Japan

Fujitsu and RIKEN Develop ‘World-Leading’ 256-Qubit Superconducting Quantum Computer

Fujitsu and RIKEN have developed a 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, a significant advancement in quantum computing technology. Constructed at the RIK…

Solar Module

DAC Solar Plans 3 GW Solar Module Factory in France

DAS Solar, a Chinese solar module manufacturer, is developing a 3-gigawatt solar module assembly plant in Mandeure, located in the Doubs department of the Bourg…

Geothermal Power Project

Ecuador Shows Renewed Interest in Development of Binational Tufiño Geothermal Project

The Government of Ecuador, through its Ministry of Energy and Mines, has signed a letter of intent to advance the Tufiño-Chiles-Cerro Negro geothermal pr…

Norway

NCC Receives $78.6m Additional Asphalt Contracts in Norway

Nordic construction company NCC has secured 14 additional asphalt contracts with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (SVV) and various Norwegian regions. …

Metal

Gold Fields Reaches Agreement With Ghana to Continue Operations at Damang Mine

Gold Fields, a global mining company, has reached a new agreement with the Government of Ghana to secure the future of its Damang mine, one of its two operation…

China

Manzhouli Land Port Leads China-Europe Railway Lines in Freight Volume

Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border located in Inner Mongolia, processed 678 China-Europe freight trains in the first quarter of this ye…

Rooftop Solar

Austria Launches €60 Million Rebate Program for Rooftop PV in 2025

OeMAG, Austria’s energy agency, has introduced its 2025 rebate program to support rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems, aimed at homeowners and businesses. The in…

Carbon Emissions

Japan’s FY 2023 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit Record Low for 2nd Year

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions reached a record low in fiscal year 2023, marking the second consecutive year of decline, according to a government report rel…

Peru

Acciona to Build 330KM-Long Peru Power Line

Acciona, a Spanish infrastructure company, has secured a €250 million contract to design, finance, construct, operate, and maintain a 330-kilometer, 220-kilovo…

Energy Storage Project

Apatura Wins Consent for 40MW Scottish BESS

Apatura, a developer of renewable energy and battery storage systems, has secured planning approval for a 40-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) in Ea…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Zelestra Closes $113M US Solar Financing

Zelestra, a renewable energy company, has secured $113 million in financing for an 81-megawatt solar project in Jasper County, Indiana. The project is expected …

Electric Vehicle Battery

Panasonic Energy to Supply Batteries for Harbinger’s EVs

Panasonic Energy, a division of Japan’s Panasonic Group, has entered into a partnership with Harbinger, a U.S.-based manufacturer of medium-duty electric …

Metal

Australia to Establish Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve to Boost Economic Resilience

The Australian Government has announced plans to create a Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve to bolster economic resilience and secure access to essential reso…

FLNG

Logistics Provider Picked for Black & Veatch’s FLNG Newbuild Pair

Black & Veatch, a U.S.-based engineering and construction firm specializing in energy infrastructure, has selected Marinetrans, a Norwegian logistics provider, …

Poland

IQM to Install Poland’s First Superconducting Quantum Computer at WrocłAw University

Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) in Wrocław, Poland, will host the country’s first superconducting quantum computer, with installatio…