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Metal

Codelco Signs Agreement With I-Pulse to Explore Advanced Mining Technologies

Codelco, Chile’s state-owned mining company, has signed a letter of intent with I-Pulse to explore pulsed power technologies for mining, focusing on susta…

Electric Vehicles

XPENG Announces Foray Into Italian Market

On May 13, 2025, XPENG announced its entry into Italy, debuting at Milan Design Week 2025 as one of the first Chinese EV startups to participate. The company sh…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kewaunee Site Under Consideration for Nuclear New Build

EnergySolutions and WEC Energy Group are exploring new nuclear energy development at the Kewaunee nuclear power plant site in Wisconsin, with plans to secure an…

Oil Price

US Oil Prices Drop More Than $1 as Inventory Build Raises Oversupply Fear

U.S. crude futures dropped more than $1 in early trading on Thursday after unexpected data showed an increase in U.S. crude oil inventories, sparking concerns a…

Solar project

EnBW Powers up German Solar Cluster

EnBW has successfully connected three solar parks to the grid in Germany, located in Rosenberg and Hardheim. With a combined capacity of 24.2 MW, these faciliti…

United States

Umicore to Expand Catalyst Manufacturing Plant in Oklahoma

Umicore N.V., based in Brussels, Belgium, plans to enhance its production capacity for homogeneous catalysts at its facility in Catoosa, Oklahoma, USA. This exp…

Oman

Oman’s Wheat Production to Exceed 7,700 Tons

Omani farmers have started harvesting their 2024-2025 wheat crop, with authorities anticipating a yield exceeding 7,700 tonnes, a slight increase from the 7,500…

United States

Verizon Helps Out With $5B Small Business Supplier Accelerator Program

Verizon has pledged $5 billion over the next five years to support U.S. small business suppliers through its newly launched Small Business Supplier Accelerator …

Solar Technology

Sundrive Signs China Pact to Scale up Copper PV Technology

Sydney-based SunDrive has entered a joint development agreement with Maxwell Technologies and Jiangsu Vistar Equipment Technology to develop and distribute comm…

Metal

Sumitomo to Acquire 30% Stake in Rio Tinto’s Winu Project in Australia

Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) has entered into agreements with Rio Tinto to acquire a 30% stake in the Winu copper-gold project, located in Western Australia&rsqu…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Aypa Power Secures $535M for Hybrid Solar and Energy Storage Project in California

Aypa Power, part of the Blackstone portfolio, has obtained $535 million in debt financing for its Vidal solar-plus-storage project in San Bernardino County, Cal…

Metal

Auric Begins Mining at Munda Gold Mine Starter Pit in Australia

Auric Mining has started operations at the Munda gold mine starter pit near Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, with a groundbreaking event held on 10 May 2025. T…

Wind Farm

Ameresco’s Irish Subsidiary Secures Approval for Kilvinane Wind Farm Upgrade

Ameresco’s Irish subsidiary, Cork Sustainable Energy Limited (CSEL), has obtained approval from An Bord Pleanála to upgrade the Kilvinane Wind Farm…

Gas power plant

NRG Energy to Acquire LS Power’s Natural Gas Assets in $12BN Deal

NRG Energy has finalized an agreement to acquire LS Power Equity Advisors’ natural gas generation facilities and a commercial and industrial virtual power…

Sweden

Sweden Inaugurates Its Second Onshore Power Facility for Cruise Vessels

Ports of Stockholm launched its second onshore power supply (OPS) facility for international cruise ships in Sweden on May 12, 2025. The facility was first used…