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Battery

China Connects Largest Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid Storage Plant

A 100MW hybrid frequency-regulation plant in northern Shanxi province, North China, was successfully connected to the grid at the end of August. The developers …

Wind Farm

Dutch Government to Provide Subsidies for Offshore Wind Farms

The Dutch government has announced that it will provide around €1 billion ($1.18 billion) in subsidies to support the development of offshore wind farms with a…

Power Construction

US Launches Effort to Speed Power Grid Projects for AI

The U.S. administration on Thursday announced new measures to accelerate development of power plants and transmission lines, citing rising electricity demand dr…

United Kingdom

Go-Ahead for Four Towers at Elephant & Castle Site

Southwark councillors have approved plans to redevelop Skipton House at Elephant and Castle into one of South London’s largest mixed-use schemes. The proj…

Brazil

Petrobras Refinery Tests Co-Processing of Vegetable Oil With Traditional Feedstock for SAF Production

In the first week of September, Petrobras carried out tests at its Henrique Lage Refinery (Revap) in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, for th…

Poland

Strabag Wins €298M Contract to Modernise Polish Rail

Austria’s Strabag, through its Polish subsidiary, has secured a €298m contract from national railway operator PKP to carry out major works around Mak…

China

China Slaughtered 183 Mln Pigs in the First Half of the Year, Driving Down Prices

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chinese slaughterhouses processed 183.55 million pigs from January to June, marking a 14.5% incr…

China

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry in South China Yard Expansion

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry is expanding its ship repair and offshore engineering capabilities in South China with a RMB3 billion ($421 million) project in Ya…

Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieve Purity Target for Ethanol at Membrane Dehydration Pilot Plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com) has achieved over 99.5 vol% ethanol purity at its pilot plant for membrane dehydration syste…

United Kingdom

Microsoft, Nvidia and Tech Giants Pledge Over $40BN to UK AI Infrastructure and Data Centres

The UK is positioning itself as a global leader in AI infrastructure, with over $40 billion in new investment commitments from major technology companies such a…

Electric Vehicle Battery

China’s Power Battery Installation Volume in Aug. 2025 Jump 32.4% YoY

In August 2025, China’s power battery installations reached 62.5 GWh, marking an 11.9% increase from July and a 32.4% rise year-on-year, according to the …

Electricity Transmission

US Approves $130 Million Project to Build Power Line in Moldova

The United States has approved a $130 million project to build a high-voltage transmission line that will strengthen Moldova’s access to electricity from …

Gas power plant

South African Court Annuls Permit for Eskom to Build New Gas Power Plant

One of South Africa’s highest courts annulled a government permit on Wednesday that allowed state utility Eskom to construct a 3,000-megawatt power plant …

United Kingdom

Fusion Group Wins Planning Permission for Second PBSA at Brent Cross Town

Fusion Group has received planning permission for its second purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) building at Brent Cross Town, a large mixed-use developm…

France

INEOS Inovyn Announces Mothballing of Chloromethane Production Facility in France

INEOS Inovyn, headquartered in London, announced that it has decided to mothball its chloromethane production facility in Tavaux, France. The company explained …