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Carbon Emissions

China’s Carbon Emissions Fell in the First Half of 2025, Study Shows

China's carbon dioxide emissions fell 1% in the first half of 2025 compared to last year, driven by increased renewable energy use, according to a study by …

SMR

Blykalla and Research Institutes of Sweden Partner on SMRs

Swedish company Blykalla, a developer of lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) technology, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Research Institut…

Brazil

Cargill’s Brazil Unit to Build New Corn Ethanol Plant

Cargill, a U.S.-based grain merchant, announced on Friday that its subsidiary will construct a corn ethanol plant adjacent to its sugarcane facility in Goi&aacu…

SMR

Plans for SMR Plant on Svalbard Progress

On Friday, a planning initiative for a small modular reactor (SMR) power plant in Longyearbyen, the administrative hub of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, w…

Solar Panel

JinkoSolar Presents 475 W Topcon Dual-Glass Solar Panel With 23.77% Efficiency

JinkoSolar, a Chinese solar module manufacturer, has unveiled a new dual-glass rooftop solar module utilizing tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technolog…

China

DeepSeek Six Months On: Disruption, Backlash, and the Fight for Trust

In January 2025, DeepSeek, a Chinese-developed AI chatbot from High-Flyer AI, launched globally and quickly gained significant attention. Its R1 model, featurin…

Offshore Wind Power

Taihan Wins Cable Deal for 532MW Korean Offshore

Taihan has been awarded a €122 million turnkey contract to supply and install over 100 km of inter-array cables for the 532 MW Anma offshore wind farm, loc…

Nuclear Reactor

Polish Research Reactor Permitted to Continue Operating

Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (NAEA) has granted a new operating license for the MARIA nuclear research reactor, located at the Świerk Research …

Metal

International Graphite Signs Agreement for Graphite Facility in Germany

International Graphite, in collaboration with Norway’s Arctic Graphite and Graphite Investment Partners (GIP), has announced plans to establish an expanda…

China

Robert Allan to Design Electric Tug for China’s Tianjin Port

Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan has been contracted to design a battery-electric tugboat for Tianjin Port in Northern China. The AmpRA 3600 tug, t…

China

Sea Legend Launches China–Europe Arctic Container Service

Sea Legend Shipping, a Singapore-based, Chinese-controlled container line, will introduce a direct shipping service connecting China and northern Europe via the…

Biofuel

European Commission Vows Action After Concluding Probe Into Chinese Biofuel Imports

The European Commission (EC) has concluded its investigation into suspected irregularities in Chinese biodiesel imports, initially reported by German authoritie…

Crude Oil

US Became Net Exporter of Crude to Nigeria for the First Time, EIA Says

In February and March 2025, the United States became a net exporter of crude oil to Nigeria, driven by changes in regional demand and supply, according to the U…

Metal

China Needs to Cut 2025 Steel Output to Meet Decarbonisation Target, Report Says

China aims to reduce steel production from coal-powered blast furnaces by over 90 million metric tons from 2024 levels to meet its green steel objectives this y…

Green Hydrogen

RMIT Researchers Turn Wastewater Pollutants Into Green Hydrogen

Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed an innovative method to produce green hydrogen using wastewater contaminants, reducing reliance on fr…