Chemistry
Record Jump in Demand for Gold Worldwide
A record rise in demand for gold is being reported around the world, with central banks worldwide ramping up their purchases, reported the Financial Times, citing data from the World Gold Council. Analysts believe that gold buying by regulators has reached a 55-year high.
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Bulgaria: Over 31% Jump in Electricity Production in November 2022
In November 2022, compared to the previous month, a large increase in the production of energy products was observed in Bulgaria - by 31.1%, and the largest decrease was registered in unleaded gasoline - by 13.0%.
Australia mining company sorry for losing radioactive device
A mining corporation on Sunday apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 1,400-kilometer stretch of Western Australia, as authorities combed parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance.
The capsule was part of a device believed to have fallen off a truck while being transported between a desert mine site and the city of Perth on Jan. 10.
Rare earth materials ‘new battlefield’
Türkiye's recent discovery of rare earth elements will give a major advantage to the country in the near future, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez has said.
"As the name suggests, these elements are rarely found around the world," Dönmez said on Jan. 28 at an event titled "Energy Goals in Century of Türkiye" in Istanbul.
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TAB launching Li-ion battery production
TAB, the Mežica-based maker of lead-acid batteries and one of Slovenia's largest exporters, is planning to launch lithium-ion batteries production in Prevalje, in the north of the country, in February.
The production, involving 40 employees, will be located in a new production hall which TAB has purchased from pharmaceutical company Lek.
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Bojana Novakovic: Stopping Rio Tinto in Serbia is ‘a Fight for Survival’
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‘Water can be brought from Sakarya River to Istanbul’
If the expected rainfall does not occur in the coming period in Istanbul, where the water reserves rate in the dams have decreased to 30 percent, water can be brought from Sakarya River in the northwestern province, while some experts have pointed out heavy metal pollution in the river.
Shipping still in dark over clean fuel solutions
Shipping companies are still waiting for "real green" fuel solutions as part of decarbonization efforts to clean up the industry, a leading industry official said.
Shipping, which transports around 90% of world trade and accounts for nearly 3% of the world's CO2 emissions, is under growing pressure from environmentalists to deliver more concrete action, including a carbon levy.
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Wholesale energy dives but bills remain sky high
Plunging wholesale gas prices have sparked speculation of an end to Europe's energy crisis, but consumers' electricity and gas bills remain sky high, fueling runaway inflation.
European benchmark Dutch TTF gas price has shed 18 percent since the start of this year as unusually warm winter weather depresses demand and encourages stockpiling.
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Bulgaria seeks to revive trans-Balkan pipeline project to secure non-Russian oil
Bulgaria is looking to revive a trans-Balkan oil pipeline project to secure non-Russian crude oil supplies for its only oil refinery on the Black Sea, controlled by Russia's Lukoil, President Rumen Radev said on Tuesday.