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Wind Farm

Qair, Koehler Resume Wind Project Construction

Qair and Koehler Renewable Energy have resumed construction on the 31MW Höringhausen wind farm in Germany after a winter pause. The project, located in Ger…

Electric Vehicles

Toyota Is ‘Reviewing’ Its Plans to Sell 1.5 Million EVs Next Year — Again

Toyota, the Japanese automaker, is reassessing its target of selling 1.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) annually by 2026 due to anticipated challenges from new…

Nuclear Reactor

First Concrete for US Advanced Reactor

Kairos Power has initiated nuclear safety-related concrete installation for the Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, marking the star…

LNG

Canada’s Multi-Billion LNG Project Seeks Permit for New Floatel to Create 900 More Jobs

Woodfibre Management, a Vancouver-based Canadian company, is preparing to seek regulatory approval for a second floating workforce accommodation unit, or floate…

Metal

Marmota to Divest West Melton Copper Project to G4 Metals

Marmota, a South Australian mining exploration company, has signed a binding heads of agreement with G4 Metals to divest its rights to the West Melton copper te…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Construction of Second Shidaowan Hualong One Begins

China Huaneng has begun construction on the second Hualong One reactor for Phase I (units 1 and 2) at the Shidaowan nuclear power plant in Shandong Province, ma…

China

China’s Hengqin Port Reports 10-Millionth Passenger of This Year in Record Time

On May 7, 2025, Hengqin Port in Guangdong Province, South China, recorded its 10-millionth traveler of the year, a 32 percent increase compared to the same peri…

Power Construction

Scottishpower to Upgrade British Grid

The National Wealth Fund (NWF) has committed £600 million to Iberdrola for upgrading the UK’s power grid through its subsidiary, ScottishPower. This…

Solar project

EDPR Inaugurates 200MW US PV Project

EDP Renewables (EDPR) North America has officially launched the 200MW Scarlet 2 Solar Energy Park in Fresno County, California. This new project follows the suc…

Spain

Port of Barcelona Taps Powercon for First OPS System for Cruise Vessels

The Port of Barcelona has awarded Danish equipment provider PowerCon a contract worth €12.2 million (approximately $13.8 million) to construct its first on…

United States

US Soybean Exports up 11.2% Since Start of Season

As of May 1, 2025, U.S. soybean exports for the 2024/25 marketing year totaled 43.461 million metric tons, reflecting an 11.2% increase compared to the previous…

Geothermal Power Plant

Margün Enerji Acquires Seferihisar Geothermal Power Plant in Türkiye

Margün Enerji, a subsidiary of Naturel Holding, has expanded its renewable energy portfolio by acquiring the Seferihisar Geothermal Power Plant in Izmir, T…

Solar Module

PV Module Demand in Brazil’s Centralized Generation Market Declining After Reaching 5.1 GW in 2024

Brazil’s centralized solar generation market experienced a decline in photovoltaic (PV) module demand in 2024, reaching 5.1 GWp, an 18% decrease from 6.2 …

Electric Vehicles

Chery Group Sees Monthly Vehicle Sales Rise 10.3% YoY in April 2025

In April 2025, Chery Group, a leading Chinese automaker, reported sales of 200,760 vehicles, a 10.3% increase from the previous year. Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.…

Geothermal Heating Project

Ormat Acquires Blue Mountain Geothermal Project in Nevada

Ormat Technologies Inc., a leader in geothermal energy, has acquired the Blue Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County, Nevada, to enhance its U.S. portfo…