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Carbon Emissions

Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 4% in FY23/24 to Record Low

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 4% in the fiscal year ending March 2024, reaching a record low of 1.071 billion metric tons of carbon dioxid…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Research Shows How Japan’s PV Market Suffered From High Feed-in Tariffs

An international research team has identified a connection between higher feed-in tariffs (FITs) in Japan and increased capital expenditure (Capex) in solar pro…

United Kingdom

Research Shows Strong Support for Genetic Editing in UK Farming

A recent survey by British Sugar reveals strong public support in the UK for gene editing to enhance the sustainability and resilience of British farming, with …

Morocco

Morocco’s Grain Production Could Grow by 41%

Morocco’s Agriculture Ministry forecasts a grain harvest of 4.4 million tonnes in 2025, a 41% increase from the 3.1 million tonnes collected last year, ac…

United States

McCarthy and Flad Complete MBARI’s New Research Facility in US

McCarthy, in collaboration with Flad Architects, has completed a new robotic technology laboratory for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in M…

United States

ADM Closes Soybean Processing Plant in the US

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) will permanently close its soybean crushing facility in Kershaw, South Carolina, this spring, the company confirmed on Monday. The …

Ukraine

Ukrainian Rapeseed Is Becoming a Scarce Crop for Exporters

Ukraine’s new crop rapeseed market is experiencing a shortage, with traders and processors increasing purchases due to limited supply and consistent deman…

Battery

Home Batteries Have Same Probability of Catching Fire as Other Appliances

A recent study from Germany reveals that the likelihood of a fire occurring in a home storage system (HSS) is significantly lower than other common fire risks. …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia’s Rosatom to Continue With Myanmar Nuclear Power Plant Project

Russian nuclear company Rosatom is proceeding with plans to build a nuclear power plant in Myanmar, despite a recent earthquake that struck the Southeast Asian …

Metal

China’s Alumina Exports Hit Near-Record Levels

In March 2025, China’s alumina exports reached their second-highest level ever, with 300,000 tonnes of the aluminium raw material shipped overseas, more than d…

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…