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Japan

MHI Innovative Combustion Dynamics Laboratory is Established at Kyoto University with the Aim of Developing and Socially Implementing World-Leading Technology

Mar 30, 2026- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Kyoto University will operate an industry-academic laboratory, MHI Innovative Combustion Dynamics Labo…

Isotopes

China's alpha isotope breakthrough to treat 1m cancer patients annually

The China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), a major national scientific facility in Dongguan, Guangdong province, has successfully achieved mass production of t…

Hydropower Plant

EU approves €144m state aid for French hydrogen plant

The European Commission has approved €144 million in French state aid to support HyforSeeds in producing renewable and low-carbon hydrogen for the fertilis…

India

Coal India bags Rs 1,057 crore battery storage project in Telangana

Coal India Limited (CIL) on March 29 announced that it has received a Letter of Award (LoA) for setting up a large battery energy storage project in Telangana, …

India

Torrent Power acquires TU47 to expand thermal portfolio

Torrent Power Limited (TPL) has acquired 100 % equity shares of Torrent Urja 47 Private Limited (TU47) for a cash consideration of Rs 5,00,000. The transaction …

Australia

Huge 1.6 gigawatt-hour battery gets federal green light for Queensland hub

A strategically vital and very large battery proposed for construction in Queensland’s Gladstone region has been waved through the federal environmental a…

France

Qair secures solar PV PPA at 192MW Brazilian plant

French independent power producer (IPP) Qair has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Brazilian LPG distributor Ultragaz for the Bom Jardim solar PV pro…

Hydrogen Storage

Hydrogen Filling with 90 Tonnes at Pilot Project H2CAST Etzel Successfully Completed

In mid‑March, the filling of the two caverns at the H2CAST Etzel pilot project was successfully completed by the leading consortium partners STORAG ETZEL and G…

Brazil

Atiaia Commissions 170 MW Solar Complex in Brazil, Strengthening Utility-Scale Renewable Capacity

Atiaia Renováveis has fully commissioned a 170 MW solar complex in Brazil, marking a significant addition to the country’s growing utility-scale re…

Hydropower Plant

ANDRITZ to supply 10 turbines for hydropower plant modernisation in Serbia

Energotehnika Južna Backa has selected international technology group, ANDRITZ, to supply 10 new turbines for the modernisation of the Vlasinske hydropower pla…

Electric Vehicles

Audi FAW NEV Company Names New CEO

Jörg Menges will assume the role of CEO at Audi FAW NEV Company Ltd. on April 1, 2026. He succeeds Helmut Stettner, who led the joint venture for five years. M…

Vietnam

EVN signs power deal for 1,200 MW LNG plant in Ho Chi Minh City

On March 26, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and Hiep Phuoc Power Co., Ltd. signed the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and held a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant…

China

Taipower applies to restart Maanshan plant

Taiwan Power Company said it had submitted a proposal to reactivate the Maanshan nuclear power plant in Pingtung to the Nuclear Safety Commission on March 27.La…

Kazakhstan

Turkistan region develops gas infrastructure this year

Gasification of 161 settlements in Turkistan region is planned until 2027.20.7 billion tenge was allocated last year for the construction of 87 gasification fac…

Brazil

Petrobras augments oil arsenal as it strikes black gold in Brazilian waters

Petrobras has announced the presence of excellent-quality oil in the pre-salt Campos Basin through an exploration well drilled in the Marlim Sul field, which wa…