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Solar Panel

Sekisui Chemical Invests in 100 MW Perovskite Solar Production Line

Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical is investing in a 100 MW production line to make lightweight perovskite solar panels for low load-bearing roofto…

United States

Stellantis to Pay $4.2M for Violations of CARB Air Quality Regulations; Defeat Devices in 3.0l Diesels

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with FCA US LLC (FCA) of Auburn Hills, Mich., for $4,185,820 for violations of CARB&rsq…

United States

New York Enacts Legislation Requiring Fossil Fuel Companies Pay $3B Annually for “Climate Damage Repair”

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.2129-B/A.3351-B) requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute $3 billion annually for climate damage repai…

Nuclear Technology

NANO Nuclear Energy to Acquire Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) and Pylon Technologies, Including All Associated Patents, Through a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Auction

NANO Nuclear Energy, a nuclear energy and technology company focused on developing portable, clean energy solutions, executed a definitive agreement to acquire …

Nigeria

Nigeria Resumes Mining in Zamfara State on Improved Security

Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state of Zamfara after a five-year suspension, the mining minister said, citing improved secu…

Solar project

Vistra Connects Two New Solar Projects, Delays Coal Plant Closure in Illinois

Vistra announced that two new utility-scale solar projects in Illinois have connected to the grid and that, amid what it called widespread concern over reliabil…

Solar project

European Energy Connects 54MW Polish Solar

European Energy has connected a 54MW solar park in Poland to the grid.Construction of the solar park, near Debnica in West Pomerania, was completed on 21 Decemb…

Photovoltaic （PV）

CleanChoice Connects Pennsylvania PV Park

US solar operator CleanChoice Energy has connected its first fully owned and operated solar project, located in Pennsylvania.Built in Franklin county, the 26MW …

China

China’s 2025 Steel Demand to Fall 1.5% on Year, State Research Institute Says

China’s steel demand is forecast to fall 1.5% in 2025 and drop 4.4% in 2024 from the year before, the state-backed China Metallurgical Industry Planning a…

Green Hydrogen

AES Andes Submits Eia for Industrial-Scale Hydrogen Project in Chile

Energy company AES Andes has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to Chilean permitting authorities for a proposed industrial-scale green hydrogen…

Metal

El Salvador President Proposes Bill to Overturn Metals Mining Ban

El Salvador’s Congress will begin debating a bill on Saturday from President Nayib Bukele that would overturn a 2017 national ban on metals mining, the he…

Oil&Gas Drilling

TotalEnergies Adds More Time to Northern Drilling Semisub Deal

French energy major TotalEnergies has exercised an extension option for Northern Drilling’s semisub Deepsea Mira.John Fredriksen-controlled Northern Ocean…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Ease as Markets Weigh China Stimulus Hopes

Oil edged lower on Thursday in light holiday trade as the dollar's strength offset hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world's biggest oi…

Oil Price

Azerbaijani Oil Price Once Again Exceeds $75

The price of Azerbaijani crude oil has once again surpassed $75 per barrel.A barrel of Azeri Light crude rose by $1.11, or 1.49%, reaching $75.37 on Wednesday.T…

United States

The Coming Critical Minerals Trade War Is Brics Short of a Load

The incoming Trump administration’s threat of tariffs has muddied the already cloudy outlook for mining and metals in 2025.Chinese retaliation has been sw…