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Metal

Congo Extends Cobalt Export Ban by Three Months

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's leading cobalt supplier, has extended its export ban on cobalt for three months, as announced by the Authority…

United States

Nouryon Opens Oilfield Application Center in Houston

Nouryon, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has opened a new Innovation Center in Houston, Texas, focused on oilfield applications. This development, announced in…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Exports Its Wheat to Vietnam

A transit container train carrying high-quality Kazakhstani wheat arrived at Lianyungang Port in China, marking the first shipment sent by ProdCorporation throu…

Offshore Substation

Ventyr Awards Substation Contract for Norway’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

Ventyr, a consortium formed by Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has selected Worley Rosenberg as the preferred contractor for the offshore substation of the S&os…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany Deploys 1.1 GW of PV in May

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) reported that 1.1128 GW of new net photovoltaic (PV) capacity was installed in May 2025. This figure …

Energy Storage Project

New Jersey Launches 2GW Energy Storage Programme

On 18 June 2025, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved Phase 1 of the Garden State Energy Storage Program (GSESP), a significant step toward…

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 …

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor, EDF-ESB Joint Venture Secure 1.5 GW Sites in UK Floating Wind Leasing Round

On 12 June 2025, The Crown Estate named Equinor and Gwynt Glas, a partnership between EDF Renewables UK and ESB, as the preferred developers for floating wind p…

Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Completes Blue Mountain Nevada Geothermal Plant Acquisition

Ormat Technologies recently completed its purchase of the Blue Mountain geothermal power plant from Cyrq Energy for $88 million. The acquisition, which includes…

Uranium Project

Niger to Nationalize Somair Uranium Venture Operated by France’s Orano

On Thursday, Niger’s government revealed plans to nationalize the Somair uranium joint venture, previously operated by French nuclear fuels company Orano,…

Metal

Arcelormittal Drops Plans for Green Steel in Germany Due to High Energy Costs

On Thursday, ArcelorMittal, the world’s second-largest steelmaker, announced it would not proceed with plans to convert its steel plants in Bremen and Eis…

United States

BASF Bolsters Bioprocessing With New GMP Solution Center in Michigan

BASF SE has officially opened its new Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Solution Center in Wyandotte, Michigan. This investment demonstrates BASF’s contin…

Geothermal Power Project

CTR Geothermal Lithium Project Recognized by US Federal Permitting Program

Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) announced that its Hell’s Kitchen Critical Minerals and Power Project in Imperial Valley, California, has been designat…

Metal

Meteoric to Use MTM’s FJH Technology at Brazilian Rare Earth Project

Australian company MTM Critical Metals has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Meteoric Resources NL to enhance the processing of mixed …

Solar Cell

INA Solar to Build 3 GW Cell Production Line in India

Indian company INA Solar has signed a letter of intent with SC Exact Equipment, a China-based firm, to establish a 3 GW turnkey solar cell manufacturing line in…