First refinery for critical minerals and rare earths to be built in Africa
It will be the first of its kind on the entire continent, thus promoting industrial autonomy.
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Rosatom develops prototype plasma engine to reduce travel time to Mars
The prototype achieves a specific impulse of more than 100 km/s, a speed unattainable for conventional chemical engines.
LCA60T: an airship capable of transporting up to 60 tons of cargo to remote areas
There is no need to land to load or unload merchandise thanks to an innovative system of hydraulic cables and sliding doors.
Construction of the KINGDOM 3 jack-up drilling rig begins in Saudi Arabia
It will be the first jack-up drilling rig manufactured in Saudi Arabia.
Apptronik secures $350 million to expand production of humanoid robots
With this funding, its Apollo robot could be integrated into sectors such as logistics and manufacturing.
Company sells its last LNG tanker and abandons LNG transport forever
This change marks the end of a 50-year era of operations in that sector.
WindRunner will be the world’s largest plane and will carry wind turbine blades
It will be the largest cargo plane in the world, measuring 108 metres in length and capable of transporting wind turbine blades measuring over 100 metres.
HMND 01 is presented: a humanoid robot ideal for industrial environments
The robot can manipulate objects with high precision and reaches handling speeds greater than human speeds.
Black & Veatch boosts battery energy storage in the UK
The projects will allow for the storage of up to 200 MWh of energy.
UBTECH exhibits its most advanced robots at LEAP 2025
The Walker S1, one of the company's robots, has received more than 500 pre-orders from electric vehicle manufacturers.
Crew transfer vessel to be supplied for EMYN offshore wind farm
The vessel will be used to transport maintenance technicians to EMYN wind turbines.
Production begins at the largest metamorphic oil field
The field went from discovery to production in just three years, thanks to the application of standardized engineering.