Energy & Environment

E2 Absorbs Cleantech Leaders Roundtable, Expands to 13,000-Member Network

Washington, D.C. – September 30, 2026 -- E2, a nonpartisan business organization for climate and clean energy policy, has merged operations with Cleantech Leaders Roundtable (CTLR), folding CTLR's executive network into E2's base of more than 13,000 business leaders nationwide.

CTLR becomes an E2 program while keeping its brand and leadership team

Under the agreement, CTLR retains its name and identity but operates as a program of E2, gaining access to E2's national and state policy, advocacy, and communications resources. CTLR CEO Ann Davlin and other CTLR staff are joining the E2 team. The deal lands as CTLR approaches its 10th anniversary in 2027.

Lode Gold Taps 35-Year Mining Veteran for Fremont Project

Vancouver – September 30, 2026 -- Lode Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: LOD; OTCQB: LODFF; X27: FR) has named Patrick W. Garretson as Senior Technical Advisor to its Fremont Gold Mine project in Mariposa, California, bringing 35 years of operational experience from South32, Newmont, Goldcorp, Barrick and BHP Billiton to the brownfield asset.

Garretson led feasibility work on South32's Hermosa Project in Arizona

Most recently, Garretson served as Project Lead for Technical Services and Feasibility Study at South32's Hermosa Project, overseeing the Taylor-Hermosa Feasibility Study through mine design, permitting and planning. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from Fort Lewis College and is a member of the Geological Society of Nevada, Arizona Geological Society and AusIMM.

ArcLight Acquires 50% Stake in Invenergy's 5.4 GW IATP Power Portfolio

Boston – September 30, 2026 -- ArcLight Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in IATP, a 5.4 GW power portfolio spanning 11 infrastructure assets across North America, with Invenergy retaining the remaining 50% ownership and continuing to operate the platform.

Portfolio combines contracted revenue with dispatchable generation for AI-driven demand

IATP pairs a substantial base of existing contracted revenue with near-term recontracting opportunities and potential expansion projects, targeting electricity demand growth from AI, data centers and broader economic electrification. The portfolio includes four combined-cycle facilities: Grays Harbor Energy Center in Washington, Nelson Energy Center in Illinois, Lackawanna Energy Center in Pennsylvania, and St. Clair Energy Centre in Ontario.

Ørsted Starts 200 MW Blackwater Solar Project in New Mexico

Austin – September 30, 2026 -- Ørsted has begun construction on Blackwater Solar, a 200 MW solar farm in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, marking the Danish energy developer's first project in the state.

Project will supply power equivalent to 56,000 homes under long-term contract

Located between Portales and Clovis, Blackwater Solar is backed by a long-term power purchase agreement designed to meet rising industrial electricity demand within the Southwest Power Pool territory. The facility will generate enough electricity annually to power the equivalent of more than 56,000 homes. Ørsted sourced the project's solar panels from domestic manufacturer First Solar. Commercial operations are expected to begin in late 2027.

Europe's Grid Swings From Negative Prices to €210/MWh as Storage Demand Surges

Munich – – September 30, 2026 -- Germany's day-ahead power prices spiked to around €210/MWh during summer heatwaves this year, levels typically seen only in winter, according to LSEG data cited by Reuters, even as the same market recorded 573 hours of negative wholesale prices in 2025.

Heat and oversupply pushed Europe's power market to opposite extremes within hours

Rising cooling demand collided with reduced nuclear output caused by high river temperatures and low water levels, while weak wind conditions and lower thermal efficiency tightened supply further. Hours later, the same grids faced the reverse problem: too much electricity. The International Energy Agency found negative-price hours accounted for roughly 6% of the year in 2025 across Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands.

Kenon to Pay $450M for 25% Stake in US District Energy Firm Vicinity

Singapore – – September 30, 2026 -- Kenon Holdings Ltd. has agreed to acquire a 25% equity interest in Vicinity District Energy for approximately $450 million, as part of a broader transaction valuing the company at $2.92 billion.

Antin Infrastructure Partners exits majority stake in $2.92 billion deal

The current owner, an entity related to Antin Infrastructure Partners, is selling a majority interest in Vicinity to a buyer jointly owned by Kenon and funds managed by Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM). Under the Equity Purchase Agreement, the buyer will acquire between approximately 60% and 100% of Vicinity Holding Company. A consortium of lenders has committed non-recourse debt financing of up to $1.4 billion to fund part of the purchase price and future growth capital expenditures.

Hoymiles Cuts On-Site Storage Install Time to 10 Hours With New BESS

Hangzhou, China – September 30, 2026 -- Hoymiles Power Electronics has launched HoyUltra 2000M, a commercial and industrial energy storage system that cuts required on-site construction work from an estimated 46 hours to 10 hours.

Integrated design shrinks system footprint by 15%

HoyUltra 2000M combines battery, power conversion system (PCS), thermal management, static transfer switch and fire protection into a single unit. Compared with a conventional setup using 10 storage containers in parallel, Hoymiles states the integrated design reduces system footprint by approximately 15% and lowers the volume of external equipment and on-site wiring needed.

Kinetics to Convert LNG Carrier Into 143,000 cbm FSRU by 2028

London – September 30, 2026 -- Kinetics has acquired the LNG carrier Arctic Voyager for conversion into a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) named LNGT Akdeniz, expanding its floating LNG infrastructure fleet.

Converted vessel will deliver 650 mmscfd regasification capacity

The multi-spec FSRU will have storage capacity of approximately 143,000 cbm and a regasification flow rate of 650 mmscfd, built on Moss-type cargo tanks with an expected economic life of 20 years. Delivery of the converted unit is scheduled for the third quarter of 2028.

CFS Signs Largest-Ever HTS Tape Deal With Fujikura for ARC Fusion Plants

Devens, Mass. and Tokyo – September 30, 2026 -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has agreed to purchase more than 10,000 km (3 GA-m) of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape from Japan's Fujikura Ltd., in what the companies describe as the largest supply agreement of its kind for HTS tape.

Fujikura expands capacity to supply CFS' ARC fusion power plants

Under the long-term agreement, Fujikura is investing to expand its manufacturing capacity to deliver the HTS tape volume needed for CFS' ARC power plant rollout. The material will first be used at the Fall Line Fusion Power Station, CFS' planned grid-scale plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

China Touts 1.17 Billion kW Clean Power Retrofit at CCICED Summit

Beijing – – September 30, 2026 -- Global climate officials meeting in Beijing this week pressed for faster international cooperation on clean energy, pointing to China's build-out of what they called the world's largest clean power and clean steel production systems as a template for coordinated industrial policy.

China reports ultra-low-emission retrofits across 1.17 billion kilowatts of coal power capacity

Huang Runqiu, China's minister of ecology and environment and executive vice-chairperson of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), said the retrofits extend to 990 million metric tons of crude steel production capacity. He added that China now operates or has under construction 101 nuclear power units, the largest such pipeline globally. The figures were presented as evidence of tangible emissions-cutting action rather than policy commitments alone.

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