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China

JAC Group to Form Joint Venture With Tashkent Investment for Expansion in Uzbekistan

Chinese automaker JAC Group has entered into a joint venture agreement with Tashkent Investment Company Limited in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Both parties have commi…

Denmark

Denmark Opens New Opportunities for Barley Exports to China

On April 21-22, 2025, Denmark finalized new food export agreements with China during a visit by Denmark’s Minister for Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries, J…

Wave Energy

Spanish Govt Backs Carnegie’s Wave Energy Tech With €1.17m

Carnegie Clean Energy’s subsidiary, Carnegie Technologies Spain, has received an advance payment of €1,171,800 from the Spanish government to support…

Hydropower Plant

Locus Energy Acquires 158GWh Hydropower Portfolio in Norway

Locus Energy, a portfolio company of SEB Nordic Energy, has acquired a 158 gigawatt-hours (GWh) hydropower portfolio across the Norwegian price areas NO2 to NO5…

Power Construction

AEP Texas Transmission Line to Support Permian Basin’s Electricity Demand

AEP Texas is set to build a 765-kV transmission line called the Howard-Solstice project to address the growing electricity demand in the Permian Basin, an essen…

China

Wan Hai Lines Seals $816M Deal for Methanol-Ready Boxship Quartet

Wan Hai Lines, a leading Taiwanese shipping company, has contracted two South Korean shipbuilders to construct four dual-fuel methanol-ready container vessels. …

Battery

BW ESS Secures Green Loan

BW ESS, in partnership with Ingrid Capacity, has obtained a SEK628 million (€57 million) green loan from Nordea Bank to support its 211MW/211MWh portfolio …

Crude Oil

Sinopec’s Quarterly Net Income Falls 28% on Slower Fuel Sales

On Monday, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, reported a 27.6% decline in first-quarter net income compared to the previous year. The company, l…

Oil Refinery

Spanish Oil Refineries Shut Down After Power Blackout

On Monday, a widespread power outage across Spain and Portugal forced several oil refineries to suspend operations, including both plants managed by Moeve, Spai…

CCS

Calpine Strikes New Agreement for Texas Power Generation CCS Project

Exxon Mobil has entered into an agreement with Calpine to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 annually from Calpine’s Bayto…

Thailand

RCL Boosts Boxship Orderbook

Thailand’s Regional Carrier Lines (RCL) is expanding its fleet by ordering four new containerships from shipyards in China, as announced in a recent stock…

Offshore Wind Power

Vietnam Proposes Offshore Wind Power Price Cap

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is developing a pricing framework for offshore wind projects to support the country’s renewable energy goals. The state utility …

Brazil

Brazil’s Ethanol Boom Keeps More Corn at Home

Brazil’s rising domestic corn consumption is expected to reduce its role in the global export market, potentially benefiting other exporters and influenci…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

DP World Tests Hydrogen Fuel Cell Crane at Vancouver Port

DP World is conducting a field trial at its Vancouver terminal to test a hydrogen-powered RTG crane, aiming to electrify its global fleet of 1,500 diesel-powere…

Morocco

Morocco Commences Construction of Africa’s Longest High-Speed Rail Line, the Kentira-Marrakech Rail Project.

On Thursday, King Mohammed VI officially launched Morocco’s $10.3 billion Kenitra-Marrakech rail project, a major step toward enhancing the country’…