EV

Biofuel

White House Considers Plan to Clear Record Backlog of Small Refinery Biofuel Waivers

The White House is reviewing a strategy to address a backlog of over 160 exemption requests from small U.S. refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), …

Oil Refinery

Petroecuador Declares Emergency at Ecuador’s Biggest Refinery After Fire Damages

Petroecuador, Ecuador’s state-owned oil company, announced a 60-day emergency at the Esmeraldas refinery, the country’s largest, on Thursday, follow…

United Kingdom

Volkerwessels Firms Secure Jersey Harbour Design Contract

VolkerStevin and VolkerFitzpatrick, subsidiaries of VolkerWessels UK, have been awarded a design contract by Ports of Jersey to redevelop Elizabeth Harbour as p…

Uranium Project

Fast-Tracked US Uranium Project Receives Federal Approval

Anfield Energy Inc. has received approval from the US Department of the Interior for its Velvet-Wood uranium-vanadium project in San Juan County, Utah, followin…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Kenya Opens Solar-Plus-Storage Tender

KenGen, Kenya’s leading electricity generation company, has launched a tender for a solar-plus-storage project named the Seven Forks solar power project, locat…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Go-Ahead for Columbia Plant Uprate

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has approved a USD 700 million project that will increase power generation at the Columbia Generating Station, the onl…

Solar Panel

Heliup Switches on 100 MW Lightweight Solar Panel Factory in France

A solar module factory developed by French startup Heliup is now fully operational in Le Cheylas, southeastern France, according to the European Climate, Infras…

Electric Vehicles

Xiaomi Group Records 18.1 Billion Yuan of Revenue From Smart EV Business in Q1 2025

On May 27, 2025, Xiaomi Group announced its first-quarter financial results, achieving record-high revenue and profit. The company, based in Beijing, reported r…

Wave Energy

Wave Energy Developers Get Fabrication Boost With New TEAMER Facility

Thompson Metal Fab (TMF), based in Vancouver, Washington, has joined the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) network as a techn…

Nuclear Fusion

Formal Design Review Completed for Infinity Two Fusion Power Plant

Type One Energy has completed the initial design review for its Infinity Two fusion power plant in Tennessee, USA, marking a key milestone in developing a comme…

Canada

Canada’s Nutrien Plans Major Pacific Northwest Terminal to Boost Potash Exports

On Wednesday, Nutrien, a Canada-based fertilizer producer, announced plans to develop a significant terminal at a Pacific Northwest port to enhance its export c…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Facing Sinking Coal Demand, China Asks Power Plants to Just Buy More, Sources Say

China is encouraging its coal-fired power plants to increase stockpiles of domestically sourced coal and reduce reliance on imports to support local prices, acc…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Washington State Nuclear Plant Approved for $700M Upgrade to Boost Output

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has approved an Extended Power Uprate (EPU) project to enhance the output of Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generat…

United Kingdom

UK’s Department for Education Selects McLaren to Build Secondary School

The UK’s Department for Education has appointed McLaren Construction to develop a new permanent facility for the Boxing Academy in Clapton, London, moving…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Korea’s Hydrogen Vehicle Sales Slump in First Four Months of 2025

Korea’s hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (EV) sector is experiencing a significant decline in 2025, with both domestic sales and exports dropping sharp…