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US: Vineyard Offshore has agreed to buy 2000t of cement from Sublime Systems, a Massachusetts startup planning a US$150m ‘carbon-free’ cement plant in the city. The cement will be used for turbine platforms and onshore civil works within the Vineyard Wind 2 project, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint. This agreement is contingent on the project's selection in upcoming solicitations.

Saudi Arabia: GE has struck a deal with Saudi Cement to upgrade three GE 6B gas turbines at Saudi Cement’s Hofuf plant with its Advanced Gas Path (AGP) product. The AGP upgrade is intended to increase the combined output of the three turbines by 16.9%. The upgrade should help Saudi Cement increase power output and efficiency while reducing the need to draw power from the local power grid. No value for the deal has been disclosed.