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Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

ClassNK Issues Guidelines for Safe Operation of Ammonia-Fueled Vessels

Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued new guidelines to facilitate the safe use and handling of ammonia as a marine fuel. Released recently, these …

Wave Energy

Electrical Validation Done for CETO Wave Energy Device

Australia’s Carnegie Clean Energy completed electrical and control system testing for its ACHIEVE CETO wave energy unit at SEI’s facilities in the B…

Ethanol

China to Allow Brazil’s Ethanol By-Product Amid Lula Visit, US-China Trade War

On Tuesday, Brazil finalized protocols with China to export distillers dried grains (DDGs), a nutrient-rich ethanol by-product used in animal feed for pigs, cat…

Electricity Trade

French Utility Engie Signs Deal to Sell Power to US Data Center Company

French energy company Engie announced a new agreement, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, to supply up to 300 megawatts of wind power to Cipher Mining Inc., a U.S.-based…

China

Ionikylation Unit at Petrochina’s Dagang Refinery Reaches 1,000 Days of Continuous Operation

PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Company has achieved 1,000 consecutive days of operation for its 150,000-tonne-per-year Ionikylation unit at its Dagang refinery…

Denmark

World’s First Commercial-Scale E-methanol Plant Opens in Denmark

The world’s first commercial-scale e-methanol plant began operations in Kasso, southern Denmark, on Tuesday, with shipping company Maersk set to purchase …

Biofuel

USDA: May WASDE Predicts Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel Will Expand for 2025-‘26

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report on May 12, 2025, adjusting its forecast for U.S. so…

South Africa

MTN South Africa Launches Aggressive 4G Smartphone Push With R99 Handsets

MTN South Africa is taking a significant step to increase 4G adoption across the nation by offering 1.2 million 4G-enabled smartphones to its prepaid subscriber…

Italy

Fincantieri Achieves Its Best Ever Order Intake and Quarterly Results

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri reported its strongest financial performance to date in the first quarter of 2025, supported by record order intake and…

Hungary

Hungary’s Poultry Sector Poised to Strengthen Position on European Market

Hungary has a potential opportunity to expand its poultry production despite challenges posed by avian influenza and global trade tensions. During a World Poult…

Thailand

Sumitomo Establishes Sulfuric-Acid Storage JV in Thailand

Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo) has formed a joint venture with NFC Public Company Ltd. (Bangkok), a tank terminal operator in Thailand, to manage a sulfuric acid tank t…

Electric Vehicle Battery

A Vast New UK Battery Plant Just Secured £1B to Power 100K EVs

A new electric vehicle (EV) battery factory is being constructed in Sunderland, creating 1,000 new jobs. The £1 billion ($1.33 billion) facility, develope…

China

China’s Soybean Imports Fall to 10-Year Low

China’s soybean imports in April 2025 reached their lowest level in a decade, totaling 6.08 million metric tons, a 29.1% decline from the previous year, a…

Russian

Russia Plans $6.2b Outlay to Build 1,600 Commercial Ships by 2036

The Russian government has outlined a comprehensive strategy to modernize and expand its national shipbuilding industry, aiming to enhance domestic capabilities…

Australia

Linde Engineering to Deliver Cryogenic System for Major Quantum-Computing System in Australia

Linde Engineering, based in Pullach, Germany, has signed an agreement with PsiQuantum, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, to construct a cryogenic cooling …