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Power Construction

Sumitomo Electric, Siemens Energy Hand Over 500 MW Ireland-Great Britain Interconnector

The consortium of Sumitomo Electric Industries and Siemens Energy has successfully completed trial operations and handed over the Greenlink interconnector to Gr…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Farizon Auto, Bosch Commercial Vehicle Group Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Methanol-Hydrogen Electric Technologies

On April 25, 2025, at AUTO SHANGHAI 2025, Geely’s Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (Farizon Auto) and Bosch Commercial Vehicle Group signed a strate…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Longi Expresses Interest in Solar Manufacturing in Algeria

Chinese solar module manufacturer Longi recently held discussions with Algeria’s Ministry of Energy and Mining to explore the development of a solar manuf…

Metal

Aclara Inaugurates Heavy Rare Earths Pilot Plant in Brazil

Aclara Resources has launched its semi-industrial heavy rare earths pilot plant in Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. The facility is designed to process ap…

Solar Cell

U.S. Startup Offers New Solar Cell Copper Metallization Paste

US-based startup Bert Thin Films, Inc. (BFT) has developed a new copper metallization paste for solar cell manufacturing. The paste, named CuBert, is compatible…

Hydropower Plant

Locus Energy Acquires 158GWh Hydropower Portfolio in Norway

Locus Energy, a portfolio company of SEB Nordic Energy, has acquired a 158 gigawatt-hours (GWh) hydropower portfolio across the Norwegian price areas NO2 to NO5…

Offshore Wind Power

Luxcara Awards German Offshore Design Contracts

Hamburg-based Jörss - Blunck - Ordemann (JBO) has secured two offshore wind foundation design contracts from Luxcara for projects in the German Exclusive E…

Crude Oil

Sinopec’s Quarterly Net Income Falls 28% on Slower Fuel Sales

On Monday, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, reported a 27.6% decline in first-quarter net income compared to the previous year. The company, l…

Oil Refinery

Spanish Oil Refineries Shut Down After Power Blackout

On Monday, a widespread power outage across Spain and Portugal forced several oil refineries to suspend operations, including both plants managed by Moeve, Spai…

Electricity Transmission

Loss of Power, Franco-Spanish Interconnection Failure Led to Grid Collapse

On Monday, a widespread blackout affected large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily due to a significant and sudden reduction in electricity supply, accor…

LNG

Woodside Greenlights $17.5 Billion US LNG Project, Targets 2029 Start

Woodside Energy, an Australian energy company listed as WDS.AX, announced its final investment decision for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Louisiana, …

CCS

Calpine Strikes New Agreement for Texas Power Generation CCS Project

Exxon Mobil has entered into an agreement with Calpine to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 annually from Calpine’s Bayto…

Brazil

Brazil’s Ethanol Boom Keeps More Corn at Home

Brazil’s rising domestic corn consumption is expected to reduce its role in the global export market, potentially benefiting other exporters and influenci…

Offshore Wind Power

Global Energy Giant RWE Halts US Offshore Wind Because of Trump

RWE, a leading global renewable energy company based in Germany, has paused its US offshore wind operations due to recent policy shifts. The decision was announ…

China

China Accelerates Shift to Brazilian Soybeans, as US Agricultural Exports Plunge Amid Tariffs

In April 2025, China’s Zhejiang Province is seeing a significant increase in soybean shipments from Brazil. Around 40 Brazilian soybean vessels are expect…