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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…

Pakistan

ADB Approves $8.32m for Punjab Irrigation Upgrade

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $8.32 million in project readiness financing for the Punjab government to modernise irrigation infrastructure and …

Electric Vehicles

BYD Launches SEAL 5 DM-I Model in Thailand

On August 8, BYD Thailand hosted a prominent event in Bangkok to introduce the BYD SEAL 5 DM-i, the fourth model produced at its local facility. This launch mar…

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…

Rooftop Solar

On Farmland and on Rooftops, Iraqis Turn to Solar as Power Grid Falters

In Iraq’s northern agricultural province of Nineveh, wheat farmer Abdallah al-Ali is among a growing number of farmers adopting solar panels to power irri…

Wind Farm

Bright Energy Begins Warradarge Wind Farm Expansion in WA

Construction has begun on Stage Two of the Warradarge Wind Farm expansion near Eneabba in Western Australia. The A$400 million project is led by Bright Energy I…

Power Construction

NB Power Contracts PROENERGY for 400MW RIGS Project in Canada

NB Power, New Brunswick’s primary utility provider, has engaged PROENERGY to develop, construct, own, and operate the Renewable Integration and Grid Secur…

Germany

HOCHTIEF Secures $199.1m Rail Refurbishment Contract From Deutsche Bahn

HOCHTIEF, a global infrastructure company, has secured a contract worth over €170 million from Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s mobility provider, to refurbi…

Solar project

Box Canyon Solar Project in Arizona Begins Operation

The Box Canyon solar project, located near Florence in Pinal County, Arizona, has started commercial operations. This 300MW utility-scale solar facility, a join…

Solar Module

Waaree Energies to Move 6 GW Solar Module Project to New Sites in India

Waaree Energies has announced a change in the location of its planned 6 GW ingot-to-solar module manufacturing project, originally set for Odisha. The decision …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Ireland Shuts Last Coal Plant, Becomes 15th Coal-Free Country in Europe

On June 20, 2025, Ireland became Europe’s 15th coal-free country by ceasing coal power generation at the 915 MW Moneypoint plant in County Clare. Operated…

SMR

Great British Energy’s £8.3bn Budget Reallocated for SMRs

Great British Energy (GB Energy), the United Kingdom’s newly established publicly owned energy company, has experienced a reallocation of its original &po…

Solar project

Origis Energy Closes Financing for Two Solar Projects in US

Origis Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy company, has secured over $530 million in financing from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and other partners t…

United States

GlobalFoundries Pledges $16BN US Expansion to Avoid Trump Tariffs

GlobalFoundries, a major semiconductor manufacturer, announced a $16 billion investment to expand its production facilities in New York and Vermont, responding …

Tidal Energy

Japan Certifies Proteus 1.1 MW Tidal Turbine, Power Now Flowing to National Grid

Proteus Marine Renewables (PMR), a UK-based tidal energy company, has received certification from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) f…