Decarbonization

San Francisco – – November 12, 2026 -- Meta has signed a multi-year agreement with electric truckload carrier Nevoya to buy environmental attribute certificates (EACs) supporting 25 Class 8 battery-electric trucks on Interstate 10 between San Bernardino, California, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Nevoya expects the trucks to begin operating in 2027 and to cover about 4 million freight miles a year. The deal includes bringing online charging infrastructure for the fleet, with charging matched 100% by renewable energy certificates.

Meta buys certificates, not freight capacity

The purchase is not tied to the physical transport of Meta's own goods. Companies buy EACs to address emissions in their value chains, including logistics. Meta's Head of Net Zero Strategy, Devon Lake, said freight is part of the emissions footprint of building and operating its data centers. He said multi-year commitments like this help address Meta's scope 3 emissions.

ANTALYA – November 12, 2026 -- Scope 3 value-chain emissions account for 99% of Beko's total emissions, and more than 80% of those come from products in use in people's homes, CEO Can Dinçer told COP31 delegates while arguing that appliance efficiency is the company's biggest lever for cutting emissions.

Dinçer spoke on the panel 'From Efficiency to Resilience: The Role of the Home-Appliance Industry in the Energy Transition' at the pavilion of Beko's parent, Koç Holding. He said the energy transition must electrify smarter as well as faster, and that much of that work happens in the home.

Kitchener – November 05, 2026 -- Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), has brought the 20 MWp Court Barton Solar Farm near Newton Abbot in South Devon into commercial operation.

Court Barton is expected to power around 8,500 homes a year

The plant will generate enough clean electricity for around 8,500 homes annually. It will also avoid more than 6,200 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, equivalent to removing approximately 1,300 cars from the road.

Recurrent Energy ties the UK project to its development pipeline

Recurrent Energy CEO Dylan Marx said the UK "remains a key market in the energy transition". He described the project as proof that the company can convert its development pipeline into operating infrastructure.

VANCOUVER – – November 05, 2026 -- Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) will debut its FCmove-SC fuel cell engine in series production in the new-generation Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen transit bus, with the engine rated at up to 80kW and a specified lifetime above 25,000 operating hours.

The milestone follows an extension of the long-term supply agreement between Ballard and Solaris. The extension also broadens the scope of their cooperation.

FCmove-SC raises power density 57% and cuts part count 40%

Ballard says the engine is designed for city transit duty cycles. Integrated DC/DC packaging lifts volumetric power density by 57%. An internal DC/DC converter and power controller reduce external interfaces, which simplifies vehicle integration.

Gothenburg – November 05, 2026 -- SKF estimates that chillers fitted with its magnetic bearings and commissioned in 2030 could avoid 3.4 million tonnes of CO2e over their lifetime, as the company takes its energy-efficiency and circularity portfolio to COP31.

The estimate compares the chillers with traditional oil-lubricated bearing systems. It rests on lower electricity consumption and higher availability. SKF built it from two International Energy Agency scenarios, "Stated Policies" and "Lift-Off", combined with its own business projection.

SKF targets data-centre cooling with contactless magnetic bearings

Magnetic bearings operate without physical contact, which reduces friction and mechanical wear. SKF says this enables more energy-efficient and reliable cooling systems. Frederic Ponson, Director, Magnetic Mechatronics, said cooling efficiency can curb the energy footprint of data centres as AI-driven demand grows.

Heidelberg – November 04, 2026 -- Heidelberg Materials lifted third-quarter result from current operations (RCO) by 9% to EUR 1,281 million, up from EUR 1,179 million a year earlier, as revenue rose 10% to EUR 6,413 million.

Revenue grew by EUR 606 million from EUR 5,807 million, while RCO gained EUR 103 million. CEO Dominik von Achten attributed the result to strong business in Europe, continued growth in North America, active cost and price management, productivity gains and steady demand recovery.

Cost-savings program is extended by EUR 300 million through 2028

The Transformation Accelerator Initiative, announced in November 2024, will exceed its EUR 500 million savings target by the end of 2026. The company will extend it with a further EUR 300 million in savings, split roughly equally between 2027 and 2028. The program aims to offset inflation-driven cost increases through higher technical efficiency and to improve margins.

SHANGHAI – November 03, 2026 -- Envision has supplied certified green ammonia to bunker the Terra Clove, the world's first Very Large Ammonia Carrier (VLAC) with dual-fuel ammonia propulsion, from a plant that currently produces 320,000 tons a year.

The vessel is owned by Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and was built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. It was recently named at a ceremony in South Korea.

Envision links production, shipping and marine fuel use for the second time in 2026

The bunkering follows Envision's first commercial green ammonia shipment in February 2026, delivered from Chifeng to LOTTE Fine Chemical at Ulsan Port, South Korea. Envision describes that delivery as the first end-to-end commercial chain from renewable hydrogen synthesis to international maritime logistics. The Terra Clove supply extends the chain to downstream marine fuel application.

Austin – October 31, 2026 -- Sabey Data Centers is piloting hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as the primary fuel in backup generators at its Sabey Data Center Austin (SDC Austin) campus, targeting one of the hardest-to-reduce sources of Scope 1 emissions in data center operations.

HVO runs in existing diesel generators without engine modifications

HVO is a renewable diesel made by hydrotreating vegetable oils and waste fats, including used cooking oil. Because it works as a drop-in replacement, operators can avoid retrofitting backup fleets. The pilot will determine whether the fuel can maintain mission-critical reliability under real-world operating conditions.

PARIS – October 30, 2026 -- Ekinops (Euronext Paris: EKI) has joined Orange Business in a decarbonization plan aimed at the Scope 3 emissions that made up 81% of Orange Business's carbon footprint last year. The plan supports Orange Group's goal of reaching Net-Zero emissions by 2040.

Equipment and customer use account for 43% of Orange Business emissions

The 81% Scope 3 share came from equipment purchases, customer equipment use, services and other purchases. Equipment and customer use alone made up 43%. The plan targets these areas first with Ekinops and is meant to pave the way for collaboration with other suppliers.

It aligns Orange Business with Orange Group's 'Trust the Future' strategy, which builds growth around trust, innovation and sustainability.

TAIPEI – October 30, 2026 -- Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) (TWSE: 2317) unveiled three new reference electric vehicles, lifting its EV range to 12 models and extending its contract design and manufacturing service (CDMS) offer into Japan's kei-class trucks.

The MODEL A+ SUV, MODEL K+ SUV and MODEL K compact truck target under-penetrated markets. Foxconn is pitching them as cost-competitive options built on flexible design platforms for automotive clients.

Jun Seki, Foxconn Chief Strategy Officer for EV, said the models join an ecosystem that is "accelerating time-to-market, time-to-cost and time-to-technology" for customers and partners.