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Thermal Plant

Adani Power to Supply 1.5GW to Uttar Pradesh From an Upcoming Greenfield Power Plant

Adani Power Ltd., India’s leading private thermal power producer, has secured a competitive bid to supply 1,500 MW (net) of thermal power to Uttar Pradesh…

China

Ionikylation Unit at Petrochina’s Dagang Refinery Reaches 1,000 Days of Continuous Operation

PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Company has achieved 1,000 consecutive days of operation for its 150,000-tonne-per-year Ionikylation unit at its Dagang refinery…

Biofuel

USDA: May WASDE Predicts Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel Will Expand for 2025-‘26

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report on May 12, 2025, adjusting its forecast for U.S. so…

South Africa

MTN South Africa Launches Aggressive 4G Smartphone Push With R99 Handsets

MTN South Africa is taking a significant step to increase 4G adoption across the nation by offering 1.2 million 4G-enabled smartphones to its prepaid subscriber…

Electric Vehicle Battery

A Vast New UK Battery Plant Just Secured £1B to Power 100K EVs

A new electric vehicle (EV) battery factory is being constructed in Sunderland, creating 1,000 new jobs. The £1 billion ($1.33 billion) facility, develope…

China

China’s Soybean Imports Fall to 10-Year Low

China’s soybean imports in April 2025 reached their lowest level in a decade, totaling 6.08 million metric tons, a 29.1% decline from the previous year, a…

Offshore Wind Power

Tekmar Secures Grouting Contract for 1.1 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

UK-based Tekmar Group has secured a contract to provide specialized grouting services for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. The agreement, aw…

Russian

Russia Plans $6.2b Outlay to Build 1,600 Commercial Ships by 2036

The Russian government has outlined a comprehensive strategy to modernize and expand its national shipbuilding industry, aiming to enhance domestic capabilities…

Metal

Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber Lithium Project in Finland Sees 17% Cost Increase

South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater has reported a 17% cost increase for its Keliber lithium project in Finland, with the estimated cost now at €783 mil…

Wind Turbine

Global Tech I Awards 10-Year Turbine Service Contracts

Global Tech I has finalized two long-term service contracts for its 400MW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, following a competitive Europe-wide tender…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Qinshan 1 Breaks Candu-6 Record

Unit 1 of the Qinshan Phase III Nuclear Power Plant in Zhejiang Province, China, was shut down after 738 days of continuous operation, setting a national record…

China

Sany to Invest $1.5bn in Overseas Sales Drive After IPO

Sany Heavy Industry, a leading Chinese equipment manufacturer, plans to raise $1.5 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong stock excha…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Google Order Three New Nuclear Power Plants for Its Data Centers

Google has entered a cooperation agreement with Elementl Power, a nuclear energy startup, to support the development of three new nuclear power plants with a co…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Fiji Seeking Consultants for 10 MW of Solar

Fiji Pine Ltd. has issued a tender to engage a consulting firm for a feasibility study on a proposed 10 MW ground-mounted solar project near Vakabuli village, c…

Electric Vehicles

Nissan Pulls the Plug on Its +$1 Billion EV Battery Plant as the Alarm Bells Go Off

Nissan announced on Friday that it has canceled plans to construct a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Japan, a decision aimed at addressing the…