Fremont – November 03, 2026 -- Coral Beach Resort Sharjah has won the Sustain Sharjah Category for Hotel Properties at the Sharjah International Travel and Tourism Awards 2026, after becoming the first hotel in the emirate to operate a biodigester on site. The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) presented the award, which recognizes the resort's diversion of food waste from landfill with Power Knot LLC's LFC biodigester.

DENVER – November 03, 2026 -- Ovintiv Inc. reported third-quarter net earnings of $549 million ($1.99 per diluted share) and Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow of $680 million, while agreeing to acquire Logan Energy Corp. for C$1.40 per share in cash. The Logan deal carries a total transaction value of about $890 million (C$1.26 billion), including the assumption of Net Debt.

Washington – November 03, 2026 -- The United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched joint governance of Grand Inga, a Congo River hydropower complex with an estimated 42,000 megawatts of potential capacity, according to a statement distributed on behalf of the Congolese government. The inaugural Grand Inga Coordination and Governance Committee met at the World Bank offices in Paris.

Monticello, Mississippi – November 03, 2026 -- Atlas-SSI, Inc. has acquired Linita Design & Manufacturing, a custom hydro-mechanical equipment maker with more than 35 years of experience, to broaden its water control and debris management offering for dams and hydropower facilities. The announcement did not include financial terms.

Plano – November 03, 2026 -- ISU Specialty Chemical and Ares Materials will jointly develop polymer materials for solid-state batteries, along with the AI tools used to optimize them. The deal pairs a lithium sulfide producer with 2025 revenue of about KRW 411.5 billion (US$290 million) and a materials-AI company based in Plano, Texas, and Guadalajara, Mexico.

SACRAMENTO – November 03, 2026 -- A PG&E presentation shared with California state senators proposes capping shareholder liability for utility-caused wildfires at between $1.5 billion and $5.1 billion, with ratepayers absorbing the remainder, according to a Los Angeles Times report cited by Consumer Watchdog. The proposal reportedly applies regardless of how negligent the utility was, and it would be pursued in a special legislative session to be completed before Thanksgiving.

Halle – November 03, 2026 -- Saale Energie GmbH, the Mibrag subsidiary that operates the Schkopau lignite power plant, won no award in Germany's first tender round for new gas-fired plants, leaving Saxony-Anhalt without a share of the new backup capacity for periods of low wind and solar output.

Saale Energie keeps hopes alive for a later round

Company spokesman Sebastian Exner confirmed the result to the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. He noted that the law provides for at least one further tender, so a final assessment of the Schkopau site is not yet possible.

ANNAPOLIS – November 03, 2026 -- Sunraycer Renewables, a Crayhill Capital Management portfolio company, has acquired the Gem City and Mighty Mississippi solar projects, totaling 325 MWac, from Apricus Energy. The deal extends the independent power producer's presence in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market into Illinois and Missouri. Apricus is a joint venture between NOVI Energy and Osaka Gas USA.

TORONTO – November 03, 2026 -- PowerBank Corporation's 3.26 MW Camillus community solar project in New York has received permission to operate, a key step toward bringing it into service. The project was sold to and built for Solar Advocate Development LLC in a transaction valued at US$7.3 million.

Houston – November 03, 2026 -- Marathon Petroleum and Valero Energy reported third-quarter net income of $7.4 billion and $6.8 billion, up from $1.4 billion and $1.1 billion a year earlier, as wider crack spreads lifted refining margins while U.S.-Iran diplomacy remained unresolved.