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Metal

US Fast-Tracks Permitting for Ten Critical Mineral Mining Projects

The White House has announced the acceleration of permitting for ten mining projects across the United States to boost the production of critical minerals. Thes…

Geothermal Drilling

HS Orka Commences Geothermal Exploration Drilling at Krýsuvík, Iceland

HS Orka has initiated exploration drilling at Sveifluháls in Krýsuvík, Iceland, to enhance understanding of the local geothermal system. Th…

Offshore Wind Power

First Turbine Stands at Taiwan’s Hai Long 2A Offshore Wind Farm

The first Siemens Gamesa 14-222 DD turbine has been successfully installed at the Hai Long 2A offshore wind farm in Taiwan, a project developed by a joint ventu…

Green Hydrogen

Technip Energies Outlines Plans for SAF, Green Hydrogen in Egypt

In Cairo, Egypt, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held a meeting with Marco Villa, Chief Business Officer of Technip Energies, an Italia…

Metal

Genmin Signs MoU With Sinohydro for Baniaka Iron Ore Project in Gabon

Genmin, an African iron ore producer, has entered into a binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sinohydro to advance its fully owned Baniaka iron ore pr…

Green Hydrogen

Gen-Hy Secures €100M in State Aid to Build France’s First AEM Electrolyser Factory

Gen-Hy, a French start-up specializing in green hydrogen production, has secured €99.84 million in public funding from the French government through Bpifra…

Rooftop Solar

California Proposes Break to Rooftop Solar Contracts, Raising Average Bills $63

A new legislative proposal in California, AB 942, aims to modify existing rooftop solar net metering contracts, affecting approximately two million customers. I…

Wind Farm

Prysmian’s Monna Lisa Picks up Its First Cable for Largest US Offshore Wind Farm-To-Be

Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV), Monna Lisa, has been loaded with submarine cable for the first time at the Arco Felice plant in Italy. The cable…

Crude Oil

Chevron and TotalEnergies Flow First Oil & Gas From Gulf of America Project

Chevron, a U.S.-based energy company, and TotalEnergies, headquartered in France, have initiated oil and gas production at the Ballymore deepwater project in th…

Carbon Capture

US-UK Startups Debut ‘First’ Emissions and Carbon Capture System

STAX Engineering, a California-based maritime emissions control company, and Seabound, a UK-based onboard carbon capture firm, have successfully demonstrated an…

Energy Storage Project

Strata Clean Energy Commences Construction on 600MWh Justice Project in Arizona

Strata Clean Energy has begun constructing the Justice Energy Storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona, to enhance the state’s energy grid stability. T…

Wind Power Project

Empire Wind Project Faces Temporary Suspension on Government Order

On April 16, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a directive to pause all offshore construction activities for the Empire Wind project on …

LNG

China’s CNOOC Agrees LNG Deal With UAE’s ADNOC Amid Tariff War With US

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed a five-year agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation (ADNOC) to purchase 500,000 metric tons…

Electric Vehicles

Mazda to Pause U.S. Production of Compact SUV Destined for Canada

Mazda Motor Corp. will temporarily suspend exports of its CX-50 sport utility vehicle to Canada from its Alabama plant, starting May 12, 2025, a company spokesp…

Energy Storage Project

Northern Colorado Utility to Build 100-MW Battery System

Platte River Power Authority, a Colorado-based utility, has partnered with NextEra Energy Resources to develop a 100-MW/400-MWh lithium iron phosphate battery e…