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Montenegro’s power market in Q1 2026: hydro gains collide with CBAM export economics
In Q1 2026, Montenegro’s hydro surge pushed day-ahead prices down and widened price spreads with Italy—but CBAM-linked carbon costs absorbed that arbitrage, cutting scheduled exports. The…
Magnesium Batteries Emerge as a Serious Challenger to Lithium-Ion in Next-Generation Energy Storage
A growing wave of innovation in magnesium-based battery technology is beginning to reshape the global energy storage landscape, positioning magnesium as a credible long-term alternative to…
Germany Launches Rare Earth Magnet Recycling Plant as Europe Builds Circular Critical Minerals Supply Chain
Germany is taking a concrete step toward reducing Europe’s dependence on Chinese rare earth supply chains with the launch of a new industrial recycling facility in…
Cove Kaz Wins Majority Control of Kazakhstan Tungsten Joint Venture, Advancing a $1.1 Billion Critical Minerals Buildout
Cove Kaz Capital Group has secured a 70% controlling stake in a major Kazakhstan tungsten joint venture, moving the project from exploration potential toward an execution-focused…
Critical Minerals Reset: Consolidation, Lithium Integration and Geopolitical Control Reshape Global Mining
Mining is shifting from a commodity-driven cycle to a resource-power contest, with investors prioritizing projects that secure control from extraction through processing and manufacturing. Consolidation in…
Europe pushes for integrated lithium and critical minerals supply chains to cut import dependence
Europe is moving from policy ambition to execution by building domestic extraction, refining and recycling capacity—starting with lithium and rare earths—to reduce exposure to foreign processing…
DRC Probes Copper and Cobalt Revenues Amid Questions Over Capturing Mining Value
The Democratic Republic of Congo stands at the center of the global copper and cobalt supply chain, yet a critical imbalance persists: record-breaking production has not…
Adani Copper Smelter Challenges: What’s Slowing India’s Ambition to Scale Global Copper Supply?
The difficulties surrounding the Adani copper smelter highlight a broader truth about the global copper industry: while demand narratives tied to electrification and infrastructure growth are…
Serbia’s Industrial Build Boom Puts Environmental Engineering at the Center of Construction
In Serbia’s current wave of industrial and infrastructure investment, environmental risk is shifting from paperwork to the jobsite—where construction waste, emissions, and water impacts must be…
In Serbia, environmental engineering is becoming the gatekeeper for permits and financing
Serbia’s energy, mining and infrastructure build-out is increasingly determined by whether projects can clear environmental impact assessment requirements. As lenders tighten ESG-linked conditions, environmental engineering has…