Articles On QEM (ASX:QEM)

Northvolt partners with Finland-based Stora Enso to create a sustainable battery  The anode would be sourced entirely from European raw materials VUL’s geothermal lithium exploration efforts have been boosted by approvals from eight German...

The State of the Environment report paints a bleak picture of the health of the nation’s natural environment  “Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent over the past 200 years”, the report says The NT and INPEX deci...

The US Department of Energy’s loan programs office is open to Aussie producers Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm wants to reduce reliance on China’s battery metals Rimfire Pacific Mining gains full control of the Broken Hill Cobalt Projec...

Effective battery recycling will be crucial to meeting future metals demand ASX battery recycling stocks include Neometals, Hannans, and Lithium Australia Weekly small cap standouts: Panther Metals, Odessa, Flynn Gold Our High Voltage col...

Battery producers look to increase energy density and drive down raw material costs CATL’s Qilin battery is 13% more powerful than the one planned by Tesla Stellantis adds 5 years to lithium offtake agreement with Vulcan Energy   Our High...

Energy transition leaders are urging businesses to factor in Scope-3 emissions  UniSA reckons tens of thousands of wind turbines will end up in landfill by the end of the decade Solar panels can be hazardous in landfill, where materials c...

Aussie-listed lithium pure plays Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) and Allkem (ASX:AKE) are down 40% and 10%, respectively, year-to-date Both are pulling in record revenues Meanwhile, lithium contract prices are still rising Our High Voltage col...

Benchmark gives four reasons why Goldman Sachs is wrong on lithium oversupply claims Chinese lithium — Goldman’s most significant source of new supply — is low quality and expensive Lithium contract pricing continues to rise Our High Volt...

As Australia’s east coast residents struggle to stay warm, ministers have recommended a National Transition Plan, a capacity mechanism, and exploration of gas market policies But the IEEFA says the proposed capacity mechanism may well and...

ASX lithium stocks suffered selldown after major investment bank Goldman Sachs called top of battery metals boom Cowen disagrees, models 19% deficit to demand from 2023-2030 Stock prices don’t reflect current high lithium prices: Jefferie...

Sans coal and oil, battery metals are blowing the rest of the commodities complex away in 2022 Lithium carbonate and hydroxide are up 85% and 127% respectively A breakdown of 2022’s five most popular ASX battery metals stocks Our High Vol...

QEM’s vanadium and oil shale pilot plant has been formally commissioned and is set to be running for up to six months. Pre-commissioning testing works at the Melbourne headquarters of HRL Technology Group were conducted last month and the f...

QEM (QEM) commissions its vanadium and oil shale pilot plant, with the plant scheduled to be operational for up to six months The company conducted commissioning test works last month, with full-scale advanced testing now underway Its main...

Cobalt deficit starts to widen from 2024, with no end in sight Labor’s election victory good for “battery material stocks, hydrogen, or new technology”: Far East Capital Booming EV sales will still fall well short of 2050 targets, IEA says...

Today in Australian politics, commitments have been long on words and very, very short on what net-zero means, according to experts If net-zero targets are to be taken seriously, Australia needs to stop the development chain of oil, coal,...

High prices for raw materials like lithium and nickel add ~$US12,600 to cost of Silverado EV Carmakers, battery makers increasingly investing in cheaper, better solid-state tech This week’s biggest ASX movers: Galileo, Conico, Greenstone...

Origin Energy has reached an important milestone in its plans to develop a large-scale battery at Eraring Power Station Two NZ companies are planning to build the country’s first nationwide hydrogen refuelling network Aussie largest bus bu...

To find 10-bagger stocks investors often go “where the industry is less comfortable”: Rick Rule But risks abound. Lithium favourite AVZ is the latest ASX stock to potentially come unstuck in a Third World jurisdiction Global energy transit...

The Queensland mining sector’s thought leaders are gearing up to share their insights at the Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition (QME) from July 19-21, with an informative Seminar Series program. The QME Seminar Series, sponsored b...

QEM (QEM) taps investors for $2.4 million to fund exploration work at its Julia Creek vanadium-oil project in Queensland The funds will go towards the project’s pilot plant testing program and will fund Julia Creek through to the next phas...

Queensland-based materials stock QEM (QEM) enters a trading halt ahead of a planned capital raise The company is focused on its flagship Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project in QLD where a 12-hole drilling program is in the works QEM...

Statevolt plans battery metals plant in US, signs lithium supply deal with Controlled Thermal Resources WA’s Curtin University gets $50m Trailblazer funding for resources technology and critical minerals hub Weekly ASX battery metal st...

Are high fuel prices accelerating the EV transition? Macquarie says ‘valuation upside remains for all covered ASX lithium and rare earths stocks’ Biggest ASX movers this week: Krakatoa Resources, Ragnar Metals, GME Resources, Jindalee Reso...

In March, we saw punter sentiment bounce back in a big way, with 16 resources stocks making gains of 100% and above. That’s the best return since September last year, when investor excitement over mushrooming commodity prices – particularly...

Canada is slated to invest $2b in nickel, lithium, cobalt, and magnesium Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is due to release its budget on Thursday Weekly ASX battery metal standouts include Golden Deeps, Latin Resources and R...

