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Coal Production

India’s Coal Production to Hit 1.15 Billion Tonnes in FY 2026

India’s coal production is projected to achieve a record 1.15 billion tonnes in fiscal year 2025-26, according to a report by CareEdge Advisory & Research…

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…

Czech Republic

Strabag Wins €360M of Work as Czechia Overhauls Its Railways

Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 12, Strabag Rail, the rail subsidiary of Austrian contractor Strabag, has been awarded two contracts worth approximately €360 milli…

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 …

Metal

Azumah Resources Ghana Initiates Construction of Black Volta Gold Mine

Azumah Resources Ghana has commenced construction of the Black Volta gold mine in Ghana’s Upper West Region. The project, led by Ghanaians and backed by l…

Metal

Guardian Metal Resources Acquires Pilot North Tungsten Project in Nevada

Guardian Metal Resources has expanded its mining portfolio by acquiring the Pilot North Tungsten Project, located 15 kilometers northwest of its existing Pilot …

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…

Australia

Australia Puts $2.3bn Towards Brisbane’s Olympic Infrastructure

The Australian federal government and Queensland state government have jointly committed US$2.3 billion to support the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. This fund…

Japan

Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year increase in new su…

Offshore Wind Power

Mona Offshore Wind Project in UK Secures Development Consent

The UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved the development of the 1,500MW Mona offshore wind farm, located in the eastern I…

Electric Vehicle Battery

SVOLT’s Thailand Factory Hits 10,000th EV Battery Pack Milestone

On June 30, 2025, Chinese battery manufacturer SVOLT, in collaboration with Thailand’s Banpu, celebrated the production of the 10,000th electric vehicle (…

Nuclear Reactor

Fives Nordon to Build Boilermaking Equipment for EDF Nuclear Reactors

Fives Nordon, a French engineering firm, has secured a contract from EDF to manufacture 300 pieces of boilermaking equipment for six new nuclear reactors in Fra…

Solar Tracker

GameChange Solar Gains Solar Tracker Contract for Egyptian Project

GameChange Solar has entered an agreement with CEEC-ZTPC to provide its Genius Tracker 1P Single Row system for the Abydos solar photovoltaic (PV) plant –…

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …