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Norway

NCC Receives $78.6m Additional Asphalt Contracts in Norway

Nordic construction company NCC has secured 14 additional asphalt contracts with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (SVV) and various Norwegian regions. …

Metal

Gold Fields Reaches Agreement With Ghana to Continue Operations at Damang Mine

Gold Fields, a global mining company, has reached a new agreement with the Government of Ghana to secure the future of its Damang mine, one of its two operation…

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…

Battery

Construction Starts on First Big Battery to Directly Connect to Tennet Netherlands Network

Renewable energy developer Return has begun construction on the 100 MW / 200 MWh Antares battery energy storage system (BESS) in Waddinxveen, located in the wes…

Photovoltaic （PV）

US Solar Industry to Add 502 GW (DC) of Capacity in Next Decade

The U.S. solar industry, after years of record-breaking installations, is projected to experience relatively stable growth over the next decade, according to Sy…

Carbon Emissions

Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 4% in FY23/24 to Record Low

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 4% in the fiscal year ending March 2024, reaching a record low of 1.071 billion metric tons of carbon dioxid…

United Kingdom

Research Shows Strong Support for Genetic Editing in UK Farming

A recent survey by British Sugar reveals strong public support in the UK for gene editing to enhance the sustainability and resilience of British farming, with …

Metal

A Medium-Sized Gold Mine Has Been Discovered in China!

A significant gold deposit was recently discovered in the west Yemaquan mining area of Hami city, located in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The…

Solar project

Azerbaijan Inks Three Solar Agreements With Chinese Companies

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy has finalized three investment agreements involving Chinese companies to develop solar energy projects, enhancing the coun…

Morocco

Morocco’s Grain Production Could Grow by 41%

Morocco’s Agriculture Ministry forecasts a grain harvest of 4.4 million tonnes in 2025, a 41% increase from the 3.1 million tonnes collected last year, ac…

Power Construction

China’s Power System Achieves Record Clean Energy Output in Q1 2025

China achieved a record-breaking 951 terawatt hours (TWh) of clean electricity generation in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 19% increase from the same per…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany Allocates 2.63 GW in Latest Utility-Scale PV Tender

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 2,638 MW of photovoltaic (PV) capacity in its most recent tender for large-scale solar pr…

Battery

Home Batteries Have Same Probability of Catching Fire as Other Appliances

A recent study from Germany reveals that the likelihood of a fire occurring in a home storage system (HSS) is significantly lower than other common fire risks. …

Battery

Pure Lithium Secures $300M LOI From EXIM for Lithium Battery Facility

Pure Lithium has received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for a $300 million debt funding package to support its fi…

Hydrogen Storage

Germany’s Salt Caverns Deemed Sufficient to Meet Hydrogen Storage Needs, Government Says

Germany’s salt caverns provide sufficient capacity to meet all projected hydrogen storage needs for both domestic and European demand, eliminating the nee…