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Metal

Chile Advances Lithium Contract Awards Process for Three Salt Flats

The Chilean government is advancing efforts to streamline the awarding of lithium contracts across three salt flats, as announced by the Mining Ministry in Apri…

Green Hydrogen

ADB Approves $104M to Support Georgia’s First Energy Storage Facility and Green Hydrogen Development

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is partnering with Georgia to establish the country’s first energy storage facility and explore green hydrogen developmen…

Power Construction

China’s Power System Achieves Record Clean Energy Output in Q1 2025

China achieved a record-breaking 951 terawatt hours (TWh) of clean electricity generation in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 19% increase from the same per…

Solar Battery (Storage)

US Resumes Solar and Storage Permitting Amid Policy Shifts

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has resumed reviewing applications for solar, storage, and geothermal projects on federal lands after a 60-day suspensio…

Battery

Home Batteries Have Same Probability of Catching Fire as Other Appliances

A recent study from Germany reveals that the likelihood of a fire occurring in a home storage system (HSS) is significantly lower than other common fire risks. …

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

China Allocates $321 Million to Boost Regional Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Deployment

China has allocated $321.5 million (2.34 billion yuan) in its third annual subsidy round to support hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) demonstration pro…

Offshore Wind Power

Ecowende Trials Red Blades at HKW

Vestas is providing red-coated blades for a trial at Ecowende’s 760MW Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, launched in April 2025. T…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia’s Rosatom to Continue With Myanmar Nuclear Power Plant Project

Russian nuclear company Rosatom is proceeding with plans to build a nuclear power plant in Myanmar, despite a recent earthquake that struck the Southeast Asian …

LNG

US Firm Taps Compatriot Tech Player for Louisiana’s New LNG Plant

U.S.-based technology firm Honeywell and Argent LNG have signed an agreement to evaluate the use of Honeywell’s pretreatment solutions at a planned liquef…

Metal

China’s Alumina Exports Hit Near-Record Levels

In March 2025, China’s alumina exports reached their second-highest level ever, with 300,000 tonnes of the aluminium raw material shipped overseas, more than d…

Crude Oil

Venezuela Launches Blend 22 Crude Exports Ahead of Us Licenses Expiry

Venezuela will launch exports of a new medium crude blend, Blend 22, this month from its Western fields, aiming to maintain oil revenue as U.S. licenses for its…

Electric Vehicles

GM to Increase Production at Ohio Transmission Facility

General Motors (GM) is increasing transmission production at its Toledo, Ohio plant, focusing on components for gasoline-powered vehicles instead of electric ve…

Offshore Wind Power

UK Kicks off Energy Security Summit With Offshore Wind Supply Chain Investment

On Thursday, Britain will host an energy security summit in London, organized by the UK Government and the International Energy Agency. The event will begin wit…

Wind Power Project

Azerbaijan, Chinese Businesses Set to Build Wind Power Plant in Caspian Sea

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy, SOCAR Green LLC, China Datang Overseas Investment Co. Ltd., and Pow…

Battery Recycling

Actilium Breaks Ground on the U.K.’s First Large-Scale Battery-Recycling Plant

Altilium Metals Ltd., based in Plymouth, U.K., has started construction on the U.K.’s first large-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling facility with i…