DALLAS – October 28, 2026 -- Hillwood Communities is partnering with Base Power to offer home battery backup to nearly 6,500 North Texas homes, with access growing to approximately 9,500 homes at full buildout of the three initial communities.

Initial rollout covers three CoServ-served Hillwood communities

Eligible new and existing homeowners in Treeline by Hillwood in Justin, Pecan Square by Hillwood in Northlake, and Harvest by Hillwood in Argyle and Northlake can access Base battery systems designed to protect homes during outages.

Findlay, Ohio – October 28, 2026 -- MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX) has raised its third-quarter 2026 cash distribution 12.5% to $1.2111 per common unit, or $4.84 annualized, the board of the partnership's general partner announced.

MPLX adds $0.1346 per unit over the second-quarter payout

The increase of $0.1346 per common unit is measured against the second-quarter 2026 distribution. The payment will be made on Nov. 13, 2026, to common unitholders of record as of Nov. 6, 2026.

Singapore – October 28, 2026 -- Seatrium Limited and Karpowership signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue a joint venture for floating power and digital infrastructure in Singapore, with possible expansion across Southeast Asia. The agreement was announced at Singapore International Energy Week 2026 and witnessed by Dr. Tan See Leng, Singapore's Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry).

BENGALURU – October 27, 2026 -- Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses Ltd. says it can deliver power transformers in the US within 12 to 15 months, against industry averages of 36 to 42 months, after completing the installation of a Zetwerk-manufactured unit in North Carolina with its US subsidiary Unimacts.

VANCOUVER – October 27, 2026 -- Purecore Metals Inc. (CSE: PURE) has published a report that cites Sprott scenarios of cumulative uranium supply deficits of roughly 700 million to 1.7 billion pounds of U3O8 through 2040. The report, titled Uranium and the AI Power Boom, sets those scenarios against rising electricity consumption from artificial intelligence and data centre infrastructure.

Toronto – October 27, 2026 -- Rodan Energy Solutions Inc. will develop, own and operate a 50 megawatt-hour (MWh) behind-the-meter battery energy storage system (BESS) at St. Marys Cement's Bowmanville, Ontario plant, which will be Canada's largest installation of its kind to date. The long-term agreement with St. Marys Cement Inc. (Canada), a subsidiary of Votorantim Cimentos North America (VCNA), requires no upfront capital from the cement producer.

DENVER – October 27, 2026 -- Nextworld has launched three products for upstream and midstream oil, gas and energy companies that move field tickets, supplier compliance and lease tracking out of spreadsheets and inboxes and into the ERPs operators already run. The products are nextField, nextVendor and nextLand, and all three are available now.

They are built to work alongside ERPs including SAP S/4HANA, JD Edwards, IFS, Quorum and Enertia. Nextworld says operators can start with a single workflow and add more over time, with no rip-and-replace.

Delray Beach – October 27, 2026 -- The global switchgear monitoring system market will grow from USD 2.36 billion in 2026 to USD 3.80 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1%, according to MarketsandMarkets. The market stood at USD 2.17 billion in 2025.

GOTHENBURG – October 27, 2026 -- Minesto AB will publish its Interim Management Statement for 1 July-30 September 2026 around 08:30 CET on Thursday, 29 October, 90 minutes before CEO Dr Martin Edlund presents the company's key updates to investors.

Minesto schedules CEO webinar for 10 am CET on 29 October

The online session starts at 10 am CET and is followed by a Q&A with investors. The presentation will be held in English and broadcast through Finwire TV.

SHANGHAI – October 27, 2026 -- Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) cut its third-quarter 2026 net loss attributable to shareholders to $52.9 million from $81.2 million in Q2, as polysilicon sales volume tripled to 46,910 MT from 15,190 MT. Revenue rose to $194.2 million from $62.7 million in the prior quarter, though it remained below the $244.6 million booked in Q3 2025.