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Hydropower Plant

NIB Grants €30 Million Loan for the øKsenelvane Upgrade in Western Norway

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a €30 million, 15-year loan agreement with Sogn og Fjordane Energi AS (SFE), a Norwegian energy company, to fun…

France

First-Of-Its-Kind Project Converts Datacenter Waste Heat Into Biomass

Data4, a prominent European data center operator based in Paris, France, has partnered with the Fondation de l’Université Paris-Saclay to launch an…

China

Ningbo Ocean Shipping Picks Yard for 2,700 Teu Series

Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co (NBOSCO), a subsidiary of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group listed in Shanghai, has chosen Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding in Guangzhou to const…

Nigeria

Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery Agrees to Export Polypropylene With Vinmar

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has entered a partnership with Vinmar Group, an international petrochemicals distribution company, to distribute D…

Power Construction

Grid Connection Granted to 1.3GW Solar Farm and Storage System in Australia

The Eurimbula Solar Farm and battery energy storage system (BESS) has received official grid connection approval to join Australia’s National Electricity …

China

China’s ‘Biggest’ Solar/LNG-Powered PCTC Embarks on Inaugural Global Voyage

The Yuan Hai Kou, described as China’s largest ocean-going cargo ship powered by both solar energy and liquefied natural gas (LNG), has officially embarke…

Uranium Project

Orano Begins Production of LEU+ Transport Cylinders

Orano, a global nuclear energy company, announced the start of serial production for ten 30B-10 cylinders designed to transport uranium hexafluoride enriched up…

China

Seaspan Picks Hudong-Zhonghua to Build 8,300 TEU Green Boxship Series

On May 20, 2025, Seaspan Corporation, a Hong Kong-based containership lessor, signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of…

Gas power plant

Greek Gas Supplier DEPA Signs Deal to Build Power Plant in Larissa

On Wednesday, Greek gas supplier DEPA Commercial announced a 600 million-euro ($680 million) agreement to construct a gas-fired power plant in Larissa, located …

Natural Gas

Austrian Gas Hub Records Higher Trading Volumes Despite End of Russian Flows

In 2025, Austria’s Central European Gas Hub (CEGH) in Vienna has seen a rise in trading volumes, despite the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukra…

Energy Storage Project

Energy Storage Boom Drives Battery Shift, Leaving Nickel, Cobalt Behind

Energy Storage Boom Drives Battery Shift, Leaving Nickel, Cobalt BehindIn 2023, Fidra Energy acquired a 55-acre site in northern England to develop a 1.45-gigaw…

Saudi Arabia

Work Starts on Saudi Arabia’s Mud-Brick Heritage Museum

Construction has begun on the Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)-designed Misk Heritage Museum, named Asaan, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Spanning 40,000 square meters, t…

China

MAN Energy Solutions Reveals World’s Most Powerful Methanol Engine

MAN Energy Solutions has unveiled the world’s most powerful two-stroke methanol engine, rated at 82,440kW at 80rpm. The engine is being built by CSSC-MES …

Uranium Project

First Phase of US Enrichment Plant Expansion Starts Up

Urenco USA has commenced production of enriched uranium from the first new gas centrifuge cascade installed as part of the expansion of its National Enrichment …

Decarbonization

Japan Unveils Ports Decarbonisation Plan

Japan’s Ports and Harbours Bureau, under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), has introduced a new Carbon Neutral Ports (CN…