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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…

South Korea

Hitachi Energy, Samsung C&T sign grid MoU

Hitachi Energy and Samsung C&T have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand collaboration on high-voltage alternating current grid infrastructure worldwi…

Routing Energy, VENSYS agree wind pact

Routing Energy and VENSYS Energy have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to support wind energy projects.Routing Energy said the partnership will ex…

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…

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…

South Africa

Voltalia commissions 148MW South African solar farm

Voltalia has commissioned the 148MW Bolobedu solar plant in the Limpopo province of South Africa.The solar farm is one of the largest in Africa and will supply …

Oil Exploration

Occidental Announces Gulf of America Oil Discovery at Bandit

April 09 ,Occidental announced an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America, about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast. The exploration wel…

Russian

Roscosmos says working with Kurchatov Institute, Rosatom to resume nuclear-powered rocket engine research

April 9 ,Roscosmos is working together with the Kurchatov Institute and Rosatom to resume nuclear-powered rocket engine research, Roscosmos Space Systems Depart…

Norway

Norwegian Oil and Gas Company Aker BP Achieves Oil Production from New Reservoir in North Sea Nine Months Ahead of Schedule

Aker BP announced that the Symra oil field in the Norwegian North Sea has commenced production. The project started nine months earlier than originally planned,…

United States

New Jersey Lifts De Facto Ban on New Nuclear Energy Projects

On April 8, the state of New Jersey lifted its de facto ban on new nuclear energy projects within the state. Currently, as the growth rate of electricity demand…

Pumped Storage

Construction of Main Project Begins for Yulin Pumped Storage Power Station in Guangxi, China, with Total Investment of 8.36 Billion Yuan

On April 4, Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co., Ltd. announced that the pumped storage power station located in Yulin, Guangxi, has fully commenced construc…

United Kingdom

PepsiCo Invests in Leicester Solar Project in the UK to Drive Clean Energy Transition

PepsiCo recently announced an investment of £3.6 million (approximately $4.8 million) to construct a solar panel power generation facility at its Southern…

Russian

Russia discovered new lithium reserves first time in more than two decades — Deputy PM

Russia discovered new reserves of lithium, an indispensable component of the high-tech industry, for the first time in more than twenty years in 2025, Deputy Pr…

Italy

EU approves Italy’s $6.45B renewable hydrogen support scheme

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €6 billion Italian scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen for the transpo…