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Solar project

Trump Administration Will End $7 Billion Solar Energy Grant Program

Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the termination of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar en…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Further Improves Fifth-Generation DM Hybrid Tech With Fuel Consumption Lowered to 2.6l/100KM

On August 5, BYD announced an upgrade to its fifth-generation DM (Dual Mode) hybrid technology, achieving a new standard in fuel efficiency. The updated system,…

Ukraine

Ukraine Port Grain Complex Has New Ownership

Lavanda Spectrum has acquired the controlling assets of the former Olimpex Coupe Grain Terminal, now renamed Lavanda Terminal, at the Port of Odesa, Ukraine, in…

Kuwait

KBR Wins Feed Contract for Heavy Oil Program in Kuwait

KBR has secured a contract to deliver front-end engineering design (FEED) services for Phase 1 of the Kuwait Oil Company’s (KOC) heavy oil program at the …

Nuclear Reactor

Polish Research Reactor Permitted to Continue Operating

Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency (NAEA) has granted a new operating license for the MARIA nuclear research reactor, located at the Świerk Research …

Ukraine

Ukraine Eyes Higher 2025 Grain Harvest, Plans More Winter Wheat for 2026

Ukraine, a leading global grain producer and exporter, expects a potential increase in its 2025 wheat and corn harvests, contingent on favorable weather, accord…

Estonia

AS TREF Nord to Construct Estonia’s Soodevahe Junction

AS TREF Nord has been awarded a €38.8 million ($44.2 million) contract by Rail Baltic Estonia to construct the Soodevahe traffic junction in Estonia. This …

China

China Welcomes 183 Brazil Coffee Sellers in Wake of US Tariffs

On July 30, 2025, China granted approval for 183 Brazilian coffee companies to export their products to its market, as announced by the Chinese embassy in Brazi…

Algeria

GEA Contracted to Build World’s Largest Integrated Dairy Facility in Algeria

In a formal ceremony held in Algiers on 28 July, Baladna, a leading Qatari dairy and food producer, the Algerian government, and GEA Group from Düsseldorf,…

Offshore Wind Power

Scotland Approves Sse Renewables’ Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm

SSE Renewables has received approval from the Scottish government for its 4.1GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, located 38km east of the Scottish Borders coast…

Finland

Optus Expands Nokia Partnership to Boost 5G Voice Services

Optus, a leading Australian telecommunications provider, has enhanced its Voice Platform through a partnership with Nokia to deliver reliable, cloud-native voic…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Sharply Increases Grain Sales Abroad

As of June 1, 2025, the domestic wheat market held a total stock of 7.3 million tons, marking a 16.4% increase compared to the same period in the previous year.…

LNG

Italy’s Biggest LNG Terminal Poised for Capacity Upgrade

Italy’s Terminale GNL Adriatico is set to begin maintenance and capacity expansion at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the northern Adriatic Se…

Portugal

Portugal Plans $4.6 Billion in Port Investments by 2035, Mostly Private

On Wednesday, Portugal’s government launched a 4 billion euro ($4.6 billion) initiative to upgrade its major ports over the next 10 years. Private companies wi…

China

COSCO Rolls Out 14‑Vessel Shipbuilding Push at Domestic Yards

COSCO Shipping Development, the financing division of COSCO Shipping, has initiated a significant shipbuilding program, commissioning 14 new vessels at Chinese …