In Japan, the famous "onsens" or hot springs resorts so popular among pleasure-seeking Japanese are being eyed for their geothermal energy potential, according to the online magazine InventorSpot. In mid-July,…
Supply Chains
China several years ago lobbied hard to be allowed to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). It saw membership as recognition of the emergence of China as a major world…
The fact that enterprise resource planning (ERP) software can be confusing and difficult to use should come as no surprise to executives who rely on this type of software to…
While China seems determined to exploit its current control over the market for rare earths and other minerals critical to high-tech and green energy technologies, and while governments engage in…
The devastation in Japan has focused new attention on supply chain issues and the impact of the partial collapse of that country's manufacturing infrastructure on both Japanese imports and exports.…
The long-struggling uranium business, hoping that demand for nuclear fuel will increase, is slowly stretching its muscles and strengthening exploration and production efforts in the U.S. and elsewhere. In the…
Lack of supply security for crucial minerals could slow or derail development of cleaner energy technologies, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Today, China…
Coal, which many geologists and prominent energy analysts consider one of the most abundant fuels in the world, is running out, according to a recent "comment" in the British journal…
The supply of uranium should not be a show-stopper in any coming expansion of nuclear power, regardless of scope, according to a new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Will the world face a glut of uranium enrichment capacity for fueling civilian nuclear power reactors in the years ahead? That circumstance appears to be increasingly likely, as firms and…