Energy, Utilities & Environment

Hyliion Holdings Faces Securities Class Action Over VFG Data-Center Deal

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Hyliion Holdings Faces Securities Class Action Over VFG Data-Center Deal

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has filed a securities class action against Hyliion Holdings Corp. (NYSE: HYLN) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, covering investors who purchased shares between May 12, 2026 and June 23, 2026.

Complaint targets Hyliion's disclosures on the VFG Holdings power deal

The lawsuit alleges Hyliion overstated the substance of its May 12, 2026 non-binding Letter of Intent with VFG Holdings, which outlined up to 250 KARNO Cores and 50 MW of potential data-center power deployments over five years. Plaintiffs claim the company presented the VFG relationship and its broader commercial pipeline more favorably than the underlying facts supported. HYLN shares rose sharply following the May 12 announcement.

Nabors Industries Sets Oct 28 Call for Q3 2026 Earnings

Houston – September 16, 2026 -- Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) will release third-quarter 2026 results after market close on October 29, 2026, followed by a conference call the next morning to discuss the figures with investors.

Executives to detail Q3 results covering the period ended September 30, 2026

Chairman, President and CEO Anthony G. Petrello and Chief Financial Officer Miguel A. Rodriguez will lead the call on Wednesday, October 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Participants are advised to dial in 10 to 15 minutes early to secure a connection.

Replay access runs through November 4

A recording of the call will be available for one week, until 4:00 p.m. CT on November 4, 2026. Callers in North America can access the replay at (855) 669-9658, while international listeners should dial (412) 317-0088, using Conference Replay Entry Number 6139974.

Dragonfly Energy Adds Sphere Energy Co-Founder Lutz to Board

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Dragonfly Energy Adds Sphere Energy Co-Founder Lutz to Board

Reno – October 29, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) has appointed Dr. Lukas Lutz, co-founder of Germany-based AI engineering firm Sphere Energy, to its Board of Directors. The move adds battery-simulation and machine-learning expertise as the company works to use data from its installed base of Battle Born Batteries.

Sphere Energy models simulate battery aging from a handful of tests

Lutz co-founded Sphere with Luca Scherrer and Dr. Daniel Alves Dalla Corte. The company built an AI Operating System that lets large corporations scale AI applications across their organizations. Its proprietary transformer-based models generate CAD parts from a single requirement, optimize complex crash scenarios, and simulate battery aging and performance from just a handful of tests.

Dragonfly Energy Wins USPTO Patent Allowance for Solid-State Battery Materials

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Dragonfly Energy Wins USPTO Patent Allowance for Solid-State Battery Materials

RENO – October 29, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its application titled "Powderized Solid-State Electrolyte and Electroactive Materials," adding to its U.S. intellectual property position in advanced battery cell manufacturing.

Allowed application targets manufacturing processes for solid-state cells

The application covers manufacturing processes that support the company's solid-state battery development. Dragonfly Energy, maker of Battle Born Batteries, has not disclosed commercial terms, production timelines or financial figures tied to the allowance.

Greentown Labs Opens Year Two of $50,000 First Valley Fellowship

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Greentown Labs Opens Year Two of $50,000 First Valley Fellowship

Somerville – October 29, 2026 -- Greentown Labs Boston has opened applications for the second year of its First Valley Fellowship, which gives selected Massachusetts climate and energy founders $50,000 in non-dilutive funding and six months of support to move from proof of concept to first prototype. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) funds the stipends, and the Barr Foundation also supports the program.

Each Fellow receives $25,000 in living support and $25,000 for R&D

The $50,000 award splits evenly between a living stipend and R&D support. Fellows also get six months of no-cost membership and workspace at Greentown Boston for up to two co-founders, plus access to more than $1 million in in-kind resources. These include free and discounted software, legal services, business support and specialized facilities.

