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United States

US Homebuilder Sentiment Inches up to Eight-Month High December

U.S. builder confidence in the single-family housing market rose modestly in December 2025, reaching an eight-month high, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Hous…

France

Construction of Parisian Skyscraper Triangle's Crown Underway

Belgian construction group BESIX has completed a significant phase in building the Triangle skyscraper in Paris, France, with the final concrete pour on the 40t…

United States

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.2 Improvements

OpenAI introduced its advanced AI model, GPT-5.2, on December 11, 2025, offering improvements in professional tasks, coding performance, and handling of extende…

Coal Production

India Approves Coal Exports Amid Healthy Power Station Stocks

India's cabinet approved a policy on December 12, 2025, allowing the export of coal due to surplus stocks at power plants, as announced by Information Minis…

Wind Turbine

GE Vernova Lands 85MW Romanian Turbine Deal

GE Vernova has secured a new contract with PPC Renewables to deliver fourteen 6MW-158m onshore wind turbines for a wind farm located in Vaslui county, eastern R…

Nuclear Fusion

Japan Signs First Fusion Power PPA

Japanese fusion start-up Helical Fusion has signed the country's first-ever fusion-energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with Aoki Super, a leading supermar…

Germany

€3 Billion Extra Funding for German Roads

The German Federal Ministry of Transport has released an additional €3 billion for road infrastructure, enabling immediate advancement of numerous highway …

Photovoltaic （PV）

ACCIONA EnergíA’s Aldoga Solar Farm Begins Commercial Operations in Queensland

ACCIONA Energía has commenced commercial operations at its 480 MWp Aldoga solar farm in Queensland, Australia. The facility will deliver all generated re…

Power Construction

EU to Fast-Track Power Grid Projects in Race to Lower Energy Prices

The European Union has proposed measures to speed up the approval of electricity grid projects and introduce coordinated EU-wide planning for cross-border infra…

Electric Vehicles

Kargobot.ai, Horizon Robotics Forge Strategic Alliance to Scale L4 Autonomous Trucking in China

KargoBot.ai and Horizon Robotics have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the commercialization of Level-4 autonomous heavy-duty trucks in China. The t…

China

China’s BYD Plots Marine Push in Tie-up With Corvus

China's BYD, the world's fourth-largest automobile manufacturer, is expanding into the maritime sector through a new strategic partnership in marine ene…

Combined cycle power plant

GE Vernova Expects 80 Gigawatts of Gas Turbine Contracts by Year’s End

GE Vernova, a major manufacturer of power generation equipment, announced on Tuesday that it expects to secure contracts for approximately 80 gigawatts of combi…

Metal

DRC Cobalt Export Conditions Tighten With New Quota and Royalty Rules

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has introduced updated cobalt export procedures under its recently established quota system, aimed at strengthening regul…

China

Air Liquide Announces €25-Million Investment to Expand ASU in Yulin, China

Air Liquide has signed a long-term contract extension with a subsidiary of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group and will invest around €25 million to modernise…

Morocco

Morocco to Open Two Deepwater Ports in 2026 and 2028, Minister Says

Morocco is advancing plans to develop two major deepwater ports to strengthen its position as a regional trade and industrial hub, Equipment and Water Minister …