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Electric Vehicles

XPENG Secures L3 Road Test License in Guangzhou, Accelerates Push Toward Higher Autonomy

On December 16, XPENG announced that it has received an L3 autonomous driving road test license in Guangzhou and initiated regular on-road testing of Level 3 ca…

Battery

SSE Takes Final Investment Decision on Derrymeen BESS in Northern Ireland

SSE has announced the final investment decision for the Derrymeen battery energy storage system, a 100MW project located in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.Cons…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy Secures SSEN Transmission Contract for HV DC Converter Stations

Hitachi Energy has obtained contracts from SSEN Transmission to provide high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for two significant subsea cable c…

Oil & Gas Trade

Carlyle Hires Goldman Sachs for Lukoil Asset Bid

U.S. private equity firm Carlyle has engaged Goldman Sachs to assist with its potential acquisition of international assets from Russian oil company Lukoil. Thi…

United States

American Airlines Ramps up Premium Upgrades to Regain Ground on Delta, United

American Airlines is placing a strong emphasis on premium offerings to strengthen its position in the industry. The carrier is introducing enhancements such as …

Electricity Transmission

KETRACO Signs PPP for Two High-Voltage Electricity Transmission Lines in Kenya

The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has signed a public-private partnership agreement valued at $311 million with a consortium formed by Africa…

Hydropower Plant

NHPC Building Eight Hydropower Projects With 8.51GW Capacity

NHPC Limited, along with its joint venture and subsidiary entities, is advancing construction on eight hydroelectric projects totaling 8.51 gigawatts in capacit…

Brazil

BASF Expands Agricultural Credit and Biologicals to Reach 20% of Brazilian Revenue

BASF has formed a collaboration with Farmtech, a company focused on rural credit and financing for agricultural inputs, to offer credit options to producers dur…

Uzbekistan

World Bank Funds $250M for Uzbekistan Infrastructure

The World Bank has approved a $250 million financing initiative to enhance municipal infrastructure and essential services across Uzbekistan.This support addres…

Saudi Arabia

Stc Group, Ericsson Partner for Saudi Arabia Digital Infrastructure

stc Group has entered into an expanded long-term agreement with Ericsson to enhance technology deployment throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The collaborat…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Ramps up Battery Cell Investments at German Gigafactory

Tesla has announced plans to establish production capacity for up to 8 gigawatt hours of battery cells annually at its gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, G…

United States

US FAA to Spend $6 Billion on Air Traffic Telecom, Radar

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is allocating $6 billion by the end of the current year to upgrade air traffic control telecommunications infrast…

LNG

Chevron to Supply Hungary With 2 Billion Cubic Metres of LNG, Minister Says

Hungary's state-owned energy company MVM has entered into a five-year agreement with U.S. energy firm Chevron for the delivery of liquefied natural gas tota…

Biofuel

US EPA Expects to Finalize Biofuel Rules in First Quarter of 2026

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated on December 16, 2025, that it plans to complete the biofuel blending requirements for 2026 and 2027 in …

Canada

Canada Unveils New Rules to Lower Oil and Gas Methane Emissions

Canada released new regulations on December 16, 2025, designed to significantly lower methane emissions from its oil and gas industry.These measures set a cours…