NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- Baker Hughes booked an order for 34 Frame 5 and nine NovaLT16 gas turbines, about 1.1 GW of capacity, for a major U.S. technology company's AI computing development. It was one of several gas-to-power deals reported between October 21 and October 27, while Henry Hub gas traded at $2.76 per MMBtu.

GREENSBURG, Pa. – October 29, 2026 -- FirstEnergy subsidiary Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company (KATCo) has been selected for an estimated $20.8 million federally funded grid modernization project led by EPRI, aimed at squeezing more capacity out of existing transmission lines in western Pennsylvania.

Dallas – October 29, 2026 -- Brent crude spot prices reached $123.10 per barrel on October 27, with WTI at $103.37, as third-quarter results from PetroChina, Eni, Equinor and Phillips 66 showed sharply higher profits in a supply-constrained market, according to EIA daily data.

MONTREAL – October 29, 2026 -- Natural Resources Canada has approved C$1,215,185 for PMET Resources Inc. to upgrade the access road serving its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in Quebec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region.

NRCan funding targets 20 kilometers of road to the Trans-Taiga corridor

The money comes from NRCan's First and Last Mile Fund (FLMF). The application was approved under the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund, which has been integrated into the FLMF. The contribution goes to Innova Lithium, a wholly owned PMET subsidiary.

MADRID – October 29, 2026 -- Thirty industrial clusters across 11 European countries could displace more than €850 million per year in fuel spending by switching to geothermal heat, according to a new analysis from Project InnerSpace and Future Cleantech Architects (FCA). The conversion would also avoid 4.3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to the emissions from more than nine million barrels of oil consumed.

Munich/Tokyo – October 29, 2026 -- Proxima Fusion and Japan's Fujikura signed a memorandum of understanding to explore industrial-scale production of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) tape in Germany, anchored by planned demand of 60,000 kilometers from Proxima's own fusion projects. The MoU was signed in Tokyo in the presence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

BANFF – October 29, 2026 -- BLUETTI has become Official Major Partner of the 51st Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and of the festival's World Tour across North America, extending its "Power the Story Beyond the Screen" initiative to its US and Canada official sites.

Loretto, Tennessee – October 29, 2026 -- Over-dosing disinfectant wastes chemicals, accelerates equipment wear and can create regulated byproducts, according to Justin McGee of Southeastern Tank, who argues that water treatment operators should manage dosing by precision rather than volume.

DETROIT – October 29, 2026 -- DTE Energy has put its 132-megawatt Fish Creek Solar Park near Sheridan, Michigan, into operation. The $268 million project was fully funded by customers who voluntarily participate in the utility's MIGreenPower program.

MIGreenPower customers fund the full $268 million build

DTE says the voluntary program adds generation capacity without raising costs for other customers. The park can produce enough energy to power approximately 30,000 homes.

Somerville – October 28, 2026 -- Greentown Labs Boston has opened applications for the second year of its First Valley Fellowship, which gives selected Massachusetts climate and energy founders $50,000 in non-dilutive funding and six months of support to move from proof of concept to first prototype. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) funds the stipends, and the Barr Foundation also supports the program.