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Arca Announces Agreement with Microsoft for Nearly 300,000 Tonnes of Durable Carbon Removal

Arca Announces Agreement with Microsoft for Nearly 300,000 Tonnes of Durable Carbon Removal Oct 29, 2025 8:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time VANCOUVER, British Columbia--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Arca, an Industrial Mineralization company, today announced an offtake agreement with Microsoft to deliver nearly 300,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) over 10 years. This agreement is a significant development for Arca’s solution in Industrial Mineralization - a carbon removal pathway that leverages existing industrial infrastructure and repurposes alkaline waste streams to capture and permanently store atmospheric CO2 as stable carbonate minerals. The Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources said: “The next generation of clean growth will be built by Canada’s first-class innovation ecosystem – companies like Arca, which are turning Canadian ingenuity into global leadership. Carbon removal technologies are not only strategic tools we can use to tackle climate chan...

CPV Basin Ranch and Texas Energy Fund Ink Deal for 1,350 MW ERCOT Project

CPV Basin Ranch and Texas Energy Fund Ink Deal for 1,350 MW ERCOT Project October 30, 2025 Silver Spring, MD, October 30, 2025 — Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) have executed a $1.1 billion low-interest Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan to build a 1,350-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas power plant in the Permian Basin. The project will immediately transition to construction with operations expected to start in 2029. CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center, located in Ward County, represents the largest project selected to date for TxEF financing, and accounts for more than 10% of the program’s targeted 10 GW of new, dispatchable generation capacity. “Texas is powering the future of reliable, affordable energy across the nation and around the world,” said Governor Greg Abbott. “Through the Texas Energy Fund, CPV Basin Ranch will bring hundreds of megawatts of new, reliable power online and help keep prices affordable. This 1,350-megawatt investmen...

OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital Announce Stargate Data Center Site in Michigan

OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital Announce Stargate Data Center Site in Michigan Oct 30 The Gigawatt campus in Saline Township will create more than 2,500 union construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs county-wide to support the project LEED certified design utilizes a closed-loop system for cooling Saline, MI, October 30, 2025— OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital, a vertically integrated data center development and investment platform, today announced plans to develop a data center campus with more than a gigawatt of capacity in Saline Township, Michigan. The multi-billion dollar investment in the project, which is expected to begin construction in early 2026, is part of OpenAI and Oracle’s previously announced partnership to deliver 4.5 gigawatts of additional Stargate capacity. “We are proud to be developing this critical project exclusively for Oracle and contributing to keeping our nation competitive in the global AI race,” said Jeff T. Blau, CEO of Related Com...

Smackover Lithium Receives Key Final Integration Approval from the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission for South West Arkansas Project

Smackover Lithium Receives Key Final Integration Approval from the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission for South West Arkansas Project October 30, 2025 16:05 ET | Source: Standard Lithium LEWISVILLE, Ark., Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smackover Lithium, a 55:45 owned Joint Venture (“JV”) between Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSXV: SLI) (NYSE.A: SLI) and Equinor (“Equinor”), is pleased to announce unanimous approval from the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission (“AOGC”) for its Integration Application for the Reynolds Brine Unit where the initial commercial phase of the JV’s flagship South West Arkansas Project (the “Project” or “SWA Project”) is planned to be developed. Integration is the formal process which amalgamates any non-leased mineral interests into an approved brine production unit, ensuring the operator’s access to the brine while protecting the correlative rights of mineral owners. This final AOGC approval is a key de-risking step providing c...

Dynamix Corporation III Announces Pricing of $175 Million Initial Public Offering

Dynamix Corporation III Announces Pricing of $175 Million Initial Public Offering October 29, 2025 19:55 ET | Source: Dynamix Corp III NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynamix Corporation III (the “Company”) announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 17,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “DNMXU” commencing October 30, 2025. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company and one-half of one warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. Once the securities constituting the units begin separate trading, the Company expects that the Class A ordinary shares and warrants will be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “DNMX” and “DNMXW,” respectively. The initial public offering is expected to close on Friday, October 31, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The...

