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Metal

KoBold Metals Receives Seven Permits for Lithium Exploration in DRC

KoBold Metals, backed by prominent investors including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has obtained seven exploration permits in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR…

Ukraine

Ukraine Exported 4 Mln Tons of Grain

As of August 29 in the marketing year 2025/26, Ukraine exported 4 million 14 thousand tons of grain and leguminous crops, according to the Ministry of Agrarian …

Battery

NatPower to Build UK’s First Battery Storage With Maritime Electrification Infrastructure

NatPower, a renewable energy project developer, has partnered with Sembcorp Utilities (UK), a subsidiary of Sembcorp Energy UK, to develop Teesside GigaPark, th…

Electric Vehicle Battery

HASCO Moves Into Solid-State Battery Field With SAIC Qingtao Stake Purchase

On August 27, 2025, HUAYU Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. (HASCO) announced its acquisition of a 49% stake in Shanghai SAIC QingTao Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (SA…

Oil Field

New Zealand Prolongs Oil Production Lifespan of OMV’s 16-Year-Old Field to 2037

OMV New Zealand, a subsidiary of Austria’s OMV, has been granted a 10-year extension of its petroleum mining permit (PMP) 38160 for the Maari oil field, l…

Electric Vehicles

XPENG Puts All-New P7 Sedan With Upgraded AI-Enabled Capabilities, Safety Performances

On August 27, 2025, XPENG, a leading Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, launched the next-generation P7 battery electric sedan in Guangzhou, China. The upda…

Distributed energy

Ecuador Authorizes 643 MW of Distributed Energy Projects

Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment and Energy has authorized 643 megawatts (MW) of private-sector renewable energy projects to integrate into the National …

Electric Vehicles

BASiC Semiconductor, CASTC Forge Partnership in Automotive-Grade Power Semiconductor Field

On August 23, Shenzhen-based BASiC Semiconductor signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Automotive Chip (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. (CASTC) to …

United States

US Cancelling Another $175 Million in California High-Speed Rail Projects

On Tuesday, the U.S. Transportation Department announced the cancellation of $175 million in funding for four projects tied to California’s high-speed rail ini…

United Arab Emirates

Dubai’s RTA Awards Contract to Upgrade DACC Terminal 1 Access Bridge

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC), has signed a contract to expand and upgrade the brid…

Battery

ACEnergy Signs 3 GWh Battery Supply Deal With CATL

ACEnergy has signed an agreement with CATL to provide supply and integration services for three large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Aus…

Electricity Transmission

SSEN Transmission Gets Planning Approval for Electricity Transmission Hub in Scotland

Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee has approved planning for the Netherton Hub, a central project in SSEN Transmission’s prog…

United Kingdom

STRABAG Consortium Secures Contract for £3BN Water Project in UK

The consortium of STRABAG, Equitix, and GLIL Infrastructure has been awarded a contract by United Utilities to deliver the £3 billion ($4.02 billion) Hawe…

Ukraine

Ukraine Exported 2 Mln Tons of New Harvest Wheat

As of August 22 in the 2025/26 marketing year, exports of grain and leguminous crops from Ukraine reached 3.4 million tons, representing nearly half of the leve…

Metal

Energy Fuels Produces 99.9% Pure Dysprosium Oxide at Utah Mill

Energy Fuels has produced its first kilogram of dysprosium (Dy) oxide with a purity of 99.9% at the White Mesa Mill in Utah, surpassing the commercial specifica…