2026

Rio Tinto says it is moving forward on a research and development project to extract primary gallium from its alumina refining process in Quebec, Canada, with a conditionally approved contribution from Natural Resources Canada under the…

Iran has built one of the world’s most surprising crypto ecosystems: 12 million users, a $10 billion internal economy, and domestic exchanges that process billions in volume annually. Yet, in the wake of recent U.S. and Israeli…

Rock Tech Lithium Inc and Siemens Canada Ltd have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) laying the foundation for a long-term, multi-phase strategic partnership to develop state-of-the-art lithium conversion capacity. The…

Mining sites are full of health and cleanliness hazards, which require camps to take more advanced precautions to preserve their workforce. From constructed wetlands to AI, plenty of…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. OMAHA, Nebraska — In his first letter to shareholders as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Greg Abel acknowledged that rising electricity demand and more frequent…

Taseko Mines says its Florence Copper operation in Arizona has harvested the first copper cathodes from its recently completed commercial production facility. Late February, Taseko announced the start-up of Florence Copper’s electrowinning…

On Monday, 2 March 2026, VanEck CEO Jan van Eck said, “There’s been an investing cycle, Bitcoin goes up three years in a row, goes down pretty massively in that fourth year. 2026 is that fourth year. So that’s why we are in a…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. On February 9, 2026, Japan restarted Unit 6 of its largest nuclear power plant, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station in Niigata Prefecture, which was…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Last week, Tesla released a new version of the AWD Cybertruck, one that cost only $59,990. That’s not the same as the $49,990 price Tesla said it would sell…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. New analysis shows why made-in-EU requirements are a sovereignty premium worth paying. As the European Union is debating whether to set “Made-in-EU” criteria…