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Australia

USDA Forecasts Australian New-Crop Wheat at 31MT

Australia’s 2025-26 wheat planting season is underway, with the USDA estimating production at 31 million tonnes, according to its May 2025 World Agricultu…

Greece

ICETE Expands in Greece With New Satellite Production & New Office

ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, has opened a new office in Athens, Greece, to strengthen its presence in the regi…

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…

Offshore Wind Power

Polish Companies Ink Survey Contracts for Baltica 9 Offshore Wind Farm

PGE Baltica has signed an agreement with a consortium of Polish companies, Geo Ingenieurservice Polska from Gdynia and Baltic Diving Solutions from Rumia, to co…

Electric Vehicles

Honda China, CATL Deepen Partnership on NEV Tech R&D, Supply Chain Management

Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd. (HMCT) and CATL signed a memorandum of understanding on May 16, 2025, to strengthen their strategic partnership, as ann…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse Grows Bulgarian Supply Chain

Westinghouse has signed memorandums of understanding with seven Bulgarian suppliers to support the construction of two AP1000 pressurized water reactor units at…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Rising Demand for Home Solar Storage in Switzerland

In Switzerland, approximately half of all residential photovoltaic (PV) systems are now paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS), reflecting a growing …

CCS

10 Companies Shortlisted to Vie for Denmark’s C02 Storage Funding

The Danish Energy Agency has selected ten companies to compete for funding under its carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative, aimed at supporting Denmark&rs…

Wind Power Project

National Grid Records £303M Impairment on US Wind Project in FY24/25

UK utility company National Grid reported a £303 million ($403 million) impairment charge for the 2024/25 financial year due to halted development by its joint…

Offshore Wind Power

Dutch Postpone Offshore Wind Farm Tenders Due to Low Interest

On Friday, the Dutch government announced a delay in tenders for two offshore wind farms, originally set for September, with a combined capacity of 2 gigawatts …

Crude Oil

Venezuela’s State Oil Firm Exporting Crude Grade Previously Shipped by Chevron, Data Shows

Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, has started exporting a heavy crude oil grade previously handled by Chevron since 2022, according to maritime …

Natural Gas

Turkey Finds New Natural Gas Reserve in Black Sea, Erdogan Says

On Saturday, President Tayyip Erdogan announced the discovery of a 75 billion cubic meter (bcm) natural gas reserve in the Black Sea, uncovered during drilling …

Germany

Wacker Begins Production of Hybrid Polymers in Germany

Wacker Chemie AG, based in Munich, Germany, has launched production of hybrid polymers at its Nünchritz site in Germany, with the new facility currently ra…

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）

Trinasolar Powers Landmark 40 MW Northern Philippine Solar Project by Petrogreen

Trinasolar, a global provider of smart photovoltaic and energy storage solutions, has supplied 52,000 n-type i-TOPCon Vertex N 710-715W modules for the Limbauan…