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Photovoltaic （PV）

Waaree Solar Americas to Invest About $30 Million in Polysilicon Supplier

Waaree Energies announced that its United States-based subsidiary, Waaree Solar Americas, has entered into a binding term sheet to invest approximately $30 mill…

China

China Airlines Adds to A350-1000 Order

China Airlines, based in Taiwan, has confirmed an order for five more Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, increasing its total commitment for this model to 15. These air…

Tidal Energy

Maintenance and Upgrade Work Completes at World’s Largest Tidal Stream Array

Proteus Marine Renewables, a UK-based tidal energy company, announced on December 18, 2025, that it has successfully completed offshore maintenance and upgrade …

Metal

China Approves General Export Licenses for Rare Earth-Related Items: Commerce Ministry

China's Ministry of Commerce announced on December 18, 2025, that it has received and approved applications from certain domestic exporters for general expo…

Germany

BASF and OQEMA Ink Distribution Deal in Central and Eastern Europe

BASF SE has established a new distribution agreement with OQEMA, a prominent chemical distributor in Europe, for supplying polymer dispersions and additives use…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Hits Production Milestone of 15 Million New Energy Vehicles

BYD announced on December 18, 2025, that it has produced its 15 millionth new energy vehicle, a significant milestone for the company. The vehicle that marked t…

Dam

Norconsult Sweden Awarded Dam Safety Contract by Vattenfall

Norconsult Sweden has secured a contract from Vattenfall to perform seven dam safety assessments and fourteen detailed inspections across the utility's hydr…

India

BASF-Nunhems to Acquire Noble Seeds

BASF-Nunhems, operating through its Indian subsidiary Nunhems India, signed an agreement on December 18, 2025, to acquire Noble Seeds, a prominent vegetable see…

Japan

SoftBank Delivers World-First SRv6 MUP Services on 5G Commercial Network

SoftBank announced in December 2025 that it has successfully launched limited commercial services using Segment Routing IPv6 Mobile User Plane (SRv6 MUP) techno…

Metal

ABB Advances Electrification, Automation at Boliden’s Aitik Copper Facility

ABB has enhanced the electrification and automation systems at Boliden's Aitik copper mine, located south of Gällivare in northern Sweden. This upgrade…

United States

Boeing Seeks FAA Emissions Waiver to Sell 35 Additional 777F Freighters

Boeing (BA.N) submitted a request to the Federal Aviation Administration on December 19, 2025, seeking a waiver from upcoming airplane emissions standards. The …

Electricity Transmission

SSE’s Transmission Arm Secures $1.34 Billion UK-Backed Facility for Scotland Power Grid

SSEN Transmission, primarily owned by SSE Plc (SSE.L), has obtained a £1 billion($1.34 billion) 12-year bank facility to fund significant electricity grid…

South Korea

LG Chem Submits Petrochem Restructuring Plan to Government

South Korea's petrochemical sector is advancing its restructuring initiatives as several major companies submit plans to the government.On December 19, 2025…

HVDC

Xizang’s First Ultra-High Voltage Power Link Begins Operations

A converter station situated at an elevation of 3,720 meters successfully completed a 168-hour trial operation on Thursday. This achievement marks the commencem…

Pumped Storage

Commonwealth Greenlights Exploratory Works for Borumba Pumped Storage Project

Queensland Hydro has obtained regulatory approval from the Commonwealth to conduct exploratory works for the proposed Borumba pumped storage hydro project. This…