Kingston, Mass. – October 12, 2026 -- Distributed Energy Infrastructure (DEI) has completed the first-ever agrivoltaic cranberry harvests at two Massachusetts wetland solar sites with a combined 5.4 MW of solar capacity and 16.2 MWh of installed storage energy.

Vancouver – – October 12, 2026 -- The long-term uranium price closed September at $96.50 per pound, above the $95 peak set in 2007, according to figures published by Cameco. The spot price ended the month at $89.63. Prices utilities agree to pay years in advance now run ahead of spot, which market commentary attributes to buyers planning for tighter supply later in the decade.

Dammam – October 12, 2026 -- Harbin Electric International (HEI) is delivering the 1,890-megawatt Nairyah 2 combined-cycle power plant in Saudi Arabia, a project tied to the Saudi Vision 2030 initiative, and has released a documentary on the build.

Beijing – October 12, 2026 -- The first two generator units of China's Dashixia Water Control Project in the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, connected to the power grid on September 29 and began generating electricity, marking the project's official operation.

247-meter dam sets height record for its type

The project's concrete-faced sand-gravel dam stands 247 meters high. It is the tallest of its kind among both completed and under-construction dams worldwide. China Energy Engineering Group invested in and built the project.

Oslo – October 12, 2026 -- TGS has signed a framework agreement with Galdor Exploration AS, a new exploration company formed on 19 July 2026, to pursue exploration opportunities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and the wider North Sea using integrated data and artificial intelligence.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Carbon credit retirements have reached the highest level Clever has recorded for the first half of any year, according to the carbon market data provider's latest monthly tracking.

Buyers retire higher-quality credits as demand for integrity rises

Clever says the quality of retired credits is improving. It attributes the shift to a maturing market and buyer demand for integrity, transparency and accountability. The source gives no absolute retirement volumes or year-on-year percentages.

New York – October 12, 2026 -- Transparency was the single dominant theme among carbon market participants at Climate Week NYC 2025, with buyers pressing for clearer verification quality and faster registry processes, according to data provider Clever.

Clever and Lympha host a buyer evening at Monarch Rooftop Bar

Clever and co-host Lympha ran an evening event at the Monarch Rooftop Bar during the week. Buyers used the session to compare notes on what is working in carbon markets and what needs fixing.

Global – – October 12, 2026 -- Sales of the Buyers Module on carbon data platform Clever tripled in the last quarter, the company said, as it readies an Enterprise Module for the Voluntary Carbon Market.

Clever adds search depth and document access after a year of client input

Over the past year, Clever worked with clients to identify the information that buy-side and sell-side stakeholders need. Users asked for deeper comparative analysis, more detailed field searches and links between aligned stakeholders.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Clever Offsets will launch an Enterprise Module in January 2026, extending its carbon markets data product line after one year of subscription revenue from its Buyers Module.

Buyers Module completes first year as a subscription SaaS product

The company says it has moved from a data platform to a software-as-a-service solution built around the workflows of carbon market participants. The Buyers Module is designed to support purchasing decisions and deals in carbon markets, according to the company.

Europe – October 12, 2026 -- Clever has activated a three-module SaaS suite for carbon market data, including a free Open Access tier covering 20,000 structured carbon offset project profiles, with no sign-up, private data sharing or paywall.

Open Access tier covers 20,000 projects across global registries

The free module provides project profiles, methodology protocols and credit issuance tables. It targets researchers, market observers and early-stage analysts who need broad visibility into carbon market activity but not advanced buyer or risk data.