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Australia

Yancoal Strikes US$2.4 Billion Deal for Australia's Largest Underground Coal Mine

Yancoal Australia has agreed to buy an 80 percent stake in Queensland’s Kestrel coal mine for up to US$2.4 billion, securing one of the country's most…

Russian

Logistics Headquarters established to ensure navigation at the Pevek seaport

The primary objective is to synchronize the northern delivery schedules, the supplies of other cargo, and icebreaker assistance in one of the most crucial segme…

Colombia

Colombia announces renewable energy auction

Colombian Energy ​Minister Edwin Palma on April 15 announced an upcoming renewable ‌energy auction, saying that he would travel to the United States next …

United States

Nuclear reactor developer X‑Energy targets $7.5 billion valuation in US IPO

Amazon-backed X-Energy is targeting a valuation of up to $7.51 billion in its initial public offering ​in the United States, the nuclear reactor developer said…

Hydrogen Storage

Rostec plans to build hydrogen production facilities, fueling stations along roads between Russia, China

April 15, Rostec in cooperation with Chinese investors is preparing to implement a "cross-border hydrogen corridor" project, involving the construction of facil…

China

BYD notches up 100,000th delivery of electric and hybrid cars in Australia

Chinese car maker BYD has announced it will bring an extra 30,000 new energy vehicles – both full battery electric and plug in hybrids – to Australi…

Russian

Rosatom created a simulator of Rossiya, the world’s most powerful icebreaker

Afrikantov OКВМ JSC, a mechanical engineering experimental design bureau (belongs to Rosatom’s mechanical engineering division) have completed an onboa…

United States

US solar cell maker Suniva investing $350 million in South Carolina expansion

U.S. solar manufacturer Suniva said on April 14 it will invest $350 million in a South Carolina cell factory, with production starting in early 2027.The ​facil…

EU

EU signs off on €3.7bn Czech biomethane production subsidies

The European Commission has approved a €3.7bn ($4.36bn) Czech government funding scheme to scale sustainable biomethane production amid the net-zero emissi…

Germany

Sunfire Launches New 50-Megawatt Electrolyzer System for the Next Phase of Industrial Green Hydrogen Scale‑up

April 14 ,Sunfire has launched HyLink® Alkaline 23, a new outdoor pressurized alkaline electrolyzer system. The 50-megawatt electrolyzer module is designed …

United States

PowerBank Announces 5 MW AC Distributed Solar and Battery Energy Storage System Project in New York

PowerBank announced on April 13 that it has executed a lease agreement on a 5 MW AC hybrid solar plus battery energy storage project known as the NY-Conklin Hil…

Venezuela

Chevron agrees to asset swap in Venezuela to focus on heavy oil projects

Chevron signed two key agreements on April 13 to expand ‌operations at Venezuela's vast Orinoco Belt, including an asset swap adding an extra heavy cru…

Electric Vehicles

VW to stop making its top electric vehicle in the US

Volkswagen said on April 9 it will end production of the ID.4 electric SUV out of ‌its Tennessee plant this month, citing a challenging time for the U.S. e…

Wind Farm

Foundation construction done at 127MW Pienava wind farm

Eolus has completed foundation construction for the 147MW Pienava wind farm in Latvia.[Image: Eolus]The wind farm will be Latvia's largest and is due to be …

Solar Power Plant

Qualitas Energy acquires 376 MWp of Polish solar

Investment fund Qualitas Energy has acquired a portfolio of nine Polish solar plants with a total installed capacity of 376MWp.The portfolio has been acquired f…