Enertech Adds $0-Down Lease and HELOC Options for Geothermal

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Enertech Adds $0-Down Lease and HELOC Options for Geothermal

Greenville, Illinois – October 29, 2026 -- Enertech Global LLC has signed two financing partnerships that let HVAC contractors offer residential geothermal heat pump installations with $0 down, targeting the upfront cost that makes homeowners hesitate.

Palmetto lease covers maintenance and repairs for 10 years

The Palmetto Geothermal Lease carries no down payment and includes maintenance and repairs for the full 10-year term. Palmetto says it has deployed more than $4B in assets over more than a decade in clean energy leasing. Contractors can offer the lease through a turnkey financing portal.

Enertech is one of a select group of equipment manufacturers approved for the program.

Shell Starts Silvertip Phase 3 Output at Perdido Spar in Gulf

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Shell Starts Silvertip Phase 3 Output at Perdido Spar in Gulf

Houston – October 29, 2026 -- Shell Offshore Inc. has started production at Phase 3 of the Silvertip project, adding two wells that are expected to produce up to 6,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) at peak rates at the Shell-operated Perdido spar in the Gulf of America.

Silvertip Frio wells are tied into existing subsea infrastructure

The two wells sit in the Silvertip Frio reservoir, where Shell holds 40% and operates, and Chevron U.S.A. holds 60%. Phase 3 connects them to subsea infrastructure already in place, avoiding a new host facility.

Current estimated recoverable volumes for Phase 3 are 17 million boe, classified as 2P under the Society of Petroleum Engineers' Resource Classification System. Both the peak rate and the resource estimate are 100% gross figures.

MaxSolar Delivers 36.5 MWp Solar Power to SAP Under 10-Year PPA

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MaxSolar Delivers 36.5 MWp Solar Power to SAP Under 10-Year PPA

Traunstein – October 29, 2026 -- MaxSolar GmbH is now delivering power from 36.5 MWp of German solar capacity to SAP SE under a ten-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA), after the second of two projects entered operation.

Two solar parks in Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein supply the contract

The PPA covers the 25 MWp Memmendorf park in Saxony and the Pahlen park in Schleswig-Holstein, which has roughly 11.5 MWp. Memmendorf has fed power into the grid since April 2026. Pahlen was commissioned in August 2026, so both projects now deliver under the agreement.

The contract provides for physical power delivery under a pay-as-nominated model. Guarantees of origin are supplied for the electricity delivered.

Grounded Lithium PFS Shows C$125M NPV, 11% IRR for Kindersley

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Grounded Lithium PFS Shows C$125M NPV, 11% IRR for Kindersley

CALGARY – October 29, 2026 -- Grounded Lithium Corp. (TSXV: GRD) has filed a pre-feasibility study for the Kindersley Lithium Project (KLP) reporting an NPV8 of C$125 million and an after-tax IRR of 11% for a first phase covering only 13% of the project area.

Stantec study for Grounded Lithium and Denison is dated June 26, 2026

The NI 43-101 technical report, "Kindersley Lithium Project – Phase 1 Pre-Feasibility Study," was prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd. for GLC and its project partner Denison Mines Corp. It follows a company news release dated October 13, 2026. The PFS rests on a considerably smaller land base than the 2023 PEA. The KLP resource base totals about 1.0 million metric tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent, combining Mineral Reserves with Measured and Indicated Resources.

OGE Energy Q3 EPS Hits $1.52, Guidance Lifted on Heat

OKLAHOMA CITY – October 29, 2026 -- OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE) reported third-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.52 per diluted share, up from $1.14 a year earlier, and now expects full-year earnings to exceed its original guidance range.

OGE Energy net income climbs to $316.2 million on warmer weather

Net income at the parent of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) reached $316.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2026, against $231.3 million in the same period of 2025. Stronger sales from significantly warmer weather drove the increase, partly offset by higher income tax expense.

OG&E contributes $320.9 million, up from $242.9 million

The regulated electric utility earned $1.54 per diluted share, compared with $1.20 in the third quarter of 2025.