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Australia

Australia to End Live Sheep Exports in May 2028

Australia has officially begun the phase-out of live sheep exports by sea, following legislation passed last week that sets 1 May 2028 as the end date for these…

Nuclear Fusion

DOE Releases Fusion Roadmap

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released its Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a comprehensive national plan aimed at accelerating the devel…

United States

Linde Starts up Air Separation Unit in Eastern Tennessee

Linde plc (Dublin, Ireland) announced the start-up of its new industrial gas supply to customers in Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville in eastern Tennessee, …

United States

US Soybean Exports Are Half of Last Year’s Level

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Export Inspection Report showed that U.S. soybean exports for the week ending October 9, 2025, rose 27% from the previ…

Electricity Transmission

AEP Secures $1.6bn Federal Loan Guarantee for Power Line Upgrades in Midwest

American Electric Power (AEP), through its subsidiary AEP Transmission, has received a $1.6 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (D…

Carbon Credits

Philippines DoE Unveils Framework for Carbon Credits in Energy Sector

The Philippine Department of Energy (DoE) has introduced the country’s first regulations for carbon credits in the energy sector, marking a major step tow…

United Kingdom

UK Grants National Heritage Protection to Historic Cable Gear at Enderby Wharf

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has designated equipment at the former Submarine Cables Ltd factory in Greenwich as a Scheduled Monument, eff…

United States

$500 Million Caltrans Highway Widening

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has put forward a $500 million plan to expand State Route 37 in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco and…

Russian

Russia Will Increase Grain Export Quotas in 2026

At the Golden Autumn agro-industrial exhibition, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture announced plans to slightly increase the national grain export quota for 20…

Coal Mine

US Postpones Wyoming Coal Lease Sale After Disappointing Montana Auction

The U.S. Interior Department announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration had postponed a planned sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming, just …

Oil Field

Exxonmobil Mulls Iraq Reentry With Majnoon Deal

Exxon Mobil Corp. is preparing to return to Iraq after nearly two years, with plans to sign agreements that could pave the way for exploring the country’s…

Metal

US Government Seeks up to 10% Stake in Thacker Pass Lithium Project

The US government is reportedly negotiating to acquire up to a 10% equity stake in Lithium Americas as part of a revision of the company’s $2.26 billion (…

Solar Module

Puerto Rico to Open First Solar Module Factory

Solx, a U.S.-based solar company founded in 2024, is preparing to open Puerto Rico’s first solar module manufacturing facility in Aguadilla, utilizing a f…

United Kingdom

GRAHAM Wins Contract for Oasis Academy Temple Quarter Project in Bristol

GRAHAM, a privately owned UK construction company, has been awarded a contract by the Department for Education to build the new Oasis Academy in Bristol. The se…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Iraq’s Solar Plant in Karbala to Address Electricity Crisis

Iraq is preparing to launch its first large-scale solar power plant in Karbala province as part of efforts to address the country’s electricity shortages,…