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Metal

Genmin Signs MoU With Sinohydro for Baniaka Iron Ore Project in Gabon

Genmin, an African iron ore producer, has entered into a binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sinohydro to advance its fully owned Baniaka iron ore pr…

Hydrogen Production

Japan Eyes World First Producing Hydrogen Using Heat From Reactor

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has announced plans to produce clean hydrogen using heat from its High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) in Ibar…

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…

Rooftop Solar

California Proposes Break to Rooftop Solar Contracts, Raising Average Bills $63

A new legislative proposal in California, AB 942, aims to modify existing rooftop solar net metering contracts, affecting approximately two million customers. I…

Crude Oil

Chevron and TotalEnergies Flow First Oil & Gas From Gulf of America Project

Chevron, a U.S.-based energy company, and TotalEnergies, headquartered in France, have initiated oil and gas production at the Ballymore deepwater project in th…

Carbon Capture

US-UK Startups Debut ‘First’ Emissions and Carbon Capture System

STAX Engineering, a California-based maritime emissions control company, and Seabound, a UK-based onboard carbon capture firm, have successfully demonstrated an…

Energy Storage Project

Strata Clean Energy Commences Construction on 600MWh Justice Project in Arizona

Strata Clean Energy has begun constructing the Justice Energy Storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona, to enhance the state’s energy grid stability. T…

Solar Module

JA Solar Begins 1GW Deepblue Solar Modules Delivery for Inner Mongolia Project

JA Solar has begun supplying 1GW of DeepBlue 4.0 Pro high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) modules to the Suji Sandland PV project in Urad Front Banner, Inner Mongo…

Electricity Trade

Nigeria Reduces Electricity Subsidies by 35% Following Tariff Hike for Heavy Users

Nigeria has reduced electricity subsidies by 35% following a tariff increase for specific consumers last year, according to Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu. The …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal India to Set Up Power Plant in Joint Venture

Coal India, a leading coal producer, has announced plans to construct a 1,600 megawatt coal-powered plant in Jharkhand, eastern India, through a joint venture. …

Electric Vehicles

Mazda to Pause U.S. Production of Compact SUV Destined for Canada

Mazda Motor Corp. will temporarily suspend exports of its CX-50 sport utility vehicle to Canada from its Alabama plant, starting May 12, 2025, a company spokesp…

SMR

Holtec Submits Final Tender in UK SMR Bid

Holtec Britain has submitted its final tender for the Great British Nuclear (GBN) small modular reactor (SMR) competition, joining Rolls-Royce SMR and GE Hitach…

Metal

MP Materials Halts Rare Earth Supply to China Amid Retaliatory Tariffs

MP Materials, a U.S.-based rare earth minerals producer, has ceased shipments of rare earth concentrate to China for processing due to new tariffs and trade res…

Turkey

Rönesans Holding Closes Financing on $2-B PP Production Plant in Türkiye

Rönesans Holding, a leading Turkish contracting and investment conglomerate, has finalized financing for a $2 billion polypropylene (PP) production plant a…

India

Rio Tinto, AMG Metals & Materials to Explore Low-Carbon Aluminium Project

Rio Tinto, a global mining company, and AMG Metals & Materials (AMG M&M), an energy transition solutions provider founded by Greenko and AM Green leaders, have …