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Solar project

UK Approves 138MW Oaklands Farm Solar Project

On 19 June 2025, the UK government granted planning permission to BayWa r.e., a renewable energy developer, for the 138MW Oaklands Farm solar project in Derbysh…

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor, EDF-ESB Joint Venture Secure 1.5 GW Sites in UK Floating Wind Leasing Round

On 12 June 2025, The Crown Estate named Equinor and Gwynt Glas, a partnership between EDF Renewables UK and ESB, as the preferred developers for floating wind p…

Electric Vehicles

Huawei, JAC’s MAEXTRO Puts S800 Luxury Sedan Model Into Volume Production

On June 18, 2025, MAEXTRO, a brand formed by JAC Group and Huawei, began mass production of its flagship sedan, the MAEXTRO S800, at the MAEXTRO Super Factory i…

Hydrogen Project

ORLEN Secures $460M Funding for Hydrogen Projects

ORLEN Group has obtained 1.7 billion zlotys ($460 million) in non-repayable funding through Poland’s National Recovery Plan (NRP) to support its Green H2 …

Mali

Mali Breaks Ground on $130BN-A-Year Gold Refinery

Mali has officially launched construction of a major gold refinery in Senu, on the southern outskirts of Bamako. The project is a strategic move by the governme…

Geothermal Power Project

CTR Geothermal Lithium Project Recognized by US Federal Permitting Program

Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) announced that its Hell’s Kitchen Critical Minerals and Power Project in Imperial Valley, California, has been designat…

Oil Field

More Time for UK Operator to Breathe Life Into Two North Sea Oil Discoveries

UK-based oil and gas company Orcadian Energy has secured an extension for Phase B of its P2482 license, allowing continued development of the Elke and Narwhal o…

Wind Farm

Energinet Completes Grid Link for Thor Wind Farm

Danish transmission operator Energinet has completed grid connection works for the 1000MW Thor offshore wind farm, located over 20km off Denmark’s west co…

Solar Cell

INA Solar to Build 3 GW Cell Production Line in India

Indian company INA Solar has signed a letter of intent with SC Exact Equipment, a China-based firm, to establish a 3 GW turnkey solar cell manufacturing line in…

Netherlands

Van Oord Launches World’s Largest Green Wind Vessel

Dutch marine contractor Van Oord christened its new flagship offshore wind installation vessel, the Boreas, in Rotterdam on June 18, 2025. The ceremony, led by …

Electric Vehicles

Leapmotor Surpasses Cumulative Deliveries of 800,000 Vehicles as Product Lineup, Market Reach Expand

Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer Leapmotor announced on June 18, 2025, that its cumulative vehicle deliveries surpassed 800,000 units, marking a si…

Wave Energy

UK Launches Taskforce to Drive Tidal and Wave Energy Roadmap

The UK has launched the Marine Energy Taskforce (MET), a 12-month initiative to develop a roadmap for advancing wave and tidal stream energy. Supported by The C…

Metal

Nippon Steel’s Purchase of U.S. Steel Closes, With Big Role for Trump

On Wednesday, Nippon Steel, a major Japanese steel company, completed its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, a historic American steelmaker based in Pitts…

Electric Vehicles

LI Auto, Shell Forge Strategic Partnership to Drive Global Expansion, Innovation in Energy Solutions

On June 12, 2025, Shell, a global energy and petrochemical company, and Li Auto, a Chinese new energy vehicle manufacturer, signed a strategic cooperation agree…

Floating Offshore Wind

Seanergy: France Must Beef-up Port Funding

At the Seanergy conference in Paris, Sandrine Gourlet, chair of the management board at the Port of La Rochelle, called on the French government to increase its…