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Metal

MP Materials Halts Rare Earth Supply to China Amid Retaliatory Tariffs

MP Materials, a U.S.-based rare earth minerals producer, has ceased shipments of rare earth concentrate to China for processing due to new tariffs and trade res…

Carbon Capture

US Energy Expands Carbon Capture Assets With New Acquisition

U.S. Energy Corporation has expanded its industrial gas and carbon capture platform in Montana by acquiring a privately held company for $0.2 million. The acqui…

Uranium Project

Portsmouth Site Hits Cleanup Milestone

Workers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) Portsmouth Site in Pike County, Ohio, have completed construction of th…

Energy Storage Project

Western Cam Launches U.S. Battery Materials Company

Western Cam, a U.S.-based manufacturer of cathode active materials (CAM), has officially launched and begun initial sample production of lithium iron phosphate …

Solar Cell

Longi Achieves 34.85% Efficiency for Two-Terminal Tandem Perovskite Solar Cell

Longi, a Chinese solar module manufacturer, has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 34.85% for a two-terminal tandem perovskite solar cell, setting a new …

Hydrogen Production

Amogy and JGC Join Forces to Advance Ammonia Cracking Technology

Amogy, a U.S.-based provider of ammonia-to-power solutions, has partnered with Japanese engineering firm JGC to advance large-scale ammonia cracking technology …

Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Production Rose by 2% in 2024, Mostly From Permian, EIA Finds

In 2024, U.S. crude oil production increased by 270,000 barrels per day (bpd), reaching an average of 13.2 million bpd, according to the U.S. Energy Information…

Metal

Alcoa Anticipates $90M Impact From Tariffs on Canadian Aluminium Imports in Q2

Alcoa, a U.S.-based aluminium company, has forecasted a $90 million cost for the current quarter due to U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminium imports, as announced…

Nuclear Technology

TerraPower Begins UK Design Assessment Process

TerraPower, a U.S.-based nuclear innovation company, has formally announced its intent to start the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process for its Natrium sodi…

SMR

TVA to Submit SMR Construction Permit Application

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plans to submit a Construction Permit Application (CPA) for a GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) at the Clinch…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor Halts Work On Offshore Wind Project After US Order

On April 17, 2025, Norway’s Equinor announced it would pause offshore construction of its Empire Wind I project in New York State following a stop-work order i…

Offshore Wind Power

Trump Administration Halts Construction of Equinor’s NY Offshore Wind Farm

The U.S. Department of the Interior has ordered a halt to construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind farm, a decision announced late on Wednesday, Apr…

LNG

America’s Calcasieu Pass LNG Gets Into the Swing of Commercial Ops

Venture Global, a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer, has commenced commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass LNG project in Cameron Parish, Lou…

Solar Cell

Solar Cells Not Exempt From US Tariffs Despite Media Reports

The U.S. Executive Branch issued an executive order late last week, exempting specific electronic items from reciprocal import tariffs applied to goods from Chi…

LNG

Thailand Plans to Import More U.S. LNG Over Next 5 Years, Says Minister

Thailand intends to boost imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States over the next five years, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced…