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Thermal Coal

China’s Seaborne Thermal Coal Imports Jump as India’s Stumble

China’s imports of seaborne thermal coal are set to reach their highest level this year in August, while India’s imports have fallen to the lowest point in th…

United Kingdom

STRABAG Consortium Secures Contract for £3BN Water Project in UK

The consortium of STRABAG, Equitix, and GLIL Infrastructure has been awarded a contract by United Utilities to deliver the £3 billion ($4.02 billion) Hawe…

Solar project

Zambia Begins Building 100 MW Solar Project

Zambia has initiated construction on the 100 MW Chipata West solar project, aimed at providing electricity to rural communities. The project, led by the nationa…

SMR

Sweden’s Vattenfall Shortlists Rolls-Royce, GE Vernova to Build SMR Nuclear Reactors

On Thursday, Vattenfall selected Britain’s Rolls-Royce SMR and U.S.-based GE Vernova to supply small modular nuclear reactors for its Ringhals plant in so…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Prolongs Michigan Coal Plant’s Operation Until November Despite Costs

The U.S. Energy Department extended an order for the J.H. Campbell coal plant in West Olive, Michigan, to remain operational until November 19, 2025. The 1,500-…

Metal

Canagold Secures $2.8m to Fund Its Canadian Gold Project

Canagold Resources, a gold exploration company, has raised approximately C$4 million ($2.8 million) through a private placement to advance its New Polaris gold-…

Hydrogen Storage

Australian Startup Launches Ambient Hydrogen Storage Demonstration

Carbon280, an Australian startup, has opened its Hydrilyte pilot plant in Kwinana, near Perth, Western Australia, to showcase its innovative hydrogen storage te…

Oil Refinery

Indiana’s BP Refinery Restarts After Severe Flooding

BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, the largest in the U.S. Midwest, began restarting operations on August 20, 2025, following disru…

Australia

JordProxa Building Co₂ Capture Plant at Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery in Western Australia

Iluka Resources, a leading mineral sands company, has awarded JordProxa Pty Ltd, based in Perth, Australia, a contract to supply a custom-engineered CO₂ captur…

China

Wan Hai Lines Marks Eco-Friendly 13K TEU Boxship Series as Complete

On August 14, 2025, Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines named its new energy-efficient containership, WAN HAI A20, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in…

Oil Shale

China Marks Major Milestone in Exploration With Discovery of Deep Shale Gas Field

China has achieved a key milestone in shale gas exploration with the discovery of a large-scale deep shale gas field in its southwestern region, with proven res…

Brazil

Cargill’s Brazil Unit to Build New Corn Ethanol Plant

Cargill, a U.S.-based grain merchant, announced on Friday that its subsidiary will construct a corn ethanol plant adjacent to its sugarcane facility in Goi&aacu…

Coal Production

China’s July Coal Output Falls to Lowest Level in Over a Year

China’s coal output in July 2025 fell to its lowest level since April 2024, according to statistics bureau data released on Friday. The decline, the first…

Offshore Wind Power

New Surveys Starting at RWE’s Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Sites

RWE announced the start of environmental and geophysical surveys at its Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind sites, located 50 to 80 kilometers off the coast of Norfo…

Nuclear Reactor

Westinghouse Becomes Founding Member of Texas Nuclear Alliance

Westinghouse Electric Company, a leading provider of nuclear power solutions, has joined the Texas Nuclear Alliance (TNA) as a founding member. Known for its ad…