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Solar Cell

Midsummer Bags 15 MW CIGS Production Line Order

Swedish company Midsummer, a specialist in thin-film solar technology, has secured a contract to supply an undisclosed Swedish industrial and defense group with…

Metal

Rio Tinto to Invest $900M in Codelco’s Lithium Project in Chile

Rio Tinto and Codelco, Chile’s state-owned copper mining company, have signed agreements to form a joint venture for the Salar de Maricunga lithium projec…

Wind Farm

SSE Begins Construction of 208MW Strathy South

SSE has started construction on its 208MW Strathy South wind farm in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, near its Strathy North project. The £400 million onsh…

Pumped Storage

AGL Acquires Upper Hunter Pumped Storage Hydro Projects

AGL has acquired two early-stage pumped storage hydro projects in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter region, previously owned by Upper Hunter Hydro Top Trust. …

Metal

Starr Peak Mining Acquires Copper Clive Project in Québec, Canada

Starr Peak Mining, a Canadian mineral exploration company, has acquired the Copper Clive Project in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Québec, Canada. This a…

Wind Power Project

Canadian Wind Project Secures $1BN in Financing

A Canadian consortium, including Boralex, Énergir Développement, and Hydro-Québec, has secured $960 million in financing for the 400-megawa…

Crude Oil

Venezuela’s State Oil Firm Exporting Crude Grade Previously Shipped by Chevron, Data Shows

Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, has started exporting a heavy crude oil grade previously handled by Chevron since 2022, according to maritime …

United Kingdom

ACCIONA to Upgrade Coppermills Water Treatment Facility in London

ACCIONA has announced a major upgrade to the Coppermills water treatment facility in the UK, a crucial site that supplies one-third of Greater London’s dr…

China

China’s Soybean Imports Set to Hit Record High in Coming Months

China’s soybean imports have recently dropped to a 12-year low, with trade estimates indicating that overall consumption could remain sluggish through mid…

Electricity Trade

Net Electricity Prices for End Customers Fall Below Zero for First Time in Germany

On May 11, 2025, electricity prices for German customers with dynamic tariffs dropped below zero for the first time this year, after accounting for approximatel…

Oil Price

US Oil Prices Drop More Than $1 as Inventory Build Raises Oversupply Fear

U.S. crude futures dropped more than $1 in early trading on Thursday after unexpected data showed an increase in U.S. crude oil inventories, sparking concerns a…

Solar Technology

Sundrive Signs China Pact to Scale up Copper PV Technology

Sydney-based SunDrive has entered a joint development agreement with Maxwell Technologies and Jiangsu Vistar Equipment Technology to develop and distribute comm…

Metal

Sumitomo to Acquire 30% Stake in Rio Tinto’s Winu Project in Australia

Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) has entered into agreements with Rio Tinto to acquire a 30% stake in the Winu copper-gold project, located in Western Australia&rsqu…

Metal

Silver Viper Minerals to Acquire Cimarron Gold-Copper Project in Mexico

Canadian exploration company Silver Viper Minerals has entered an agreement with CSAC Holdings and its shareholders to acquire the Cimarron project in Sinaloa, …

Pumped Storage

AGL Acquires Upper Hunter Pumped Hydro Projects

AGL Energy, an Australian energy company, has acquired two early-stage pumped hydro energy storage projects from Upper Hunter Hydro Top Trust (UHH) and its trus…