Energy & Environment

Gothenburg – September 15, 2026 -- Volvo Group will develop an energy park near its planned Mariestad battery cell production site, initially providing approximately 70 MW/260 MWh of battery storage capacity, making it one of the largest energy parks in Sweden.

Volvo Group commits to 70 MW/260 MWh storage capacity as first development phase

The energy park will grow along two parallel tracks: a large-scale battery storage facility using Volvo Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) from Volvo Energy, and a future test bed for developing new energy solutions. The facility is expected to become operational during 2027.

Berlin – September 15, 2026 -- The Mittelplate oil platform in the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage site generated just 0.2 percent of Schleswig-Holstein's state budget in 2025, according to a new analysis by German environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH).

Harbour Energy paid 45 million euros in extraction levies against a 21.9 billion euro state budget

British operator Harbour Energy paid 45 million euros in so-called extraction levies to the state of Schleswig-Holstein for 2025 oil production at Mittelplate. Measured against the state's total budget revenue of roughly 21.9 billion euros, that payment amounts to only about 0.2 percent, DUH said. The analysis draws on new figures Harbour Energy submitted during an ongoing court case brought by DUH against the platform's main operating plan.

Brussels – September 15, 2026 -- Committed investment in clean hydrogen has surpassed USD 130 billion globally, backing 6.9 Mtpa of capacity across more than 570 projects, according to the Hydrogen Council's Global Hydrogen Compass 2026 report co-authored with McKinsey & Company.

Ninety percent of tracked projects are already under construction or operational

Global operational capacity nearly doubled over the past year and is projected to double again in 2027 as projects under construction come online, the report states. The analysis draws on data from over 570 projects and perspectives from roughly 70 global CEOs.

Tokyo – September 15, 2026 -- Mercuria Energy Group Limited has closed a new JPY 145.3 billion three-year Samurai term loan facility, refinancing a JPY 130.9 billion facility signed in 2024 and increasing the total commitment by roughly JPY 14.4 billion.

Facility size ranks among largest Samurai loans in market

The JPY 145.3 billion facility will fund general corporate and working capital needs, extending a financing relationship Mercuria has maintained with Japanese lenders since its first Samurai loan in 2014.

Four banks arrange syndication as bookrunning mandated lead arrangers

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation structured the deal.

Los Angeles – September 15, 2026 -- Twenty-five of 38 organizations that filed Supreme Court briefs supporting ExxonMobil and Suncor in a pending climate-liability case have documented financial ties to fossil fuel defendants, the broader oil industry, or dark-money networks, according to a new investigation from Consumer Watchdog.

Consumer Watchdog Ties 66% of Amicus Filers to Fossil Fuel Funding Networks

The report, "A Field Guide to Fossil Fuel Front Groups: Coordinating a Supreme Court Campaign to Shield Big Oil," maps funding overlaps among groups backing Exxon and Suncor ahead of oral arguments set for October 5 in Suncor Energy Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County. The case will determine whether U.S. communities can use state law to hold fossil fuel companies liable for allegedly misleading the public on climate change and shifting climate-related costs onto taxpayers.

Denver – September 15, 2026 -- Greenland Energy Company (NASDAQ: GLND) has confirmed it holds 43,730,194 shares of common stock outstanding, with no treasury shares, as it moves forward with a potential offer for London-listed 80 Mile PLC (AIM: 80M).

Greenland Energy discloses full capital structure under UK takeover rules

The exploration-stage oil and gas company, based in Denver, issued the disclosure on September 9, 2026, one day after announcing its potential offer for 80 Mile. The filing confirms Greenland Energy's shares trade under ISIN US70580B1061, while 17,500,000 outstanding warrants, carrying a $5 strike price and expiring April 29, 2031, trade under ISIN US70580B1145.

Charlotte – September 15, 2026 -- Carolina Water Service of North Carolina (CWSNC) has completed approximately $8 million in upgrades at the Fairfield Harbour Wastewater Treatment Plant, targeting long-term reliability of a regulated community utility asset.

CWSNC overhauls core treatment infrastructure at Fairfield Harbour

The project covered upgrades to the wastewater treatment process, installation of new piping, pumps and blowers, improvements to monitoring and control systems, and reconditioning of treatment tanks. The scope modernizes key operational components while maintaining environmental compliance standards.

Company frames investment as proactive infrastructure risk management

CWSNC President Don Denton said the utility works to ensure customers can trust the wastewater system operates reliably every day, describing the upgrades as part of a proactive and prudent maintenance approach.

Camden, N.J. – – September 15, 2026 -- New Jersey American Water secured a $68 million annual revenue increase from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, funding more than $1.4 billion in infrastructure upgrades while a parallel PFAS settlement mechanism returns over $79 million to customers over the next year.

Regulator approves rate hike alongside PFAS credit to soften bill impact

The BPU-approved rates take effect September 15, 2026. Average residential water customers using roughly 5,700 gallons monthly will see bills rise by approximately $4, while wastewater-only customers face a similar $4 increase. Customers receiving both services will see a combined increase of nearly $8 per month.

Hyderabad – – September 15, 2026 -- Indian deeptech firm Hylenr Technologies has detected signatures of 32 elements, including strategic rare earths such as yttrium and actinides such as uranium, inside post-operational samples from a hydrogen-loaded nickel-palladium lattice confinement system, opening a potential alternative route to producing strategic materials without mining.

Winnemucca, Nev. – September 15, 2026 -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) reported drill hole H26D-6090 returned 30.5 meters grading 780.53 g/t silver and 0.49 g/t gold at its Vortex zone in Nevada, among the strongest intercepts yet from its 2025-2026 Exploration Drill Program.

Vortex hole delivers bonanza-grade silver core over 11.2 meters

Within the 30.5-meter intercept, H26D-6090 included 11.2 meters at 1,664.80 g/t silver and 0.85 g/t gold, and a narrower 5.5-meter section grading 2,249.39 g/t silver and 1.01 g/t gold. A second hole, H26D-6166, returned 20.0 meters at 460.82 g/t silver and 0.32 g/t gold, including 1.6 meters at 2,650.00 g/t silver. Both holes were drilled to connect 2025 step-out results — H25D-6070 and H25D-6072 — to the main Vortex trend, which the company says remains open to the west, at depth, and along the Central and Albert feeder faults.