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Japan

Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year increase in new su…

Solar Tracker

GameChange Solar Gains Solar Tracker Contract for Egyptian Project

GameChange Solar has entered an agreement with CEEC-ZTPC to provide its Genius Tracker 1P Single Row system for the Abydos solar photovoltaic (PV) plant –…

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …

Metal

Cobalt Blue’s Broken Hill Cobalt Project Gains Extension of Major Project Status

Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a three-year extension of major project status for its Broken Hill cobalt project in New South Wales, Australia, as announced b…

CCS

Carbon Clean Opens One of ‘The World’s Biggest’ CCUS Research Hubs in India

Carbon Clean, a London-based carbon capture company, has launched a significant research facility in Navi Mumbai, India, recognized as one of the world’s …

Sweden

NCC Partners With Ssab for Emission-Free Steel Mill in Luleå, Sweden

NCC, a construction company, and SSAB, a steel manufacturer, have signed a partnership agreement to plan and build a new emission-free steel mill in Luleå…

China

AD Ports, Ningbo Zhoushan Port to Establish Smart Automotive Corridors Serviced by Green Car Carriers

AD Ports Group, a UAE-based terminal operator, and Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Investment & Operation Group, which manages China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port, h…

Wind Farm

Gulf of Suez Wind Farm II in Egypt Begins Operations

On July 4, 2025, the 650MW Gulf of Suez Wind Farm II in Egypt started commercial operations, delivering clean electricity to power approximately 1.1 million hou…

Virtual power plants

AGL Energy Buys South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant From Tesla

On July 4, 2025, AGL Energy, an Australian power retailer, announced its acquisition of the South Australia Virtual Power Plant (SAVPP) from Tesla. This move st…

Green Hydrogen

Australia Pledges $283 Million to Orica Green Hydrogen Project as Industry Wavers

On July 4, 2025, Australia announced an investment of A$432 million ($283.82 million) to support a green hydrogen project led by Orica, the world’s leadin…

Metal

Indonesia Nickel Miners Urge Government to Maintain Three-Year Mining Quota

On July 4, 2025, Indonesia’s nickel miners’ association, APNI, requested that the government maintain the three-year validity period for mining quot…

Metal

Kavango Exercises Option to Buy 100% of Zimbabwe’s Nara Gold Project

Kavango Resources has finalized its option to fully acquire the Nara gold project in Zimbabwe, advancing its strategy to expand gold mining operations in southe…

Sweden

New 25-Year Agreement to Help Port of Gothenburg Become Energy Hub of the Future

On July 1, 2025, the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, finalized new agreements with Inter Terminals Sweden, a leading Scandinavian provider of bulk liquid storage, t…

Germany

‘Get Used to More Construction Sites’: Germany to Spend €166BN on Infrastructure

German Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder has announced a €166 billion investment plan over the next five years to address the country’s ag…