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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…

Mali

Mali Breaks Ground on $130BN-A-Year Gold Refinery

Mali has officially launched construction of a major gold refinery in Senu, on the southern outskirts of Bamako. The project is a strategic move by the governme…

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 …

Oil Field

More Time for UK Operator to Breathe Life Into Two North Sea Oil Discoveries

UK-based oil and gas company Orcadian Energy has secured an extension for Phase B of its P2482 license, allowing continued development of the Elke and Narwhal o…

Wind Farm

Energinet Completes Grid Link for Thor Wind Farm

Danish transmission operator Energinet has completed grid connection works for the 1000MW Thor offshore wind farm, located over 20km off Denmark’s west co…

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…

Energy Storage Project

Romanian Grid Operator Launches 70 MWh Storage Tender

Romanian transmission system operator Transelectrica has announced a tender for a battery energy storage project with a 35MW power output and 70 MWh storage cap…

LNG

BW Opal FPSO Arrives at Barossa Field, Commissioning Underway

Australia’s Santos Ltd. announced that the BW Opal floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel has arrived at the Barossa gas field, markin…

Netherlands

Van Oord Launches World’s Largest Green Wind Vessel

Dutch marine contractor Van Oord christened its new flagship offshore wind installation vessel, the Boreas, in Rotterdam on June 18, 2025. The ceremony, led by …

Electric Vehicles

Leapmotor Surpasses Cumulative Deliveries of 800,000 Vehicles as Product Lineup, Market Reach Expand

Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer Leapmotor announced on June 18, 2025, that its cumulative vehicle deliveries surpassed 800,000 units, marking a si…

CCS

New DNV Specification Targets Risk Reduction in CCUS Projects

Norway-based classification society DNV has introduced a new service specification, DNV-SE-0696, to certify and verify carbon capture, utilization, and storage …