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China

DeepSeek Six Months On: Disruption, Backlash, and the Fight for Trust

In January 2025, DeepSeek, a Chinese-developed AI chatbot from High-Flyer AI, launched globally and quickly gained significant attention. Its R1 model, featurin…

Floating Offshore Wind

100 MW White Cross Floating Wind Farm Granted Full Consent

The 100 MW White Cross floating offshore wind farm, developed by Flotation Energy and Cobra, has received complete onshore and offshore planning approval in the…

Electric Vehicles

FORVIA HELLA Achieves Volume Production of 12V Lithium Battery Management System in China With EVE Energy

On August 6, 2025, FORVIA HELLA announced the world’s first mass production of a 12V lithium battery management system (BMS) in China, developed in collab…

Solar project

Trump Administration Will End $7 Billion Solar Energy Grant Program

Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the termination of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar en…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

US Loan Disbursements to Recommission Michigan Nuclear Plant Top $83 Million

Holtec International received the fifth installment of a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the restart of the 800-megawatt Palisades …

Metal

Rio Tinto Says No Economic Incentive for Green Steel in Australia

Rio Tinto, a major mining company, expressed concerns about the feasibility of establishing a "green iron" sector in Australia to support decarbonization effort…

South Korea

LG Chem and Enilive Break Ground on Korea’s First HVO/SAF Plant

LG Chem Ltd., based in Seoul, South Korea, and Enilive, a biorefining subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. from Rome, Italy, have initiated construction of South Korea&rsqu…

Japan

IQM and TOYO Team to Boost Quantum Computing Adoption in Japan

TOYO Corporation, a leading Japanese firm specializing in measurement technology, has entered into a distribution agreement with IQM Quantum Computers, a Finnis…

Sweden

Port of Helsingborg to Launch Its First Onshore Power Supply for Boxships

The Port of Helsingborg in Sweden is set to construct its first onshore power supply (OPS) facility for container vessels, aligning with its goal to eliminate f…

Energy Storage Project

Maxvolt Launches Smart Inverter With Inbuilt Lithium Battery

Indian battery manufacturer MaxVolt Industries Energy Limited, based in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has expanded its product lineup with the introduction of a Sma…

Nuclear Reactor

Third Korean Reactor Taken Offline as Licence Renewal Decision Awaited

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has paused operations at Kori unit 4, located at its nuclear power plant in South Korea, as it awaits a government decision o…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Further Improves Fifth-Generation DM Hybrid Tech With Fuel Consumption Lowered to 2.6l/100KM

On August 5, BYD announced an upgrade to its fifth-generation DM (Dual Mode) hybrid technology, achieving a new standard in fuel efficiency. The updated system,…

Gas Pipeline

Energy Transfer to Build $5.3b TX to AZ Natural Gas Pipeline

Energy Transfer LP announced on Wednesday its plans to construct a $5.3 billion natural gas pipeline from the Permian Basin to markets in New Mexico and Arizona…

Hydrogen Project

Statkraft Seals Land Deal for Its Hydrogen Project in Shetland

Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft has secured a lease from the Shetland Islands Council to develop its Shetland Hydrogen Project 2, marking progress …

China

China Extends Probe on Imported Beef in Respite for Global Suppliers

On Wednesday, China’s commerce ministry announced a three-month extension to an ongoing investigation into beef imports, now set to conclude by November 2…