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LNG

Exxon, QatarEnergy JV Asks US Regulators for Permission to Re-Export LNG From October 1

Golden Pass LNG, a partnership between Exxon Mobil and QatarEnergy, has applied for U.S. regulatory approval to re-export liquefied natural gas (LNG) starting O…

Metal

China’s Rare Earths Are Flowing Again, but Not Freely

The automotive supply chain is seeing relief as Chinese rare earth magnet exports resume, though uncertainties persist. Production plans remain at risk due to p…

SMR

SMR Considered for Deployment in Southern Sweden

Blykalla, a Swedish developer of lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) technology, has signed a letter of intent with Hörby Municipality to assess the fe…

Wind Turbine

Ocean Winds to Use Polish Terminal as Installation Hub for BC-Wind Turbines

Ocean Winds, a renewable energy developer, has signed a reservation agreement to utilize the T5 terminal at the Port of Gdańsk, Poland, for its 390 MW BC-Wind …

Nuclear waste

Collaborative Partner Selected for Swedish Repository

Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB), Sweden’s radioactive waste management company, has selected Swiss construction group Implenia as its partn…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia to Accelerate New Nuclear Plant in Its Far East

A roadmap has been established for the selection, construction, and commissioning of two VVER-1000 nuclear power units in Russia’s Primorsky Krai by 2035.…

South Korea

SK Group, AWS Join Hands to Build $5.13 Billion AI Data Center, Korea’s Largest

SK Group has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to construct a 7-trillion-won ($5.13 billion) AI data center in Ulsan, South Korea. SK Group Chairman Chey…

Geothermal Heating Project

Four-Stage Heat Pump Being Built for Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg Geothermal Heating Project, Germany

The geothermal heating initiative in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, led by Hamburg Energie Geothermie GmbH, a subsidiary of Hamburger Energiewerke GmbH, is progressing s…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Rolls Out Robotaxis in Texas Test

On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Tesla launched a small fleet of self-driving robotaxis in Austin, Texas, marking the first time its autonomous vehicles carried paying…

Spent Fuel (Used Fuel)

US Supreme Court Rules on Interim Storage Facility Case

The US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the State of Texas and Fasken Land and Minerals could not seek judicial review of the US Nuclear Regulatory …

Mali

Mali Breaks Ground on $130BN-A-Year Gold Refinery

Mali has officially launched construction of a major gold refinery in Senu, on the southern outskirts of Bamako. The project is a strategic move by the governme…

CCS

New DNV Specification Targets Risk Reduction in CCUS Projects

Norway-based classification society DNV has introduced a new service specification, DNV-SE-0696, to certify and verify carbon capture, utilization, and storage …

Wave Energy

UK Launches Taskforce to Drive Tidal and Wave Energy Roadmap

The UK has launched the Marine Energy Taskforce (MET), a 12-month initiative to develop a roadmap for advancing wave and tidal stream energy. Supported by The C…

Japan

Tosoh to Construct New Chloroprene Rubber Plant in Japan

Tosoh Corporation, based in Tokyo, has announced a plan to expand the production capacity of its Skyprene-brand chloroprene rubber (CR) by constructing a second…

Metal

Ausenco to Conduct Initial Study at Whistler Gold-Copper Project in Alaska

Ausenco Engineering Canada has been selected by U.S. GoldMining to perform a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Whistler gold-copper project, located…