Trump Biofuel Goals Hit Reality as US Plants Lag

Summary US biodiesel producers operated around 77% of capacity in May, below the EPA’s 90% assumption for mandates May generated 736 million biomass-based diesel RINs versus roughly 915 million needed…

ib vogt And Airtrunk Launch Malaysia’s First 29.99 MW Solar VPPA For Data Center Under CGPP

Renewable energy developer ib vogt and hyperscale data center company AirTrunk have officially started commercial operations of a 29.99 MWac solar power project in Malaysia. The project marks the country’s…

Iran Tightens Grip on Strait of Hormuz Tanker Traffic

Just when the oil market was getting comfortable with the idea that the Strait of Hormuz was reopening, Iran reminded everyone who’s still directing traffic. Iran’s joint military command warned…

Carney Backs B.C. Tanker Ban as Alberta Unveils Pipeline Plan

Prime Minister Mark Carney threw a wrench into Alberta’s West Coast pipeline ambitions on Thursday just hours before Premier Danielle Smith was set to unveil details of the province’s long-awaited…

India Coal Power Generation Jumps 14% in June

India’s coal-powered electricity generation last month surged by 14% on the year to 120.20 billion kWh as drier, hotter weather prompted a significant increase in demand. Reuters noted in a…

Alberta and Ottawa Greenlight New Pacific Pipeline

Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith and federal Prime Minister Mark Carney have made the official announcement of a new oil pipeline, to be built to Canada’s Pacific coast, broadening the access…

Japan’s LNG Imports Fall 7% as Utilities Chase Cheaper Coal

Japan last month reduced gas-fired generation in favor of coal as the price of liquefied natural gas remained elevated despite multiple reports of energy flows out of the Strait of…

PJM on Maximum Alert to Prevent Outages Amid Extreme Heat Wave

PJM Interconnection, the operator of the largest U.S. electric grid, has issued a maximum generation alert for July 3 asking power producers to maximize electricity generation amid soaring demand in…

EU Approves €2.5 Billion Modernisation Fund To Accelerate Clean Energy Projects Across 11 Member States

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have approved a new funding package worth €2.5 billion under the Modernisation Fund to support clean energy projects across the European Union.…

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  • July 3, 2026
Infineon opens €5bn fab in eastern Germany, doubles capacity

By 3 min ago 2 min read German semiconductor firm Infineon Technologies (Infineon) has opened a €5bn ($5.7bn) smart power fab in Dresden, doubling manufacturing capacity at the Germany-based site.…