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Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany Deploys 838.5 MW of PV in April

Germany added 838.5 MW of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity in April 2025, according to data released by the Bundesnetzagentur, the country’s federal network…

Decarbonization

Japan Unveils Ports Decarbonisation Plan

Japan’s Ports and Harbours Bureau, under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), has introduced a new Carbon Neutral Ports (CN…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor, Polenergia Take FID on Baltyk 2&3

Equinor and Polenergia have finalized investment decisions for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects in Poland, with a combined capacity of 1440 MW…

Nuclear waste

Five Firms to Design Canada’s Nuclear Waste Site

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organisation (NWMO) has announced the selection of five companies to design and plan the country’s deep geological…

Ukraine

Ukrainian Corn Exports Approaching 20 Mln Tons

As of May 19 in marketing year 2024/25, Ukraine has exported 37.153 million tons of grain and leguminous crops, according to data released by the Ministry of Ag…

Crude Oil

China’s Crude Oil Imports From Russia Fall in April; Imports From Malaysia Surge

In April, China imported 8.07 million metric tons of crude oil from Russia, equivalent to 1.96 million barrels per day (bpd), according to data released by Chin…

Coal Trade

China’s Coal Imports From Russia Drop Amid Shift to Domestic Coal

China’s coal imports from Russia decreased by 13% in April 2025 compared to the previous year, totaling 7.397 million metric tons, according to customs da…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor, Polenergia Agree on Polish Offshore Wind Project

Equinor, Polenergia Agree on Polish Offshore Wind ProjectOn Monday, Norway’s Equinor and Poland’s Polenergia announced their final investment decisi…

LNG

US Department of Energy to Begin Issuing Orders for Pending LNG Export Permits

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will begin reviewing and deciding on pending applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to c…

RNG

City of Hastings Nebraska Approves 25-Year RNG Agreement With Newcarbon

NewCarbon has entered a 25-year partnership with Hastings, Nebraska, to transform methane emissions from the Hastings Sanitary Landfill into renewable natural g…

China

COSCO Inks VLGC Orders

COSCO Shipping Investment Dalian, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned shipping company COSCO, has ordered two 88,000 cubic meter gas carriers from COSCO Heavy I…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Belgium Reverses Phase-Out Policy as Denmark Reconsiders Nuclear

Belgium’s federal parliament voted on May 15 to repeal a 2003 law mandating the phase-out of nuclear power and prohibiting new nuclear generation capacity. The…

Russian

Grain Transshipment at Russian Ports Fell by More Than 50% in 2025

In the first four months of 2025, cargo turnover at Russian seaports declined by 5.4% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching a total of 280.7 million ton…

Metal

China Lifts Dual-Use Rare Earth Export Ban on 28 US Companies

China has temporarily lifted export restrictions on rare earth elements and other dual-use items to 28 U.S. companies. This decision, announced by China’s…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Austria Records 20% Decline in PV Capacity Expansion in First Quarter

Austria’s photovoltaic (PV) sector saw a 20% decline in capacity expansion in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to …