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SMR

Zimbabwe to Evaluate Deployment of Korean SMR

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Zimbabwe’s Centre for Education, Innovation Research and Developmen…

Belgium

Construction Gets Underway to Provide Shore Power at Zeebrugge Cruise Terminal

On August 28, 2025, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges began construction of a shore power installation at the Zweedse Kaai cruise terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The p…

Metal

Kyrgyzstan Begins Mining Gold at Kumtor Deposit After Nationalisation

On August 27, 2025, Kyrgyzstan launched underground gold mining operations at the Kumtor deposit, one of Central Asia’s largest gold reserves, located in …

South Korea

South Korea Petrochemical Overhaul Likely to Shut Small, Stand-Alone Naphtha Crackers

South Korea’s petrochemical industry, facing an oversupply, is undergoing significant restructuring, with analysts predicting closures or mergers of small and …

Japan

Velocys and Sekisui Chemical Sign MoU for E-SAF Production Technology

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd., based in Osaka City, Japan, and Velocys Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collabora…

Italy

Digital Realty Breaks Ground on First Rome Data Centre

Digital Realty, a global provider of data centre solutions, has started construction on its first data centre in Rome, named ROM1. The facility, located in Ital…

SMR

X-Energy, Amazon, KHNP and Doosan Enter MoU for SMRs Deployment

On August 25, X-energy Reactor Company, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), and Doosan Enerbility signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington, D.…

Oil and Gas Equipment

PetroChina Proposes to Buy Gas Facilities From CNPC in $5.59 Billion Deal

On August 26, 2025, PetroChina (601857.SS) announced a plan to acquire three natural gas storage facilities from its majority shareholder, China National Petrol…

Wind Power Project

US Halts øRsted’s Revolution Wind Project Over Security Concerns

The US government has directed Ørsted, the Danish energy company, to suspend work on its offshore wind project, Revolution Wind, citing national security…

Germany

Port of Hamburg Marks New Multi-Purpose Terminal Digitalization Milestone

UNIKAI, part of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, and AKQUINET completed the AKIDU project, enhancing digitalization at the Port of Hamburg’s O’Swald…

Biofuel

US EPA Approves Biofuel Waivers for Small Refiners, Stirring Concerns Over Demand

On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cleared most of its backlog of exemption requests from small oil refineries under the Renewable Fuel S…

India

Ericsson, BRBRAITT Launch Hands-on 5G & IoT Training Program Engineering Students in India

Ericsson has partnered with Bharat Ratna Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute of Telecom Training (BRBRAITT), an apex training institute under Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limit…

United Kingdom

BT, AWS Extend Partnership With Five Year Cloud Agreement

BT has extended its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for another five years to modernise its technology infrastructure and enhance customer-focused …

Electric Vehicles

Leapmotor Hits Delivery Milestone of 900,000 Vehicles

Leapmotor announced on August 21 that its cumulative deliveries have exceeded 900,000 units, underscoring its growth momentum in 2025. The company continues to …

Wind Turbine

US Opens National Security Probe Into Imported Wind Turbines, Components

The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Thursday a national security investigation into wind turbine and component imports, launched under Section 232 on Augu…