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Energy Storage Project

American Energy Sector Set to Invest $100B in Battery Storage by 2030

The U.S. energy industry has pledged $100 billion over the next five years to develop and procure American-made batteries for large-scale battery energy storage…

Metal

De Beers to Discontinue Lab-Grown Diamond Business Lightbox

De Beers Group, a leading diamond mining company, has decided to discontinue its lab-grown diamond (LGD) jewelry brand, Lightbox, to focus exclusively on natura…

Brazil

Brazil to Increase Soybean Area for 2025/26 Crop by Almost 500 Thsd Ha

Brazilian farmers are set to expand their soybean acreage by approximately 500,000 hectares for the 2025/26 season, which begins in September. Andre Pessoa, pre…

Oman

Omantel Successfully Trials Battery-Free Passive IoT Over 5G Network

Omantel has successfully completed a lab trial of its self-operating Passive Internet of Things (IoT) technology, marking a significant milestone in the develop…

Italy

Italian Leg of Brenner Base Tunnel Reaches Austrian Border

The Webuild-led consortium constructing the Italian section of the Brenner Base Tunnel, set to be the world’s longest railway tunnel beneath the Alps, has…

Biofuel

Norden Conducts First US Biofuel Journey in ‘Measured’ Step Toward Cleaner Shipping

Denmark-based maritime transportation company Norden has successfully completed its first biofuel voyage from the United States, advancing its goal to promote c…

United States

Mammoet Lifts New York’s Portal Bridge Replacement Into Position

Dutch heavy lift specialist Mammoet has successfully completed a complex operation to replace the century-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in the New…

China

China Showcases High-Altitude Engineering Prowess With 38-Meter Core Sample Extracted

On Sunday, engineers at the Yebatan Hydropower Station in southwest China successfully extracted a 38.1-meter-long concrete core sample from the dam, setting a …

United Kingdom

UK Edges Closer to Gigabit Broadband Target as Ofcom Reports Coverage Milestone

The United Kingdom is advancing toward its goal of widespread gigabit broadband access, with Ofcom’s latest Connected Nations Spring update, released on M…

Metal

Rio Tinto Extracts First Gallium at Quebec Refinery With Partner Indium

Rio Tinto, in collaboration with Indium Corporation, has successfully extracted primary gallium from bauxite processed at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Queb…

China

Jiangsu Ocean Shipping Orders Boxship Quartet

Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO), a subsidiary of Jiangsu Port Group, has signed a contract with Jiangsu Soho Chuangke Shipbuilding in Yangzhou to construct four …

Nuclear Equipment

Metal Cutting Begins for Nuclear Icebreaker Stalingrad

Construction has begun on the seventh nuclear-powered icebreaker in Russia’s Project 22220 series, named Stalingrad, with the first metal cut at the Balti…

Metal

Almonty Secures Tungsten Oxide Offtake Deal for US Defence Sector

Almonty Industries, a tungsten concentrate producer, has signed a binding offtake agreement with Tungsten Parts Wyoming (TPW), a U.S.-based defense contractor, …

Electric Vehicles

Toyota Is ‘Reviewing’ Its Plans to Sell 1.5 Million EVs Next Year — Again

Toyota, the Japanese automaker, is reassessing its target of selling 1.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) annually by 2026 due to anticipated challenges from new…

Energy Storage System

CATL Unveils Mass-Producible 9MWh Energy Storage System Solution

On May 7, 2025, CATL unveiled the TENER Stack at the EES Europe trade fair in Munich, Germany, introducing the world’s first mass-producible 9MWh ultra-la…