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United States

MARAD Announces $8.75 Million in Grants to Revitalize U.S. Shipyards

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has allocated $8.75 million in grants through the Small Shipyard Grant program to enhance U.S. shipyards. The initiativ…

France

French, Chinese JV to Set Up French Lithium-Ion Battery Plant

Manitou Group, a French equipment manufacturer, and Hangcha Group, a Chinese industrial vehicle company, have formed a joint venture to construct a lithium-ion …

France

Veolia to Equip France’s Largest Treated-Wastewater Reuse Project

The Albères-Côte Vermeille-Illibéris Community of Municipalities (CCACVI) and Veolia Water Technologies have initiated a wastewater reuse pr…

Germany

AtlasEdge Opens New Stuttgart Data Centre

AtlasEdge has launched its newest data centre in Stuttgart, Germany, marking the completion of the first phase of a significant project. This phase delivers a p…

CCS

SLB Adds First UK Offshore CO2 Storage Project to Its To-Do List

SLB, an energy technology company based in Texas, has been awarded a contract to provide carbon storage solutions for the UK’s first offshore carbon captu…

Biofuel

European Commission Vows Action After Concluding Probe Into Chinese Biofuel Imports

The European Commission (EC) has concluded its investigation into suspected irregularities in Chinese biodiesel imports, initially reported by German authoritie…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Less Than 400 EV Charging Ports Built Under $7.5 Billion U.S. Infrastructure Program

As of April 2025, U.S. states have constructed 384 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports across 68 stations in 16 states under federal infrastructure programs va…

Metal

Champion Iron, Nippon Steel, Sojitz Formalise Alliance to Develop Kami Project

Champion Iron has finalized a framework agreement with Nippon Steel and Sojitz to form the Kami Iron Mine Partnership, aimed at owning and potentially developin…

Nuclear Reactor

Kansai Considers Mihama Site for New Reactor

Kansai Electric Power Company plans to resume surveys at the Mihama nuclear power plant site in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, to evaluate the feasibility of building…

Solar project

DOMINION Finalises $375M Solar Parks Sale in Dominican Republic

DOMINION, a global provider of sustainable energy solutions, has completed the sale of six solar parks in the Dominican Republic, with a combined capacity of 32…

Japan

Japan Vows More US Rice Imports Within Tariff-Free Quota

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced that Japan will increase rice imports from the United States while staying within the existing tariff-free quot…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor Makes $955 Million US Offshore Wind Writedown

In April 2025, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum halted construction of Norway’s Equinor Empire Wind project off New York’s coast, citing insuffic…

Crude Oil

US Became Net Exporter of Crude to Nigeria for the First Time, EIA Says

In February and March 2025, the United States became a net exporter of crude oil to Nigeria, driven by changes in regional demand and supply, according to the U…

Kuwait

Ooredoo Kuwait Taps Ericsson for Cloud-Native 5G Charging Infrastructure

Ooredoo Kuwait has entered into a partnership with Ericsson to modernize its charging system, marking a significant step in enhancing its 5G capabilities. The u…

Energy Storage Project

Envision Energy Inks BESS Supply Contracts

Envision Energy has signed agreements with energy storage developer Field to supply two 100MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Scotland. The systems wi…