Industries > Chemicals & Energy | SupplyChainBrain

Chemicals & Energy: Page 38

Big Batteries May Save U.K. Power System Up to £24B by 2050

The British government is promoting big batteries as a means to store cheap renewable electricity at times when the grid is oversupplied.

Photo: Bloomberg

GE Business to Build Turbines for Massive Wind Project

GE Vernova will utilize its Pensacola, Florida factory to fulfill the large order, while tower manufacturing operations will come from facilities in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.

Photo: iStock.com/Dar1930

Chinese Miner Takes Glencore’s Cobalt Crown as Output Jumps 170%

CMOC’s copper output also jumped by 51% to 419,539 tons, establishing it as one of the world’s top producers at a time when many miners are struggling to boost output.

Photo: Bloomberg

BP, Equinor Tear Up Contract for Big New York Offshore Wind Project

BP and Equinor were among a group of developers that were rebuffed in October after asking state regulators for higher rates to deliver power from offshore wind farms.

. Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

Vietnamese EV Maker Planning Battery Plant in India

VinFast said in October 2023it would build assembly factories in India and Indonesia that each have an annual capacity of up to 50,000 cars and a capital expenditure of up to $200 million at first.

Photo: iStock.com/Victor Golmer

Russian LNG Producer Begins Arctic Operations Despite U.S. Sanctions

The first shipments from the LNG project will be delivered during the first quarter of 2024, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

Photo: iStock.com/lyash01

India Truckers Strike Threatens Food, Fuel, Goods Supplies

The truckers launched the strike January 1 in protest against the newly enacted criminal law which extends the jail term for hit-and-run cases to a maximum of 10 years.

New Delhi, India. Photo: iStock.com/naveen0301

Nickel Is 2023’s Biggest Metals Loser, Copper Manages Small Gain

The metal used in stainless steel and electric vehicle batteries posted an annual drop of 45% on the London Metal Exchange, the biggest decline since 2008.

Sorowako, Indonesia. Photo: Bloomberg

New Actions from the White House Highlight the Difficulty of Tracing Forced Labor in Supply Chains

While recent actions won’t end the issue of forced labor entirely, this may well be a meaningful milestone in the long-running effort.

Photo: iStock.com/TRAVELARIUM

Indonesian Nickel Workers Rally for Improved Safety After Deadly Fire

The workers’ main demand is “for the companies to comply with occupational health and safety” laws, said Katsaing, the Serikat Pekerja Indonesia Sejahtera (SPIS) workers’ union chairman.

Photo: iStock.com/Photon-Photos

How Supply Chain Experts Said They Were Handling the Peak Season Rush

2023’s peak season will have seen supply chain professionals both relying on tried-and-true peak season strategies and testing next-gen solutions.

Photo: iStock.com/gpointstudio

India Plans to Expand Its Coal Power Fleet to Meet Soaring Demand

The nation intends to add almost 88 gigawatts of new capacity by early 2032, a 63% increase from a previous plan published in May 2023.

Photo: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

Page 38 of 169

Featured Product

Photo: iStock/Anastasiia Yanishevska

How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

Mobile geolocation service for track delivery, cargo shipment and freight transportation. Logistic Import Export business (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

Franchise business e-commerce online e-marketplace or digital marketing branch expansion for growth or use technology to analyze product consumer data website management plan for sale service concept.

Moving Robots Site-to-Site