Energy Transition

Melbourne – October 29, 2026 -- Envision Energy has unveiled an AI-powered hybrid energy system for mining and smelting that targets about 20% lower overall energy costs, a renewable electricity share above 80% and supply reliability exceeding 99.95%. The company presented the system at All Energy Australia. Results depend on local resources, system configuration and production requirements.

System couples wind, solar and storage with AI dispatch for remote sites

The package combines wind, solar, battery storage, and gas turbines intended to run on green hydrogen or green ammonia. An integrated dispatch and control system ties these together. Envision aims it at remote mining sites with weak or no grid connections, where affordable and reliable green power is hardest to secure.

VANCOUVER – October 28, 2026 -- Purecore Metals Inc. (CSE: PURE) has published a report that cites Sprott scenarios of cumulative uranium supply deficits of roughly 700 million to 1.7 billion pounds of U3O8 through 2040. The report, titled Uranium and the AI Power Boom, sets those scenarios against rising electricity consumption from artificial intelligence and data centre infrastructure.

It draws on the IEA, IAEA, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Sprott Asset Management and Cameco. The central argument is a timing mismatch: AI infrastructure is built quickly, while new uranium mines take far longer to bring into production.

LONDON – October 27, 2026 -- China holds the highest electrification deployment score among 16 countries assessed in a new index, while the US risks losing momentum and several large European economies have yet to turn policy into delivery.

The Electrification Competitiveness Index, developed by the We Mean Business Coalition with support from RMI, measures electrification delivery on the ground alongside the enabling conditions needed for further progress. Those factors indicate how ready each economy is for businesses to electrify operations. Across most countries, policy and other enablers run ahead of actual deployment.

Munich – October 21, 2026 -- SINBON Electronics will exhibit at two German trade fairs in November 2026, electronica in Munich (November 10-13) and SPS Smart Production Solutions in Nuremberg (November 24-26), to present customized interconnect and system integration solutions for energy, mobility, automation and AI infrastructure.

SINBON targets AI servers, solar, EV charging and robotics at electronica

At electronica, at Messe München, Hall A3, Booth 341, the company will show products across several end markets. Customized connectors for AI servers, cabling for solar and energy storage systems, and EV charging cables are on the list. So are battery swapping cabinets for vehicles and autonomous devices, diagnostic imaging cables, and interconnect solutions for collaborative robots.

London – October 19, 2026 -- The global green ammonia market, valued at USD 150.8 million in 2025, is projected to reach USD 5.10 billion by 2035, a 42.22% compound annual growth rate, according to Credence Research. All market sizes, segment shares and regional allocations are Credence Research model estimates, not audited supplier sales totals.

Asia Pacific holds 60.2% of 2025 value, Latin America grows fastest at 54.11%

Asia Pacific accounted for 60.2% of modeled 2025 value, reflecting early Chinese plant output and demand. Europe followed with 26.7%, Middle East and Africa with 8.0%, North America with 3.3% and Latin America with 1.8%.

Latin America posts the fastest modeled regional growth, from a small base. Chile and Brazil have strong renewable resources and potential fertilizer or export demand. In North America, some producers favor carbon capture on conventional plants, keeping electrolytic ammonia a small share of supply.

Los Angeles – October 19, 2026 -- Clean Power Alliance (CPA) closed its seventh energy prepayment bond transaction, valued at $1.4 billion, and expects about $91.1 million in renewable energy cost savings over the bonds' initial 7-year period, an average of $12.7 million per year.

The deal lifts CPA's cumulative prepay issuance to $8.3 billion. Initial-period savings across all seven transactions now total $519.1 million, or roughly $65 million per year on average.

J.P. Morgan acts as underwriter and prepaid energy supplier for the first time

This is CPA's first prepay bond with J.P. Morgan as underwriter and J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation as prepaid energy supplier. According to CPA, it is also the first electric prepay deal in the U.S. completed with J.P. Morgan.

Moody's assigned the bonds an investment-grade Aa3 rating, and Kestrel gave them a 'Green Bonds' designation.

Washington, D.C. – October 19, 2026 -- ConnectDER's full line of meter socket adapters is now approved for installation across Pepco's service territory in Washington, D.C., a market where 100-amp panels can force main service upgrades costing $1,800 to $5,800 before solar, storage or EV charging equipment can be connected. D.C. becomes the 54th utility in ConnectDER's network, which reaches nearly 40 million households.

The approval covers three products: the Solar MSA, the EV MSA and the IslandDER MSA. Each adapter plugs into the existing meter socket on the outside of the home. According to the company, this avoids main panel upgrades, service upsizing, circuit relocations, backup load panels and system controllers.

Delray Beach – October 19, 2026 -- The global fuel gas system market for combined-cycle power plants will grow from USD 1,410.2 million in 2026 to USD 1,837.7 million by 2031, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4%, according to MarketsandMarkets. The market stood at USD 1,350.0 million in 2025.

Demand is driven by more complex natural gas supply streams, variations in gas composition and stricter fuel-quality requirements. These factors raise the importance of fuel gas conditioning systems in combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) applications. Expanding LNG-based supply chains and gas-to-power infrastructure add to adoption of systems that handle varying supply conditions.

Espoo – October 19, 2026 -- A 40,000 cubic metre underground hydrogen storage facility in Finnish crystalline bedrock would cost approximately EUR 30 million and take four to five years to deliver, including planning and permitting, according to a study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Geological Survey of Finland GTK.

The Business Finland-funded HUG project is the first comprehensive assessment of hydrogen storage requirements under Finnish conditions. Nearly twenty companies active in Finland's hydrogen economy took part.

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.