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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

China-Led Lunar Base to Include Nuclear Power Plant on Moon’s Surface, Space Official

Preliminary plans for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), led by China and Russia, include the development of a nuclear reactor on the moon’s…

China

China Sharply Reduced Grain Imports From Certain Countries, Including Ukraine and the EU, in March

In March 2025, Chinese customs data revealed a significant reduction in grain imports from several major supplying countries, with notable declines from Ukraine…

Solar project

Chinese PV Industry Brief: New Solar Additions Hit 59.71 GW in Q1

China’s National Energy Administration reported that the country added 59.71 GW of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2025. March contributed 20.2…

Green Hydrogen

KFUPM Launches Research Project to Improve Green Hydrogen Feasibility

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia has initiated a research project to enhance the economic viability of green hydrogen prod…

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome Opens New Fuel Fabrication Facility

Framatome, a French company, has opened a new workshop at its Romans-sur-Isère site in the Drôme department of southeastern France. The facility, m…

United States

Company to Retrofit Tugboat for Port of Los Angeles

Arc Boat Company, a California-based firm focused on electrifying the marine industry, has partnered with Diversified Marine, a West Coast shipyard, to retrofit…

United States

ADM Closing Soybean Processing Plant in Kershaw, South Carolina

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), a leading grains merchant, will permanently shut down its soybean processing facility in Kershaw, South Carolina, later this sprin…

Australia

Australian Pork Consumption Set to Hit Record High in 2025 – USDA FAS

Australia’s pork consumption is projected to reach a record 660,000 metric tons (carcass weight equivalent) in 2025, up from an estimated 649,000 metric t…

Green Hydrogen

Technip Energies Outlines Plans for SAF, Green Hydrogen in Egypt

In Cairo, Egypt, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held a meeting with Marco Villa, Chief Business Officer of Technip Energies, an Italia…

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…

Wind Farm

Prysmian’s Monna Lisa Picks up Its First Cable for Largest US Offshore Wind Farm-To-Be

Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV), Monna Lisa, has been loaded with submarine cable for the first time at the Arco Felice plant in Italy. The cable…

PowerGrid Technology

Swiss Researchers Developing Control Algorithm for Grid-Forming Inverters

A research team at ETH Zurich in Switzerland has developed an innovative algorithm to enhance the operation of inverters in grid-forming mode. This patented sol…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany’s PV Installations Down Sharply in March

In March, Germany added approximately 787.2 MW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, according to data from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). T…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Concrete Poured for the Foundation of the Reactor Building of Unit 4 at Leningrad NPP-2

On March 20, 2025, construction began for the reactor building foundation of Unit 4 at Leningrad NPP-2, a facility under Rosenergoatom, part of Rosatom’s …

Coal Trade

China’s Coal Imports From Russia Rise 6% in March, Indonesia Slides

China's coal imports from Russia increased by 6% in March compared to the same period last year, reaching 7.33 million metric tons, according to data releas…