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Metal

Danantara and China’s Gem to Develop Nickel Processing Hub in Indonesia

On Tuesday, Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, announced a partnership with Chinese battery and material recycler GEM to develop a nickel proce…

United States

US Cancelling Another $175 Million in California High-Speed Rail Projects

On Tuesday, the U.S. Transportation Department announced the cancellation of $175 million in funding for four projects tied to California’s high-speed rail ini…

Green Hydrogen

Sinopec Wins Engineering Contract for Saudi Arabian Green Hydrogen Project

China’s Sinopec announced on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to deliver engineering services for a significant gr…

Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Extends PPA With SCPPA for Heber 1 Geothermal Facility Until 2052

Ormat Technologies, a company specializing in geothermal and renewable energy, has secured a 25-year extension of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the So…

Oil and Gas Equipment

PetroChina Proposes to Buy Gas Facilities From CNPC in $5.59 Billion Deal

On August 26, 2025, PetroChina (601857.SS) announced a plan to acquire three natural gas storage facilities from its majority shareholder, China National Petrol…

United Arab Emirates

Dubai’s RTA Awards Contract to Upgrade DACC Terminal 1 Access Bridge

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC), has signed a contract to expand and upgrade the brid…

United States

Kao Corp. Completes New Tertiary Amine Facility in Texas

On August 22, 2025, Kao Corp., based in Tokyo, held an opening ceremony for its new tertiary amine production facility in Pasadena, Texas. With an annual produc…

China

Ethio Telecom, Huawei Expand Solar-On-Tower Deployment for Green Energy Transformation

Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s leading operator, together with Huawei, has announced the successful commercial deployment and stable operation of the first bat…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

SWITCH Maritime Bags $2 Million for NY’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Electric Ferry

SWITCH Maritime, a U.S.-based shipowner, has secured $2 million in funding to advance New York’s first hydrogen fuel cell-electric ferry. The project aims…

Wind Power Project

US Halts øRsted’s Revolution Wind Project Over Security Concerns

The US government has directed Ørsted, the Danish energy company, to suspend work on its offshore wind project, Revolution Wind, citing national security…

Electric Vehicles

Leapmotor Ships Leapmotor B10 Model to Europe

On August 25, 2025, Leapmotor announced that its global strategic model, the Leapmotor B10, has officially departed for Europe. The vehicle, built on the compan…

Electricity Transmission

SSEN Transmission Gets Planning Approval for Electricity Transmission Hub in Scotland

Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee has approved planning for the Netherton Hub, a central project in SSEN Transmission’s prog…

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Brings Back Maize Import Ban After Bumper Harvest

Zimbabwe has reinstated a ban on maize imports after achieving a strong harvest this year, allowing the country to meet domestic milling needs without relying o…

CCS

Norway’s Northern Lights CCS Project Starts Operations With First CO2 Injected

Norway has begun operations at the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, with the first volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2) successfully injecte…

Metal

US Interior Department Proposes Adding Copper to Critical Minerals List

On August 25, 2025, the U.S. announced a proposal to include copper, potash, silver, lead, and silicon in its draft critical minerals list for 2025, highlightin…