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Hydrogen Production

Japan Eyes World First Producing Hydrogen Using Heat From Reactor

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has announced plans to produce clean hydrogen using heat from its High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) in Ibar…

Green Hydrogen

Gen-Hy Secures €100M in State Aid to Build France’s First AEM Electrolyser Factory

Gen-Hy, a French start-up specializing in green hydrogen production, has secured €99.84 million in public funding from the French government through Bpifra…

Rooftop Solar

California Proposes Break to Rooftop Solar Contracts, Raising Average Bills $63

A new legislative proposal in California, AB 942, aims to modify existing rooftop solar net metering contracts, affecting approximately two million customers. I…

Solar project

Ameresco SUNEL Energy Secures €303M EPC Contracts for Solar Projects in Romania

Ameresco SUNEL Energy, a collaboration between Ameresco and SUNEL Group, has secured contracts valued at €303.4 million ($345.7 million) for the engineerin…

Wind Power Project

Empire Wind Project Faces Temporary Suspension on Government Order

On April 16, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a directive to pause all offshore construction activities for the Empire Wind project on …

LNG

China’s CNOOC Agrees LNG Deal With UAE’s ADNOC Amid Tariff War With US

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed a five-year agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation (ADNOC) to purchase 500,000 metric tons…

Electric Vehicles

Mazda to Pause U.S. Production of Compact SUV Destined for Canada

Mazda Motor Corp. will temporarily suspend exports of its CX-50 sport utility vehicle to Canada from its Alabama plant, starting May 12, 2025, a company spokesp…

Solar project

Atlas Renewable to Supply 24 MW of Solar to Chlorum Solutions in Brazil

Atlas Renewable Energy, a company focused on Latin American markets, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply 24 MW of solar energy to Chlorum Solu…

SMR

Holtec Submits Final Tender in UK SMR Bid

Holtec Britain has submitted its final tender for the Great British Nuclear (GBN) small modular reactor (SMR) competition, joining Rolls-Royce SMR and GE Hitach…

Metal

MP Materials Halts Rare Earth Supply to China Amid Retaliatory Tariffs

MP Materials, a U.S.-based rare earth minerals producer, has ceased shipments of rare earth concentrate to China for processing due to new tariffs and trade res…

Turkey

Rönesans Holding Closes Financing on $2-B PP Production Plant in Türkiye

Rönesans Holding, a leading Turkish contracting and investment conglomerate, has finalized financing for a $2 billion polypropylene (PP) production plant a…

SAF

Jet Zero Australia Selects Technip Energies for SAF Project FEED

Technip Energies NV, a French technology and engineering company, has been appointed as the front-end engineering design (FEED) contractor for Project Ulysses, …

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…

Energy Storage Project

Western Cam Launches U.S. Battery Materials Company

Western Cam, a U.S.-based manufacturer of cathode active materials (CAM), has officially launched and begun initial sample production of lithium iron phosphate …

Metal

Discovery Silver Closes $425M Acquisition of Porcupine Gold Mine Complex

Discovery Silver has completed a transaction valued at up to $425 million to acquire the Porcupine Operations in Canada from Newmont, establishing itself as a g…