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Oil Shale

With Output Hikes, OPEC+ Again Targets US Shale Oil

OPEC+, comprising member countries and non-member producers like Russia, has announced plans to increase oil production, aiming to reclaim market share from U.S…

Nuclear waste

Deep Isolation Validates TRISO Fuel Canister

Deep Isolation, a U.S.-based nuclear waste management company, has successfully completed Project PUCK, a government-funded initiative aimed at validating the U…

Photovoltaic （PV）

India’s Additional Solar Capacity Down 25% in Q1

India installed 6.7 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2025, a 25% decrease from the same period in 2024, according to Mercom India Resear…

Metal

Rio Tinto to Invest $900M in Codelco’s Lithium Project in Chile

Rio Tinto and Codelco, Chile’s state-owned copper mining company, have signed agreements to form a joint venture for the Salar de Maricunga lithium projec…

United States

EdgeCore Digital Expands Mesa Data Center Campus With 450 MW Capacity Boost

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure has expanded its Mesa, Arizona, data center campus by acquiring 43.87 acres, boosting capacity to over 450 MW and doubling build…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany Deploys 838.5 MW of PV in April

Germany added 838.5 MW of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity in April 2025, according to data released by the Bundesnetzagentur, the country’s federal network…

Hydropower Plant

Construction Advances on Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project

The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in Pakistan has reported significant progress on the Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project. Key milestones …

United States

US Pork Exports Climb 3% in March – USMEF

U.S. pork exports in March 2025 reached 269,344 metric tons, a 3% increase from the previous year, with a value of $769.7 million, up 4%, according to data from…

Germany

ASF Germany: Outbreak in the West Hits 2,000 Dead Wild Boar Mark

African Swine Fever (ASF) continues to spread gradually in the region surrounding Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, impacting wild boar populations. Since June 2024, …

United States

Infinium Announces Construction of SAF and EFuels Production Facility in Texas

Infinium, based in Sacramento, California, has started construction on Project Roadrunner, its second U.S. eFuels facility in Reeves County, Texas, near Pecos. …

United States

Fluor-Built Bayer Cell Therapy Facility in California Achieves LEED V4 Platinum Certification

Fluor Corporation, based in Irving, Texas, announced that Bayer’s Cell Therapy Launch Facility in Berkeley, California, has achieved Leadership in Energy …

Electric Vehicles

BYD, CAR Inc. Deepen Partnership to Drive Sustainable Mobility, NEV Adoption in Car Rental Market

On May 20, 2025, BYD and CAR Inc. formalized a strategic partnership during a signing ceremony at BYD’s global headquarters in Shenzhen, China. The agreem…

Saudi Arabia

Work Starts on Saudi Arabia’s Mud-Brick Heritage Museum

Construction has begun on the Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)-designed Misk Heritage Museum, named Asaan, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Spanning 40,000 square meters, t…

Wind Farm

SSE Begins Construction of 208MW Strathy South

SSE has started construction on its 208MW Strathy South wind farm in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, near its Strathy North project. The £400 million onsh…

Pumped Storage

AGL Acquires Upper Hunter Pumped Storage Hydro Projects

AGL has acquired two early-stage pumped storage hydro projects in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter region, previously owned by Upper Hunter Hydro Top Trust. …