CHN Energy completed construction of a 400 MW solar-hydrogen-storage project in Jiangsu, China. The project, which includes a 60 MW/120 MWh battery and a hydrogen facility producing 482 tons annually, is expected to begin full operations after hydrogen commissioning in August 2026.
Şişecam commissioned its greenfield TR9 float glass line in Tarsus, Türkiye. The project was supported by Fives, which supplied process technologies focused on energy efficiency and performance. With a production capacity of 1,200 metric tons per day, the TR9 line is now the largest flat glass production line in Europe.
Ucore Rare Metals and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas signed a strategic cooperation framework to develop a diversified rare earth supply chain in North America and allied markets. The companies plan to formally cooperate in Ucore’s Global Partnership Initiative, which was previously announced as a joint initiative with the Government of Canada.
Energy Fuels Inc. received a conditional $725 million financing commitment from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the planned expansion of the company’s critical minerals processing capabilities at its White Mesa Mill in Utah as well as a planned rare earth metals and alloy facility to be constructed in the U.S.
QuantumScape Corp. announced a joint research agreement with Honda R&D Co., Ltd. that includes a multiyear plan focused on solid-state battery development and associated manufacturing processes.
The Đạo Mẫu Temple and Museum in Vietnam, which was built using more than six million reclaimed clay tiles, won the grand prize at Wienerberger’s 2026 Brick Awards. Designed by ARB Architects in collaboration with folk artist Xuân Hinh, the structure is a space rooted in local customs and vernacular architecture.
Japan is preparing to send a delegation to Greenland in summer 2026 to evaluate possible rare earth extraction, the Nikkei newswire reported. The visit would include officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, trading companies and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security, which would hold talks with local government officials.
In late May 2026, the Office of Management and Budget released a proposed rule that would give political appointees veto power over peer review, allow the government to cancel active grants mid-project with minimal justification, ban entire categories of science from federal funding, and restrict researchers’ ability to publish their work and attend scientific conferences.
Arizona serves as a microcosm of the challenges the artificial intelligence boom is running into across the U.S. as tech companies race to build data centers demanding massive amounts of power and testing local water supplies, an Axios article reports.
A team of social scientists from Boston University, the University of Rhode Island, and the University of Delaware is working to understand, document, and amplify the experiences of two New England communities that have recently adopted offshore wind projects. Their findings are laying the foundation for a more equitable clean energy future in the region.
Helios Horizon completed what it says are the first human-piloted electric aircraft flights powered by solid-state batteries. The flights, which took place at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida, were intended to validate the aircraft’s weight and balance characteristics and confirm the performance of the new energy storage system in flight.
Northrop Grumman developed a record-setting gallium nitride chip at its Redondo Beach facility in California, delivering ultrafast, secure W-band wireless links for military radars and next-generation 5G/6G connectivity in less than six months.
