** New U.S. solar energy installations are expected to fall over the next five years as the industry grapples with a shift in federal policy that favors fossil fuels, tariffs and other challenges, according to a report published on Monday by a top solar trade group.
** In a study from the University of California, Davis published in Nature Water, scientists explained how floating solar projects impact birds and other wildlife, as explained in a summary published on Phys.org.
** Austin, Texas-based Skyways, a designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems, announced it has received an award for a total amount of $37 million from the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) AFWERX to transition its existing V3 aircraft from prototype to full-rate production.
** The Allegheny National Forest is set to ramp up logging by more than 10% this year as part of a push from President Donald Trump to boost domestic lumber supplies.
** Fervo Energy of Houston says it drilled a 15,765 feet deep geo-thermo well that is projected to reach a bottomhole temperature of 520 degrees. Fervo completed the Sugarloaf well in just 16 drilling days.
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** Civeo Corporation announced that it was awarded a four-year contract renewal with a leading metallurgical coal producer to provide rooms and hospitality services from the Company’s existing Coppabella, Moranbah and Nebo villages in the Australian Bowen Basin. The contract renewal is expected to generate approximately A$250 million in total revenues from 2025 to 2029.
** Repsol Resources UK awarded Halliburton a 5-year contract to support the full well lifecycle on their platform assets in the UK North Sea. Halliburton will provide subsurface technology, drilling and completion services, and digital solutions for major new developments.
** More than half a mile beneath the surface of Antarctica’s Kamb Ice Stream, scientists have uncovered a slow-moving river of water that’s been hidden for millennia. Researchers drilled more than 1,600 feet into the ice sheet and found the river, about as tall as a 30-story building and as wide as a city block, and is a blend of freshwater and seawater, slowly making its way toward the ocean.
** The Chinese practice of selling brand new cars as heavily discounted second-hand vehicles to get rid of inventory should be ended, the official newspaper of the country’s governing Communist Party said in an article published on Tuesday.
** A South Australian city has approved the use of state-owned land by Tesla to build a factory, despite overwhelming public opposition to the project.
** Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast reported on Monday its sixth consecutive quarterly net loss as it continues to ramp up spending to boost sales volumes.