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Virtual power plants

Connecticut Green Bank and Goodleap Link to Develop VPPs

On Friday, Connecticut Green Bank and GoodLeap announced a partnership to establish and operate a network of AI-powered virtual power plants (VPPs) in Connectic…

Rooftop Solar

India Mandates Rooftop Monitoring and Inverter Integration for 30 GW of Solar

As India advances rooftop solar installations via the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced draft gui…

Battery

Gresham Hits 1GW Milestone for UK BESS

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has achieved a significant milestone, reaching 1GW of operational battery energy storage capacity in the United Kingdom. This …

United Kingdom

O2 Strengthens Coverage in Scenic Cornwall With Freshwave Small Cells

O2, in collaboration with Freshwave, has upgraded mobile connectivity in St Ives and Newquay, two popular Cornish resort towns, to improve network reliability f…

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…

China

Construction Starts on Chinese Pure-Electric Cable Laying Vessel

ZTT Submarine Cable & System, a Chinese company, has started construction on an advanced, fully electric cable-laying vessel (CLV) to support offshore wind proj…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Croatia’s Solar Capacity Reaches 1.1 GW

By June 2025, Croatia’s cumulative solar capacity reached 1,099 MW, as reported by the Renewable Energy Sources of Croatia Association (RES Croatia). This…

Metal

US Announces 50% Tariff on Copper Imports

US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a 50% tariff on specific copper imports, including copper pipes, wiring, rods, sheets, tubes, and relat…

Portugal

Starting Pistol Fired for Portugal’s First High-Speed Railway

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released an initial €875 million loan to launch Portugal’s first high-speed railway, connecting Porto and Lisb…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

ENEC and Samsung C&T to Collaborate on Global Nuclear Projects

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) and Samsung C&T Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore nuclear energy project…

Energy Storage System

India’s MSEDCLTenders 2 GW/4 GWh of Grid-Connected Battery Storage

India's Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has issued a tender to select developers for the installation of 2 GW/4 GWh batt…

United States

Jacobs Picked to Design Seattle’s $7.1bn Light Rail Extension

Dallas-based engineering firm Jacobs has been selected by Sound Transit to provide design services for the West Seattle Link Extension, a 6.6 km addition to Sea…

Electric Vehicles

Pony.ai Greenlighted to Conduct Pilot Operation of Autonomous Cars in Shanghai’s City Center

On July 26, during the 8th World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Pony.ai, a leading Chinese autonomous driving technology company, announ…

Brazil

ANEC Expects Brazil’s Soybean Exports in July 2025 at 12.11 Mln Tons

The Brazilian National Association of Grain Exporters (ANEC) forecasts Brazil’s soybean exports for July 2025 at 12.11 million tons, a slight decrease from the…

Nuclear Reactor

ENEC Signs Collaboration Deals With Korea, USA

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) during a visit to Se…