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China

Adora Flora City, Second Chinese-Built Cruise Ship, Makes a Splash

On April 28, 2025, Shanghai Waigaoquiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), successfully floated out Adora Flora Ci…

United States

Cyclyx International Progress Construction on Circularity Center in Houston

Cyclyx International, LLC, based in The Woodlands, Texas, has reached key construction milestones at its first Cyclyx Circularity Center in Houston. The project…

Hydropower Plant

AFRY to Conduct Feasibility Study for Upgrade of Norway’s Largest Pumped Storage Plant

Statkraft has hired engineering and consulting firm AFRY to conduct a feasibility study to optimize operations at the Saurdal pumped storage power plant, the la…

Battery

Chile Inaugurates Largest Standalone Battery Energy Storage Project

Chilean Energy Minister Diego Pardow attended the inauguration of the BESS del Desierto, a 200 MW/800 MWh battery energy storage system in northern Chile. Descr…

Wind Power Project

Reblade Launches New Wind Decommissioning Service

Reblade, a UK-based company, has introduced a new consultancy service focused on wind farm decommissioning, expanding beyond its original expertise in turbine b…

Energy Storage Project

Apatura Given Nod for 50MW Scottish BESS

Apatura, a renewable energy company, has obtained planning approval for a 50MW / 100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) near East Kilbride in South Lanarks…

Electric Vehicles

Here’s How Volvo Plans to Overcome Trump’s Tariffs With New EVs Arriving

Volvo Cars has announced a SEK 18 billion (approximately $2 billion) restructuring plan to foster growth and address challenges posed by tariffs. The initiative…

China

First COSCO Shipping PCTC Arrives in Piraeus, Strengthens Port’s Transshipment Potential

On April 28, 2025, the Port of Piraeus in Greece advanced its position as a major vehicle transshipment hub in the Eastern Mediterranean with the arrival of the…

Oil Refinery

Mexico’s Olmeca Refinery Will Restart and Halt Was ‘Nothing Serious,’ President Says

Mexico’s Olmeca refinery, located at the port of Dos Bocas, is prepared to resume production following a temporary outage, President Claudia Sheinbaum ann…

Wave Energy

IDOM Commissions New PTO System for Wave Energy Prototype

Spain-based multinational architecture and engineering consultancy IDOM has successfully commissioned a new power take-off (PTO) system, advancing the developme…

Denmark

Denmark Opens New Opportunities for Barley Exports to China

On April 21-22, 2025, Denmark finalized new food export agreements with China during a visit by Denmark’s Minister for Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries, J…

China

China Develops Methodology for Calculating Soybean Crop Areas

Chinese scientists have developed an innovative model, the Spectral Gaussian Mixture Model (SGMM), to accurately calculate soybean crop areas using satellite da…

Power Construction

Sumitomo Electric, Siemens Energy Hand Over 500 MW Ireland-Great Britain Interconnector

The consortium of Sumitomo Electric Industries and Siemens Energy has successfully completed trial operations and handed over the Greenlink interconnector to Gr…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Longi Expresses Interest in Solar Manufacturing in Algeria

Chinese solar module manufacturer Longi recently held discussions with Algeria’s Ministry of Energy and Mining to explore the development of a solar manuf…

Metal

Aclara Inaugurates Heavy Rare Earths Pilot Plant in Brazil

Aclara Resources has launched its semi-industrial heavy rare earths pilot plant in Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. The facility is designed to process ap…