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SMR

Lithuania to Consider Deployment of Newcleo SMRs

On July 9, 2025, in Rome, Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and France-based Newcleo signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the potential o…

United States

Skanska, Flatirondragados to Build $1BN Washington DC Rail Bridge

A joint venture between FlatironDragados and Skanska has been awarded a $1 billion contract by the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to construct the Long Bridg…

United Kingdom

Production Begins at u.k.’s First Recycled Rare-Rarth Alloy Plant

Mkango Resources Ltd., based in Vancouver, Canada, has announced the initial production runs of a commercial-scale Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap (HPMS) ve…

Coal Mine

US Issues Expedited Permit for Proposed Tennessee Coal Mine

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Interior granted a permit to Hurricane Creek Mining LLC for a coal mine on Bryson Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennes…

China

China’s First Hydrogen-Electric Tugboat Enters Service at Qingdao Port

On July 4, CATL announced via its WeChat account that China's first hydrogen-electric tugboat, "Hydrogen Electric Tug No. 1," has officially started operati…

Netherlands

World’s First Hybrid Solar-Powered Inland Shipping Vessel Starts Work

Dutch solar technology company Wattlab and German inland shipping company HGK Shipping have introduced the Blue Marlin, the world’s first inland vessel to…

Electricity Trade

Hut 8 Secures Five-Year Power Contracts in Ontario, Canada

Hut 8, a power generation company, has secured five-year capacity contracts with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of power g…

Metal

Kavango Exercises Option to Buy 100% of Zimbabwe’s Nara Gold Project

Kavango Resources has finalized its option to fully acquire the Nara gold project in Zimbabwe, advancing its strategy to expand gold mining operations in southe…

China

BHP Signs Charters With COSCO for Ammonia-Powered Newcastlemax Newbuilds

BHP has entered into five-year charter agreements with COSCO Shipping Bulk for two new ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. Each vessel will have a …

Nuclear Fusion

Westinghouse Secures ITER Fusion Reactor Assembly Contract

Westinghouse Electric has been awarded a $180 million contract by ITER to assemble the vacuum vessel for a nuclear fusion reactor located in Saint-Paul-lez-Dura…

Norway

$75 Million Earmarked to Level up Norwegian Emission-Free Shipping Game

Norwegian state-owned enterprise Enova has granted approximately NOK 763 million (around $75.5 million) to support the development of hydrogen- and ammonia-powe…

Japan

‘World’s First’ LCO2/Methanol Carrier Gets Stamp of Approval

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), have received approval in prin…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Offshore Solar Farm Ready for Tow Out to Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Farm

Oceans of Energy, a Dutch company, has finalized the assembly of the world’s first offshore solar farm integrated within a wind farm at the Port of Amster…

Wind Farm

Poland Advances Onshore Wind Farm Bill

Poland’s parliament has passed a new law to streamline the development of onshore wind farms, aiming to boost renewable energy production and address high…

Metal

China’s Rare Earths Are Flowing Again, but Not Freely

The automotive supply chain is seeing relief as Chinese rare earth magnet exports resume, though uncertainties persist. Production plans remain at risk due to p…