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Climate Risk Emerges as Power-Plant Design Question

Should nuclear power plants expected to operate for several decades be designed for historical environmental conditions, or for those they may encounter over their full operating lives?

Friday, September 18, 2026

Power

U.S. Refineries to Run Lower Amid Regular Maintenance Period

Industrial Info Resources finds refinery maintenance in PADD 2, covering much of the Great Lakes region, could be one of the largest seasonally.

Friday, September 18, 2026

Refining

U.S. Developers Re-use Coal-Fired Infrastructure for New Power

Multiple developers have successfully incorporated infrastructure from retired coal-fired power plants into new projects, and the facilities continue providing sites for new solar, battery and nuclear power projects.

Friday, September 18, 2026

Power

Brazil Proposes First BESS Project in 2027 Transmission Auction

Brazil is preparing to auction 3,245 kilometers (2,016 miles) of new transmission lines that will also include the first BESS contracted in the transmission network.

Friday, September 18, 2026

Power

Australia Cutting 500 Jobs at Largest Steelworks Whyalla

Australia has pulled the plug on restarting the blast furnace at the troubled Whyalla Steelworks and announced that half of the plant's workers will be made redundant.

Friday, September 18, 2026

Mining

Brasil propone el primer proyecto BESS de transmisión en una subasta para el 2027

Brasil se prepara para licitar 3.245 kilómetros de nuevas líneas de transmisión que incluirán también el primer sistema de almacenamiento de energía en baterías (BESS) contratado para la red de transmisión.

Friday, September 18, 2026

Power

Data Center Needs Drive Swath of U.S. Gas-Fired Power Projects

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $13 billion worth of capital-spending projects for U.S.-based gas-fired power generation that could kick off as early as the fourth quarter, about $8 billion of which is attributed to grassroot projects

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Power

Plant Expansions Drive U.S. Automotive Kickoffs

Industrial Info Resources data show $9.7 billion worth of U.S. automotive projects that are planned to begin in the fourth quarter, most of which are attributed to plant expansions, compared with $6.2 billion in investment year-over-year.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Manufacturing

Canada Draws in Billions from Toronto Investment Summit

Canada is among the more trustworthy trading partners in the world, Canada's prime minister said after a successful investment conference in Toronto.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Mining

Some U.S. Refiners Deferring Maintenance from 2026 to 2027

Planned crude oil unit outages in the United States for Fall 2026 are 144,000 bpd lower.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Refining

Walmart Dominates U.S. Refrigerated Warehousing & Distribution Construction

Walmart emerges as a clear leader in a $12 billion buildout of U.S. food warehousing & distribution projects.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Food & Bev

Saudi Arabia Yanbu Refinery Still Operating, Industrial Info Confirms

Industrial Info Resources confirmed Wednesday, September 16, that reports of an attack on a refinery at the port city of Yanbu were false, though tensions are high amid renewed fighting between Saudi forces and the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Refining

Constellation to Add Rhode Island Plant to Gas-Powered Assets

Industrial Info Resources is tracking more than $20 billion worth of projects from Constellation, more than $7 billion of which is attributed to projects for gas-fired power generation

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Power

EU Breaking Away from Russian Gas, IEA Finds

Industrial Info is tracking more than 100 projects across North America tied to exports of LNG, with expansions to three major facilities taking the lead

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Production

Smackover Lithium Assesses Potential of Texas Brine Mine at 70,000 Tonnes Per Year

On September 8, Smackover Lithium announced that a preliminary assessment of its Franklin, Texas, lithium mine project could possibly yield Up to 70,000 tonnes per year of battery-quality lithium carbonate.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Mining

Canada Furthers Ontario Mining Through Investment Funding

A final round of funding has paved the way for Generation Mining to take a final investment decision for its planned above-ground copper-PGM mine in northeastern Ontario.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Mining

Santos Next in Line to Secure LNG from Canada's Pacific Coast

Australia's Santos has reached a preliminary deal to secure LNG from British Columbia's Ksi Lisims plant.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Production

Nuclear Power Sets New Generation Record in 2025

Nuclear reactors hit a new generation record in 2025 while the reliability of nuclear energy plants remains high across the global fleet and across the life of reactors, including ageing units.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Power

Ministro peruano destaca un potencial solar de más de 937 GW y 20 GW de energía eólica

Perú ha aprovechado solo el 5 % de su potencial total de energía solar, eólica e hidroeléctrica, según una declaración reciente del Ministro de Energía y Minas.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Power

Cochilco: La limitada oferta de concentrado de cobre desafía la creciente capacidad de fundición

Las fundiciones de cobre compiten por obtener concentrado de cobre en medio de interrupciones en las minas, suspensiones de operaciones y restricciones a la exportación.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Mining

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Climate Risk Emerges as Power-Plant Design Question

U.S. Refineries to Run Lower Amid Regular Maintenance Period

U.S. Developers Re-use Coal-Fired Infrastructure for New Power

Brazil Proposes First BESS Project in 2027 Transmission Auction

Australia Cutting 500 Jobs at Largest Steelworks Whyalla

Brasil propone el primer proyecto BESS de transmisión en una subasta para el 2027

Data Center Needs Drive Swath of U.S. Gas-Fired Power Projects

Plant Expansions Drive U.S. Automotive Kickoffs

Canada Draws in Billions from Toronto Investment Summit

Some U.S. Refiners Deferring Maintenance from 2026 to 2027

Walmart Dominates U.S. Refrigerated Warehousing & Distribution Construction

Saudi Arabia Yanbu Refinery Still Operating, Industrial Info Confirms

Constellation to Add Rhode Island Plant to Gas-Powered Assets

EU Breaking Away from Russian Gas, IEA Finds

Smackover Lithium Assesses Potential of Texas Brine Mine at 70,000 Tonnes Per Year

Canada Furthers Ontario Mining Through Investment Funding

Santos Next in Line to Secure LNG from Canada's Pacific Coast

Nuclear Power Sets New Generation Record in 2025

Ministro peruano destaca un potencial solar de más de 937 GW y 20 GW de energía eólica

Cochilco: La limitada oferta de concentrado de cobre desafía la creciente capacidad de fundición