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FLNG

Samsung Heavy’s Deepwater FLNG Design Wins Triple Blessing

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), based in South Korea, has secured approvals in principle (AiP) for its multi-purpose LNG floater-offshore (MLF-O) standard model…

Ireland

Housing Order for Poultry to Be Lifted in Northern Ireland

The mandatory housing order for poultry and captive birds in Northern Ireland will end at noon on Saturday, May 10, 2025, the government announced. This decisio…

Virtual power plants

New Battery-Enabled Virtual Power Plant Taking Shape in Texas

This week, sonnen, a provider of battery and virtual power plant (VPP) technology, shared updates on its residential VPP program in Texas. Partnering with Abund…

Kazakhstan

Chinese Company’s Expansion, Upgrade Project of Kazakhstan Asphalt Plant Enters Production

On Monday, a ceremony marked the completion of the expansion and upgrade of the Caspian Asphalt Plant in Aktau, western Kazakhstan. The project, executed by Chi…

Australia

Mandalong Road Upgrade Project Advances in New South Wales

The A$76 million ($49.1 million) Mandalong Road upgrade project in New South Wales, Australia, has advanced to its detailed design phase, marking a key mileston…

Decarbonization

HD Hyundai, Maersk to Explore Joint Pathways for Maritime Decarbonization

South Korea’s HD Hyundai and Denmark’s A.P. Møller – Maersk have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on sustainab…

Metal

Lynas CEO Says Company Is Eyeing Rare Earths Buys in Malaysia, Brazil

Lynas Rare Earths, a leading global producer, is exploring opportunities to acquire rare earth deposits in Malaysia and Brazil, according to CEO Amanda Lacaze. …

Nuclear Reactor

Tomari 3 Reactor Cleared for Restart

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has approved a draft screening report confirming that Unit 3 at Hokkaido Electric Power Company’s Tomari …

Green Hydrogen

Masdar and OMV Join Forces for Green Hydrogen Production

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and OMV AG, based in Vienna, Austria, have entered into a partnership to produce green hydrogen, sustainable…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Russia’s Rosatom Sues Finnish Firms $2.8 Bln Over Nuclear Plant Contract

On Monday, Russia’s state-owned Rosatom filed a lawsuit in Moscow against Finnish companies Fortum and Outokumpu, seeking 227.8 billion roubles ($2.8 bill…

Green Hydrogen

Totalenergies Seeks Permit for $16 Billion Green Hydrogen Project in Chile

TotalEnergies subsidiaries have submitted an application for an environmental permit for a $16 billion green hydrogen and ammonia project in southern Chile, acc…

Indonesia

Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung Hsr Transports 9 Mln Passengers Since Launch

The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, known locally as Whoosh, has reached a significant milestone, transporting 9 million passengers as of Sunday, October 29…

Battery

Chile Inaugurates Largest Standalone Battery Energy Storage Project

Chilean Energy Minister Diego Pardow attended the inauguration of the BESS del Desierto, a 200 MW/800 MWh battery energy storage system in northern Chile. Descr…

Spain

Spain’s ‘Globally Important’ Green Steel Plant Gets €60M

Spain has allocated a €60 million grant from EU funds to develop a hydrogen-powered steel mill in Puertollano, Castile–La Mancha, approximately 100 k…

Offshore Wind Power

Luxcara Awards German Offshore Design Contracts

Hamburg-based Jörss - Blunck - Ordemann (JBO) has secured two offshore wind foundation design contracts from Luxcara for projects in the German Exclusive E…