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Crude Oil

Venezuela Launches Blend 22 Crude Exports Ahead of Us Licenses Expiry

Venezuela will launch exports of a new medium crude blend, Blend 22, this month from its Western fields, aiming to maintain oil revenue as U.S. licenses for its…

Oil Refinery

California Governor Seeks Help for Struggling Oil Refiners

On April 21, California Governor Gavin Newsom directed state officials to intensify efforts to ensure a stable fuel supply for the state, which has the largest …

Electric Vehicles

GM to Increase Production at Ohio Transmission Facility

General Motors (GM) is increasing transmission production at its Toledo, Ohio plant, focusing on components for gasoline-powered vehicles instead of electric ve…

China

World’s Largest Car Carrier Sets Sail, Meets New International Environmental Standards

The world’s largest car carrier, the Shenzhen, was officially delivered and departed from Jiangsu Province in East China on Tuesday, according to state br…

Wind Power Project

Azerbaijan, Chinese Businesses Set to Build Wind Power Plant in Caspian Sea

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy, SOCAR Green LLC, China Datang Overseas Investment Co. Ltd., and Pow…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Pump Installed at Linglong One

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has installed the first of four main pumps at the ACP100 small modular reactor (SMR) demonstration project, known as L…

Battery Recycling

Actilium Breaks Ground on the U.K.’s First Large-Scale Battery-Recycling Plant

Altilium Metals Ltd., based in Plymouth, U.K., has started construction on the U.K.’s first large-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling facility with i…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

China-Led Lunar Base to Include Nuclear Power Plant on Moon’s Surface, Space Official

Preliminary plans for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), led by China and Russia, include the development of a nuclear reactor on the moon’s…

Energy Storage Project

Bulgarian Tender Awards Nearly 10 GWh of Energy Storage

Bulgaria has committed over 1.15 billion levs ($675 million) to support 82 standalone renewable energy storage projects through its EU-funded RESTORE procuremen…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Main Circulation Pumps Installed in Akkuyu’s Second Unit

The Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkey’s Mersin province has reached a significant milestone with the installation of the main circulation pump units at…

Biofuel

Biofuel, Biogas Groups Comment on New Updates to Proposed California LCFS Amendments

On April 4, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a third set of proposed modifications to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), openi…

SAF

TotalEnergies to Produce SAF at Refinery in Belgium

On April 22, TotalEnergies unveiled plans to upgrade its petrochemical operations at the Antwerp, Belgium refinery. The initiative includes introducing sustaina…

Geothermal Heating Project

Enertech to Provide Manufacturing for Large-Scale Geothermal Heat Pump Deployment

Enertech Global, a geothermal heat pump manufacturer, has been chosen by Dandelion Energy as the manufacturing partner for a major project to install geothermal…

Electric Vehicles

Vermont Sees an Explosive 41% Rise in EV Adoption in Just a Year

Vermont has experienced a 41% increase in electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the past year, with 17,939 EVs registered statewide by January 2025, according to …

Floating Offshore Wind

Seabed Deal for Scots Floater Anchorage Site

Offshore Solutions Group (OSG) has entered a two-year seabed Exclusivity Agreement with Crown Estate Scotland to develop the Moray FLOW-Park in the Moray Firth,…