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Electric Vehicles

TELD, SHACMAN Step Up Cooperation to Build Smart Charging Ecosystem for New Energy Heavy-Duty Trucks

On July 23, 2025, Shaanxi Automobile Group (SHACMAN) and TELD, a leading electric vehicle charging infrastructure provider in China, agreed to strengthen their …

Belgium

Syensqo and Cylib Successfully Produce High-Purity LiOH From Spent EV Batteries

Syensqo, based in Brussels, Belgium, and cylib, headquartered in Aachen, Germany, have reached a significant milestone in sustainable battery materials processi…

Electric Vehicles

Chinese Tech Firm Powers Saudi Arabia’s 1st Robotaxi Pilot Launch

WeRide, a Chinese autonomous driving technology company, has introduced Saudi Arabia’s first Robotaxi pilot service in Riyadh. The initiative, launched on…

Natural Gas

Shell Signs off on Egypt’s Mediterranean Gas Project

BG International, a subsidiary of UK-based energy company Shell, has finalized its investment decision to develop the Mina West gas discovery in Egypt’s M…

China

COSCO Shipping Grows LNG-Powered Car Carrier Fleet With 7,500 Ceu Newbuild

On July 22, 2025, COSCO Shipping, a leading marine transportation company in China, announced the addition of a new LNG dual-fuel car carrier, Cheng Kang Kou, t…

Coal Production

China’s Coal-Rich Province Reports Rising Raw Coal Output in H1

Shanxi, China’s leading coal-producing province, reported a raw coal output of approximately 652 million tonnes in the first half of 2025, marking a 10.1 …

Peru

Gilat Wins $60M Peru Contract From Pronatel for High-Speed Digital Inclusion Project

Gilat Satellite Networks, through its subsidiary Gilat Perú, has secured contracts worth approximately $60 million from Peru’s National Telecommuni…

Japan

Japan Vows More US Rice Imports Within Tariff-Free Quota

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced that Japan will increase rice imports from the United States while staying within the existing tariff-free quot…

Electric Vehicles

China’s EV Buying Subsidies for 2025 End in Parts of Xian, Local Media Says

On Tuesday, Shaanxi Daily reported that a 2025 government subsidy program for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid purchases concluded last month in three…

Natural Gas

Azule Energy Reports Gas Discovery Offshore Angola

Azule Energy reported a significant gas discovery at the Gajajeira-01 exploration well, located offshore in Angola’s Lower Congo Basin. Drilled at a water…

Metal

BHP Exits $2.5 Billion Tanzania Nickel Project, Partner Lifezone Says

Lifezone Metals, a NYSE-listed company, announced on Friday that it will acquire BHP Group’s 17% equity interest in Kabanga Nickel Limited (KNL), the majo…

China

BYD Names, Delivers Seventh Car Carrier ‘BYD ZHENG ZHOU'

On July 16, BYD named and delivered its seventh roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessel, BYD ZHENG ZHOU, in Guangzhou, as shared on the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone&r…

Carbon Credits

Kenyan Start-up Aiming to Generate Carbon Credits From Thin Air

In Kenya’s central scrublands, technicians manage four metallic tanks that harness geothermal steam to extract carbon dioxide from the air, addressing glo…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Westinghouse, Google Aim to Speed up Reactor Construction With AI

Westinghouse has announced it is to collaborate with Google Cloud to use artificial intelligence tools to streamline construction of new nuclear plants and enha…

Tidal Energy

UK Firm Secures Almost $5M for Morlais Tidal Energy Demonstrator Build

Inyanga Marine Energy Group, a UK-based firm in Falmouth, has raised £3.7 million (approximately $5 million) to support the development of a tidal energy …