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Sweden

NCC Secures Contract to Expand Bålforsen Hydropower Plant in Sweden

NCC, a construction company, has been awarded a contract by energy firm Uniper to enhance the Bålforsen hydropower plant in Lycksele, Sweden. The project …

Nuclear Reactor

Aalo Atomics Secures Funding to Build Its First Reactor

Aalo Atomics, an Austin, Texas-based nuclear technology company, has raised over $136 million to develop its first nuclear power plant, the Aalo-X, according to…

China

Bunge Diverts Argentina’s First Soy Meal Shipment Set for China

On August 20, 2025, agricultural export firm Bunge announced that a 30,000-metric-ton shipment of Argentine soybean meal, originally intended for China, was red…

Oil Refinery

Indiana’s BP Refinery Restarts After Severe Flooding

BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, the largest in the U.S. Midwest, began restarting operations on August 20, 2025, following disru…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Solar May Account for Half of New Us Electricity Added This Year, EIA Says

The United States is on pace to add 33 gigawatts of solar power capacity in 2025, representing about half of the nation’s planned new electricity generati…

Metal

China’s Rare Earth Magnet Exports Hit Six-Month High in July

China's exports of rare earth magnets, essential for electric vehicle production, surged to a six-month peak in July, recovering to levels seen before expor…

United Kingdom

Mace Secures Role on 32-Storey Mixed-Use Development in London

Hertshten Properties has appointed Mace as the construction partner for a new 32-storey mixed-use tower at 85 Gracechurch Street in London, UK. Located in the L…

CCS

Step Forward for Eni’s Co-Control Stake Sale in CCUS Business

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a BlackRock-affiliated infrastructure investor, has finalized an agreement with Italy-based energy company Eni to acquire …

China

India, China Agree to Resumes, Boost Business Links

On August 19, 2025, in New Delhi, India and China announced plans to resume direct flights and enhance trade and investment cooperation, marking a step toward r…

Metal

Argentina’s Gualcamayo Gold Mine Eyes $665 Million Investment Under Incentive Program

In Jachal, Argentina, the Gualcamayo gold mine, operated by Minas Argentinas, a subsidiary of the Aisa Group, is advancing a $665 million project to expand oper…

Battery

CIP Acquires 1GWh Beehive BESS in Arizona From EDF

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired full ownership of the Beehive battery energy storage system (BESS), a 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) project locate…

Nuclear Reactor

Taiwan Set to Hold Referendum on Restarting Last Nuclear Reactor

On August 23, 2025, Taiwan will hold a referendum to decide whether to restart the second reactor at the Maanshan nuclear power plant in southern Taiwan, provid…

Australia

JordProxa Building Co₂ Capture Plant at Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery in Western Australia

Iluka Resources, a leading mineral sands company, has awarded JordProxa Pty Ltd, based in Perth, Australia, a contract to supply a custom-engineered CO₂ captur…

Geothermal Drilling

PT PLN Looking Towards Start of Geothermal Drilling in Mataloko, Indonesia by 2026

Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 18, PT PLN (Persero) has initiated infrastructure development for geothermal drilling at the Mataloko site in Ulubelu village, Ngada Reg…

United Arab Emirates

Dubai to Get “Ultra-Luxury” Resort on Artificial Island

Shamal Holding, a Dubai-based investment firm, has revealed plans for Naïa Island Dubai, an upscale residential development on an artificial island off the…