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Electric Vehicles

New York Adds $30 Million More to Its EV Rebate Pot

New York State has allocated an additional $30 million to support point-of-sale rebates for purchasing or leasing over 60 new electric vehicle (EV) models. This…

Brazil

2024/2025 Brazil Soy Estimate Unchanged at 169.0 Million Tons

Brazil’s soybean production estimate for the 2024/2025 season remains steady at 169.0 million tons, with a neutral outlook, according to recent reports. T…

China

China’s Grain Production Expected to Rise in 2025

China’s grain and tuber production is projected to grow in 2025, following a record harvest of 706.5 million tonnes in 2024, according to a report from th…

Metal

US Fast-Tracks Permitting for Ten Critical Mineral Mining Projects

The White House has announced the acceleration of permitting for ten mining projects across the United States to boost the production of critical minerals. Thes…

Metal

Hyundai Steel Earns Nuclear-Grade ASME Certification

Hyundai Steel, South Korea’s second-largest steelmaker, has earned quality system certificates (QSC) from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) f…

Carbon Capture

US-UK Startups Debut ‘First’ Emissions and Carbon Capture System

STAX Engineering, a California-based maritime emissions control company, and Seabound, a UK-based onboard carbon capture firm, have successfully demonstrated an…

Electric Vehicle Battery

LG Energy Solution Pulls Out From Indonesia EV Battery Investment

LG Energy Solution announced on Monday its withdrawal from a 142 trillion rupiah ($8.45 billion) electric vehicle (EV) battery project in Indonesia. The decisio…

China

CATL, Jinhua Communications Investment Partner to Build Zero-Carbon Energy, Logistics Ecosystem

On April 18, at an industrial conference focused on integrating supply, industrial, and value chains, CATL, a leading battery manufacturer, signed a strategic c…

Smart Meter

E.ON Next Warns York Over Radio Teleswitch Service Meter

E.ON Next is urging approximately 800 customers in York with Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters to upgrade to smart meters before the radio signal powering t…

Geothermal Drilling

Australian Firm Granted Geothermal Exploration License in North Efate, Vanuatu

Groundlink Energy Pty Ltd, an Australia-based company, has secured a geothermal exploration license for a site in Takara, located north of Efate Island in Vanua…

Green Hydrogen

French PM Confirms €149 Million Grant for Lhyfe’s Green Hydrogen Plant Near Le Havre

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has signed off on a €149 million grant to support Lhyfe’s green hydrogen production facility near the Grand Canal…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Concrete Poured for the Foundation of the Reactor Building of Unit 4 at Leningrad NPP-2

On March 20, 2025, construction began for the reactor building foundation of Unit 4 at Leningrad NPP-2, a facility under Rosenergoatom, part of Rosatom’s …

Net Zero

EU Recognises Talga’s Luleå Refinery as Net-Zero Strategic Project

Talga Group, a battery materials and technology company, has been granted net-zero strategic project status for its18 its Luleå Anode Refinery in Sweden. …

Energy Storage Project

CATL Unveils 587 Ah Battery Energy Storage Cell

CATL, a leading global battery manufacturer based in China, has introduced its new 587 Ah high-capacity battery cell, designed for integration into the company&…

Electric Vehicles

Zeekr 007GT Hits Market, Starting at 202,900 Yuan

On April 15, Geely Holding’s Zeekr brand introduced the Zeekr 007GT, a new shooting brake model available in three variants priced between 202,900 yuan an…