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Trump Administration May Rescind $4 Billion for California High-Speed Rail Project

On Wednesday, the U.S. Transportation Department released a 315-page Federal Railroad Administration report highlighting concerns about California’s High-…

LNG

$28 Billion LNG Export Project Breaks Ground in Louisiana

Venture Global, a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, has begun site work for its CP2 LNG export project in Louisiana, marking its third facility i…

Metal

US Steel, Aluminum Imports From UK to Remain at 25%

On June 3, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation maintaining tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the United Kingdom at 25%, while incre…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NRC Says No Environmental Impact From Palisades Restart

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its final environmental assessment for Holtec’s request to restart the Palisades Nuclear Plant,…

Geothermal Power Project

DOI Implements Emergency Permitting Procedures for Geothermal Energy

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has introduced emergency permitting procedures to accelerate the review and development of geothermal energy projects.…

SMR

Uprated Nuscale SMR Design Gets US Approval

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the 77-megawatt electric (MWe) version of NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) design, kn…

Solar Module

Waaree Solar Americas Signs 586MW Solar Module Supply Deal

Waaree Solar Americas, a U.S. subsidiary of India’s Waaree Energies, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, has entered into a $176 millio…

Metal

US Aluminium, Steel Prices Jump, Shares Drop on Trump’s New Tariffs

On June 4, 2025, new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, set at 50%, took effect, as announced by President Donald Trump on Friday. The U.S., a major s…

LNG

US LNG Exports Declines in May From April’s Record

In May 2025, U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports decreased to 8.9 million metric tons from a record 9.3 million metric tons in April, according to prelimin…

Solar Power Plant

Toyota Boshoku Launches 5.7-MW Onsite Solar Array at US Plant

Toyota Boshoku America (TBA), a subsidiary of Japan’s Toyota Boshoku Corp, has launched a 5.7-megawatt solar project at its manufacturing facility in Lawr…

Metal

Perpetua Secures $6.9m Defence Funding to Advance Domestic Antimony Supply

Perpetua Resources has secured an additional $6.9 million from the U.S. Army through the Defence Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) to advance the Stibnite G…

Hydrogen Transport

ABS and Pusan National University to Collaborate on Liquid Hydrogen Carrier Technology

ABS, a classification society, and South Korea’s Pusan National University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on research and …

Substation

PG&E Partners Smart Wires to Enhance Grid Capacity in California

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a natural gas and electric utility, has partnered with Smart Wires to launch a project enhancing grid reliability to me…

Solar project

Arena Renewables Sells 40MW Illinois Solar Portfolio to Summit Ridge Energy

Arena Renewables, a developer of distributed solar and storage projects, has finalized the sale of six remote crediting solar projects in Illinois, totaling 40 …

SMR

US Approves Nuscale’s Bigger Nuclear Reactor Design

On Thursday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved NuScale Power’s 77-megawatt small modular reactor (SMR) design, marking a significant step fo…