Energy & Environment

Atlanta – September 21, 2026 -- Georgia Power and Google have filed a new agreement with the Georgia Public Service Commission that ties Google's subscription to nuclear capacity uprates at Plants Hatch and Vogtle, a move projected to deliver approximately $900 million in customer benefits over the life of the units.

Google subscription funds 96 megawatts of new nuclear capacity

The filings, submitted under Docket 44280 and Docket 56002, detail how Google's support for extended power uprates (EPUs) at Georgia Power's owned nuclear units will add roughly 96 megawatts of capacity to the state grid. The agreement requires PSC approval and introduces a new Nuclear Uprate (NU-1) tariff structure.

Phoenix – September 21, 2026 -- SWCA Environmental Consultants has launched Regulatory Radar, a subscription-based intelligence platform designed to help project teams anticipate environmental regulatory changes before they disrupt budgets, permitting timelines and compliance obligations.

Platform targets power, energy and infrastructure compliance teams

Regulatory Radar currently supports audiences focused on power and energy, infrastructure and construction compliance. Subscribers receive portal access and targeted alerts when regulatory developments may affect inspections, permits, schedules, budgets or compliance obligations.

Camden, N.J. – September 21, 2026 -- American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the U.S., has been named to the fourth edition of TIME's World's Best Companies list for 2026, a ranking produced with market research firm Statista Inc.

TIME and Statista evaluate 1,000 top global performers across three metrics

The ranking draws on survey data from more than 200,000 employees worldwide to gauge satisfaction, three-year revenue growth figures from Statista's revenue database, and sustainability transparency scored against standardized ESG KPIs. Companies were required to show positive revenue growth over the past three years to qualify for consideration.

American Water secures two additional TIME recognitions this year

Beyond the World's Best Companies list, American Water was also named to TIME's World's Most Sustainable Companies for 2026 and TIME's America's Best Companies for 2026.

Washington – – September 21, 2026 -- Elementl Power, an independent developer of utility-scale nuclear power projects, has appointed Robey Clark as senior vice president of Projects to oversee delivery of the company's 5-gigawatt (GW) development portfolio.

Clark takes charge of Elementl's 5 GW nuclear pipeline

Clark will hold executive oversight of Elementl's project management activities, coordinating closely with the company's Licensing and Regulatory Affairs team. His mandate covers the company's current 5 GW portfolio, including a 1.8 GW strategic development arrangement with Google and a 1.5 GW small modular reactor (SMR) project under active development in southeast Ohio. He will report to Elementl's Chief Projects Officer, Shawn Hughes.

Atlanta – September 21, 2026 -- Georgia Power is donating $10,000 to launch "Georgia in Color," a fundraising initiative by Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites to place free EnChroma color-accessibility glasses across all Georgia State Parks.

Georgia Power builds on prior $25,000 commitment to accessibility program

The new donation follows a $25,000 gift the utility made at the end of 2025 to help Friends develop the color-accessibility program. EnChroma glasses use specialized optical filters to enhance color contrast for visitors with red-green color vision deficiency, a condition that can make fall foliage, spring wildflowers and scenic landscapes appear less distinct. Georgia Power has also previously partnered with the Aimee Copeland Foundation to place all-terrain Trackchairs in state parks for visitor use.

New York – September 21, 2026 -- Hartree Partners has agreed to purchase and market approximately 10,000 metric tons per year of lithium carbonate from Bridge Green Upcycle under an eight-year commercial agreement valued at an estimated $500 million to $1 billion at current market conditions.

Hartree secures exclusive marketing rights across all lithium carbonate grades produced at Bridge Green facilities

The agreement grants Hartree exclusive marketing rights for lithium carbonate produced by Bridge Green during the initial term, with an option to renew for an additional seven years. Hartree also made an equity investment in Bridge Green's bridge financing round, funding the company's planned expansion of battery recycling and critical-mineral refining. First lithium carbonate volumes under the agreement are projected for 2028.

Sacramento, Calif. – September 21, 2026 -- Infinium has introduced mSAF, a new product line that converts renewable natural gas, biogas, flare gas and other methane streams into low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), extending the company's existing CO2-based eSAF business into a second feedstock category.

Infinium adds methane pathway to complement its CO2-based eSAF business

The mSAF platform targets methane already aggregated at landfills, dairies, wastewater facilities and gas-gathering systems across North America, Asia and Europe. CEO Robert Schuetzle said the offering lets Infinium apply its proven technology across a broader range of locations while delivering more low-carbon fuel alongside its growing eSAF operations.

Tonopah, Nevada – September 21, 2026 -- A2Gold Corp. (TSXV: AUAU) (OTCQX: AUXXF) (FRA: RR7) reported the highest-grade gold assay to date at its Eastside Gold-Silver Project, with drill hole CAC-007 returning 141.10 g/t gold over 0.9 metres roughly 53 metres below surface.

Drill hole CAC-007 delivers 141.10 g/t gold, the strongest result yet at Eastside

The intercept, recorded at 75.9 metres downhole within the existing Castle mineral resource, is tied to an interpreted northeast-striking structural zone where Tertiary volcanic rocks meet Paleozoic sedimentary basement. The result sits along the same structural trend as previously reported high-grade surface samples at Black Rock, which returned 10.50 g/t Au over 0.26 metres and 5.63 g/t Au over 0.28 metres. A2Gold flagged the roughly 400-metre corridor between Black Rock and CAC-007 as incompletely tested and a priority for follow-up drilling.

Alexandria, Va. – September 21, 2026 -- The Water-AI NexusTM Center of Excellence marked its first anniversary by adding Veolia, WaterISAC, the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturer's Association, and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership to its Advisory Council, bringing the total of 2026 additions to 20 organizations.

The Center was founded by the Water Environment Federation (WEF), Amazon, The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and Leading Utilities of the World to address competing pressures between AI infrastructure water demand and municipal utility resilience.

Los Angeles – September 21, 2026 -- Fluxnium, Inc. has closed a $7 million seed round led by Congruent Ventures to commercialize technology that adsorbs uranium directly from seawater, targeting a domestic alternative to mined ore for nuclear fuel supply. Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture arm of Constellation (NASDAQ: CEG), and Active Impact Investments, Canada's largest climate tech seed fund, also participated in the round.

Seawater holds roughly 1,000 times more uranium than all identified land deposits combined

Fluxnium's proprietary high-surface-area fiber, developed in partnership with a U.S. national laboratory, passively captures dissolved uranium as seawater flows through it. The fiber deploys on longline systems in open water, the same passive infrastructure used in commercial seaweed and mussel farming, then is retrieved, processed and redeployed.