Amplify Energy Announces Divestiture of East Texas Assets

Amplify Energy Announces Divestiture of East Texas Assets October 29, 2025 HOUSTON, Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amplify Energy Corp. (NYSE: AMPY) (“Amplify,” the “Company,” “us,” or “our”) announced a series of transactions that will result in a complete exit from its interests in East Texas, for a total anticipated combined consideration of $127.5 million:Haynesville Monetization Transaction: Amplify has sold its remaining interest in certain units with rights in the Haynesville basin, located in Harrison County, Texas, generating net proceeds of $5.5 million. This transaction closed on October 24, 2025. East Texas Transaction: Amplify has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its remaining Haynesville and Cotton Valley interests for a contract price of $122.0 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. This transaction is expected to close by the end of the fourth quarter. Together, these transactions (the “Transactions”) represent a full monetization of Ampli...

Expand Energy Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

Expand Energy Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results October 28, 2025 OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: EXE) (“Expand Energy” or the “Company”) today reported third quarter 2025 financial and operating results. Net cash provided by operating activities of $1,201 million Net income of $547 million, or $2.28 per fully diluted share; adjusted net income(1) of $234 million, or $0.97 per diluted share Adjusted EBITDAX(1) of $1,082 million Produced ~7.33 Bcfe/d net (92% natural gas) Reduced midpoint of full year 2025 capital expenditures guidance by $75 million to $2.85 billion, increased midpoint of full year 2025 production guidance by 50 MMcfe/d to 7.15 Bcfe/d Signed 15-year SPA with Lake Charles Methanol to serve as sole gas supplier with start date in ~2030 and pricing premium to NYMEX; expect FID in 2026 Acquired ~82,500 net acres of value-accretive leasehold across Western Haynesville and Southwest Appalachia in second half of...

Treaty Oak Clean Energy and Meta Sign Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements for Two Louisiana Solar Projects

Treaty Oak Clean Energy and Meta Sign Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements for Two Louisiana Solar Projects Oct 30, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Meta partnership drives Louisiana’s clean energy transition and expands Treaty Oak’s national renewables footprint AUSTIN, Texas--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Treaty Oak Clean Energy, LLC (“Treaty Oak”), a US independent power producer (“IPP”), today announced that it has entered into long-term Agreements with Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) for two utility-scale solar projects totaling 385 MWac in Morehouse and Sabine Parishes in Louisiana. Under these agreements, Meta will purchase the environmental attributes generated by the facilities to advance its clean energy and sustainability commitments, and energy from these projects will flow to the local grid. Treaty Oak Clean Energy announced that it has entered into long-term Agreements with Meta for two utility-scale solar projects totaling 385 MWac in Morehouse and Sabine Parishes in Louisiana.Shar...

Apple expands renewable energy projects across Europe

Apple expands renewable energy projects across Europe New solar and wind projects will add 650 MW of renewable energy capacity to match the electricity European customers use to power Apple products Apple’s new clean energy projects being developed across Europe — including a 110MW solar project in Greece owned and operated by HELLENiQ ENERGY — will generate over 1 million megawatt-hours of clean electricity on behalf of Apple users by 2030. Photo courtesy of Lightsource bp. Apple is significantly expanding its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms now in development in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania. Together with a newly operational solar array in Spain, the projects announced today — all enabled by Apple — will add 650 megawatts of renewable energy capacity to electrical grids across Europe in the coming years, unlocking more than $600 million in financing. This will generate over 1 million megawatt-hours of clean electricity on be...

Matador Resources Company Provides Strategic Natural Gas Marketing Update

Matador Resources Company Provides Strategic Natural Gas Marketing Update Oct 30, 2025 6:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time DALLAS--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) (“Matador”) today announced that it has recently entered into multiple natural gas transportation and marketing agreements to improve all-in pricing netbacks in a strategic transaction that will achieve exposure to NYMEX Henry Hub pricing and LNG markets. In addition to contracts related to other pipelines, Matador has secured firm transportation on Energy Transfer’s Hugh Brinson Pipeline to move 500,000 MMBtu per day of natural gas production out of the Permian Basin to points of sale where demand and pricing have historically been significantly higher than at the Waha Hub. Expected to come online in the fourth quarter of 2026, this pipeline system will transport natural gas from West Texas to Maypearl, Texas located south of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. From there, Matador’s natural gas will be trans...

