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Solar Cell

Bifacial Perovskite Solar Can Achieve Bifaciality of 90% When Tilted at 20 Degrees

IIT Bombay researchers have shown that bifacial perovskite solar cells can achieve a 2% higher power conversion efficiency with a tilt angle of 20 degrees. They…

Offshore Wind Power

Finland to Launch First Offshore Wind Tender in Autumn 2025 as President Enacts New Legislation

The President of Finland has signed a bill that enables the country to organise its first tender for offshore wind development in the exclusive economic zone (E…

Solar project

ACME Solar Secures Financing for 300 MW Solar-Wind Hybrid Project, Wins 300 MW PV Project

Acme Solar has secured INR 1,988 crore in term loan financing for the development and construction of a 300 MW solar-wind hybrid renewable energy project. It ha…

Floating Offshore Wind

Consortia Led by EDF, Ocean Winds Win French Floating Wind Tender

French government today, 27 December, announced the winners of the AO6 tender which offered two 250 MW floating wind sites in the Mediterranean Sea. The winning…

United States

Stellantis to Pay $4.2M for Violations of CARB Air Quality Regulations; Defeat Devices in 3.0l Diesels

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with FCA US LLC (FCA) of Auburn Hills, Mich., for $4,185,820 for violations of CARB&rsq…

Nigeria

Nigeria Resumes Mining in Zamfara State on Improved Security

Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state of Zamfara after a five-year suspension, the mining minister said, citing improved secu…

China

China’s 2025 Steel Demand to Fall 1.5% on Year, State Research Institute Says

China’s steel demand is forecast to fall 1.5% in 2025 and drop 4.4% in 2024 from the year before, the state-backed China Metallurgical Industry Planning a…

Green Hydrogen

Climate Fund Managers Acquires 24% Stake in Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Dutch-based for-profit investment manager Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has completed the acquisition of a 24% equity stake in Hyphen Hydrogen Energy through its …

Metal

El Salvador President Proposes Bill to Overturn Metals Mining Ban

El Salvador’s Congress will begin debating a bill on Saturday from President Nayib Bukele that would overturn a 2017 national ban on metals mining, the he…

China

Iron Ore Rises on Pre-holiday Restocking, China Stimulus Hopes

Iron ore futures prices gained for a second straight session on Tuesday, supported by pre-holiday restocking by steelmakers in top consumer China and revived ho…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Ease as Markets Weigh China Stimulus Hopes

Oil edged lower on Thursday in light holiday trade as the dollar's strength offset hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world's biggest oi…

United States

President Biden to Decide Fate of Nippon Steel’s $15BN Bid for US Steel

Nippon Steel’s $15 billion bid for US Steel has been referred to US President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide o…

Oil Refinery

NLC Hails Dangote Refinery for Fuel Price Cut

The Nigeria Labour Congress has commended Dangote Refinery for its recent reduction in fuel prices, describing it as a timely economic relief for Nigerians.Spea…

Australia

Progress of Projects Such as the Orient Polymetallic Mine in Australia

Iltani Resources has seen high-grade mineralization at the Orient East silver indium project in northern Queensland, which had previously seen the highest grade…

Russian

Krasnodar Declares Regional Emergency as Black Sea Oil Spill Cleanup Stalls

Authorities in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region have declared a regionwide state of emergency as cleanup efforts for an oil spill along the Black Sea co…