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Saudi Arabia

XDS, ICS Arabia Partner to Build Saudi Arabia’s First 10MW Immersion-Cooled Dates Centers

On July 8, 2025, XDS DATACENTRES, based in the UK and Dubai, signed a 15-year agreement with ICS Arabia in Riyadh to construct two 10 MW immersion-cooled data c…

Biofuel

CPN Hits New Biofuel Bunkering Milestone in Hong Kong

On July 11, Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical (CPN) delivered Hong Kong’s first B30-marine gasoil (B30-MGO), a 30% biodiesel and 70% marine gasoil blend…

Singapore

Pinnacle Marine Introduces Singapore’s First Fully Biodiesel-Powered Harbor Craft

On July 7, 2025, Singapore-based Pinnacle Marine launched its first utility boat powered by B100 biofuel, named President 100. This milestone advances Singapore…

Offshore Wind Power

DNV Secures Contract for Sørlige Nordsjø II Offshore Wind Project

Independent energy assurance provider DNV has been contracted to certify the design of Norway’s first bottom-fixed offshore wind farm, Sørlige Nord…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Celebrates Delivery of 90,000th NEV for Thailand

On July 9, 2025, BYD celebrated two significant achievements at its Rayong plant in Thailand: the delivery of its 90,000th new energy vehicle (NEV) in the count…

Singapore

BDx Launches Southeast Asia’s First Hybrid Quantum AI Testbed in Singapore

On July 11, 2025, BDx Data Centers, in partnership with Anyon Technologies, launched Southeast Asia’s first hybrid quantum AI testbed at its SIN1 data cen…

Finland

Groq Launches First European AI Data Centre in Helsinki

Groq has opened its first European data centre in Helsinki, Finland, in collaboration with Equinix, expanding its global AI inference network. The new facility …

United Kingdom

Production Begins at u.k.’s First Recycled Rare-Rarth Alloy Plant

Mkango Resources Ltd., based in Vancouver, Canada, has announced the initial production runs of a commercial-scale Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap (HPMS) ve…

Japan

Softbank and Nokia Begin 6G 7GHz Outdoor Trial in Tokyo Using Massive MIMO

SoftBank, in collaboration with Nokia, launched an outdoor trial in June 2025 in Tokyo’s Ginza district to test the 7GHz band, a centimeter-wave frequency…

Combined cycle power plant

Hsinta Power Plant’s First Block Begins Operation in Taiwan

GE Vernova, an energy industry company, has announced that the first block of the Hsinta power plant, managed by Taiwan Power Company Nan Bu Construction Organi…

Combined cycle power plant

Hsinta Power Plant’s First Block Begins Operation in Taiwan

GE Vernova, an energy industry company, has announced that the first block of the Hsinta power plant, managed by Taiwan Power Company Nan Bu Construction Organi…

China

China’s First Hydrogen-Electric Tugboat Enters Service at Qingdao Port

On July 4, CATL announced via its WeChat account that China's first hydrogen-electric tugboat, "Hydrogen Electric Tug No. 1," has officially started operati…

Solar Power Plant

Sinopec Launches First Floating Offshore Solar Plant in China’s Seawater Zone

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), in collaboration with Shandong Province and Qingdao Municipality, has begun operations at China’s first …

Netherlands

World’s First Hybrid Solar-Powered Inland Shipping Vessel Starts Work

Dutch solar technology company Wattlab and German inland shipping company HGK Shipping have introduced the Blue Marlin, the world’s first inland vessel to…

Argentina

Bunge Charters First Argentine Soy Meal Cargo to China

On July 7, 2025, data reviewed indicated that Bunge, a U.S.-based grains trading company, has arranged to ship 30,000 metric tons of soybean meal from Argentina…