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Geothermal Drilling

Drilling in Krefeld, Germany Identifies Deep Geothermal Reservoir

Drilling and testing of a geothermal research well in Krefeld, located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, have been nearly completed with encouraging prelimina…

Metal

Tana Secures Option for British Columbia Copper-Gold Project

Eagle Plains Resources has signed an exclusive option agreement with Canadian private mining company Tana Resources, allowing Tana to acquire up to a 75% intere…

Offshore Wind Power

Fugro Wins Survey Contracts for RWE, TotalEnergies’ German Offshore Wind Projects

Dutch company Fugro has secured contracts to perform geophysical and geotechnical site investigations for two large-scale offshore wind farms in the German Nort…

Photovoltaic （PV）

TotalEnergies Reveals Castle Hills Solar Farm Plan

TotalEnergies has announced plans for the Castle Hills Solar Farm, a 49MW solar facility combined with a 5MW battery energy storage system (BESS), to be located…

Geothermal Heating Project

Four-Stage Heat Pump Being Built for Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg Geothermal Heating Project, Germany

The geothermal heating initiative in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, led by Hamburg Energie Geothermie GmbH, a subsidiary of Hamburger Energiewerke GmbH, is progressing s…

Metal

ARENA Announces Funding for Lower-Emissions Steel Pilot in Australia

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed A$19.8 million (US$12.9 million) to support the NeoSmelt steel pilot project in Kwinana, Western Au…

Uranium Project

Niger to Nationalize Somair Uranium Venture Operated by France’s Orano

On Thursday, Niger’s government revealed plans to nationalize the Somair uranium joint venture, previously operated by French nuclear fuels company Orano,…

Wind Farm

Energinet Completes Grid Link for Thor Wind Farm

Danish transmission operator Energinet has completed grid connection works for the 1000MW Thor offshore wind farm, located over 20km off Denmark’s west co…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

First Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Delivered to Dukovany

The Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant in the Czech Republic has received its first shipment of Westinghouse nuclear fuel assemblies, marking a significant step in di…

Battery

GenusPlus Wins $45M Contract for 100MW Merredin BESS in Australia

GenusPlus Group has secured an A$65 million ($45.13 million) contract from Atmos Renewables to design and construct the Merredin battery energy storage system (…

Wind Farm

Enova Acquires 45MW Wind Farm From BayWa r.e.

German renewable energy developer Enova has acquired a 45MW wind farm from BayWa r.e., the renewables division of BayWa, through its subsidiary Enova Value. The…

Oil Refinery

China’s May Refinery Throughput at 9-Month Low on Plant Overhauls

China’s crude oil throughput declined by 1.8% year-on-year in May, reaching its lowest level since August 2023, according to official data released on Mon…

Coking Coal

China Sells Coking Coal to Indonesia in Rare Trade, Sources Say

In May, China shipped at least three cargoes of coking coal to processors in Indonesia’s Sulawesi region, according to sources familiar with the matter. T…

France

INEOS Begins Plastic Production Using Recycled Feedstock in France

INEOS Olefins & Polymers, based in Lavera, Southern France, has received its initial shipments of pyrolysis oil, a feedstock derived from recycled plastic waste…

United Kingdom

UK Confirms Case of Bird Flu in Poultry in Northern England

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirmed on Wednesday that a case of H5N1 bird flu has been identified in poultry located in Wes…