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Metal

Victory Metals Secures $190M LOI From EXIM for North Stanmore Project

Australian exploration company Victory Metals has obtained a non-binding letter of interest (LOI) from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for up…

Metal

Vedanta Eyes US IPO to Develop Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia

UK-based Vedanta Resources, owned by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, is considering a public listing in the United States for its Zambian unit, Konkola Copper …

Carbon Emissions

Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall 4% in FY23/24 to Record Low

Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 4% in the fiscal year ending March 2024, reaching a record low of 1.071 billion metric tons of carbon dioxid…

Power Construction

Germany’s Regulator Targets $1.71bn in Grid Cost Reductions

Germany’s energy grid regulator, Bundesnetzagentur, has introduced a plan to reduce electricity costs for consumers by approximately €1.5 billion bet…

Metal

A Medium-Sized Gold Mine Has Been Discovered in China!

A significant gold deposit was recently discovered in the west Yemaquan mining area of Hami city, located in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The…

Offshore Wind Power

Lautec Lands Fengmiao 1 Inspection Job

Lautec, a consultancy firm, has secured a framework agreement to provide inspection services for the 500MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan, developed…

Battery

Pure Lithium Secures $300M LOI From EXIM for Lithium Battery Facility

Pure Lithium has received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for a $300 million debt funding package to support its fi…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Metlen Exits 588MW Chilean PV Portfolio

Metlen Energy & Metals has agreed to sell a 588MW solar portfolio in Chile to a wholly owned subsidiary of Glenfarne Asset Company. The deal includes operationa…

Carbon Capture

UK and Eni to Approve 38-Mile Carbon Capture Pipeline, FT Reports

On Thursday, the UK government and Italian energy company Eni will announce the approval of a 38-mile pipeline designed to collect carbon dioxide from industria…

Metal

CMOC to Acquire Cangrejos Project Owner Lumina Gold for $420M

CMOC Singapore, a subsidiary of China-based CMOC Group, has agreed to acquire Lumina Gold, a Canadian company, in a deal valued at approximately C$581 million (…

Solar project

Recurrent Energy’s 127MW Bayou Galion Solar Project in Louisiana Starts Operations

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has begun operations at the Bayou Galion Solar Project, a 127 MWdc solar power plant in Morehouse Parish, nort…

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Unveils 2nd-Gen Shenxing Ultra-Fast Charging, Naxin Sodium-Ion Batteries

On April 21, CATL introduced two innovative battery technologies during its Supertech Day event, focusing on supercharging and safety. The second-generation She…

Offshore Wind Power

EEW Begins Monopile Deliveries for 1.1GW Thor

EEW SPC has supplied the initial batch of monopiles for RWE’s 1,100 MW Thor offshore wind project, located in Danish waters. The wind farm, situated appro…

China

BASF Completes Divestment of Shares in Its Two Joint Ventures in Korla, China

BASF SE, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, has sold its shares in two joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor …

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Coca-Cola Launches Hydrogen Truck Trials in North China to Cut Emissions on Key Logistics Route

On April 3, Tianjin Mingxin Changda Logistics, supporting Coca-Cola’s operations in North China, received a Hypot F49 hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck. E…