ASX Emerging Companies (XEC) Index is about 0.2% lower ahead of the close on Tuesday Iron ore maintains US$160, AUD steadies around 75.4 US cents Major movers today: Payright (ASX:PYR), Sovereign Metals (ASX:SVM)   The ASX200 had a nasty...

March 2022 started off with the jitters. For the composite microcap ASX Emerging Companies index, February’s 1.9% dip followed on from a 7.7% slump in January. The first US rate hike since 2018 was on the cards. And if that wasn’t enough, V...

Climate spending will received a 35% cut over the next four years if Morrison is re-elected Electric vehicles lose out in federal budget, as does renewable energy Qantas reveals interim target of 25pc reduction by 2030   The Morrison gove...

ASX XEC gains 0.5% on Thursday as falling oil prices scuttle ASX 200 Iron ore cracks US$150, AUD steadies above 75 cents Major movers today: Siren Gold (ASX:SRG), Tempest Minerals (ASX:TEM) The ASX200 – down 0.2% at the close – was tracki...

Goldman Sachs says hydrogen generation could become a $1 trillion per year market Queensland Government announces $3,000 rebate for EV purchases under $58k Billionaire backed Sun Cable raises $210mn   Yep, you heard that right. Green hydr...

Anecdotal evidence suggests EVs more popular as fuel prices soar Weekly ASX battery metal standouts include St George, Riversgold, Ragusa and Moho  Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, co...

London Metals Exchange stops nickel trading after price hits $US100,000/t Weekly ASX battery metal standouts include Metals Australia, Cobalt Blue and Impact Minerals  Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exp...

Ukraine war could push already high nickel, lithium prices higher Australian producers positioned to benefit: Far East Capital’s Warwick Grigor Weekly Winners: Lodestar Minerals, Metals Australia, Lynas Rare Earths Our High Voltage column...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium.   After a huge collective performance in 2021, the froth has been blown off l...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a series of actions on Tuesday to advance climate action in the industrial sector, including the allocation of more than US$9 billion to develop clean hydrogen capacity in the US. “Clean hydrogen...

Prices for rare earths neodymium and praseodymium have exploded to record highs Chinese rare earth company swoops on Aussie junior Peak Rare Earths (ASX:PEK) Desperate battery makers continue buying lithium at any price Our High Voltage c...

Australia can play a “pivotal role” in the hydrogen export market, a handbook released by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ASX: ANZ) reveals. In what could spell good news for ASX hydrogen shares, the report says, “Australia is...

Off the back of rising climate ambition and policy action from countries around the world, research firm BloombergNEF says a new record $755 billion was invested into the low-carbon energy transition in 2021. Clean power and electrification...

Cobalt prices hit US$70,000/t in December; a 119% increase over 12 months ‘While Gigafactories pop up at record speeds, developing industrial-scale [cobalt] mines still takes 10-15 years’: Eurasian Resources Group Lithium producers are rak...

Tesla rakes in biggest quarterly profit ever as EV sales explode. Elon Musk says iron, not nickel-rich chemistries will power “Terrawatt-hour” energy storage business. GWR Group trades iron ore for magnesium in green push. Our High Volta...

BloombergNEF says prices for carbon offsets – verified emissions reductions equivalent to one ton of carbon each – could be as high as $120/ton or as low as $47/ton in 2050, depending on what types of supply are eligible to meet the rapidly...

Highlights The year 2021 saw companies and governments across the world laying strong emphasis on clean energy. Several ASX companies operating in the sector reported significant returns for shareholders in 2021. QEM, SPN, and ECT are...

ASX investors were looking to cash in on a growing push to go green in 2021. One grouping of investments on the receiving end of this trend has been ASX hydrogen shares. The promise of clean and green energy extracted from water gained in...

Around the world Against a backdrop of tempestuous markets and an important meeting of the world’s leaders at COP26 in Glasgow, the inevitable transition towards a decarbonised future has started to take shape. Joe Biden’s ascendency to the...

The hydrogen boom is well underway but the real game changer for the energy transition will come when low-carbon green hydrogen costs become competitive in major markets, Wood Mackenzie research analyst Bridget van Dorsten says. New researc...

Highlights  AGL Energy has finalised a deal with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) to convert its Hunter Valley coal-fired power stations into a major renewable hydrogen and industrial hub. Andrew Forrest had inked various deals as par...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium.   In November, cobalt metal prices in Europe rose by 10.4% to punch through the $US30/lb mark for t...

ReNu Energy (ASX:RNE) has raised $2.3m through a placement of 26.4m shares to progress its portfolio of renewable and clean energy investments, ahead of completing the acquisition of Countrywide Renewable Hydrogen Ltd. The company said dema...

Ammonia is an essential ingredient in the global food system through its role in fertiliser production. But for more than a century it has been industrially produced using the Haber-Bosch process, which contributes heavily to global carbon...

Highlights Hydrogen is considered the cornerstone of Australia's net-zero emissions modelling. As per the IEA, demand for hydrogen for industrial purposes was 51Mt in 2020. Demand for hydrogen for new applications is still very low an...