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Dec 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
U.S. Department of Energy Approves Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis of Oklo’s Aurora Fuel Fabrication Facility as Assembly Begins at Idaho National Laboratory
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...
Dec 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
ABB Strengthens Data Center and Industrial Monitoring Capabilities with IPEC Acquisition
ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABB has entered into an agreement to acquire IPEC, a UK-based technology company with more than 30 years of expertise in electrical diagnostics....
Dec 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
nVent Increases Quarterly Dividend
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of US$0.21 per ordinary share for the first quarter of 2026, which represents an increase of 5% over the prior quarterly dividend of US$0.20 per ordinary share. The dividend is payable on February 6, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 23, 2026. About nVent nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and pr...
Dec 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Aqua Pennsylvania Installs PFAS Treatment to Protect Drinking Water for Thousands of Customers in Bucks County
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aqua Pennsylvania announced today the completion of a PFAS treatment system at its Edgely Water Treatment Facility in Bristol Township, Bucks County. This is the tenth PFAS treatment facility that Aqua Pennsylvania has placed into operation since 2018, all of which meet the new PFAS national drinking water standard. The new system at Edgely consists of six filters that use ion exchange resin to remove “forever chemicals” from drinking water for nearly 11,000 cus...
Dec 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Centuri Releases 2025 Sustainability Report: Building Trust, Powering the Future
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...
Dec 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Pentair Announces 8 Percent Rate Increase to its Quarterly Cash Dividend and Authorizes New $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR), a leader in helping the world sustainably move, improve and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource, announced today that it will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share on February 6, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 23, 2026. This $0.27 per share quarterly cash dividend, or $1.08 per share on an annualized basis, reflects an 8 percent increase in the company’s regular cash dividend rate. 2...
Dec 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
HASI and KKR Commit Additional $1 Billion to CarbonCount Holdings 1
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...
Dec 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Angeleno Group and Energy Impact Partners Announce AUD$50M Commitment to IND Technology – The Leading Global Provider of Early Fault Detection (EFD™) Systems to Prevent Grid Failures and Reduce the Risk of Wildfires
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...
Dec 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Global Substation Automation Market Size to Grow by $21 Billion During 2025-2032: Comprehensive Analysis Into the Industry and Value Chain - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Substation Automation Market - Global Forecast 2025-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The substation automation market is evolving rapidly as utilities and industrial operators modernize grid infrastructure to achieve optimal reliability, efficiency, and security. Senior leaders seeking to understand this transformation will find actionable intelligence and strategic guidance in this comprehensive research report. Market Snapshot: Tr...
Dec 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
KE Andrews' Deep Valuation Expertise Drives Major Legal Win in West Virginia Tax Case
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia has upheld a reduction in assessed value for a set of natural gas liquids pipelines, marking a significant legal validation of KE Andrews’ technical approach to economic obsolescence. The decision reinforces the firm’s long-standing reputation for delivering data-driven, defensible valuations in complex property tax matters. At issue was whether the pipelines, which were operating significantly below design capacity, sh...
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