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Rapid action needed if African countries are to meet SDG7
12th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

For Africa to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) target of ensuring everyone can access affordable, dependable, sustainable and modern energy, there needs to be rapid implementation... 


US President Joe Biden
Biden's electric car sales plan to strain critical mineral supplies - automakers
11th July 2023 By: Bloomberg

Stellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of electric vehicles that strain critical mineral... 


NioCorp announces offtake term sheet with Stellantis
7th July 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canada-headquartered NioCorp Developments has signed an offtake term sheet with automotive group Stellantis, outlining the framework for a ten-year contract to supply neodymium-praseodymium oxide,... 


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Hudbay CEO says company open to acquisition offers at right price
7th July 2023 By: Reuters

Hudbay Minerals will entertain acquisition offers provided price is right, otherwise companies are "wasting" their time, CEO Peter Kukielski told Reuters in an interview in Toronto. TSX-listed... 


Pure-play nickel company makes NYSE debut
Pure-play nickel company makes NYSE debut
7th July 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

Nickel exploration, development and technology company Lifezone Metals marked its entry into the NYSE on Thursday, after successfully completing a business combination with special purpose... 


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Fedex deploys 10 EV delivery vehicles in SA, more to come 
5th July 2023 By: Irma Venter

FedEx Express has deployed its first ten electric delivery vehicles in South Africa. FedEx aims to transform its entire global pickup and delivery fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles by 2040,... 


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EV car sales to reach 22m a year in 2025, ICE sales in long-term decline
30th June 2023 By: Irma Venter

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is set to soar in the coming years, with more than 100-million passenger EVs expected on the roads by 2026, and more than 700-million by 2040. This is a significant... 


Kirsten Hund, Head of Carbon Neutrality, De Beers Group.
Venetia mine rapidly becoming a flagship in advancing De Beers’ climate ambition
30th June 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Combating climate change is a process. We are all in it together. We need to work together, and we need to be strategic about how we do it, how we report it, and how we talk about it. 


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BMW to invest R4.2bn to produce the new X3 in SA, plug-in hybrid included
29th June 2023 By: Irma Venter

BMW will invest R4.2-billion over the next five years in its Rosslyn plant in South Africa to build the new-generation X3 sports-activity vehicle, including a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle... 


German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck
South Africa, Germany to establish a task force to drive green hydrogen production, trade
28th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has, on behalf of the South African government, signed a joint declaration for the planned establishment of a South African-German Hydrogen Task Force... 


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TotalEnergies and Petronas work on solar project to power Roma
28th June 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Energy major TotalEnergies this week signed a strategic collaboration deal with the Petronas’ clean energy solutions company Gentari Renewables to develop renewable energy projects in the Asia... 


Accelerating Renewable Energy Development in Africa
27th June 2023

Accelerating renewable energy development in Africa is crucial for several reasons, including improving energy access, reducing dependence on fossil fuels, mitigating climate change and promoting... 


Isuzu Motors South Africa president and automotive executive oversight committee skills development workstream chairperson Billy Tom
Host of new occupations in automotive sector demands skills
27th June 2023 By: Darren Parker

The demands of digitalisation, electrification, autonomous vehicles, sustainability and changing consumer preferences have given rise to a host of new occupations within the automotive sector,... 


Schneider Electric and H2-Enterprises Join Forces to Advance Clean Hydrogen Solutions for Buildings in the Middle East and Africa
26th June 2023

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with H2-Enterprises to explore... 


Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand
Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand
23rd June 2023 By: Reuters

Lithium producers are growing anxious that delays in mine permitting, staffing shortages and inflation may hinder their ability to supply enough of the battery metal to meet the world's aggressive... 


Tripling of current renewable energy growth necessary to meet Paris Agreement targets
22nd June 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has identified in its inaugural ‘World Energy Transition Outlook (WETO)’ a way forward to immediately course correct the 1.5 ˚C climate pathway.... 


Hlatse Nkune

Associate Principal: Nedbank Energy Finance
Accelerating and scaling Africa’s renewable-energy projects
22nd June 2023

In Africa more than 600 million people lack access to electricity. At the current pace of electrification millions of Africans are still expected to be without electricity in 2030 unless the pace... 


Schneider Electric and H2-Enterprises Join Forces to Advance Clean Hydrogen Solutions for Buildings in the Middle East and Africa
21st June 2023

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with H2-Enterprises to explore... 


Investments in clean electrification, grid infrastructure and efficiency are the main components of the increase in spending.
Two-thirds of energy transition finance in developing economies to be private – report
21st June 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Yearly clean energy investments in emerging and developing economies will need to more than triple from $770-billion currently to as much as $2.8-trillion by the early 2030s in order to meet rising... 


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Electric future planned for Escondida
21st June 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining major BHP is working towards the full electrification of its Escondida and Spence copper operations, in Chile. BHP’s Minerals America VP for planning & technical, Alejandro Tapia said that... 


Brazilian, Japanese groups create JV to develop electric aircraft propulsion systems
20th June 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Major Brazil-based aerospace group Embraer and Japan-based global major electric motor manufacturer Nidec Corporation have announced an agreement to create a joint venture (JV) company to develop... 


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King unveils Critical Minerals Strategy
20th June 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The federal government has unveiled its new Critical Minerals Strategy, highlighting six focus areas to help grow Australia’s critical minerals wealth, create jobs, and strengthen global clean... 


