Energy & Environment

Dallas – September 21, 2026 -- enCore Energy Corp. (NASDAQ, TSXV: EU) has engaged North Star Investor Relations Inc. under a consulting agreement effective September 18, 2026, paying a monthly cash retainer of CAD $10,000 for shareholder outreach, capital markets intelligence and media coordination.

North Star retainer runs for one year with a 30-day termination clause

The initial term of the Consulting Agreement is one year, renewable by mutual agreement, and either party may terminate on 30 days' written notice. North Star is owned by Graham Farrell and operates from Toronto; the firm and its principals are at arm's length to enCore and held no company securities when the agreement was signed. The engagement remains subject to TSXV approval.

Houston – September 21, 2026 -- McDermott International, Ltd has completed a comprehensive refinancing package worth more than $1 billion, combining a $500 million equity rights offering, a $550 million senior secured Nordic bond and a new long-term letter of credit facility.

Rights offering draws 97% shareholder subscription

The $500 million equity financing was structured as a rights offering to existing shareholders and was 97% subscribed by Class A ordinary shareholders. Remaining shares were absorbed through related backstop commitments, ensuring full completion of the raise.

Nordic bond matures in 2031, extends debt maturity profile

McDermott issued $550 million in senior secured bonds in the Nordic market, with maturity set for 2031. The company also secured a new long-term letter of credit and guarantee facility, alongside a revolving credit facility, as part of the same transaction.

Kunshan – September 21, 2026 -- Arctech has been awarded a Silver Medal in the 2026 EcoVadis Sustainability Rating, placing the solar tracker maker among the top 15% of companies assessed by EcoVadis worldwide.

EcoVadis scores companies across four sustainability pillars

The rating agency evaluates firms on Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement, ranking medal recipients by percentile against all companies assessed globally over the prior 12 months. Arctech's Silver Medal corresponds to the top 15% tier.

Arctech spent RMB 4.3629 million on environmental protection in 2025

That figure, approximately US$651,000, funded initiatives tied to the company's environmental performance improvements. Its self-owned photovoltaic power stations generated more than 34 million kWh of electricity, covering 24% of Arctech's total electricity consumption.

Benguerir, Morocco – September 20, 2026 -- Envision Energy has energised Morocco's first large-scale lithium iron phosphate battery storage system, a 25 MW / 125 MWh unit installed at OCP Green Energy's Benguerir mining site.

System cuts peak-hour electricity costs by roughly 25% at industrial site

The battery storage system, supplied and commissioned by Envision Energy under a contract signed in late 2025, shifts surplus daytime solar power to peak consumption hours. The company integrated the BESS with the site's solar generation, grid conditions and industrial load profile, and the system is now undergoing testing before entering commercial operation.

Houston and Oxford – September 20, 2026 -- Velocys has released the AlphaCore 800, its highest-capacity microchannel Fischer-Tropsch reactor to date, capable of producing up to 800 barrels per day, or 30,000 tonnes per year, from a single unit.

New reactor doubles capacity of predecessor model

AlphaCore 800 doubles the throughput of the AlphaCore 400 and extends Velocys' reactor family range from roughly 50 to 800 barrels per day per unit, or 2 to 30 kt/a. The reactor targets larger sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and e-fuels projects, including plants aiming for approximately 100,000 tonnes per year and above.

New York – September 20, 2026 -- More than 100 CEOs, heads of state and UN leaders concluded the 2026 UN Private Sector Forum in New York calling for faster public-private cooperation to unlock clean-energy investment, citing grid bottlenecks, regulatory uncertainty and financing gaps as the main barriers to deployment at scale.

UN Secretary-General urges companies to deploy capital and purchasing power

Hosted by the UN Global Compact on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres, the invitation-only session pressed business leaders to close the gap between existing climate commitments and the pace of change needed to keep the 1.5°C target within reach. Guterres told participants that companies possess the capital, technology, supply chains and consumer base to "supercharge the renewables revolution" through direct investment in clean power and energy efficiency, and by using purchasing power to build markets for clean technologies.

Beijing – September 20, 2026 -- Nearly 400 domestic and international delegates gathered at the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center (BMC) on September 17 as the Beijing Green Development Forum 2026 opened, unveiling a new blue book on the capital's green economy and a standards-led transition initiative backed by more than 20 institutions.

Hosted by Asia Data Group and organized by ADG Expo Group, the forum carried the theme "Green Empowerment, Low-Carbon Symbiosis" and drew support from Global Honorary Partner Huaxia Bank and strategic partner Beijing Energy Holding Co., Ltd. International bodies including the World Green Design Organization, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and the Center for China & Globalization backed the event.

Shanghai – – September 20, 2026 -- Huawei Digital Power unveiled a full-stack portfolio of grid-forming and AI-integrated energy solutions at the 4th International Digital Energy Expo, held September 15-17 in Shanghai, covering utility-scale PV, energy storage, microgrids, EV charging and AI data centers.

Utility PV solution debuts industry's first 1000VAC and grid-forming string inverter

The FusionSolar9.0 Utility PV Solution introduced what Huawei calls the industry's first 1000VAC architecture, first grid-forming string inverter, and largest 11MW smart transformer station. On September 10, 2026, Huawei's Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis solution became the first in the industry to pass the L5 certification, the highest level, from China General Certification Center.

Pittsburgh – September 20, 2026 -- Energy Corps has named four new grantees to expand access to affordable, modern energy across East and West Africa and Tribal Nations in the United States, targeting sectors from electric cooking to AI-driven energy governance.

DanChurchAid initiative moves 1,000 refugee households to electric cooking in Kenya

DanChurchAid, partnering with Mwangaza Light and Renewvia Energy, will help more than 1,000 households -- roughly 7,500 people -- in the Kakuma and Kalobeyei settlements transition from firewood and charcoal to induction cookers. The project uses pay-as-you-go financing and a discounted daytime electricity tariff to make the switch affordable.

Abilene, Texas – September 20, 2026 -- Natura Resources LLC has taken delivery of FLiBE salt from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, transferred via Idaho National Laboratory, securing a critical input for its Molten Salt Demonstration Reactor, the MSR-1, under construction at Abilene Christian University.

The shipment arrived Friday, Sept. 18, closing a supply-chain gap for one of the most specialized materials required in molten salt reactor operation.

DOE selects Natura through competitive 2025 solicitation

Natura won the salt allocation through a competitive DOE process facilitated by Idaho National Laboratory and issued in August 2025. The material contains 99.99% enriched lithium-7, a purity level that minimizes tritium generation during reactor operation.