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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Taiwan Nuclear Plant Re-Opening Vote Fails as Approval Threshold Missed

On Saturday, a referendum to reopen the Maanshan nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan failed to meet the required voter threshold. The vote, proposed by the T…

Methane

HAMR Energy’s Flagship Green Methanol Project Gains Ground

Australian chemicals company HAMR Energy has progressed its Portland Renewable Fuels Project in Victoria with the completion of the pre-front-end engineering de…

Battery

Australia Launches Fund to Expand Battery Manufacturing

Australian businesses can now access AUD 500 million in capital grants and production incentives through the Battery Breakthrough Initiative (BBI), managed by t…

China

TS Lines Orders Four Methanol-Ready Boxships in China

Taiwanese shipping company TS Lines has commissioned four methanol-ready containerships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Cor…

Energy Storage Project

FlexGen Completes Powin Assets Acquisition, Enhancing Storage Support

FlexGen Power Systems, a provider of energy storage technology, has completed the acquisition of assets and intellectual property from Powin. This move strength…

Metal

China’s Rare Earth Magnet Exports Hit Six-Month High in July

China's exports of rare earth magnets, essential for electric vehicle production, surged to a six-month peak in July, recovering to levels seen before expor…

Ammonia

MOL and ITOCHU to Collaborate on Ammonia Bunkering Demonstration in Singapore

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and trading firm ITOCHU Corporation have signed a joint development agreement to conduct ammonia bunkering d…

Oil Exploration

Iraq Signs Agreement With Chevron on Oil Exploration Projects, Prime Minister Says

On August 19, 2025, in Baghdad, Iraq, the Iraqi Oil Ministry finalized an agreement in principle with U.S.-based Chevron for the Nassiriya oil project, as annou…

Metal

BHP Sells Copper Assets in Brazil to Corex for up to $465 Million

Global mining company BHP announced on Monday, alongside its earnings report, that it has reached an agreement to sell its Carajas copper assets in Brazil to Co…

China

Wan Hai Lines Marks Eco-Friendly 13K TEU Boxship Series as Complete

On August 14, 2025, Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines named its new energy-efficient containership, WAN HAI A20, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in…

Canada

Infrared Capital Partners to Acquire Rogers Communications’ Canadian Data Centres

InfraRed Capital Partners, part of Sun Life and a global infrastructure asset manager, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rogers Communications’…

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,…

China

Eastman and Huafon Chemical to Establish Cellulose-Acetate Yarn Manufacturing Plant in China

Eastman Chemical Co., headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, has entered into a strategic partnership with Huafon Chemical to establish a joint facility in Chin…

United Kingdom

Hydrogen-Powered USV Becomes First UK-Certified Remotely Operated and Unmanned Vessel

Lloyd’s Register, a classification and compliance services provider, has issued the United Kingdom’s first certification for a remotely operated and…

Green Hydrogen

New Hydrogen Alliance Targets Cleaner Shipping in Indonesia’s Small Islands

French hydrogen company HDF Energy, German engineering firm Neuman & Esser (NEA), and the German International Cooperation Society (GIZ) have signed a Letter of…