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Coal Production

India Approves Coal Exports Amid Healthy Power Station Stocks

India's cabinet approved a policy on December 12, 2025, allowing the export of coal due to surplus stocks at power plants, as announced by Information Minis…

SMR

GE Vernova Hitachi SMR Design Cleared for Use in UK

Regulators in Great Britain have concluded that GE Vernova Hitachi's BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) design is suitable for potential construction in t…

Energy Storage Project

Trina Storage and Lightshift to Deploy Over 1GWh Energy Storage Systems in US

Trina Storage and Lightshift Energy have expanded their partnership to deploy more than 1 GWh of grid-scale battery energy storage systems across the United Sta…

Nuclear Fusion

Japan Signs First Fusion Power PPA

Japanese fusion start-up Helical Fusion has signed the country's first-ever fusion-energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with Aoki Super, a leading supermar…

United Kingdom

Google Deepmind to Build First Automated Research Lab in UK

The UK government and Google DeepMind announced a major new partnership on Thursday to accelerate the practical application of advanced artificial intelligence …

Japan

MHI Produces Hydrogen at Its Ammonia Cracking Pilot Plant Using Steam Heating

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced on Thursday that it has successfully produced 99% purity hydrogen through ammonia cracking using steam as the sole h…

United States

Southwest CEO Expects Boeing Max 7 to Be Certified Around August 2026

Southwest Airlines now anticipates that the Boeing 737 MAX 7, the smallest member of the MAX family, will receive type certification around August 2026, with en…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla US Sales Drop to Nearly 4-Year Low in November Despite Launch of Cheaper Versions

Tesla's U.S. sales fell to a near four-year low in November, despite the introduction of more affordable variants of its leading electric vehicles, accordin…

United Kingdom

Drax Plans to Turn Coal-Era Power Station Into Data Centre by 2027

Drax Group announced on Thursday that it could repurpose part of its large power station site in Yorkshire, northern England, into a data centre as early as 202…

LNG

Italy's Snam Tightens Grip on LNG Terminal as Liquefied Gas Imports Rise

Italy's gas transmission operator Snam announced on Thursday that it will acquire a 48.2% stake in the OLT Offshore LNG Toscana terminal, located off the co…

Metal

Chile Raises Mining Investment Forecast Through 2034 to $105 Billion

Chile's mining sector is projected to attract $104.549 billion in investments between 2025 and 2034, the state copper agency Cochilco announced on Thursday.…

United States

US Senators Push USDA for Urgent Action on Bird Flu Vaccine

A bipartisan group of 23 U.S. senators sent a letter on Wednesday to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, calling for swift completion of a science-based vacci…

India

Petronet LNG Secures Rs 12,000 Crore Loan for Petrochem Project

Petronet LNG Ltd has concluded a ₹12,000-crore rupee term loan facility with a banking consortium led by State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda. The agreement …

Germany

€3 Billion Extra Funding for German Roads

The German Federal Ministry of Transport has released an additional €3 billion for road infrastructure, enabling immediate advancement of numerous highway …

Offshore Wind Power

LS Power Acquires Bp’s Onshore Wind Business in US

LS Power has finalized the acquisition of BP Wind Energy North America, adding approximately 1.3 GW of operating onshore wind capacity across ten projects in th…