a wide range of technologies essential to combating climate change, such as wind turbines, electric vehicles, solar panels and smart grids. […]
The Chilean government recently published the results of a request for information (RFI) intended to gauge investment interest in the country’s lithium assets. Although details disclosed in the RFI results were sparse, this moment offers an opportunity to assess overall progress in the market, fifteen months after Chile announced its National Lithium Strategy to expand […]
The European Commission has awarded €720 million across a 10-year horizon to 7 renewable hydrogen projects through the inaugural auction of the European Hydrogen Bank, funded by EU Emissions Trading System revenues under the Innovation Fund. The main takeaways from the results are: The auction was oversubscribed with a total of 132 bids requesting over […]