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Crude Oil

China’s July Crude Oil Imports up 11.5% Year-On-Year

China’s crude oil imports in July 2025 increased by 11.5% compared to the same month last year, reaching 47.2 million metric tons, or 11.12 million barrel…

Coal Trade

China July Coal Imports Fall 23% on Ample Domestic Supply

China's coal imports in July 2025 dropped by 23% compared to the previous year, reaching 35.61 million metric tons, according to data released by the Genera…

Italy

World’s Longest Suspension Bridge to Be Sicily’s First Link to Mainland

A consortium led by Webuild, an Italian construction company, has secured a contract to construct a long-planned bridge over the Strait of Messina, creating the…

Vietnam

Vietnam Overtakes Thailand as World’s Second Largest Rice Exporter

The Thai Rice Exporters Association reported that Vietnam surpassed Thailand to become the world’s second-largest rice exporter in the first half of 2025,…

South Korea

LG Chem and Enilive Break Ground on Korea’s First HVO/SAF Plant

LG Chem Ltd., based in Seoul, South Korea, and Enilive, a biorefining subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. from Rome, Italy, have initiated construction of South Korea&rsqu…

Energy Storage Project

Maxvolt Launches Smart Inverter With Inbuilt Lithium Battery

Indian battery manufacturer MaxVolt Industries Energy Limited, based in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has expanded its product lineup with the introduction of a Sma…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Further Improves Fifth-Generation DM Hybrid Tech With Fuel Consumption Lowered to 2.6l/100KM

On August 5, BYD announced an upgrade to its fifth-generation DM (Dual Mode) hybrid technology, achieving a new standard in fuel efficiency. The updated system,…

Hydrogen Project

Statkraft Seals Land Deal for Its Hydrogen Project in Shetland

Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft has secured a lease from the Shetland Islands Council to develop its Shetland Hydrogen Project 2, marking progress …

Wind Power Project

PNE Secures Permit for 86.4MW German Wind Project

PNE Group, a renewable energy developer, has obtained a permit to construct an 86.4MW wind farm in Loeningen, a town in northwestern Germany. The project, devel…

Geothermal Power Project

Germany Moves to Fast-Track Geothermal Energy Projects

On Wednesday, Germany’s cabinet approved a draft law to accelerate the development of geothermal energy projects, supporting the country’s ambition …

Metal

GM Signs Rare Earth Magnet Deal With Noveon Magnetics

On Wednesday, Noveon Magnetics announced a multi-year agreement to supply General Motors (GM.N) with rare earth magnets for components used in its full-size SUV…

Singapore

Singapore Tugboat Becomes ‘Nation’s First’ to Earn Biofuel-Ready Status

Marina Offshore, a Singapore-based towage services provider, has retrofitted its 2012-built tugboat, Marina Zanite, to become the first vessel of its kind in Si…

Spain

Cobra IS Subsidiaries Secure Contract for Spain’s Biofuel Plant

Cobra IS, a division of French construction company VINCI, has tasked its subsidiaries Grupo Cobra and Masa with a contract to perform electrical, piping, and i…

Japan

Asahi Kasei Demonstrates Biomethane Production Using Novel Biogas Purification System

Asahi Kasei Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan, completed a demonstration trial of an innovative biogas purification system at the Kojima Sewage Treatment Plant…

Battery

Pulse Clean Energy Secures $292M for Six UK Battery Storage Systems

Pulse Clean Energy, a UK-based startup, has secured £220 million ($292.3 million) in financing from a consortium of international banks, including ABN AMR…