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Brazil

TikTok Owner Weighs Data Center Project in Brazil, Sources Say

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, is exploring a significant investment in a data center in Brazil, according to three informed sources. The project…

Pumped Storage

EIB and Iberdrola Sign €108 Million in Loans for Valdecañas Pumped Storage Project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €108 million in green loans to Iberdrola for upgrades at the Valdecañas pumped storage hydroelectric…

South Korea

HD Hyundai Mipo Bags $111M Order for Boxship Pair

HD Hyundai Mipo, a South Korean shipbuilder under HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, has secured a 159.3 billion South Korean won ($111.08 million) c…

Japan

Fujitsu and RIKEN Develop ‘World-Leading’ 256-Qubit Superconducting Quantum Computer

Fujitsu and RIKEN have developed a 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, a significant advancement in quantum computing technology. Constructed at the RIK…

Solar Module

DAC Solar Plans 3 GW Solar Module Factory in France

DAS Solar, a Chinese solar module manufacturer, is developing a 3-gigawatt solar module assembly plant in Mandeure, located in the Doubs department of the Bourg…

Metal

Gold Fields Reaches Agreement With Ghana to Continue Operations at Damang Mine

Gold Fields, a global mining company, has reached a new agreement with the Government of Ghana to secure the future of its Damang mine, one of its two operation…

Carbon Emissions

Japan’s FY 2023 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit Record Low for 2nd Year

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions reached a record low in fiscal year 2023, marking the second consecutive year of decline, according to a government report rel…

Peru

Acciona to Build 330KM-Long Peru Power Line

Acciona, a Spanish infrastructure company, has secured a €250 million contract to design, finance, construct, operate, and maintain a 330-kilometer, 220-kilovo…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Panasonic Energy to Supply Batteries for Harbinger’s EVs

Panasonic Energy, a division of Japan’s Panasonic Group, has entered into a partnership with Harbinger, a U.S.-based manufacturer of medium-duty electric …

Poland

IQM to Install Poland’s First Superconducting Quantum Computer at WrocłAw University

Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) in Wrocław, Poland, will host the country’s first superconducting quantum computer, with installatio…

Electric Vehicles

Dongfeng Motor Deepens Middle East Expansion With Strategic Pact in Saudi Arabia

On April 23, during the AUTO SHANGHAI 2025 exhibition in Shanghai, Dongfeng Motor, a leading Chinese automaker, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Un…

Electric Vehicles

Aptiv, FAW-VW to Establish Joint Lab for Smart Vehicle Innovation in China

During the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (the AUTO SHANGHAI 2025), Aptiv and FAW-Volkswagen ("FAW-VW") signed a memorandum of under…

SMR

US Companies Reapply for USD800 Million SMR Fund

A coalition led by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), including GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, has submitted a revised application for federal funding under the …

Canada

Competitiveness Challenges in Canada’s Fertilizer Sector

Canada’s fertilizer industry plays a vital role globally, ranking as the third largest producer and contributing $42 billion annually to the economy while…

Brazil

Brazil: Domestic Market Begins to Focus On Exports of 2025 Second Corn Crop

Global markets faced heightened tension in April 2025 as trade disputes between the U.S. and China intensified, affecting commerce and agricultural planning. Th…