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Offshore Wind Power

First Turbine up at 496MW French Offshore Wind Farm

Ocean Winds has marked a significant milestone with the installation of the first wind turbine at the 496MW Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) offs…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Enray Power Secures Financing for First Solar and BESS Development

Enray Power, a UK-based solar photovoltaic (PV) developer and operator, has secured financial close for its 68.5MWp Camblesforth Solar Farm, co-located with a 2…

Crude Oil

China’s Recovery in Crude Oil Imports Is More Bearish Than Bullish

China, the world’s largest crude oil importer, reported a slight increase in imports for the first four months of 2025, reaching 11.83 million barrels per…

China

Intelligent Robots Debut in Spotting Malfunctions in China’s Cargo Railway, Achieving 100% Identification for Common Faults

On Sunday, China’s first set of intelligent inspection robots for freight railways began operating in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, as announced by CHN Energy…

Biofuel

Norden Conducts First US Biofuel Journey in ‘Measured’ Step Toward Cleaner Shipping

Denmark-based maritime transportation company Norden has successfully completed its first biofuel voyage from the United States, advancing its goal to promote c…

Belgium

Vioneo and Wood Partner on World’s First Fossil-Free Plastics Plant

Vioneo, a plastics manufacturer, has partnered with engineering firm Wood to develop a pioneering plant in Antwerp, Belgium, that will produce carbon-negative p…

Metal

Barrick Mining Reports 61% Increase in Net Earnings in Q1 2025

Barrick Mining reported a 61% year-on-year increase in net earnings, reaching $474 million in the first quarter of 2025, up from $295 million the previous year,…

Metal

Rio Tinto Extracts First Gallium at Quebec Refinery With Partner Indium

Rio Tinto, in collaboration with Indium Corporation, has successfully extracted primary gallium from bauxite processed at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Queb…

Solar Panel

Carbon Unveils First PV Panels

At the Intersolar trade show in Munich, the startup Carbon showcased its first demonstrator photovoltaic (PV) panel. Carbon is developing a gigafactory for sola…

Nuclear Equipment

Metal Cutting Begins for Nuclear Icebreaker Stalingrad

Construction has begun on the seventh nuclear-powered icebreaker in Russia’s Project 22220 series, named Stalingrad, with the first metal cut at the Balti…

Energy Storage System

CATL Unveils Mass-Producible 9MWh Energy Storage System Solution

On May 7, 2025, CATL unveiled the TENER Stack at the EES Europe trade fair in Munich, Germany, introducing the world’s first mass-producible 9MWh ultra-la…

Wind Turbine

Nordex Bags 49MW German Turbine Order

Nordex, a leading wind turbine manufacturer, has secured its first contract from GETEC Green Energy to deliver a 49MW wind project in Germany. The project invol…

Nuclear Reactor

First Concrete for US Advanced Reactor

Kairos Power has initiated nuclear safety-related concrete installation for the Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, marking the star…

Biofuel

Hong Kong Debuts B30 Marine Biofuel in Joint Effort by CPN and OOCL

Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical (CPN) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), both based in Hong Kong, have completed the city’s first B30 marine biofue…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Construction of Second Shidaowan Hualong One Begins

China Huaneng has begun construction on the second Hualong One reactor for Phase I (units 1 and 2) at the Shidaowan nuclear power plant in Shandong Province, ma…