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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 …

Offshore Wind Power

National Grid Takes £303M US Offshore Wind Hit

National Grid has recorded a £303 million impairment on its 2800MW Community Offshore Wind project in the New York Bight, a joint venture with German deve…

Carbon Emissions

China’s Quarterly CO2 Emissions Fall on the Back of a Renewable Energy Surge

In the first quarter of 2025, China achieved a 1.6% year-on-year reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, despite a 2.5% increase in national electricity de…

Natural Gas

EIA Expects USA Gasoline Price to Drop In 2025 and 2026

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its latest short-term energy outlook (STEO) on May 6, forecasting a decline in U.S. regular gasoli…

Coal Trade

India’s Coal Imports Down 9.2% in FY 2024 to 2025

India has reported a decline in coal imports for the period from April 2024 to February 2025, with total imports reaching 220.3 million tonnes (MT), down from 2…

Nuclear waste

Andra Updates French Repository Cost Estimate

The French radioactive waste management agency, Andra, has estimated the total cost of constructing, operating, and decommissioning France's planned deep ge…

China

China’s Soybean Imports Fall to 10-Year Low

China’s soybean imports in April 2025 reached their lowest level in a decade, totaling 6.08 million metric tons, a 29.1% decline from the previous year, a…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla (TSLA) Slows Down in China Despite New Model Y Production

Tesla experienced a decline in sales and exports in China during April 2025, despite increased production of the updated Model Y at its Shanghai Gigafactory. Of…

Electric Vehicles

Nissan Pulls the Plug on Its +$1 Billion EV Battery Plant as the Alarm Bells Go Off

Nissan announced on Friday that it has canceled plans to construct a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Japan, a decision aimed at addressing the…