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United States

Nuclear reactor developer X‑Energy targets $7.5 billion valuation in US IPO

Amazon-backed X-Energy is targeting a valuation of up to $7.51 billion in its initial public offering ​in the United States, the nuclear reactor developer said…

South Korea

Hyundai Electric builds Korea’s largest eco-friendly transformer

The HD Hyundai subsidiary said on April 16 the accomplished product will head to a substation in the United Kingdom operated by National Grid, a local utility c…

Hydrogen Storage

Rostec plans to build hydrogen production facilities, fueling stations along roads between Russia, China

April 15, Rostec in cooperation with Chinese investors is preparing to implement a "cross-border hydrogen corridor" project, involving the construction of facil…

Greece

ExxonMobil, Energean to sign contract for first test gas drilling off Greece in years

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil, Energean and Helleniq Energy will sign ​a contract on April 14 with ‌Stena Drilling to start exploratory drilling in a western Gree…

South Korea

Hitachi Energy, Samsung C&T sign grid MoU

Hitachi Energy and Samsung C&T have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand collaboration on high-voltage alternating current grid infrastructure worldwi…

EU

EU signs off on €3.7bn Czech biomethane production subsidies

The European Commission has approved a €3.7bn ($4.36bn) Czech government funding scheme to scale sustainable biomethane production amid the net-zero emissi…

Germany

Sunfire Launches New 50-Megawatt Electrolyzer System for the Next Phase of Industrial Green Hydrogen Scale‑up

April 14 ,Sunfire has launched HyLink® Alkaline 23, a new outdoor pressurized alkaline electrolyzer system. The 50-megawatt electrolyzer module is designed …

United States

PowerBank Announces 5 MW AC Distributed Solar and Battery Energy Storage System Project in New York

PowerBank announced on April 13 that it has executed a lease agreement on a 5 MW AC hybrid solar plus battery energy storage project known as the NY-Conklin Hil…

Botswana

Botswana signs energy and mineral exploration deals with Oman

Botswana's president has clinched multiple ​agreements with Oman, including on mineral exploration, oil storage infrastructure and renewable ‌power, d…

Electric Vehicles

VW to stop making its top electric vehicle in the US

Volkswagen said on April 9 it will end production of the ID.4 electric SUV out of ‌its Tennessee plant this month, citing a challenging time for the U.S. e…

China

China Launches World's First Panoramic Carbon Emission Accounting System

The world's first panoramic carbon emission accounting system covering the production end, consumption end, and natural sources—the "Panshi·Yuheng Carbon …

Wind Farm

Foundation construction done at 127MW Pienava wind farm

Eolus has completed foundation construction for the 147MW Pienava wind farm in Latvia.[Image: Eolus]The wind farm will be Latvia's largest and is due to be …

South Africa

Voltalia commissions 148MW South African solar farm

Voltalia has commissioned the 148MW Bolobedu solar plant in the Limpopo province of South Africa.The solar farm is one of the largest in Africa and will supply …

Russian

Roscosmos says working with Kurchatov Institute, Rosatom to resume nuclear-powered rocket engine research

April 9 ,Roscosmos is working together with the Kurchatov Institute and Rosatom to resume nuclear-powered rocket engine research, Roscosmos Space Systems Depart…

Canada

Plug Power Delivers 275 MW Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Project in Quebec, Canada

The American fuel cell and hydrogen company Plug Power recently secured a contract to supply a 275 MW PEM electrolyzer system for Hy2gen's Courant project i…