Worcester, Mass. – October 21, 2026 -- CET Energy Solutions has launched as the parent of Commonwealth Electrical Technologies, Horton Electric and NuWave Energy, combining more than 300 employees across six locations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and West Coast. The private equity-backed platform delivers projects nationwide.

HEFEI – October 21, 2026 -- Sungrow's PowerTitan 3.0 battery energy storage system contained a thermal runaway event that reached 1259.8°C without spreading to adjacent containers or a medium-voltage substation, becoming the first stacked-cell BESS with an AC-block design to complete a large-scale fire test under UL 9540A: 2026 and CSA/ANSI C800-2025.

UL Solutions conducted the test. Fire Risk Alliance witnessed it and Jensen Hughes observed it. All three PowerTitan generations, 1.0 through 3.0, passed their large-scale fire tests on the first attempt.

Shangrao – October 21, 2026 -- Shareholders of NYSE-listed JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. approved every resolution at the 2026 annual general meeting, including a special resolution to change the company's English name to "Jinko Holdings Limited."

Special resolutions adopt new English name and Chinese dual foreign name

Under the second special resolution, shareholders adopted "晶科控股有限公司" as the company's dual foreign name. Both name changes were passed as special resolutions, a separate category from the five ordinary resolutions voted at the same meeting.

Toronto – October 21, 2026 -- HiTHIUM, which says it has surpassed 200 GWh in cumulative delivered energy storage capacity, has entered the Canadian market with 4-hour and 8-hour lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) and a new 4 MWh sodium-ion product designed for extreme cold.

North America -- Diversified Energy issued a press release on October 20, 2026, announcing the timing of its third-quarter 2026 results.

Diversified Energy publishes results-timing notice on its news page

The notice is listed under the company's News section as a press release dated October 20, 2026. The available text does not state the results date, the call schedule or any financial figures.

Orlando – October 20, 2026 -- Industrial Defender has released a platform update that adds internal network security monitoring (INSM) and a remediation tool called Risk SignalTM, targeting utilities that must comply with the FERC-approved NERC CIP-015-1 standard.

The standard requires entities with high and medium impact BES Cyber Systems to monitor internal network traffic, detect and evaluate anomalies, and retain and protect the resulting data.

UAE – October 20, 2026 -- The United Arab Emirates' reported exit from the OPEC+ alliance has opened a debate in global oil markets over whether the cartel can hold together, with analysts split on the consequences for prices and for major importers such as India.

Houston – October 19, 2026 -- Gastech Co-Chairman Paul Sullivan, who has worked in the industry for 38 years, says Glenfarne's Alaska LNG is "better positioned today than at any point in its history." He cited the project's shipping geography and the engineering precedents behind it.

St. Louis – October 19, 2026 -- Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) will publish its fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter and year-end results before the market opens on Tuesday, November 17, followed by a conference call and webcast covering earnings guidance and other matters.

Spire schedules results release ahead of the opening bell on November 17

The earnings news release will be issued before trading begins that day. It will be posted on the company's investor relations site under the News tab.

San Bernardino – October 19, 2026 -- Public water agencies in San Bernardino County, California, have formed the San Bernardino Water and Power Authority, a joint powers authority created to finance water and power infrastructure in Inland Empire and High Desert communities.