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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…

Battery

Biwatt Launches Commercial Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Product

Chinese energy storage company Biwatt has launched a new commercial and industrial (C&I) product, the Powerlake I2, utilizing sodium-ion cells. This system is d…

Hydrogen Production

ABP, HiiROC and Px Group to Develop New Hydrogen Production Plant in UK

Associated British Ports (ABP), HiiROC, and px Group have partnered to establish a hydrogen production facility at the Saltend Chemicals Park (SCP), managed by …

Solar Inverter

New Hybrid Inverters for Residential Solar in India

Bengaluru-based POM Systems & Services has introduced a new line of POM hybrid inverters, available in 3 kW, 5 kW, and 10 kW power ratings. These devices integr…

United States

Record US, Global Corn Output Projected in 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on May 12, 2025, projecting record-high U.S…

Singapore

Cariflex Opens $355-Million Latex Plant in Singapore

Cariflex Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of DL Chemical Co., Ltd., has opened a new polyisoprene latex plant on Jurong Island, Singapore, with a $355 million investment…

Metal

DRC May Impose Stricter Cobalt Export Curbs

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s leading cobalt producer, is evaluating stricter export limits on the metal after its current four-mont…

SMR

Brazil and Russia Preparing to Develop SMR Options

Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, announced expectations for a small modular reactor (SMR) project in collaboration with Russia, …

Net Zero

Prospective North Sea CCS Sites Sought to ‘Turbocharge’ UK’s Path to Net Zero

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), a UK regulator, has invited companies to submit proposals for potential carbon storage sites in the North Sea by July…

Rooftop Solar

Bali Launches Rooftop Solar Acceleration Program

Bali, Indonesia, has introduced a program to expand rooftop solar installations across the province, led by Governor I Wayan Koster. The initiative targets gove…

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…

SMR

Belgium Begins Consultation on SMR Design

Belgium’s Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN) and the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) have launched a preliminary consultation for a lead-cooled small …