Energy

Volatility could roil base metal markets in 2025; analysts favour copper, tin amid energy transition
Volatility could roil base metal markets in 2025; analysts favour copper, tin amid energy transition
Potential headwinds include stronger US dollar, escalating trade tensions and China’s economic momentumBASE metal prices have been lifted this year by robust market fundamentals and a rise in green...
Google invests in venture to build energy parks for data centres
Google invests in venture to build energy parks for data centres
ALPHABET’S Google is investing in mega energy parks that will generate renewable power as the company races to fuel its data centres. The technology behemoth entered into a partnership with...
GM to sell its stake in Michigan EV battery plant to LG Energy
GM to sell its stake in Michigan EV battery plant to LG Energy
GENERAL Motors (GM) is selling its stake in an electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, to South Korean partner LG Energy Solution, recouping about US$1 billion in...
Sembcorp stays on transformation course, but big bet on renewable energy comes with risks
Sembcorp stays on transformation course, but big bet on renewable energy comes with risks
The threat of US tariffs, for example, could dampen global trade and electricity demand, and weaken the drive to invest in fossil fuels HARDLY a month goes by without...
Virtual power plants turn energy savings into cash for China’s industrial users
Virtual power plants turn energy savings into cash for China’s industrial users
IMAGINE being paid hundreds of dollars a day just to tweak your energy consumption – using less electricity at night and more during the day. For a casting and...
EV battery maker calls for cheaper EU energy to counter China
EV battery maker calls for cheaper EU energy to counter China
THE South Korean owner of the European Union’s largest factory of electric vehicle (EV) batteries called on the bloc to reduce energy costs and grow the strategic industry amid...
Bankers need to be curious to navigate the shifting energy landscape: DBS’ Kelvin Wong
Bankers need to be curious to navigate the shifting energy landscape: DBS’ Kelvin Wong
Industry players are increasingly concerned about storage and grid capacities, says the lender’s head of energy, renewables and infrastructureHAVING grit and being curious about emerging trends in the world...
Bankers need to be curious to navigate the shifting energy landscape: DBS’ Kelvin Wong
Bankers need grit to navigate the shifting energy landscape: DBS’ Kelvin Wong
Industry players are increasingly concerned about storage and grid capacities, says the lender’s head of energy, renewables and infrastructureHAVING grit and being curious about emerging trends in the world...
Chris Wright: Trump Picks Oil Boss and Fracking Advocate to Head Department of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has chosen longtime fracking advocate Chris Wright to head the Department of Energy in his administration. Wright, is the CEO of...
Europe: Stoxx 600 jumps as energy and tech lead the charge, positive earnings help
Europe: Stoxx 600 jumps as energy and tech lead the charge, positive earnings help
Europe’s Stoxx 600 bounced back with a 1 per cent gain, driven by strong performances in the energy and technology sectors, while positive earnings reports added to the upbeat...