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SMR

TVA, ENTRA1 Energy Team Up for SMR Deployment

ENTRA1 Energy has signed an agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to deploy up to 6 GW of NuScale small modular reactor (SMR) capacity at multiple…

Power Construction

Hitachi to Invest $1 Billion to Produce Power Grid Components in US

Hitachi Energy, a subsidiary of Japan’s Hitachi Ltd, announced on Thursday that it will invest $1 billion to expand its U.S. power grid infrastructure man…

Portugal

Bondalti Chemicals Starts up Chlor-Alkali Plant in Portugal With Asahi Kasei Electrolyzers

Portuguese chemical manufacturer Bondalti Chemicals has officially begun operations at its upgraded chlor-alkali production facility in Estarreja, Portugal. The…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

India’s NTPC Warns of Coal Plant Lifespan Reduction From Lower Loads

India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has raised concerns that operating coal-fired power plants at reduced load levels could significantly im…

China

CMA CGM Orders up to 10 LNG Dual-Fuel Boxships in China

French container shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has placed an order for six liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships, each with a capacity of …

Nuclear Reactor

Westinghouse Expands UK Supply Chain for New Reactors

Westinghouse has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with six UK companies to strengthen cooperation on nuclear new build projects using its AP1000 and A…

Crude Oil

Colombia’s Oil and Gas Production Fall in July

Colombia’s oil and natural gas output declined in July compared with the same period last year, the National Hydrocarbons Agency announced in a statement …

United States

US Breeds Wheat Varieties That Produce Their Own Fertilizers

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have developed wheat varieties capable of producing their own fertilizer, a breakthrough aimed at reducing en…

United States

Salesforce Slashes 4,000 Jobs Amid AI Boom

Salesforce, a leading customer relationship management company, has reduced its workforce by over 4,000 employees by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) age…

China

CRI and Jilin Huajin Energy to Collaborate on Green Methanol Project in China

Carbon Recycling International (CRI), based in Iceland, has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Jilin Huajin Energy of China to develop the Yush…

Hydrogen Project

German and Korean Institutes Expand Cooperation in Hydrogen Safety

The German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) and the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) signed a memor…

Metal

ArcelorMittal South Africa Plans to Shed 4,000 Jobs

ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), a major steel producer, is set to reduce its workforce by nearly half, according to a Reuters report citing the Solidarity un…

Coal Production

Trump Administration Plans Coal Lease Sales in Alabama, Montana and Utah

On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior revealed plans for competitive coal lease sales in Alabama, Montana, and Utah, aiming to enhance domes…

Tajikistan

How the World’s Tallest Dam Is Shaping up in Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon visited the Rogun hydropower dam construction site this week, urging the main contractor, Italy’s Webuild, to …

Japan

GEA Commissions New Spray Dryer at Chugai Pharmaceutical in Japan

GEA, a global engineering company based in Düesseldorf, Germany, has supplied a state-of-the-art PSD-3 pharmaceutical spray dryer to Chugai Pharmaceutical …