EV

Green Hydrogen

Oman Launches Green Hydrogen Auction

Oman’s Hydrom has initiated its third green hydrogen auction round, inviting qualified developers to invest in the nation’s growing hydrogen ecosyst…

SMR

Equinix Signs Further Agreements With SMR Developers

Equinix, a California-based data center operator, has secured a preorder agreement with Radiant to acquire 20 Kaleidos microreactors, each producing 1 MWe, to d…

Electric Vehicle Charging

GAC Energy Opens Charging Network to Chery Green Energy

On August 14, 2025, GAC Energy, part of China’s GAC Group, announced a partnership with Chery Green Energy, granting Chery’s new energy vehicle (NEV…

Oil Shale

China Marks Major Milestone in Exploration With Discovery of Deep Shale Gas Field

China has achieved a key milestone in shale gas exploration with the discovery of a large-scale deep shale gas field in its southwestern region, with proven res…

LNG

Centrica Getting a Decade’s Worth of US LNG

Centrica Energy, the trading arm of U.K. energy company Centrica, has signed a natural gas sale and purchase agreement with U.S.-based Devon Energy Corporation.…

Metal

China’s Tsingshan to Invest $800 Mln in Its Zimbabwe Steel Plant

On Friday, Tsingshan Holding Group, a major Chinese nickel producer, revealed plans to invest $800 million in its central Zimbabwe steel plant, operated by Dins…

Thermal Plant

China’s Fossil-Fuelled Power Rises to 11-Month High in July

China's fossil-fuelled power generation, mainly from coal, hit its highest level since August 2024 in July 2025, driven by record heat that increased electr…

Coal Production

China’s July Coal Output Falls to Lowest Level in Over a Year

China’s coal output in July 2025 fell to its lowest level since April 2024, according to statistics bureau data released on Friday. The decline, the first…

Thailand

Covestro Expands Aliphatics Production With Acquisition of Two Plants From Vencorex

Covestro AG, based in Leverkusen, Germany, has signed an agreement with Vencorex Holding SAS, a subsidiary of PTT Global Chemical PLC in Bangkok, Thailand, to a…

Hydrogen Storage

DCarbonX Secures Gateway Hydrogen Storage Licence in East Irish Sea

The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) awarded dCarbonX Ltd a Gas Storage Licence (GS008) for the Gateway hydrogen salt cavern storage project in …

Electric Vehicles

BYD Commercial Vehicle, JD Auto Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance NEV Application

On Monday, BYD Commercial Vehicle and JD AUTO signed a strategic cooperation agreement at BYD’s headquarters in Pingshan district, Shenzhen, as announced …

Virtual power plants

Connecticut Green Bank and Goodleap Link to Develop VPPs

On Friday, Connecticut Green Bank and GoodLeap announced a partnership to establish and operate a network of AI-powered virtual power plants (VPPs) in Connectic…

Crude Oil

China’s Zhenhua Oil Doubles Crude Offtake From UAE in New Deal, Sources Say

On Thursday, industry sources announced that China’s Zhenhua Oil will double its crude oil offtake from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to 200,…

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei’s Largest Solar Power Plant Commences Construction

Construction has started on a 30-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in Kampong Belimbing, set to become Brunei’s largest solar facility. Developed by…

Pakistan

ADB Approves $8.32m for Punjab Irrigation Upgrade

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $8.32 million in project readiness financing for the Punjab government to modernise irrigation infrastructure and …