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Photovoltaic （PV）

University of Manchester Signs PPA for New 71 MW UK Solar Project

The University of Manchester has entered into a 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with the 71 MW Medebridge Solar Farm in Essex, England, markin…

Battery

Sunwoda Debuts 684 Ah Storage Cell, Targets Mass Production in Early 2026

Sunwoda, a leading Chinese energy storage company, showcased its innovative 684 Ah large-format battery cell at the EESA Energy Storage Exhibition in Shanghai. …

Electric Vehicles

XPENG Puts All-New P7 Sedan With Upgraded AI-Enabled Capabilities, Safety Performances

On August 27, 2025, XPENG, a leading Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, launched the next-generation P7 battery electric sedan in Guangzhou, China. The upda…

Distributed energy

Ecuador Authorizes 643 MW of Distributed Energy Projects

Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment and Energy has authorized 643 megawatts (MW) of private-sector renewable energy projects to integrate into the National …

Belgium

Construction Gets Underway to Provide Shore Power at Zeebrugge Cruise Terminal

On August 28, 2025, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges began construction of a shore power installation at the Zweedse Kaai cruise terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The p…

Spain

Blackstone Plans $5 Bln Expansion of Spanish Data Centre Project

Blackstone, a leading U.S. asset management firm, has announced plans to significantly expand its data centre project in Aragon, Spain, with an additional inves…

Metal

Kyrgyzstan Begins Mining Gold at Kumtor Deposit After Nationalisation

On August 27, 2025, Kyrgyzstan launched underground gold mining operations at the Kumtor deposit, one of Central Asia’s largest gold reserves, located in …

South Korea

South Korea Petrochemical Overhaul Likely to Shut Small, Stand-Alone Naphtha Crackers

South Korea’s petrochemical industry, facing an oversupply, is undergoing significant restructuring, with analysts predicting closures or mergers of small and …

Italy

Digital Realty Breaks Ground on First Rome Data Centre

Digital Realty, a global provider of data centre solutions, has started construction on its first data centre in Rome, named ROM1. The facility, located in Ital…

Wind Power Project

Luxcara Picks Siemens Gamesa for 1.5GW German North Sea Wind Project

Luxcara, a Hamburg-based clean energy asset manager, has partnered with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to supply turbines for its 1.5GW Waterekke offshore wind…

Carbon Emissions

China’s Carbon Market to Introduce Absolute Emissions Caps From 2027

On Monday evening, China’s State Council announced plans to strengthen its carbon trading market by introducing absolute emissions caps in select industri…

Electric Vehicles

BASiC Semiconductor, CASTC Forge Partnership in Automotive-Grade Power Semiconductor Field

On August 23, Shenzhen-based BASiC Semiconductor signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Automotive Chip (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. (CASTC) to …

Metal

Danantara and China’s Gem to Develop Nickel Processing Hub in Indonesia

On Tuesday, Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, announced a partnership with Chinese battery and material recycler GEM to develop a nickel proce…

Green Hydrogen

Sinopec Wins Engineering Contract for Saudi Arabian Green Hydrogen Project

China’s Sinopec announced on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to deliver engineering services for a significant gr…

Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Extends PPA With SCPPA for Heber 1 Geothermal Facility Until 2052

Ormat Technologies, a company specializing in geothermal and renewable energy, has secured a 25-year extension of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the So…