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United Kingdom

UK, Switzerland in Talks About a Direct Rail Link

Switzerland and the United Kingdom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of a direct rail link between the two nations. The…

Singapore

Singapore Finally Starts Work on $3.5bn Terminal 5

Singapore has commenced construction on Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 (T5) in the Changi East development, five years after the project was paused due to th…

Australia

USDA Forecasts Australian New-Crop Wheat at 31MT

Australia’s 2025-26 wheat planting season is underway, with the USDA estimating production at 31 million tonnes, according to its May 2025 World Agricultu…

Ukraine

Ukrainian Company Plans Egg Gigafarm

Oliyar, a leading Ukrainian oil and fat manufacturer, has announced plans to construct a farm for 2.3 million laying hens in the Shchyretskaya neighborhood of t…

Greece

ICETE Expands in Greece With New Satellite Production & New Office

ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology, has opened a new office in Athens, Greece, to strengthen its presence in the regi…

China

Shanghai Spot Box Rates to US West Coast Leap 31% in Just One Week

Spot freight rates from China to the United States surged significantly, as reported by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on May 16, 2025. Rates from China to the …

Geothermal Power Project

Renascent Energy Completes Successful Geothermal Test on Depleted Shale Well in Texas

Renascent Energy, based in Houston, Texas, has successfully completed a groundbreaking geothermal test in a depleted shale well at the Eagle Ford shale formatio…

Nuclear Reactor

Second Fund Launched to Boost French Nuclear Supply Chain

France’s EDF and private equity firm Siparex have launched a second round of funding, named Fonds France Nucléaire 2 (FFN2), to support strategic c…

Wind Turbine

Turbine Catches Fire at EnBW Wind Farm

An investigation has begun following a fire at a wind turbine in the 9-megawatt Bremervörde wind farm, operated by EnBW in Lower Saxony, Germany. The incid…

Electric Vehicles

Honda China, CATL Deepen Partnership on NEV Tech R&D, Supply Chain Management

Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd. (HMCT) and CATL signed a memorandum of understanding on May 16, 2025, to strengthen their strategic partnership, as ann…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse Grows Bulgarian Supply Chain

Westinghouse has signed memorandums of understanding with seven Bulgarian suppliers to support the construction of two AP1000 pressurized water reactor units at…

Solar project

UK Investors Back 50 MW of Solar in Nigeria With $3.6 Million

UK energy developer Konexa, alongside investment manager Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and Norwegian development finance institution Norfund, has signed a develop…

CCS

10 Companies Shortlisted to Vie for Denmark’s C02 Storage Funding

The Danish Energy Agency has selected ten companies to compete for funding under its carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative, aimed at supporting Denmark&rs…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Establishes European Headquarters in Budapest

On May 15, 2025, BYD announced the establishment of its European headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, marking a significant step in its global expansion. The new …

Battery

Green Light for 100MW UK BESS

A £62 million plan to construct a 100-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) on Teesside in north-east England has received approval from Redcar & …