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Oil Price

Oil Prices Steady as Market Awaits Fresh US Tariffs

U.S. oil prices showed some stability after falling earlier in the week amid concerns about new tariffs from President Trump. Brent futures dipped slightly to $…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Six-Year Test Field Shows Agrivoltaics Can Be Critical for Rice Productivity

In recent years, researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan conducted a six-year field experiment using an agrivoltaics system in Chikusei, a city in Eas…

Solar Module

US Solar Module Prices Rise as Market Absorbs Tariffs

The solar module market in the U.S. saw a notable price increase in December 2024, with prices rising by $0.01 per watt to $0.26 per watt. This marks the first …

Metal

Gold Rises Above $3,100 for First Time as U.S. Levies Boost Havens

Gold opened the week at a fresh record high, with U.S. President Donald Trump signaling another round of tariffs, sparking concerns about a potential global tra…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Indian Utility Ends 2 GW Solar Tender With Lowest Price of $0.03/KWh

Uttar Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd. has recently awarded 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity to four bidders at tariffs ranging from ₹2.56/kWh to ₹2.57/kWh. The hig…

Oil Price

Petrobras Lowers Diesel Prices for First Time in More Than a Year

Petrobras lowers diesel prices for the first time in over a year, impacting fuel costs in Brazil. The state-run oil company announced a 4.6% cut in diesel price…

Oil & Gas Trade

PetroChina Reports Record 2024 Net Income on Higher Production

PetroChina (601857.SS), Asia's largest oil and gas producer, on Sunday said annual net profit rose 2% to a record high, as moderately higher production help…

Biofuel

Malaysia to Keep Crude Palm Oil Export Duty Rate at 10% in April

The Palm Oil Authority of Malaysia has issued a notice stating that the export duty rate for crude palm oil will remain at 10% in April and its benchmark price …

Battery

China Announces Procurement of Sodium-Ion Batteries With Price Ceiling at $150/KWh

An energy storage project integrating five different technologies is taking shape in a suburban district in the south of Shanghai, China. Once delivered, the Fe…

Metal

DRC Considering Extension of Cobalt Export Ban

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest cobalt producer, is contemplating an extension to its cobalt export ban, which was initially s…

Gas Pipeline

Brazil’s Government Wants Lower Prices for Natgas Pipeline and Processing, Minister Says

Brazil could cut prices for firms to access gas pipelines and natural gas processing units, in a bid to lower consumer prices, Brazil's Minister of Mines an…

Biofuel

March WASDE Reduces Forecast for 2024-’25 Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel Production

The USDA reduced its forecast for 2024-’25 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, rele…

Biofuel

The End of Cheap Palm Oil? Output Stalls as Biodiesel Demand Surges

Prices of cooking oil could be buoyed up for years by stagnating production and a biodiesel push in top producer Indonesia that are making traditionally cheap p…

Metal

China’s MMG Suspends Operations at New DRC Plant After Year-Long Cobalt Slump

Chinese state-controlled mining company MMG suspended its cobalt processing plant at the Kinsevere mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shortly after …

Thermal Coal

Australian Thermal Coal Market Faces Uncertain Future

The Australian thermal coal market is currently experiencing a downturn, with contract prices hovering around $100 per tonne, reminiscent of pre-energy crisis l…