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Metal

Equinox Gold to Divest Nevada Mining Projects to Minera Alamos for $115M

Equinox Gold has agreed to sell its full stake in two Nevada-based mining projects through its subsidiary, Calibre USA Holdings, to Minera Alamos for $115 milli…

Indonesia

Indonesia Accelerates Construction of 1st Bioethanol Factory in South Papua

On Friday, Indonesian Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung announced the construction of the country’s first bioethanol factory …

Battery

Portland General Electric Brings 475MW of Battery Storage Online

Portland General Electric (PGE) has activated 475 megawatts (MW) of battery energy storage systems to improve grid reliability and maintain affordable energy co…

Coal Production

Indonesia Eyes Over 700 Mln Tons of Coal Production in 2025

Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced that the country is on track to produce more than 700 million tons of coal by the end of th…

Spain

Port of Bilbao Advances Shore Power Project With €11.4m Deal for Solar PV Plants

The Port Authority of Bilbao in Spain has awarded a €11.48 million contract for the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, which will be integrate…

United States

NCDOT Awards $182M Contract for Hampstead Bypass Completion

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded a $182 million contract to S.T. Wooten for the construction of the final section of the Hamp…

China

DeepSeek Six Months On: Disruption, Backlash, and the Fight for Trust

In January 2025, DeepSeek, a Chinese-developed AI chatbot from High-Flyer AI, launched globally and quickly gained significant attention. Its R1 model, featurin…

Floating Offshore Wind

100 MW White Cross Floating Wind Farm Granted Full Consent

The 100 MW White Cross floating offshore wind farm, developed by Flotation Energy and Cobra, has received complete onshore and offshore planning approval in the…

Hydrogen Transport

Corinth Pipeworks Confirms Offshore Pipeline Readiness for 100% Hydrogen

Corinth Pipeworks, the steel pipe division of Cenergy Holdings in Greece, confirmed the suitability of its materials for transporting 100% hydrogen in offshore …

Electric Vehicles

FORVIA HELLA Achieves Volume Production of 12V Lithium Battery Management System in China With EVE Energy

On August 6, 2025, FORVIA HELLA announced the world’s first mass production of a 12V lithium battery management system (BMS) in China, developed in collab…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

US Loan Disbursements to Recommission Michigan Nuclear Plant Top $83 Million

Holtec International received the fifth installment of a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the restart of the 800-megawatt Palisades …

Crude Oil

China’s July Crude Oil Imports up 11.5% Year-On-Year

China’s crude oil imports in July 2025 increased by 11.5% compared to the same month last year, reaching 47.2 million metric tons, or 11.12 million barrel…

Coal Trade

China July Coal Imports Fall 23% on Ample Domestic Supply

China's coal imports in July 2025 dropped by 23% compared to the previous year, reaching 35.61 million metric tons, according to data released by the Genera…

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,…

Singapore

Singapore Tugboat Becomes ‘Nation’s First’ to Earn Biofuel-Ready Status

Marina Offshore, a Singapore-based towage services provider, has retrofitted its 2012-built tugboat, Marina Zanite, to become the first vessel of its kind in Si…