Alternative Energy News

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last Energy, an advanced nuclear technology company, today announced it has closed an oversubscribed Series C of more than $100 million led by the Astera Institute, with participation from JAM Fund, Gigafund, The Haskell Company, AE Ventures, Ultranative, Galaxy Interactive, and Woori Technology Co., Ltd., among others. “We believe this financing will fully capitalize us through our DOE pilot project and position us to transition into commercialization of our pro...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Woodchuck, the AI-powered climate-tech startup redefining how construction and manufacturing industries handle wood waste, today announced that Michigan Rise, a venture investment subsidiary of the MSU Research Foundation, has made a growth-round investment to accelerate Woodchuck’s expansion across the United States. The investment underscores the company’s rapid traction with top contractors and its role in reshaping how the construction industry manages...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sherritt International Corporation (“Sherritt” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:S) today announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement (the “Agreement”) with Pala Assets Holdings Limited (“Pala”). Under the terms of the Agreement, Pala has withdrawn its requisition for a special meeting of shareholders, agreed to customary standstill and voting covenants, and Sherritt has made certain board and committee changes that will support the leadership transition and...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oklo Inc., (NYSE: OKLO) (Oklo), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho Operations Office has approved the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) for the Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility (A3F) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), marking the start of the assembly of the facility. The PDSA for the A3F, which will fabricate fuel for Oklo’s first commercial-scale powerhouse, is the first f...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and Google have signed a 21-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply Google with a total volume of 1 TWh (equivalent to 20 MW) of certified renewable power from the Citra Energies solar plant in the northern Kedah province. The solar farm, which is scheduled to enter construction in early 2026, will support Google’s data center operations in Malaysia. The Malaysian Energy Commission awarded the project to TotalEnergies...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Centuri Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CTRI) (“Centuri” or the "Company"), a leading, North American utility and energy infrastructure services company, today announced the release of its 2025 Sustainability Report, Building Trust, Powering the Future. The report details the company’s efforts in building today’s enabling energy infrastructure and shares its progress across key non-financial performance indicators. This year’s report outlines how Centuri is working to earn trust...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (“HASI”) (NYSE: HASI), a leading investor in sustainable infrastructure assets, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced that HASI and KKR have agreed to make an additional capital commitment of $500 million each for a combined total of $1 billion of new investment capacity into CarbonCount Holdings 1 LLC (“CCH1”). The co-investment vehicle was established by HASI and KKR to provide long-te...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WM (NYSE: WM) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a capital allocation program that includes a planned 14.5% increase in the 2026 dividend rate and a new $3 billion share repurchase authorization, superseding the authority remaining under the prior $1.5 billion repurchase authorization announced in 2023. The planned quarterly dividend rate of $0.945 per share in 2026, up from $0.825 per share in 2025, marks the twenty-third consecutive year of divi...

MELBOURNE, Australia & LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Angeleno Group, the pioneering Los Angeles-based investment firm providing venture capital and growth equity to clean energy and climate solutions companies, and Energy Impact Partners LP (EIP), a global technology investor specialized in the energy transition, announced today a AUD $50 million commitment to IND Technology, the leading global provider of Early Fault Detection (EFD™) systems to prevent power outages and wildfires ca...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NineDot Energy to Provide $60 Million to New York Energy Assistance Program over the Next Decade...