India and the United States have taken a big step to secure important minerals like lithium and cobalt, which are essential for making electric vehicles (EVs) and supporting clean energy. On Friday, India announced that both countries signed an agreement to “expand and diversify” their supply chains for these critical
As the vibrant city of Shanghai lights up with spectacular celebrations, its skyscrapers shine brightly in dazzling colors, showcasing China’s creativity and technological advancements. But beneath this colorful facade, a remarkable story unfolds—a small startup named Energy Singularity is quietly working on a groundbreaking project: nuclear fusion energy. What is
Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vulin, recently gave an exclusive interview where he opened up about his country’s strong relationship with Russia and other global powers, including China, Brazil, and South Africa. He emphasized that Serbia feels understood and supported by these nations, particularly in their fight to protect the
Türkiye is in a heated dispute with Siemens, accusing the German company of deliberately delaying crucial equipment for the country’s first-ever nuclear power plant. This $24 billion project, called the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, is being built by Russia’s Rosatom energy agency. Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has claimed that
Six years ago, a group of Chinese engineers took on a daring challenge: turning what others saw as useless waste into something valuable. Their target was the large amounts of low-grade nickel and cobalt ore found on remote Indonesian islands. These ores were previously considered too poor in quality to
Germany recently made a bold offer to South Africa: a $9.3 billion loan to help the country shut down its coal-fired power plants and switch to green energy sources. However, this offer has sparked a strong backlash from a South African political party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK). On September
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is standing up strongly against Climate Rights International (CRI), an organization that the AEC believes is working to keep Uganda from benefiting from its own natural resources. The AEC argues that Uganda, with its significant oil and gas reserves, deserves the chance to develop its
In recent years, Algeria, a country in North Africa once ruled by France, has made a big splash in Europe’s energy scene. Here’s how this former French colony is now holding the reins on Europe’s gas supply and what that means for the continent. Algeria’s Rising Power Back in 2022,
Big Tech’s dream of advancing AI is coming with a huge, often overlooked cost: electricity. The amount of power that companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple use to run their data centers is staggering—so much so that their energy consumption is now on par with entire countries. A recent
