America

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Vistra Secures 20-Year Extension for Perry Nuclear Plant in Ohio

Vistra has received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 20-year license extension for its Perry nuclear power plant, a 1,268MW single-uni…

United States

Longest Concrete Segmental Cable-Stayed Bridge in North America Opens in Texas

On June 28, the longest concrete segmental cable-stayed bridge in North America opened to traffic over the ship channel at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas. Th…

Energy Storage Project

Papago Storage Facility in Arizona Reaches Commercial Operation

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has launched commercial operations for the Papago Storage facility in Maricopa County, Arizona. The 300MW/1.2 …

Metal

Trump Says US to Impose 50% Tariff on Copper Imports, Copper Futures Jump

On July 8, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports during a White House cabinet meeting. The measure aims to …

Coal Mine

US Issues Expedited Permit for Proposed Tennessee Coal Mine

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior granted a permit to Hurricane Creek Mining LLC for a coal mine on Bryson Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennes…

Metal

Guardian Metal Resources Acquires Pilot North Tungsten Project in Nevada

Guardian Metal Resources has expanded its mining portfolio by acquiring the Pilot North Tungsten Project, located 15 kilometers northwest of its existing Pilot …

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Dominion Approved to Expand VC Summer Nuclear Station Operations

Dominion Energy’s VC Summer nuclear station in Fairfield County, South Carolina, has been granted a 20-year operating license extension by the U.S. Nuclea…

Ethanol

US Paves Way to Resume Ethane Exports to China Amid Trade Truce

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. lifted restrictions on ethane exports to China, allowing companies like Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer to ship witho…

Metal

ABTC’s Tonopah Flats Lithium Project Gains US Priority Status

The American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) has announced that its Tonopah Flats lithium facility in Nevada has been designated a transparency priority proje…

Nuclear Fusion

Google to Buy 200MW of Fusion Energy From MIT Spinoff CFS

Google has made its first commercial commitment to fusion energy by agreeing to purchase 200 megawatts of power from Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a compan…

Hydrogen Project

GSE Solutions Supports NuScale’s Hydrogen Simulator Project

GSE Solutions has developed a hydrogen fuel cell generation and storage plant simulation model to support NuScale Power’s hydrogen simulator project. This…

LNG

US LNG Exports Fall in June Due to Plant Maintenance

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports declined in June to 8.4 million metric tons (MT), marking the second-lowest monthly level for 2025. This drop from 8.9 …

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Launches First V4 Superchargers in China, Open to Non-Tesla EVs

On June 30, Tesla announced the deployment of its first V4 Supercharger stations in China, now operational in highway service areas across Shanghai, Gansu, Zhej…