Energy, Utilities & Environment

Global – October 28, 2026 -- Global energy demand will grow 11% to 18% by 2050, according to McKinsey's 2024 Global Energy Perspective, and Telit Cinterion says integrated IoT systems are essential for utilities to maximize efficiency and resilience under that load.

LPWAN and NB-IoT carry long-range utility data at minimal power draw

Low-power wide-area network technologies, including narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), enable long-range communication while consuming minimal power. That makes them suited to large-scale utility deployments. Some organizations are also adding high-bandwidth 5G connectivity for more demanding applications.

RENO – October 27, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) guided second-quarter net sales to about $13.2 million, roughly 36% above first-quarter revenue of $9.7 million, as a purchase order from Stevens Transport covering nearly 500 trucks offsets a soft RV market.

Stevens Transport order exceeds $3 million across full trucking portfolio

Stevens Transport placed the order after quarter-end. It is valued at more than $3 million and spans Dragonfly's full heavy-duty trucking product portfolio. CEO Denis Phares described it as one of the most comprehensive single-fleet adoptions of the company's trucking solutions to date, and as a move from pilot programs to scaled fleet deployment.

RENO – October 27, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) has received a notice of allowance from the European Patent Office for its application "Systems and Methods for Dry Powder Coating Layers of an Electrochemical Cell," extending protection for its dry electrode manufacturing platform into Europe.

European Patent Office allows claims covering dry powder coating of cell layers

The allowed application covers key elements of the company's proprietary dry electrode manufacturing platform. The technology uses dry powder coating to form critical layers within an electrochemical cell. The process can support electrode, separator and solid-state electrolyte layers.

Dragonfly Energy, maker of Battle Born Batteries, says the allowance reinforces its intellectual property position in scalable, solvent-free battery manufacturing and all-solid-state battery development.

RENO – October 27, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) has appointed Robert Keller, a sales executive with nearly four decades of experience, as Director of National Fleet Sales to strengthen its commercial presence in heavy-duty trucking.

Keller brings Volvo Trucks and telematics background to the role

Keller's career spans fleet operations, commercial vehicle sales, telematics and fleet technology. He previously held leadership and sales roles at Volvo Trucks North America, Road Ready Advanced Telematics and Fleetworthy Solutions, Inc. According to the company, he has built strategic relationships with some of the largest commercial fleets in the U.S. and helped grow transportation technology businesses.

RENO – October 27, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) narrowed its second-quarter Adjusted EBITDA loss to $1.6 million, a $3.0 million sequential improvement from the first quarter, as cost cuts took hold. Preliminary net sales of $13.2 million matched company guidance, and Adjusted EBITDA came in above it.

Cost cuts lift margins while sales fall

Gross profit was $4.3 million at a 33.0% gross margin, against $4.6 million and 28.3% in the comparison period. Lower battery and accessory unit volumes reduced gross profit, partly offset by a $1.1 million tariff refund booked in cost of sales. Operating expenses fell to $7.2 million from $7.9 million.

RENO – October 27, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) will put Chief Executive Officer Dr. Denis Phares in front of investors at Canaccord Genuity's 46th Annual Growth Conference in Boston on August 11-13, 2026.

Phares presents Tuesday at 2:30pm ET

Phares is scheduled to present on Tuesday, August 11, at 2:30pm ET. He will also hold one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the day. Investors can request meetings through their Canaccord Genuity representative.

Dry electrode process and solid-state cells anchor the equity story

Dragonfly Energy describes itself as a lithium battery technology company spanning cell manufacturing, pack assembly and full-system integration. Its energy storage products serve mobile, off-grid, industrial and specialty applications.

Reno – October 27, 2026 -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) will become the first battery pack manufacturer to place Sphere Energy's AI-powered state-of-health technology at the core of its battery management system (BMS), under a strategic partnership announced Aug. 17.

Sphere's AI models will enter Dragonfly's next-generation BMS architecture

Sphere Energy's proprietary battery AI models, based on its VETTA platform, will be integrated into Dragonfly's next-generation BMS. The integration targets more accurate state-of-charge and state-of-health data. It also creates a more flexible development platform intended to bring new products to market faster in response to specific customer needs.

Berlin/Florence – October 27, 2026 -- PLAN-B NET ZERO AG, a German energy provider with about 115,000 customers and users and more than EUR 60 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), has won "World's Best Challenger Brand" at the CHARGE Awards Europe 2026.

CHARGE presented the award on October 19, 2026, at its Energy Brand Conference in Florence. The jury recognized PLAN-B's Neo Energy concept, which turns electricity from an interchangeable commodity into a digital energy system.

PLAN-B reports 115,000 users and EUR 60 million ARR since its 2023 founding

Bradley Mundt founded the company in April 2023. As of June 30, 2026, it had around 115,000 customers and users. By its own assessment, this makes PLAN-B one of the fastest-growing energy platforms in the DACH region.

Russia – October 27, 2026 -- Sanctioned vessels carried 78 million barrels, or 55% of Russia's September oil exports, and 63% of its crude, as EU-owned tankers retreated from exposed routes, according to Windward analysis using Vortexa data.

Russia shipped 142.7 million barrels of crude and oil products in September. Crude accounted for 110.4 million barrels, about 3.7 million barrels per day and broadly level with August's 3.78 million bpd as reported by the IEA. Clean petroleum products totaled 14.9 million barrels, mostly naphtha (9.8 million), alongside 17.4 million barrels of fuel oil and feedstocks.

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.