Barrick CEO Mark Bristow
Copper is as strategic as gold is precious, says Barrick’s Bristow
19th June 2023 By: Bloomberg

For a company with “gold” in its name, Barrick Gold Corp. has become noticeably fixated on copper. The world’s second-largest bullion producer recently approached First Quantum Minerals to discuss... 


IonicRE progresses resource expansion drilling at Makuutu project
15th June 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE) says the Phase 5 drill programme on its 60%-owned Makuutu rare earths project, in Uganda, is advancing according to plan. The company says, in a release,... 


Vulcan on track for Sept targets at Zero Carbon
15th June 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX and FSE-listed Vulcan Energy Resources is on track for the September commissioning of its lithium extraction optimisation plant (LEOP) at its Zero Carbon lithium project, in Germany. The... 


Wits University DigiMine Laboratory head Ahsan Mahboob
Wits University’s DigiMine aiming to serve as green data powerhouse for mining industry
14th June 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Most mining countries have already databased their green energy minerals and critical minerals and made them public so that investors and their global partners can evaluate national production... 


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Cape Town’s draft energy strategy sets goal of adding 650 MW within five years
14th June 2023 By: Terence Creamer

Cape Town’s energy strategy, which has been released for public comment, envisages the addition of 650 MW of new independent generation within five years in line with the city’s stated goal of... 


Africa’s race to the sun (and other alternatives): Who is winning?
14th June 2023

By Shirley Webber, Coverage Head: Resources and Energy, Absa CIB One of the most emotive subjects in Africa currently is the energy transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, with the mining... 


African energy and minerals re-imagined
14th June 2023

By Bhavtik Vallabhjee, Head: Power & Renewables, Absa CIB With the African minerals and energy sector flourishing with possibility, one can’t help but draw parallels with the late 1880’s when the... 


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IGO has electrification plans for Cosmos
14th June 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Critical minerals company IGO will undertake a study for the full underground electrification of its Cosmos nickel project, in Western Australia. The miner has awarded ASX-listed Perenti, in... 


LKAB expands Europe’s biggest rare earths deposit
LKAB expands Europe’s biggest rare earths deposit
12th June 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Europe’s biggest deposit of rare earth elements (REEs) – Per Geijer in Sweden – is now 25% bigger, miner LKAB reported on Monday, announcing an updated mineral resource estimate. Per Geijer, which... 


Stainless Steel: The Cost Competitive Corrosion Efficient Solution
9th June 2023

Corrosion is the natural, gradual deterioration of metals reacting with their environment. It degrades the useful properties of metals and structures including their strength and structural... 


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35% of mining CEOs feel exposed to climate-related risks
7th June 2023 By: Darren Parker

More than one-third – about 4 000 or 35% – of mining CEOs polled by PwC for its latest global mining report consider their company to be highly or extremely exposed to climate-related risks within... 


nuGen Truck proof-of-concept hybrid hydrogen and battery powered mine haul truck
Battery systems to power diesel-free mining haul trucks
2nd June 2023

Carbon reduction company First Mode purchased 80 Bordline energy storage system (ESS), 2.6 MWh lithium-ion battery systems from electrification and automation corporation ABB in May, to help power... 


China recovery bigger worry than EU carbon tax, Hindalco MD says
China recovery bigger worry than EU carbon tax, Hindalco MD says
26th May 2023 By: Bloomberg

The uncertainty over China’s economic recovery is proving to be a headwind for metal producers in the short-term even as the longer range demand outlook remains robust due to electrification and... 


Mining firms' cash-raising lifts Toronto exchange deals slow
Mining firms' cash-raising lifts Toronto exchange deals slow
24th May 2023 By: Reuters

The one bright spot in Canadian equity capital markets this year has been mining and metals companies. But whether that’s a glass half full or half empty for this sector is up for debate. Firms in... 


Candente closes placement with Whittle and Fortescue
19th May 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Candente Copper, which will change its name to Alta Copper on Friday, has closed a nonbrokered private placement with Whittle Equity and Nascent Exploration, a wholly owned... 


Johan Potgieter, cluster industrial software lead at Schneider Electric
How sustainable practices can keep climate change at bay. 
19th May 2023

By Johan Potgieter, cluster industrial software lead at Schneider Electric Climate change and sustainability are intrinsically linked; the former causes devastation and the latter provides feasible... 


Dullness versus the creative: prospects for development and human wellbeing
19th May 2023 By: Saliem Fakir

Africa’s problem is not fossil fuels or the continent’s dependence on raw land and minerals but the lack of capacity to transition from these dependences into something else. This is a matter... 


How sustainable practices can keep climate change at bay
17th May 2023

By Johan Potgieter, cluster industrial software lead at Schneider Electric Climate change and sustainability are intrinsically linked; the former causes devastation and the latter provides feasible... 


Automotive market continues to drive platinum demand – WPIC
12th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The automotive market will remain the biggest demand segment for platinum for the foreseeable future, comprising between 31% and 46% of total demand, as it has for the last five years, reports the... 


SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop.
Will it be 100% battery electric vehicles by 2035, SFA (Oxford) event asks
11th May 2023 By: Martin Creamer

Will it be 100% battery electric vehicle (BEV) dominance by 2035? That was the question posed in the title of the SFA (Oxford)'s Battery Metals Lectures on May 11, when slides projected a 45% BEV... 


BHP and Codelco strike collaboration deal
10th May 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner BHP has struck a collaboration agreement with Chilean copper major Codelco to exchange information in areas of mutual interest, such as the electrification of mining activities,... 


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