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Battery

Sunwoda Debuts 684 Ah Storage Cell, Targets Mass Production in Early 2026

Sunwoda, a leading Chinese energy storage company, showcased its innovative 684 Ah large-format battery cell at the EESA Energy Storage Exhibition in Shanghai. …

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…

Electric Vehicles

XPENG Puts All-New P7 Sedan With Upgraded AI-Enabled Capabilities, Safety Performances

On August 27, 2025, XPENG, a leading Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, launched the next-generation P7 battery electric sedan in Guangzhou, China. The upda…

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…

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.…

Carbon Emissions

China’s Carbon Market to Introduce Absolute Emissions Caps From 2027

On Monday evening, China’s State Council announced plans to strengthen its carbon trading market by introducing absolute emissions caps in select industri…

Electric Vehicles

BASiC Semiconductor, CASTC Forge Partnership in Automotive-Grade Power Semiconductor Field

On August 23, Shenzhen-based BASiC Semiconductor signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Automotive Chip (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. (CASTC) to …

Gas power plant

India Explores Using Costly Gas-Fired Power to Meet Peak Demand

On Tuesday, an adviser to India’s power ministry announced that the country is exploring the use of gas-fired power plants exclusively during the peak ele…

United Arab Emirates

Dubai’s RTA Awards Contract to Upgrade DACC Terminal 1 Access Bridge

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC), has signed a contract to expand and upgrade the brid…

United States

Kao Corp. Completes New Tertiary Amine Facility in Texas

On August 22, 2025, Kao Corp., based in Tokyo, held an opening ceremony for its new tertiary amine production facility in Pasadena, Texas. With an annual produc…

Thermal Coal

China’s Seaborne Thermal Coal Imports Jump as India’s Stumble

China’s imports of seaborne thermal coal are set to reach their highest level this year in August, while India’s imports have fallen to the lowest point in th…

United Kingdom

STRABAG Consortium Secures Contract for £3BN Water Project in UK

The consortium of STRABAG, Equitix, and GLIL Infrastructure has been awarded a contract by United Utilities to deliver the £3 billion ($4.02 billion) Hawe…

Turkey

Wood Awarded Contract for Turkey’s Largest Polypropylene Plant

Wood plc, headquartered in Aberdeen, U.K., is providing project management consultancy (PMC) services for the development of Turkey’s largest polypropylen…

Singapore

Dell Technologies Launches Asia Pacific & Japan AI Innovation Hub in Singapore

Dell Technologies has launched its new Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) AI Innovation Hub (AIIH) in Singapore during the Dell Technologies Forum. The AIIH, an extensi…