Bloomberg Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), one of the leading proponents of hydrogen, is exploring a more efficient way to ship the zero-emissions fuel overseas by using “green methane.” Green methane — essentially synthetic natural gas made using renewable energy — is a promising technology that would avoid the costs and technical difficulties of liquefying pure hydrogen, according to Mark Hutchinson, …

  Bloomberg BHP group Ltd has made a binding offer to acquire Australian copper producer OZ Minerals Ltd. for $6.4 billion, securing its biggest deal in more than a decade and boosting exposure to key materials used in clean energy and electric cars. The A$28.25-a-share bid, first announced in November, will now go to shareholders for approval in late March …

Bloomberg Germany is set to boost its reliance on coal as it battles an unprecedented energy crisis — even at the expense of its ambitious climate goals. Europe’s largest economy is burning the fossil fuel for electricity at the fastest pace in at least six years, data compiled by Bloomberg show. It’s also poised to be one of the few …