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Floating Offshore Wind

Japan’s First Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine Enters Commercial Operation

The Hibiki floating wind turbine project, located 15 kilometers off the Kitakyushu coast in Japan, has begun commercial operation, according to the project cons…

Norway

Marrying Sails and Biofuel, Odfjell Tanker Demonstrates ‘First’ Near Carbon-Neutral Transatlantic Voyage

Norwegian shipping company Odfjell reported that its chemical tanker, Bow Olympus, is crossing the Atlantic using a combination of wind-assisted propulsion and …

Crude Oil

USA Crude Oil Inventories Rise Week on Week

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on April 23 that U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR…

Gas power plant

ENEX Confirms Plans to Develop 1,100-MW Gas Plant in Philippines’ Batangas Province

ENEX Energy Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to constructing a 1,100-megawatt gas plant in Batangas, Philippines. The announcement addresses inquiries …

Japan

NEC Claims Japan’s Longest Wireless Optical Data Link With 10KM Test

NEC Corporation has successfully conducted Japan’s longest terrestrial free-space optical (FSO) communication, achieving a distance exceeding 10 kilometer…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Cooling Tower Work Begins at Leningrad 7

Construction of a ring foundation for an evaporative cooling tower has started at the site of unit 7 of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), also referred t…

Pumped Storage

Glen Earrach Energy Submits Application for Major Pumped Storage Hydro Project on Loch Ness

Glen Earrach Energy (GEE) has submitted a planning application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for a 2GW pumped storage hydropower project near Loc…

Hydropower Plant

EDF Signs Agreement for Volobe Hydroelectric Project in Madagascar

On the occasion of French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Madagascar, EDF, a leading energy company, signed an agreement to develop, construct,…

Paraguay

Soybean Production Will Increase Significantly in Paraguay

Paraguay is projected to experience a notable rise in soybean production for the 2025-26 marketing year, with an estimated output of 10.9 million tons, accordin…

United States

Cruise Ship Boom Fuels New Records for Port Canaveral

Port Canaveral in Central Florida has achieved record-breaking passenger volumes in its current fiscal year, driven by the thriving cruise ship industry. March …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Pakistan Marks Official Acceptance of Karachi 3

Officials from Pakistan and China participated in a ceremony to mark the official acceptance of Unit 3 at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Sindh provinc…

Kazakhstan

Sunflower Sowing in Kazakhstan to Increase to 1.4 Mln Ha

Kazakhstan plans to expand its oilseed crop area to 3.3 million hectares in 2025, with sunflower crops increasing by 121,200 hectares to reach 1.4 million hecta…

Solar Power Plant

Recurrent Opens Louisiana PV Plant

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has launched the Bayou Galion Solar project, a 127MWdc photovoltaic facility in Morehouse Parish, northeast Lo…

United States

Intel’s Modest Q1 Masks Deeper Struggles With $821M Loss

Intel reported a mixed performance for the first quarter of 2025, achieving a slight profit on an adjusted basis but recording a net loss of $821 million, highl…

Canada

Trump Tariff Chaos Makes Dow Pause $8.4bn Plant in Canada

US chemical company Dow has postponed its plan to construct a major net-zero chemical facility in Fort Saskatchewan, near Edmonton, Alberta, according to CBC. T…