Phys.org reported that calculations made by Rice University showed that a graphene-boron anode should be able to hold a lot of lithium and perform at a proper voltage for use in lithium-ion batteries.
Roskill provided analysis on the future of the lithium market. The company determined that rechargeable batteries accounted for 27 percent of global lithium consumption in 2012. The end use of batteries was responsible for 44 percent of the net increase in lithium consumption over the lat ten years and 70 percent over the last five.
USA Today reported that a drop in the price of gas has pulled April's consumer price indext figures down 0.4% from March — the lowest since December 2008.
The Washington Post reported that oil prices fell below $93 on the back of disappointing economic reports from Europe and the U.S.
Platts reported that more 12- and 24-hour strikes at Port Waratah Coal Services' coal export terminals, located at the Australia-based Newcastle port, have been endorsed by union-affiliated workers.
Bloomberg reported that China has suspended production at all Sichuan coal mines following a May 11 explosion that killed 28 workers and injured 18 others. The stoppages are not likely to affect coal prices nationwide.
The Sydney Morning Herald is questioning Australia's decision to sell uranium to the United Arab Emirates, given its record on democracy and because of its political volatility.
People's Daily Online reported that as many as half of the coal companies in Ordos, which is "one of the major domestic coal producing regions in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region," have reduced or halted coal production due to falling electricity consumption and increased use of hydropower.
Nuclear Street reported on a new documentary by Robert Stone that has raised contentious questions among environmentalists. Stone commented: It’s no easy thing for me to have come to the conclusion that the rapid deployment of nuclear power is now the greatest hope we have for saving us from an environmental catastrophe. Yet this growing [...]
New Delhi Television reported that the Supreme Court of India believes that "the heart" of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) Coalgate report draft was altered as a result of government suggestions. That's in contrast to the CBI's claim that the "central theme of the status reports have not changed."
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