Category: energy

Oct 20

Challenge for World’s Biggest Robot Trains Is Going Electric

Article content (Bloomberg) — Rio Tinto Group is preparing for trials of battery-powered locomotives in Australia, where it uses giant autonomous trains — the world’s largest and longest robots — to transport iron ore across the vast Outback. Converting its 2.5-kilometer (1.6-mile) long trains to electric would help trim the producer’s use of diesel, a […]
Oct 19

Russia Has No Plans Yet to Further Ease Diesel Export Rules

Article content (Bloomberg) — Russia doesn’t currently have plans to ease remaining restrictions on diesel exports, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, indicating that there won’t be additional relief for the tight fuel market. “There are no decisions yet,” Novak told Bloomberg News in Beijing. “But if there are any problems, they will be […]
Oct 19

China’s Polluters Take Steps to Meet EU’s Carbon Tax Challenge

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business China’s environment ministry is asking large industrial polluters to tighten up their emissions reporting, as it adopts the procedures necessary to expand its national carbon market and prepare Chinese industry for the European Union’s carbon tax. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Bloomberg News Published Oct 18, 2023  •  3 […]
Oct 18

China Tells Gas Suppliers to Fill Storage Tanks Ahead of Winter

Article content (Bloomberg) — China’s regulator has asked its biggest state-owned natural gas suppliers to fill up storage facilities heading into the peak winter heating season, underscoring risks from rising geopolitical tensions to the nation’s energy security.  The National Energy Administration said China’s demand for gas is increasing and, while the domestic market is “generally […]