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Natural Gas

Ukraine Needs $2.9 Billion to Buy Gas in 2025, National Bank Says

On April 25, 2025, Ukraine’s National Bank announced that the country requires $2.9 billion to fund gas imports in 2025, following damage to domestic gas …

Solar project

Ingeteam Secures Two Contracts From European Energy in Australia

Ingeteam, a global technology provider, has secured two contracts from European Energy to supply equipment for two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Australia…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

India May Allow 49% Foreign Investment in Nuclear Power Sector

India is considering allowing foreign companies to own up to 49% of its nuclear power plants as part of a strategy to boost nuclear energy production and reduce…

Coking Coal

India Urging Firms to Acquire Overseas Iron Ore, Coking Coal Assets, Official Says

India is promoting the acquisition of overseas raw material assets, such as iron ore and coking coal, to support its growing steel industry, Steel Secretary San…

South Korea

HD Hyundai Mipo Bags $111M Order for Boxship Pair

HD Hyundai Mipo, a South Korean shipbuilder under HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, has secured a 159.3 billion South Korean won ($111.08 million) c…

China

Manzhouli Land Port Leads China-Europe Railway Lines in Freight Volume

Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border located in Inner Mongolia, processed 678 China-Europe freight trains in the first quarter of this ye…

Rooftop Solar

Austria Launches €60 Million Rebate Program for Rooftop PV in 2025

OeMAG, Austria’s energy agency, has introduced its 2025 rebate program to support rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems, aimed at homeowners and businesses. The in…

Carbon Emissions

Japan’s FY 2023 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit Record Low for 2nd Year

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions reached a record low in fiscal year 2023, marking the second consecutive year of decline, according to a government report rel…

Ireland

Ericsson Invests €200M in Athlone for 5G Research

Ericsson, a global telecommunications company, has announced a €200 million investment over the next three years at its facility in Athlone, Ireland. Suppo…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Greening Closes €35M Spanish Solar Financing

Greening, a renewable energy company, has finalized a €35 million financing agreement with Qualitas Energy to support the construction and operation of a 9…

United Kingdom

GB Forestry Market Shows Signs of Stability After Two-Year Decline

The UK commercial forestry market is rebounding after two years of decline, with high-quality plantations attracting strong investor interest and commanding pre…

Brazil

Brazil: Domestic Market Begins to Focus On Exports of 2025 Second Corn Crop

Global markets faced heightened tension in April 2025 as trade disputes between the U.S. and China intensified, affecting commerce and agricultural planning. Th…

Biofuel

Swire Shipping: 3 Ships Serving the Pacific Islands Switch to Biofuel

Swire Shipping, a Singapore-based shipping company, has transitioned three of its vessels serving the South Pacific to second-generation biofuel blends, B24 and…

Metal

Victory Metals Secures $190M LOI From EXIM for North Stanmore Project

Australian exploration company Victory Metals has obtained a non-binding letter of interest (LOI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for up…

Turkey

Stolthaven Terminals and Rönesans Holding Unite to Develop New Terminal in Türkiye

Stolthaven Terminals, a division of UK-based Stolt-Nielsen specializing in liquid transportation and storage, has partnered with Rönesans Holding, a Turkis…