UK’s first automated low-carbon infrastructure factory to be launched

Hyperion Robotics and LKAB Minerals will open the UK’s first fully digital, automated low-carbon infrastructure plant. The post UK’s first automated low-carbon infrastructure factory to be launched appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Government ignores quarry sector once again

Suppliers of essential construction minerals have again been ignored by the government in another major planning document.

New Zealand Minerals Council launched

Straterra has been renamed the New Zealand Minerals Council, chief executive Josie Vidal says. “With the global interest in mined minerals, particularly critical minerals, we believe it is time to better align ourselves with a name that will mean something to New Zealanders and those in the global supply chain,” Vidal says. “The Government has […] The post New Zealand Minerals Council launched appeared first on Building Today.

Drax strikes up PFA joint venture

Drax Power is teaming up with Power Minerals to process pulverised fuel ash for use in cement.

Saint-Gobain to acquire Kilwaughter

Kilwaughter Minerals Limited is set to become part of the multi-national Saint-Gobain group, subject to regulatory approval.

Just Have a Think - Humans reach a new low. Literally 09072023

Our modern way of life is largely dependent on land-based mining to extract minerals & other raw materials required for construction & for components in many technologies. Some suggest we may not have enough of these materials to see us through the transition away from fossil fuels & that we now need to go down to the deep ocean to extract even more. Others argue that as we have only discovered < 0.001% of the biodiversity at those depths, mining down there might not be such a smart idea

Just Have a Think - Have we got enough minerals? 02072023

Will batteries for hundreds of millions of future electric vehicles rob the planet of all its precious minerals? And what about all the minerals and materials for billions of wind turbines and solar panels? Can our planet really cope with the transition away from fossil fuels and will that transition really be 'sustainable'?

Just Have a Think - Battery recycling just got a whole lot better 14052023

Recycling will play a crucial role in providing enough minerals and metals for the energy storage solutions of the future. But current recycling methods are very energy-hungry and can be environmentally harmful. Now a new process aims to overcome both those challenges, and save time and money as well!

Fully Charged Show - Why Australia Will Be The World's New Energy Superpower, 27022023

Abundant sunshine, wind and various critical resources give Australia a distinct advantage when it comes to the green energy transition. So can it lead the charge and become a clean energy superpower? Australian correspondent Rosie (from "engineering with rosie") looks at how the country could be charting its path to 100% renewables from wind, solar, storage and interconnectors as well as creating a hotbed of minerals and resources needed for electric vehicles

McKinsey & Co - Is globalisation over? 10122022

McKinsey & Co have issued a new discussion paper "Global flows: The ties that bind in an interconnected world". This states that, looking at the entire range of global flows, it is clear that the world is not defaulting to deglobalization, but rather that global connections are reconfiguring. 3 further papers on the state of globalisation are also attached [below]