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Metal

US Announces 50% Tariff on Copper Imports

US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a 50% tariff on specific copper imports, including copper pipes, wiring, rods, sheets, tubes, and relat…

Substation

National Grid Launches Partnership Model for Substation Development

The UK’s National Grid has introduced the Electricity Transmission Partnership (ETP), an £8 billion (approximately $10.5 billion) initiative to stre…

Electric Vehicles

CATL Scores YoY Growth in Both Revenue, Net Profit in H1 2025

On July 30, 2025, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) released its financial results for the first half of 2025, reporting revenue of 178.886 bil…

Nuclear Fusion

Helion Begins Work on Fusion Power Plant

Helion Energy, a fusion energy developer, has initiated earthwork and construction for its Orion power plant in Malaga, Washington, USA. The facility will suppl…

Hydropower Plant

Rushydro Commissions Largest Hydropower Station in Chechnya

RusHydro has successfully completed and launched the 10MW Tower Hydroelectric Power Station in the Chechen Republic, marking it as the largest hydroelectric fac…

Energy Storage System

India’s MSEDCLTenders 2 GW/4 GWh of Grid-Connected Battery Storage

India's Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender to select developers for the installation of 2 GW/4 GWh batt…

Electric Vehicles

China Inaugurates Changan Auto as Central SOE

On Tuesday, China's state-owned assets regulator officially announced the establishment of China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. as a centrally administe…

Hydro Generator Unit

BC Hydro Commissions 5th Generation Unit at Site C Project

BC Hydro’s 1,100MW Site C hydroelectric project in northeastern British Columbia has reached a key milestone with the successful commissioning of its fift…

Electric Vehicles

Leapmotor Rolls Out 10,000th B01 Sedan Just Seven Days After Market Launch

On July 30, Leapmotor announced that production of its newly launched B01 sedan had reached 10,000 units, just one week after the model entered the market on Ju…

Power Construction

Hitachi Secures $700M Contract From E.ON to Strengthen Grid Infrastructure in Germany

Hitachi Energy has secured a contract worth up to $700 million (SFr563.85 million) with E.ON, a major German network operator, to provide transformers for enhan…

Electric Vehicles

Pony.ai Greenlighted to Conduct Pilot Operation of Autonomous Cars in Shanghai’s City Center

On July 26, during the 8th World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Pony.ai, a leading Chinese autonomous driving technology company, announ…

Electric Vehicles

This Country Quietly Became an Electric Haven With EVs Now Having 76% Market Shares

Nepal has emerged as a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with 76% of new passenger vehicles and 50% of light commercial vehicles sold in 2024 bei…

China

China’s First All-Electric Passenger Ship Sets Sail With CATL’s Innovative Battery System

The Yujian 77, China’s first all-electric maritime tourism passenger ship, powered by a marine battery system from CATL, began operations in Xiamen Bay on July…

Smart Meter

Wipro Secures Smart Meter Data System Contract With Saudi Company

In June 2025, Wipro, a global technology services and consulting firm, signed a multi-year contract with the Saudi Electric Company – National Grid SA. The agr…

China

Robert Allan to Design Electric Tug for China’s Tianjin Port

Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan has been contracted to design a battery-electric tugboat for Tianjin Port in Northern China. The AmpRA 3600 tug, t…