It

Floating Offshore Wind

Norway Opens Tender for Utsira Nord

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has launched a tender for floating offshore wind development at the Utsira Nord site, inviting applications for three project a…

Metal

Canadian Gold to Acquire Hudbay Minerals’ Tartan West Property in Canada

Canadian Gold has entered into an option agreement with Hudbay Minerals to acquire full ownership of the Tartan West property, located adjacent to its Tartan mi…

Geothermal Power Plant

Nevada Approves First-Of-Its-Kind Geothermal Power Supply Agreement

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has approved the Clean Transition Tariff (CTT), a novel rate structure agreed upon in 2024 by Google, NV Energy, and g…

Electric Vehicles

Changan Automobile Begins Production at Rayong Plant in Thailand

On May 16, 2025, Changan Automobile officially launched its Rayong plant in Thailand and celebrated a global production milestone of 28.59 million vehicles. The…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Quebec Utility Targets 3 GW of Solar by 2035

Hydro-Québec has unveiled a plan to develop 11 GW of clean energy capacity in Quebec, Canada, by 2035. The strategy includes 3 GW of new solar projects, …

Pumped Storage

ENGIE and CDPQ Plan up to £1 Billion Investment in UK Pumped Storage Plants

Energy company ENGIE and Canadian investor CDPQ have committed up to £1 billion to refurbish two major pumped storage hydro plants, Dinorwig and Ffestinio…

Energy Storage Project

Field Nets £42M Loan for 125MW UK BESS Trio

Energy storage developer Field has secured a £42 million loan to advance a 125MW/250MWh battery portfolio across England and Scotland. The non-recourse lo…

Wind Farm

Orsted Begins Construction of Bahren West 2

Orsted has initiated construction of the Bahren West 2 wind farm in the Lusatia region of Brandenburg, Germany, following the successful operation of the nearby…

Metal

Manuka’s Taranaki VTM Project in New Zealand Moves to Fast-Track Approval Stage

Trans-Tasman Resources, a subsidiary of Manuka Resources, announced that New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has accepted its applicati…

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Launches 75# Standardized Swapping Electric Block

On May 18, 2025, in Datong City, Shanxi Province, the China Communications and Transportation Association and CATL introduced a next-generation battery swapping…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Reactor Closure Marks Taiwan’s Nuclear Exit

The Maanshan nuclear power plant’s Unit 2, Taiwan’s last operational reactor, was disconnected from the grid on May 17, 2025, at approximately 10:00…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Indian Regulator Approves New Nuclear Site

India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has granted siting approval for the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP) in Rajasthan&rsquo…

Solar project

Site Selection for PV Plants on Coal Gangue Hills

A research team from China has developed a strategy for selecting sites for photovoltaic (PV) plants on coal gangue hills in Yangquan City, Shanxi Province. Coa…

Belgium

Port of Antwerp-Bruges Commissions Europe’s First Fully Electric Tugboat

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium launched Volta 1, Europe’s first fully electric tugboat, on May 19, as part of its sustainability program aiming for…

Power Construction

€713.5m to Back Two Eastern Green Links and Five Other UK Grid Upgrade Projects

The National Wealth Fund (NWF), the UK’s sovereign wealth fund, has committed £600 million to ScottishPower to support seven critical transmission g…