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Net Zero

China’s Carbon-free District Heating Plan

The homes of 400,000 residents around Haiyang, China are being warmed with heat produced by the local nuclear power plant. This clean, affordable, consistent di…

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…

Netherlands

Amsterdam to Host 78MW Hyperscale Campus Following €1B Pure DC Investment

Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC), a specialist in designing, developing, and operating hyperscale cloud and AI data centres, has secured the largest standalone…

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 …

Crude Oil

China’s Largest Offshore Oilfield Reports Record Annual Oil, Gas Output

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on December 21, 2025, that the Bohai Oilfield, the country's largest offshore oil and gas producti…

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…

China

World’s Longest Expressway Tunnel to Open to Traffic in Xinjiang by Year-End

The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, recognized as the world's longest expressway tunnel at 22.13 kilometers, is scheduled to open to traffic by the end of 2025. Th…

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…

Oil Shale

Japanese Company Buys U.S. Shale Assets for $1.3 Billion

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (JAPEX) has agreed to acquire U.S. shale oil and gas producer Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings for $1.3 billion. The trans…

Australia

Australia’s First Timber Fire Station Wins International Prize

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services North Coast Region Headquarters and Maryborough Fire and Rescue Station in Australia has received the Public Infrastr…

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…