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SAF

Germany’s Largest SAF Pilot Plant Begins Operation in Freiberg

In April 2025, CAC Engineering, in collaboration with TU Bergakademie Freiberg and other partners, launched a pilot plant in Freiberg, Germany, marking a signif…

United States

Bearish Wheat Outlook From the USDA

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its initial global wheat outlook for the 2025-26 season last week, projecting increased production, …

Uruguay

Millicom Takes on LATAM With $440M Telefónica Uruguay Acquisition

Millicom has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Telefónica Móviles del Uruguay S.A. for an enterprise value of USD 440 million…

Electric Vehicles

GM Confirms to GT Halt on Exporting US-Made Cars to China

General Motors (GM), the U.S.-based carmaker, has confirmed that it has ceased exporting U.S.-made vehicles to China as part of a broader restructuring of its p…

CCS

China’s First Offshore Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Project Put Into Operation

China’s first offshore carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project has officially commenced operations in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, accordi…

Power Construction

Grid Connection Granted to 1.3GW Solar Farm and Storage System in Australia

The Eurimbula Solar Farm and battery energy storage system (BESS) has received official grid connection approval to join Australia’s National Electricity …

Nuclear Equipment

First RITM-400 Reactor Unit Manufactured for New Generation Icebreaker

The first RITM-400 reactor unit has been completed for the Rossiya, a Project 10510 nuclear-powered icebreaker under construction near Vladivostok, eastern Russ…

Metal

Minerals 260 Sells Aston Lithium-Ree Project Tenements to Delta Lithium

Minerals 260, an Australian mining company, has signed a binding agreement with Delta Lithium to sell its Aston lithium-rare earth elements (REE) project teneme…

Metal

Ivanhoe Temporarily Halts Operations at Kakula Mine Due to Seismic Activity

Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has announced a temporary suspension of underground operations at the Kakula mine, part of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex…

Solar project

Iraq’s First Solar-Powered Village Begins Operating

The Rwanga Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Erbil, Iraq, has launched the country’s first fully solar-powered village in the Harir district …

Solar Cell

Midsummer Bags 15 MW CIGS Production Line Order

Swedish company Midsummer, a specialist in thin-film solar technology, has secured a contract to supply an undisclosed Swedish industrial and defense group with…

Battery

Germany’s Voltfang Offers Battery Warranty Independent of Number of Cycles

German energy storage company Voltfang, based in Aachen, announced on Tuesday an expansion of the warranty terms for its grid-connected, commercial-scale batter…

Seychelles

Seychelles Ports Authority and Rise Sweden Team Up to Green Port of Victoria

The Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden have signed an MoU to advance sustainable operations at the Port of Victoria, effect…

Net Zero

£40 Billion Scottish Net Zero Financing Initiative Unveiled

Transition Finance Scotland (TFS), in collaboration with the Green Finance Institute (GFI), has been established to attract up to £40 billion yearly for sustai…

Crude Oil

South Africa Wants $100 a Barrel Oil Before Selling More Crude Stocks

South Africa will hold off on selling more of its strategic crude oil reserves until global oil prices climb to about $100 per barrel, a senior energy official …