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Power Construction

Australia Sets New Grid Rules to Speed up Renewable Connections

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has introduced the first of two significant reforms to the National Electricity Market (NEM) access standards to …

Solar Power Plant

‘Danish Solar Power Production Hits New Heights'

Denmark’s solar power sector achieved multiple production records in May 2025, as reported by grid operator Energinet. The country saw unprecedented daily…

Isotopes

First Carbon-14 Dispatched From Chinese Plant

On May 16, 2025, the Qinshan nuclear power plant in Zhejiang province, China, successfully dispatched its first batch of commercially produced carbon-14 isotope…

Methane

Wood Secures Work on UAE’s First Large-Scale Methanol Production Plant

UK-based engineering and consulting firm Wood has secured a contract from TA’ZIZ, a chemicals and transition fuels hub in the UAE, to provide project mana…

Oil Field

EnQuest Restarts Production at UK Field After Four-Week Hiatus

EnQuest, a London Stock Exchange-listed energy company, has resumed production at its Magnus field in the UK sector of the North Sea following a four-week pipel…

Japan

NYK Presents Japan’s ‘First’ Battery-Powered Work Vessel

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), a leading Japanese shipping company, introduced e-Crea, Japan’s first fully battery-powered work vessel, marking a significant …

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Doosan Enerbility and Korea Western Power Sign MOU to Develop and Export 90MW Hydrogen Power Turbines

Doosan Enerbility announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea Western Power (Kowest) to collaborate on developing and testing 90MW mid-sized hydrog…

Metal

Genesis to Acquire Laverton Gold Project in WA for $162M

On May 23, Genesis Minerals signed a binding share purchase agreement with Focus Minerals to acquire the Laverton Gold Project in Western Australia for A$250 mi…

Electric Vehicles

GAC Launches ‘Brazil Action Plan’, Introducing Five New Vehicle Models Into Brazilian Market

On May 23, GAC Group launched its brand in Brazil at Distrito Anhembi in São Paulo, introducing five new vehicle models as part of its Brazil Action Plan…

Japan

Japan Aims to Cut Stockpiled Rice Prices to 2,000 Yen per 5KG

Japan’s farm ministry announced on Monday a plan to reduce stockpiled rice prices to approximately 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kilograms (11 lb) and expedite it…

Gas power plant

Wärtsilä to Supply Power Generation Equipment to 30MW Power Plant in Nigeria

Wärtsilä, a technology company, has been chosen to build and maintain a new 30MW power plant on Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, for Elektron Energy, …

Oil Refinery

Ecuador’s Biggest Oil Refinery Stops Operating as Precaution Due to Fire

On Monday, a fire broke out in a fuel oil tank at Ecuador’s largest oil refinery, the Esmeraldas refinery, operated by state-owned Petroecuador. The blaze…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Date Set for Taiwan Referendum on Nuclear Restart

Taiwan’s Central Election Commission has approved a referendum to decide whether the Maanshan nuclear power plant, which ceased operations on May 17, 2025…

Green Hydrogen

Xodus Bags Oz Site for Green Hydrogen Project

Xodus, a global energy consultancy, has secured land in the Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area within Western Australia’s Mid-West region to develop a comm…

China

Wacker Commissions New Specialty Silicones Plant in China

Wacker Chemie AG, headquartered in Munich, Germany, has completed the mechanical construction of an expanded production complex at its Zhangjiagang site in Chin…