Scala Data Centers Celebrates Historic Milestone with Approval of the Master Plan for Its Tamboré Campus in São Paulo - the Largest and Most Advanced in Latin America, with 600 MW of Capacity

Scala Data Centers Celebrates Historic Milestone with Approval of the Master Plan for Its Tamboré Campus in São Paulo - the Largest and Most Advanced in Latin America, with 600 MW of Capacity News provided by  Scala Data Centers Oct 30, 2025, 10:30 ET The agreement with the Municipality of Barueri marks a new chapter in urban development, with investments in infrastructure, mobility, and community enhancements - underscoring Scala's commitment to a sustainable and inclusive digital future BARUERI, Brazil, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Scala Data Centers, the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers for the hyperscale market, celebrates another strategic milestone in its growth trajectory. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Municipality of Barueri for the approval of the master plan of its Tamboré Campus, solidifying it as the largest and most advanced data center campus in Latin America. This agreement not only validates Scala...

SolarEdge Surpasses 500 MWh of Storage in Virtual Power Plants Across 16 U.S. States, Canada and Puerto Rico

SolarEdge Surpasses 500 MWh of Storage in Virtual Power Plants Across 16 U.S. States, Canada and Puerto Rico Oct 29, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Rising battery attach rates create expanded opportunities in residential and community solar segments for distributed energy and grid resilience programs SolarEdge's Virtual Power Plant (VPP) technology connects thousands of batteries into coordinated networks that support grid stability and enable homeowners to earn rewards during peak demand. MILPITAS, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced a major milestone: more than 500 MWh of residential battery storage is now enrolled in Virtual Power Plant (VPP) programs across 16 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. These partnerships with the country’s leading utilities and DERMs providers demonstrate SolarEdge’s accelerating momentum in the distributed energy sector, adding significant capacity to the ...

New Era Energy & Digital’s Texas Critical Data Centers Selects EYP Mission Critical Facilities, for Full-Scope Engineering of 438-Acre AI Campus in Odessa, Texas

New Era Energy & Digital’s Texas Critical Data Centers Selects EYP Mission Critical Facilities, for Full-Scope Engineering of 438-Acre AI Campus in Odessa, Texas Oct 30, 2025 7:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time MIDLAND, Texas--( BUSINESS WIRE )--New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAI) (“New Era” or the “Company”), a developer and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets, today announced that Texas Critical Data Centers LLC (“TCDC”), its 50/50 joint venture with Sharon AI, has signed a strategic partnership with EYP Mission Critical Facilities, part of Ramboll Group A/S (“EYP MCF”), to advance the engineering and design for its flagship AI data center and power development project spanning the planned 438 acre site in Ector County near Odessa, Texas. This partnership leverages EYP MCF's world-class expertise in mission-critical infrastructure to deliver full-site engineering and design, positioning the Permian Basin as an emerging hub f...

Quanta Expands Its Total Solutions Platform And Announces Its Selection By NiSource To Provide Power Generation And Grid Infrastructure Solutions For A Large Load Customer

Building Upon Decades of Power Generation Experience, Quanta Expands Its Total Solutions Platform And Announces Its Selection By NiSource To Provide Power Generation And Grid Infrastructure Solutions For A Large Load Customer News provided by  Quanta Services, Inc. Oct 30, 2025, 06:56 ET Highlights of the Announcement Quanta Expands Total Solutions Power Generation PlatformBuilds upon Quanta's world-class craft-skill labor capabilities and history of constructing more than 80,000 megawatts of power generation through its industry-leading renewable energy and battery energy storage solutions, as well as other forms of generation. Purpose-designed to address the rapidly growing demand for reliable and efficient power generation and supporting infrastructure driven by industry convergence and load growth. NiSource, Inc. Selects Quanta to Deliver Power Generation and Grid Infrastructure Solutions for A Large Load CustomerDemonstrates the strength of Quanta's total solutions platfor...