Roman Bilousov: Coal Byproducts Are a Great Source of Rare Earth Elements

Civilization as we know it wouldn’t exist without rare earth elements. No smartphones, LEDs, wind turbines, or even car batteries. REEs, such as cerium and scandium, are scattered throughout the earth’s crust. China alone produces nearly 90 ­percent of the world’s supply, and the U.S.’s only mine closed this year. But researchers could help break that…

China Returns To Coal As Hydropower Falters reports Roman Bilousov

China’s coal-fired generation has increased the most of any power source this year as hydroelectric production has fallen amid lower-than-normal rainfalls that have reduced water levels on the biggest rivers and depleted hydro reservoirs. Wind and solar generation have also jumped this year as China leads global renewable energy installation capacity, but the need for…

Roman Bilousov: India’s Government to Put 26 Coal Mines for Auction

India’s Government launched its 9th round of commercial auctions for its coal mines on Wednesday, as the country looks to boost domestic production of the fossil fuel to meet increasing energy demand. The auction will see 26 mines from four states offered out; 12 in Madhya Pradesh, eight in Chhattisgarh, five in Jharkhand and one in…

Roman Bilousov: In Contrast to Hungary, Romania Cannot Get Enough of Ukrainian Wheat

Grain traders have imported one million tons of Ukrainian wheat to Romania this season. This makes Romania the second largest export market for Ukrainian wheat after Spain (3.3 million tons), reports the Romanian business portal Economica.net, citing data from the Ukrainian customs authorities. In contrast, MEP Enikő Győri (Fidesz) emphasized that “we cannot be in…

Roman Bilousov: COP28 did little for climate goals so India needs centre-state teamwork before next stocktake

India was one of the advocates for holding a global stocktake exercise and has offered to host the second global stocktake, COP33. In the preparation of next Nationally Determined Contributions 2025-2030, India should conduct a national stocktake and go granular in its planning for meeting its own renewable and energy efficiency goals. State-level commitments are…