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South Africa and Russia Sign Nuclear Power MOU, Plan to Build Africa's First VVER Nuclear Reactor

Recently, South Africa's Nuclear Energy Corporation and Russia's Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on nuclear…

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden Says Global Demand for U.S. Ethanol is Growing

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden recently communicated with multiple trading partners, noting that interest in biofuels is increasing in other countries.Vade…

France Launches Construction of Its Largest Rooftop Solar Project

France has recently launched a leading large-scale rooftop solar project in the Beauvais region, marking a significant step forward in local renewable energy de…

Exus Renewables Commissions 53 MW Wind Projects in Poland

Recently, Exus Renewables has commissioned two new wind farms in Poland: Jastrowie (30 MW) and Okonek (23 MW), with a total installed capacity of 53 MW. This ma…

FDE Secures Exclusive Permit for Natural Hydrogen Exploration in Northeastern France, Area 21 Times the Size of Paris

The French government has recently granted French energy company FDE an exclusive permit for natural hydrogen exploration in a vast area of northeastern France.…

Chevron produces first oil at South N’dola platform in Angola

Chevron produced its initial oil at its South N’dola offshore platform in Angola, a major step reached slightly more than two years after construction com…

China

Venergy Steps Into Boxships With Feeder Newbuild Deal in China

Venergy Maritime, a Piraeus-based shipping company led by Vyron Vasileiadis, has placed an order for up to four 1,900 TEU feeder containerships at CSSC's Hu…

SMR

GE Vernova Hitachi SMR Design Cleared for Use in UK

Regulators in Great Britain have concluded that GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) design is suitable for potential construction in t…

Geothermal Power Project

International Geothermal Standards Committee Launched

The International Geothermal Standard Committee (IGSC) was officially launched on 26 November in Beijing, China, with its permanent Secretariat hosted by China …

Metal

Hindustan Zinc Secures Tungsten Mining Licence in Andhra Pradesh, India

Hindustan Zinc, part of the Vedanta Group, has been granted a tungsten mining license in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, marking a key step in its strategy …

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Gets Permit for Ride-Hailing Service in Arizona

Tesla has received a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in Arizona, the state Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday, marking a step forward in…

Germany

BASF and ExxonMobil Collaborate on Methane Pyrolysis Technology

BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and ExxonMobil (Houston, Texas) announced on Monday a strategic collaboration to advance methane pyrolysis technology, a step towar…

Gas power plant

TotalEnergies to Buy 50% of EPH’s Power Assets for $5.9bn

TotalEnergies announced a major step in its gas-to-power integration strategy with an agreement to acquire 50% of EPH’s flexible power generation platform…

Metal

Congo Produces First 1,000 Tons of Traceable Artisanal Cobalt

The state cobalt agency in the Democratic Republic of Congo has produced its first 1,000 metric tons of traceable artisanal cobalt, marking an important step in…

Oil Pipeline

Nigeria’s Dangote Plans $1 Billion Investments in Zimbabwe

Nigeria’s Dangote Group will invest at least $1 billion in Zimbabwe to develop a pipeline, power generation facilities, and a cement plant, founder and CE…