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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>IIR's April 6 Market Scorecard Brings You Breaking Geopolitical News</title>
      <link>https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/iirs-april-6-market-scorecard-brings-you-breaking-geopolitical-news--355823</link>
      <description><![CDATA[April 6, 2026--Researched by IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--Stay current with the latest geopolitical events, and more importantly, instantly connect to how these events may impact you and your business strategies.<br><br>]]></description>
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      <title>U.S. Solar's Second-Quarter Kickoffs Point to Sector's Strengths</title>
      <link>https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/us-solars-second-quarter-kickoffs-point-to-sectors-strengths--355795</link>
      <description><![CDATA[April 6, 2026--Written by Will Ploch, Assistant Editor-in-Chief for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--Amid unpredictable trade policies and diminishing federal support, the U.S. solar power-generation sector endured a rocky 2025. But developers still see plenty of domestic opportunities on the horizon.<br><br>

Industrial Info is tracking more than $24 billion worth of active and proposed solar-generation projects across the U.S. that are set to begin construction in the second quarter, more than $10 billion of which is attributed to projects Industrial Info believes have a mid-to-high likelihood (70% or more) of kicking off as scheduled.<br><br>

Companies featured: RWE AG, Dominion Energy, Panamint Capital, Doral Group and Ferrovial S.A.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Green Ammonia Projects See Movement in Texas, Quebec</title>
      <link>https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/green-ammonia-projects-see-movement-in-texas-quebec--355793</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Last week, two North American green ammonia projects made moves in regard to procuring equipment. For a project in Quebec, the Canadian branch of Germany's <b>Hy2gen</b> has contracted <b>Plug Power</b> to supply a 275-megawatt (MW) protein exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system for its plant. In Texas, <b>First Ammonia</b> issued a request for proposals (RFP) for electrolysis equipment needed for a plant at the Port of Victoria. <br><br>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>EIA: U.S. Coal Exports Fell in 2025</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[April 6, 2026--Written by John Egan for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)-- The U.S. exported about 14% less coal in 2025 compared to 2024, a decline of about 15 million short tons, according to an April 1 report from the <b>U.S. Energy Information Administration</b> (EIA). Combined exports of thermal and metallurgical coal fell to about 93 million short tons in 2025 from about 108 million short tons in 2024, the EIA said. See the EIA chart below.<br><br>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Rig Count, Leviathan Field Operations:  Your Daily Energy News</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We have handpicked and summarized a selection of energy-related news stories that we think will interest clients of Industrial Info and <a href="http://www.industrialinfo.com/iirenergy/" target="_blank">IIR Energy</a>.<br><br>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Germany and Italy May Turn Back to Coal</title>
      <link>https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/germany-and-italy-may-turn-back-to-coal--355733</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GALWAY, IRELAND--April 6, 2026--Written by Martin Lynch, European News 
Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--Germany and Italy are planning to keep coal-fired power for longer as a way to deal with the fuel crisis gripping Europe.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:24:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>India Plans Grid Expansion to Enable 900 GW Renewable Capacity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI--April 6, 2026--Researched by IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--India is planning a massive expansion of its transmission infrastructure, targeting an additional 137,500 circuit kilometers (ckm) of lines and 827,600 megavolt-amperes (MVA) of substation capacity to support 900 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel capacity by fiscal years 2035-2036. The program is part of a broader strategy by the Central Electricity Authority to enable large-scale renewable energy integration and meet rising power demand.<br><br>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Iranian Attacks Disable Middle East's Two Biggest Aluminum Smelters</title>
      <link>https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/iranian-attacks-disable-middle-easts-two-biggest-aluminum-smelters--355763</link>
      <description><![CDATA[April 3, 2026--Written by Paul Wiseman for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--On March 28, two of the Middle East's largest aluminum smelters, accounting for about two-thirds of the region's output, reported sustaining major damage from Iranian attacks.<br><br>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>India's Refining Sector Expands Amid Rising Demand</title>
      <link>https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/indias-refining-sector-expands-amid-rising-demand--355800</link>
      <description><![CDATA[April 3, 2026--Written by Abhishek Choudhary for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--India, the fourth-largest refiner in the world and the second-largest in Asia, is investing heavily in its refining sector to meet rising domestic demand and to sustain its position as a major exporter of transportation fuels.<br><br>
The commissioning of the grassroot Barmer Refinery, operated by HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited, and its integrated petrochemical complex has increased India's total crude processing capacity from 5.72 million to 5.9 million BBL/d.<br><br>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Pressure on Venezuela Eases, Exports Inch Higher</title>
      <link>https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/us-pressure-on-venezuela-eases-exports-inch-higher--355783</link>
      <description><![CDATA[April 3, 2026--Written by Daniel Graeber for IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--Some four months after U.S. military forces seized the Venezuelan president from his compound in Caracas, data show total imports of Venezuelan crude are up more than 60% from year-ago levels. On Wednesday, the Reuters news service, citing unspecified shipping data, reported total exports from Venezuela passed 1 million barrels per day in March, the highest level since September.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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