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It was a pleasure to co-author this study with Robert Johnston for the Hamm Institute for American Energy on the strategic role of US coal. With much of the world already in energy security triage due to war, chokepoints...

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Clean energy technologies, defence and aerospace manufacturing, and advanced electronics and semiconductors already shape much of today’s industrial policy thinking on critical minerals. Nuclear manufacturing requirement...

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Fast Power, Slow Power: The New Energy Contest

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Government critical minerals lists continue to expand, reflecting both the pace of technological change and the broadening scope of resource policy. The latest USGS update adds more materials with very different levels o...

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The debate around Europe’s battery supply chains was intense at MINEX Europe 2025 Conference session on lithium and battery supply chains in Europe, I moderated. The discussion brought together a wide range of perspecti...

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Dr. Tatiana Mitrova and Kruthika A. Bala delivered Applied Business Scenarios in Energy Sustainability workshop together students, academics, and industry experts for a meaningful discussion on the Energy Trilemma - Se...

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Iron ore and steel have long defined civilisation’s reach and ambition. They form two halves of one industrial equation: ore determines resource sovereignty, steel defines manufacturing capability. Together, they have sh...

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","url":"https://resourcesnow.net/publications-%26-speaking/f/ranadrill-energy-podcast-can-critical-minerals-reshape-the-futur","title":"Ranadrill Energy Podcast: Can Critical Minerals Reshape the futur","date_modified":"2025-05-29T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"illuminem-voices-energy-security-beyond-independence-and-dominan","html_content":"

","url":"https://resourcesnow.net/publications-%26-speaking/f/illuminem-voices-energy-security-beyond-independence-and-dominan","title":"illuminem Voices: Energy security beyond independence and dominan","date_modified":"2025-04-25T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"illuminem-voices-when-steel-breaks-nations-bend","html_content":"

","url":"https://resourcesnow.net/publications-%26-speaking/f/illuminem-voices-when-steel-breaks-nations-bend","title":"illuminem Voices: When steel breaks, nations bend","date_modified":"2025-04-24T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"the-sustainability-stalemate-big-energy-struggles","html_content":"

Equinor, BP, and Ørsted have recently adjusted their renewable energy and low-carbon strategies. Equinor cut its 2024-2027 low carbon and renewable investments by 50% and reduced its 2030 capex goals, prioritising financ...

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The choice of Panama for the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio’s first overseas trip reflects the growing geopolitical and economic stakes linked to the Panama Canal. The canal faces challenges from climate-induced wate...

","url":"https://resourcesnow.net/publications-%26-speaking/f/the-nexus-of-climate-and-commerce","title":"THE NEXUS OF CLIMATE AND COMMERCE","date_modified":"2025-02-02T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"the-assay-us-steel-decision-adds-to-geopolitical-challenges-for","html_content":"

","url":"https://resourcesnow.net/publications-%26-speaking/f/the-assay-us-steel-decision-adds-to-geopolitical-challenges-for","title":"The Assay: US Steel Decision Adds to Geopolitical Challenges for ","date_modified":"2025-01-31T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"the-assay-baku-and-beyond-the-future-of-coal-phase-outs","html_content":"

","url":"https://resourcesnow.net/publications-%26-speaking/f/the-assay-baku-and-beyond-the-future-of-coal-phase-outs","title":"THE ASSAY: Baku and Beyond: The Future of Coal Phase-Outs","date_modified":"2024-12-24T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"2024-reflections-grit-leadership-and-transforming-challenges","html_content":"

The world is no longer in need of leaders who simply manage the chaos. It needs leaders who can transform that chaos into progress.

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The green hydrogen industry, once buoyed by early optimism, is now facing significant challenges. Many projects in Europe and the US have either stalled or been delayed. In the US, regulatory uncertainty and in Europe, b...

","url":"https://resourcesnow.net/publications-%26-speaking/f/green-hydrogen-the-promise-is-real-so-are-the-challenges","title":"GREEN HYDROGEN: THE PROMISE IS REAL. SO ARE THE CHALLENGES","date_modified":"2024-11-27T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"energy-voice-from-washington-to-westminster-the-weight-of-choic","html_content":"

","url":"https://resourcesnow.net/publications-%26-speaking/f/energy-voice-from-washington-to-westminster-the-weight-of-choic","title":"Energy Voice: From Washington to Westminster: the weight of choic","date_modified":"2024-11-24T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"from-washington-to-westminster---the-weight-of-choices","html_content":"

I am struck by the vibrant energy that fills the air this autumn in Washington DC. It is after all a season of change, and the atmosphere reflects the weight of the choices ahead. With the US elections just days away, ma...

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Declining sulfur production is a significant yet often overlooked challenge in the energy transition. Sulfuric acid, a derivative of sulfur, is indispensable to industries such as mining, green technology production, and...

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The transition to a low-carbon economy presents a complex dilemma for industries: how to decarbonise while staying competitive. Despite advancements in technology and government incentives, many industries struggle to m...

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Amid rising demand and high prices, Kazatomprom has been forced to announce a reduction in their 2025 uranium production target by 17% due to project delays and a severe shortage of sulphuric acid, a critical component f...

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A recent ethical hack in the Netherlands highlights the critical vulnerability in smart solar panel systems, specifically through converters that connect the panels to the power grid. These devices, essential for grid co...

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The UK's food security is threatened by a combination of challenges. Erratic weather and extreme events disrupt agricultural productivity. Rising input costs, post-Brexit complexities, and the war in Ukraine have driven ...

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BHP's Nickel West in Western Australia is a fully integrated nickel mining operation, employing over 2,500 and supplying over 85% of its production to global battery material suppliers.

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Summary:

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