Energy, Utilities & Environment

London – October 14, 2026 -- Price reporting agency Argus has launched the first ticket price assessments for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs) used in Germany's road transport sector, giving the emerging renewable hydrogen market a new benchmark.

Assessments cover RFNBO hydrogen, e-methanol and e-methane

The assessments reflect the value of RFNBO hydrogen and of products made from it, including e-methanol and e-methane. These fuels can be used to meet Germany's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction rules.

Germany has introduced a dedicated RFNBO quota for road transport. The quota creates a mandated market for renewable hydrogen and related products and raises demand for transparent, independent price references.

Taipei – – October 14, 2026 -- Moxa has secured prequalification from Saudi Energy, the combined entity of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) and National Grid (NG), for three industrial product categories: Ruggedized Industrial Ethernet Switches, Industrial Next-Generation Firewalls and Industrial Computers.

All three Moxa product lines join Saudi Energy's LOTAM supplier list

Saudi Energy has added the three categories to its List of Technically Acceptable Manufacturers (LOTAM). Moxa can now offer an integrated networking and computing package for critical energy infrastructure, including Substation Automation (SA) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). The company also says its solutions can support the migration and modernization of legacy substations.

Tianjin – October 14, 2026 -- Researchers at Tianjin University have developed an all-organic mixed-matrix membrane that raised CO2 permeability by an order of magnitude in simulated flue gas tests, a new record, with a preliminary capture cost estimate of about $38 per tonne of CO2.

The study appeared online in Nature Energy on Oct. 7 under the title "All-organic mixed-matrix membranes with single-crystal covalent organic frameworks for carbon capture."

Weak-interaction inlaying targets the filler-polymer compatibility problem

Mixed-matrix membranes pair the processability of polymers with the molecular transport of porous fillers. Development has been limited by compatibility problems between the two components. Porous particles can aggregate or settle within the polymer. Overly strong filler-polymer interactions can restrict polymer movement or block transport pathways.

Oslo – October 14, 2026 -- Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of Nel ASA (OSE: NEL), has received a purchase order worth about USD 12 million from an undisclosed U.S.-based global technology company for multiple containerized PEM electrolyser units and related services.

Order covers MC-series units with delivery estimated in 2027

The order is for Nel's MC-series, a containerized PEM electrolyser platform built for on-site hydrogen production. Delivery is estimated for 2027. The customer's name was not disclosed.

Nel will build the stacks in Wallingford, Connecticut

Production of the stacks will take place at Nel's facility in Wallingford, CT. The company said the containerized format supports faster installation and integration in technology environments where performance, reliability and supplier execution are critical.

Madison, Wisconsin – October 14, 2026 -- Endure Critical Solutions has acquired the UPS services division of Precise Power, extending its vendor-neutral critical power service network into the Southeast. The announcement did not include financial terms.

Precise Power keeps its turnkey equipment business while the service team joins Endure

Precise Power will retain its critical infrastructure equipment and turnkey solutions segment. Its service technicians, account contacts and support staff move to Endure, and existing service contracts remain in effect. Customers will be served by the same people, now backed by Endure's wider North American footprint.

Menlo Park – October 14, 2026 -- Mainspring Energy has signed a sales agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) to supply up to 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of Mainspring Linear Generators through 2034, the largest linear generator procurement to date.

AEP orders first 190 MW tranche for delivery from 2027

AEP has already purchased an initial tranche of 190 megawatts (MW). Deliveries of that first batch begin in 2027, while the remaining capacity under the agreement would be supplied over the period to 2034.

AEP is one of North America's largest electric utilities.

New York – October 14, 2026 -- Ensorcia Group Holdings, LLC has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Argentina Wildcats, LLC (AW), a deal that would add roughly 50,000 hectares of lithium ground in Argentina and take the company's combined holdings to approximately 67,000 hectares.

Cash deal for 100% of AW comes with contingent consideration

Ensorcia will buy all of AW's outstanding membership interests for cash, plus additional contingent consideration. The source gives no price or contingent terms. Closing remains subject to confirmatory legal review and other customary conditions.

AW holds interests in the former LEXI lithium property.

Drilling and brine testing preceded the decision

Ensorcia moved ahead after drilling and flow testing on the AW property and an evaluation of brine sample results. That evaluation included testing by International Battery Metals Ltd. (IBAT).

Winnemucca – October 14, 2026 -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) drilled 19.6 meters grading 30.49 g/t gold and 1,726.72 g/t silver at its Vortex system in Nevada, the best hole in the company's more than 40-year history and the highest gold grades ever reported at Hycroft.

Hole H26D-6175A includes a 1.7-meter interval at 347.07 g/t gold

The high-grade core of the intercept returned 347.07 g/t gold and 9,526.36 g/t silver over 1.7 meters, with visible gold present. The result also marks the highest silver grades ever drilled at Vortex. The hole came from the 2025-2026 Exploration Drill Program.

H26D-6175A also intersected significant intervals of gold and silver mineralization along the full length of the hole, adding to mineralization within the resource.

Seattle – October 14, 2026 -- CenTrio is advancing engineering design for a 25-megawatt electric boiler at its Western Avenue plant, a project that could cut emissions by more than 60%, or about 42,000 tons a year, at maximum utilization.

The boiler will deliver roughly 85,000 pounds of steam per hour to buildings on CenTrio's Seattle district energy system. It is the first phase of the plant's decarbonization plan.

Construction is planned for 2027, with operations about two years later

CenTrio has engaged Affiliated Engineers (AEI) to complete the engineering design. It is working with Seattle City Light to secure the power the boiler requires. Construction will begin after engineering, permitting, utility coordination and final approvals are complete. The boiler is expected to be operational roughly two years after construction starts.

Houston – – October 14, 2026 -- Nightpeak Energy has closed financing on and brought online its 150 MW, two-hour Bocanova 2 battery storage project in Southeast Texas, doubling the Bocanova site to 300 MW as data centers and other large loads drive electricity demand growth on the ERCOT grid.

Bocanova 2 reached commercial operation on September 17

The project is the second phase of Nightpeak's battery development in Brazoria County, near the Houston metropolitan area. The first 150 MW phase, Bocanova 1, began commercial operation in August 2025. The site is located in what the company describes as one of the country's fastest-growing electricity load centers.

Tesla Megapack 2 XL systems anchor the 150 MW build

Bocanova 2 uses Tesla's Megapack 2 XL battery storage systems. It operates under a long-term offtake agreement with an investment-grade counterparty, which the source does not name.