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Japan

Ericsson R&D Investment Boosts Japan Connectivity Ecosystem

Ericsson is set to significantly enhance its investment in Japan's connectivity ecosystem, with plans to create up to 300 high-skilled next-generation telec…

United Kingdom

BT Brings Better Broadband to Swansea Bay via £10M Upgrade

BT has secured a £9.8 million contract to provide full fibre broadband to nearly 1,800 hard-to-reach locations in the Swansea Bay City Region, as part of …

Electric Vehicles

Geely Automobile Sees Q1 2025 Revenue Jump 25% YoY

Geely Automobile Holdings Limited announced its first-quarter financial results for 2025 on May 15, reporting a revenue of 72.5 billion yuan, a 25% increase fro…

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…

Biofuel

CPN Performs ‘Record-Breaking’ B24 Biofuel Bunkering Operation

Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical (CPN), a Hong Kong-based bunker supplier, has achieved a significant milestone by completing China’s largest B24 marin…

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…

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…

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…

Denmark

Denmark First to Launch Remote Pilotage

The Danish Emergency Management Agency has authorized DanPilot and Danelec to launch a groundbreaking 18-month test program for remote pilotage, a global first.…

Lithuania

Telia Docks Lithuania’s First 5G SA Network at KlaipėDa Port

Telia is set to launch Lithuania’s first 5G standalone (SA) network trial at the Klaipėda Port, located on the Baltic Sea. This trial will allow the Klai…

Power Cable

€1B Cable Factory at Port of Tyne Turning Into Reality as Consultation Starts

LS Eco Advanced Cables (LSEAC), a joint venture between Global InterConnection Group (GIG) and a subsidiary of LS Group, a South Korean cable manufacturer, has …

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…