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Metal

Tesla Humanoid Robot Project Hampered by China’s Rare Earth Export Curbs

During a recent earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that production of the company’s Optimus humanoid robot faces delays due to China’s exp…

SMR

GBN Issues Tender for SMR Engineers

Great British Nuclear (GBN), the UK agency overseeing new nuclear projects, will launch a tender on June 2 to appoint up to two owner’s engineers (OEs) fo…

Floating Offshore Wind

Japan’s First Barge-Type Floating Wind Turbine Enters Commercial Operation

The Hibiki floating wind turbine project, located 15 kilometers off the Kitakyushu coast in Japan, has begun commercial operation, according to the project cons…

Crude Oil

USA Crude Oil Inventories Rise Week on Week

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on April 23 that U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR…

Oil and Gas Equipment

CHC, Court Helicopters Partner to Enhance Offshore Safety, Transportation in Namibia

CHC Helicopter (CHC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Namibian aviation operator Court Helicopters to explore a strategic partnership focused…

Energy Storage Project

Aboitiz Power Breaks Ground for 48-MW Nasipit Hybrid Energy Storage Project

Aboitiz Power Corporation, via its subsidiary Therma Marine Inc. (TMI), has initiated construction for the 48-megawatt Nasipit Hybrid Energy Storage System (BES…

Gas power plant

ENEX Confirms Plans to Develop 1,100-MW Gas Plant in Philippines’ Batangas Province

ENEX Energy Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to constructing a 1,100-megawatt gas plant in Batangas, Philippines. The announcement addresses inquiries …

United States

Balfour Beatty Secures $889M Reconstruction Contract for I-30 in Texas

Balfour Beatty, an infrastructure group, has secured an $889 million contract from the Texas Department of Transportation to rebuild a 3.7km section of Intersta…

United Kingdom

Valouran Plans to Redevelop Mixed-Use Site in Notting Hill, London

Valouran, a London-based property developer, has unveiled plans for a residential-focused project in Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, UK, with an estimated gross…

Japan

NEC Claims Japan’s Longest Wireless Optical Data Link With 10KM Test

NEC Corporation has successfully conducted Japan’s longest terrestrial free-space optical (FSO) communication, achieving a distance exceeding 10 kilometer…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Cooling Tower Work Begins at Leningrad 7

Construction of a ring foundation for an evaporative cooling tower has started at the site of unit 7 of the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), also referred t…

Pumped Storage

Glen Earrach Energy Submits Application for Major Pumped Storage Hydro Project on Loch Ness

Glen Earrach Energy (GEE) has submitted a planning application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for a 2GW pumped storage hydropower project near Loc…

Metal

Trump Signs Executive Order to Expedite Seabed Mineral Exploration

US President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to accelerate the exploration and development of seabed minerals, aiming to strengthen domestic supply c…

Belgium

Total Energies’ Antwerp Platform to Reconfigure Petrochemicals Operations

Total Energies’ Antwerp platform, a cornerstone of its operations for over 75 years, has announced plans to enhance its petrochemical operations to boost …

Offshore Wind Power

UK Goverment to Invest £300M in Offshore Wind

The UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has announced an investment of £300 million ($400 million) to strengthen domestic offshore wind…