Energy, Utilities & Environment

Longview – October 18, 2026 -- Diversified Energy distributed approximately 430 winter essentials to students at J.L. Everhart Magnet Elementary School in Longview, Texas, in its sixth consecutive year partnering with national nonprofit Operation Warm.

Employees hand out new shoes and socks ahead of colder months

The event took place on a Friday at the school. Diversified Energy employees gave brand-new shoes with socks to local children in need. The natural gas and oil company operates in Texas.

Sixth year of partnership tied to community engagement

Diversified described the initiative as part of its ongoing commitment to philanthropy and volunteer engagement in the communities where it operates. The company said the six-year relationship with Operation Warm reinforces its core value of community engagement.

Beijing – October 18, 2026 -- The Huaneng Zangmu Hydropower Station on the Yarlung Zangbo River spent about 360 million yuan ($53.27 million) on a fishway, and the channel has helped about 570,000 fish pass the dam since the plant began operating in 2015.

The station is about 400 meters long and more than 100 meters high. It covers nearly 26 percent of electricity demand in Xizang Autonomous Region and ended the region's reliance on diesel for large-scale power supply.

Ecological spending extends beyond the fishway

Station head Sun Chao said a fast-flowing fish stock enhancement and release station cost 48 million yuan ($7.10 million) to build. Annual fry-breeding costs are nearly 7 million yuan ($1.04 million). The release project has run for 12 years and has put 1.97 million fish into the river.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Group Limited (NASDAQ: FGL) has secured a RM19.5 million (approximately US$5 million) engineering, procurement and construction contract for a 5.5MW solar facility under Malaysia's Large Scale Solar 5 (LSS5) programme.

A solar investment company awarded the contract. Founder Group will oversee design, construction, testing and commissioning of the plant.

Plant must reach commercial operation by May 1, 2027

The project carries a guaranteed Maximum Annual Available Capacity (MAAQ) of 13,568.8 megawatt-hours (MWh) for the first two years of operation. Commercial operation is scheduled for May 1, 2027.

CEO Lee Seng Chi said the company aims to achieve energization by early 2027 and cited its track record in utility-scale projects since LSS4.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Group Limited (NASDAQ: FGL) has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract valued at RM34 million (about US$8.6 million) under Malaysia's Large Scale Solar 5 (LSS5) programme, lifting its total LSS5 contract value to about RM70 million (about US$17.7 million).

The company won the contract in collaboration with a solar investment company that the source does not name.

Founder Group will build a 9.5 MW facility due online by May 1, 2027

Under the newly signed contract, Founder Group will handle design, construction, testing and commissioning of the 9.5 MW solar facility. The company agreed earlier this month to build the facility under LSS5. Commercial operation is scheduled for no later than May 1, 2027.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Energy Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Founder Group Limited (FGL), has signed a turn-key EPCC contract worth approximately RM5.58 million (US$1.37 million) to build a 1.78 MW-peak rooftop solar system for a shrimp farming and processing facility in Ayer Hitam, Kedah.

The deal is Founder Group's second solar project for the agricultural sector. It follows a shrimp farm project in Terengganu and is the company's first to combine an integrated shrimp farm with a processing plant.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Founder Energy Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Founder Group Limited (FGL), has been engaged as subcontractor for a 29.99MWac large-scale solar photovoltaic facility in Daerah Kuala Muda, Kedah, in a deal valued at RM6.05 million (approximately US$1.5 million).

The award falls under Malaysia's Corporate Green Power Programme (CGPP), a national mechanism that lets corporates procure renewable energy directly from large-scale solar developers via the grid.

Founder Energy takes on procurement, installation and commissioning scope

Under the letter of award, Founder Energy covers procurement, electrical and mechanical installation, and commissioning of the facility. Major equipment is excluded and will be purchased directly by the main contractor.

Kuala Lumpur – – October 17, 2026 -- Nasdaq-listed Founder Group Limited (FGL) has completed the acquisition of a 19.90% equity interest in Nichcom Go Sdn. Bhd., the Malaysian charge point operator behind the SpacePlus EV charging brand. Financial terms were not disclosed in the announcement.

Malaysia's charger rollout trails its 2025 target by more than 3,500 units

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) reported 6,416 EV chargers installed nationwide as of May 31, 2026: 2,143 DC chargers and 4,273 AC chargers. That is short of the original 10,000-unit target set for 2025. The National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) now targets 30,000 public charging stations by 2030, roughly five times today's installed base.

Kuala Lumpur – October 17, 2026 -- Nasdaq-listed Founder Group Limited (FGL) is tendering through its subsidiary Founder Energy Sdn. Bhd. for projects under Malaysia's Large-Scale Solar 6 (LSS6) programme, which is expected to draw RM13 billion to RM15 billion (US$3.2 billion to US$3.7 billion) in private investment.

PETRA offers 2,500MW of solar and 1,250MW of battery storage under LSS6

The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) launched LSS6 in July 2026. The quota covers 2,500MW of solar capacity paired with 1,250MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity. A further 150MW of solar capacity is reserved for Bumiputera companies in Peninsular Malaysia.

Shangrao – October 17, 2026 -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) unveiled Tiger Neo 5.0, an all-black residential module that delivers 510 W maximum power at 25.52% module efficiency, roughly 30 W more than conventional back-contact (BC) products.

First 48-cell all-black version targets premium rooftops

The first Tiger Neo 5.0 version to reach the market is an all-black 48-cell module. JinkoSolar designed it for premium homes and other architecturally refined residences, where appearance weighs alongside output. The module has a deeper and more uniform black finish than conventional BC modules, which the company says helps it blend into dark-colored rooftops.

Vancouver – October 17, 2026 -- Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) will review its third-quarter 2026 operating results in a conference call on Monday, October 17, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time).

Ballard opens Q3 call to investors by phone and webcast

Participants in Canada and the United States can join the live call through a toll-free dial-in line. A live webcast will also run through a link on the homepage of Ballard's website, in the 'Latest News' section.

Webcast to stay available in the Investor Hub after the call

After the call ends, Ballard will post a link to the webcast in the 'Investor Hub' area of the 'Investors' section of its website. Investors who cannot attend live can review the discussion of the quarterly results there.