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Electric Vehicles

BYD Launches SEAL 5 DM-I Model in Thailand

On August 8, BYD Thailand hosted a prominent event in Bangkok to introduce the BYD SEAL 5 DM-i, the fourth model produced at its local facility. This launch mar…

Nuclear Reactor

US Selects 11 Firms for Program to Fast-Track Small Nuclear Test Reactors

On August 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 11 companies for a pilot program to develop and test advanced nuclear reactors. The…

Nuclear Reactor

Radiant Signs Deal to Supply Microreactor for US Military Base

California-based Radiant has signed a groundbreaking agreement with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the Department of the Air Force to deliver the first-e…

Finland

Asahi Kasei to Supply Alkaline-Water Electrolyzer for Cefmof’s Hydrogen Project

Asahi Kasei, a diversified global manufacturer, has secured a contract to supply its Aqualyzer-C3 containerized 1 MW-class alkaline-water electrolyzer to the Ce…

Solar Battery (Storage)

California Activates $2 Billion Solar and Energy Storage Facility

Arevon Energy has completed the two-phase Eland solar-plus-storage project in Kern County, California, marking one of the largest solar-plus-storage installatio…

Thermal Plant

L&T Gains Adani Power Contract for 6.4GW Thermal Power Units in India

Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a leading engineering and construction firm, has been awarded a contract by Adani Power, India’s largest private thermal power prod…

United States

US Soybean Prices Jump After Trump Urges China to Quadruple Orders

U.S. soybean prices reached a two-week high, with the Chicago Board of Trade's most active soybean contract rising 2.4% to $10.11-1/4 per bushel. This surge…

LNG

NextDecade Secures $1.8 Billion From TotalEnergies, GIP for Rio Grande LNG Project

NextDecade, a U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer, announced on Monday that it has obtained up to $1.8 billion in equity commitments to finance a new liq…

Rooftop Solar

India Mandates Rooftop Monitoring and Inverter Integration for 30 GW of Solar

As India advances rooftop solar installations via the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced draft gui…

United States

Jacobs to Provide Construction Management for LA-Area Port Facility

Jacobs has been awarded a contract to oversee the Pier B rail expansion project at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles, US. The initiative is a major componen…

Power Construction

Kuwait Signs Contracts for $3.27 Billion Power Plant Project

On Sunday, the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) signed contracts with Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power and the Gulf Investment Corporation for phas…

Metal

CATL Suspends Production at China Lithium Mine

On August 10, 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), a leading global manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries, announced a temporary suspensi…

Poland

STRABAG to Convert Wieczorek Coal Mine Into Sustainable Technology Hub

In July 2025, STRABAG, a European-based construction technology group, secured a contract to begin the first phase of redeveloping the historic Wieczorek coal m…

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 …