Analysts Examine Latest USA Measures Against Iran

Analysts at Rystad Energy and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) have examined the U.S. administration’s latest measures against Iran, which aim for the “total isolation of the Iranian regime”, according…

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  • August 25, 2026
Japan trial targets high-purity CO2 recovery from sewage sludge

By 1 hour ago 3 min read A Kyoto University spinout and Japanese water treatment company have launched a proof-of-concept trial aimed at producing electricity and high-purity carbon dioxide (CO2)…

Global Solar Energy Market to Nearly Double to $974.7 Billion by 2031: BCC Research

The global solar energy market is projected to nearly double from $492.7 billion in 2025 to $974.7 billion by 2031, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.8% between…

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  • August 25, 2026
Memory pricing and AI to drive semiconductor growth

By 1 hour ago 3 min read Global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $1.6 trillion in 2026, increasing 92% from 2025 revenue of $809bn, according to Gartner. Next year…

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  • August 25, 2026
Aircapture and NGK test ceramic DAC system in Japan

By 2 hours ago 2 min read California-based direct air capture (DAC) specialist Aircapture and ceramics technology company NGK have begun testing a new ceramic-based DAC system at a concrete…

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Will the US ‘economic D-Day’ work with Iran?

The US has embarked on an ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran as it seeks to cut off every potential source of revenue that funds the Iranian regime. Secretary of the Treasury…

Blykalla submits second SMR plant application

The application follows an earlier one, submitted in May, for a six-unit project in Norrsundet in the Gävle municipality, which is also in the same region of east central Sweden.…

Xudabao control room simulator commissioned

A commissioning ceremony for the full-scope simulator was held on Wednesday in the simulator’s main control room. Gao Shunlong, chairman of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) subsidiary CNNC Wuhan Nuclear…

Myanmar SMR site work ‘could start in 2027’

In-house publication Strana Rosatom said the progress update had come from Director General Alexei Likhachev, who is also quoted as adding “the pace of progress is determined not only by…

Criticality testing milestone for Westinghouse’s eVinci reactor

The test was completed at the Nevada National Security Site in the US, on Monday at 10:39 local time. It was carried out in partnership with the Los Alamos and…