Louisiana energy leaders have announced a webinar titled “2026 Louisiana Energy Outlook” focused on the state’s energy and infrastructure future.

• The session will feature Phillip May, President and CEO of Entergy Louisiana, and Paige Carter, Chief Business Development Officer at Louisiana Economic Development; topics include AI data centers, nuclear energy, lithium development, and SpaceX operations.
• The page says the event is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov 11 @ 12:00 PM EST and highlights Entergy Louisiana’s $1.9 billion grid resilience plan; it also notes LED has more than tripled its active project pipeline since June 2024.

Stony Brook University researchers have reported a study on improving the affordability and energy density of redox flow batteries by using lithium-based ferrocyanide electrolytes.

• Nav Nidhi of Stony Brook University, in collaboration with Kuldeepsinh Raj and Xiaoliang Wei’s team at Purdue University, released a study exploring a more affordable alternative to vanadium-based redox flow batteries.
• The researchers found lithium-based ferrocyanide was about six to eight times more soluble than sodium- and potassium-based versions under strongly alkaline conditions, based on computational modeling and experimental work led by Mahla Sarfaraz Khabbaz at Purdue.
• The article is a research/news feature rather than a new commercial deal or funding announcement.

The Electrochemical Society has announced the founding of the Esther Sans Takeuchi Innovation Award at its 250th meeting in Calgary, Canada.

• The new award will recognize individuals with a substantial and sustained impact on electrochemistry, especially deployed technologies on energy and the environment.
• Nominations for the inaugural award will open on March 15, 2027; ECS says a dedicated webpage will later provide eligibility criteria, the nomination process, and the award prize.

Florida Power & Light Company has highlighted the 100-year history of Sanford Power Plant and the role twin brothers Kevin and Devin Sanford play in its operation.

• The article says Sanford Power Plant first generated electricity in 1926, was FPL’s first constructed facility to put energy onto the grid, and is now a large natural gas resource with more than 2,500 megawatts of capacity and 10 operational generating units.
• It also says the plant was fully modernized in 2003, can operate remotely through FPL’s Fleet Control Center, and that Kevin and Devin work in instrumentation and controls supporting plant monitoring systems.

Access Partnership has published an analysis of the 2026 U.S. election results and their policy implications for the Trump administration and Congress.

• Democrats are described as regaining control of the House and Senate, gaining committee control, subpoena power, spending leverage, and confirmation authority when Congress convenes in January.
• The piece then assesses likely policy fights across AI, environment, federal funding, U.S.-Middle East policy, space, and trade/export controls, framing these as areas where Democrats can use oversight and appropriations power rather than fully reversing Trump policies.
• It cites several bills and funding figures, including the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, the Scientific Integrity Act (S. 4545), the AI-Ready Bio-Data Standards Act (S. 4069 / H.R. 7907), and the administration’s proposed USD 1.5 trillion defense request, including USD 71 billion for the Space Force and USD 17.5 billion for Golden Dome.

The European Commission has announced that Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen will visit Zagreb, Croatia, on Thursday and Friday to discuss energy and housing affordability and attend the CESEC Ministerial.

• Jørgensen will hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Deputy Prime Minister Branko Bačić, and Mayor Tomislav Tomašević, and deliver a keynote speech at “Affordable Europe – Energy and housing for a better life”.
• On Friday, he will join the CESEC ministerial meeting hosted by Croatia, discuss electricity interconnectivity, the proposed European Grids Package, Energy Highways, and REPowerEU priorities, with a joint press statement scheduled around 14:15 CET with Minister Ante Šušnjar.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held a coordination meeting on eliminating the consequences of Russian strikes and restoring critical infrastructure.

• Zelenskyy said repairs continue around the clock after nearly daily shelling, with equipment reserves already formed and recovery to follow every strike; he also said Ukraine is working with partners to replenish reserves and has agreements on new energy support packages.
• He described particularly difficult conditions in Kyiv and in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, and Donetsk regions, with outages and emergency shutdowns affecting people and businesses; he also instructed the government and law enforcement to present measures by the end of the day for companies lagging in repairs and restoration, and received a briefing from the Armed Forces of Ukraine on electronic warfare organization.

Canada and China have announced the first Canada-China Ministerial Dialogue on Energy, co-chaired by energy officials from both countries via videoconference on November 4 Beijing time / November 3 Ottawa time.

• Wang Hongzhi of China’s National Energy Administration and Tim Hodgson of Natural Resources Canada co-chaired the dialogue to advance energy-sector exchanges and cooperation following leaders’ understandings.
• The sides agreed to deepen cooperation in conventional and renewable energy, civil nuclear energy, and uranium resources, and to encourage enterprises to explore energy trade, technology exchange, investment, and project cooperation; they also agreed to strengthen coordination in multilateral frameworks. The readout says select energy enterprises and Canadian provinces and territories participated.

atNorth and Calentix have announced a Project Development Agreement to advance a potential heat recovery project at the SWE04 data center in Sollefteå, Sweden.

• Calentix will lead development of the proposed heat recovery solution across technical, commercial and financial aspects, while atNorth will provide surplus heat, site integration and infrastructure interfaces.
• An early feasibility study confirmed technical feasibility and local interest, including a possible supply to the Långsele district heating network; the article also references atNorth’s earlier heat reuse examples in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
• The piece is an opinion/analysis article by Hrefna Haraldsdóttir (atNorth) and Ulrika Jardfelt (Calentix) arguing that heat reuse should be planned into data center development from the start.

The UK government has introduced the Energy Independence Bill to Parliament as a first-step legislative package to lower household bills, strengthen consumer protections, and support clean power and grid reform.

• The bill backs plans to scrap gas standing charges, shift 75% of domestic Renewables Obligation costs from bills to public spending, and give Ofgem tougher enforcement powers against rogue energy companies and brokers.
• It also includes measures on renters’ energy efficiency, a Warm Homes Agency, community stakes up to 20% in new renewable projects, faster grid connections, and an end to new North Sea oil and gas licences while allowing continued production in existing licensed areas through Transitional Energy Certificates.

Moldova and China have announced new cooperation priorities and sector-specific agreements following the ninth meeting of the Moldovan-Chinese Intergovernmental Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation in Shanghai.

• The Protocol of the ninth session was signed by Claudiu-Iulius-Gavril Năsui and Ling Ji, setting cooperation priorities for the upcoming period.
• A phytosanitary protocol for fresh cherry exports was signed, while the parties agreed to finalize the honey export protocol and discussed four photovoltaic power plants with energy storage systems in Ialoveni, Cimișlia, Nisporeni, and Călărași.
• Additional discussion covered photovoltaic systems in public medical and healthcare institutions and broader cooperation in tourism, including wine, gastronomic, and rural tourism; China was noted as Moldova’s second-largest trading partner in 2025 with 10.2% of foreign trade.

Eurostat has published statistics on EU electricity prices for non-household consumers in the first half of 2026.

• The average EU price was €0.18 per kWh for non-household consumers with annual consumption between 500 MWh and 2,000 MWh.
• Prices fell 2.0% versus the second half of 2025 and 5.4% versus the first half of 2025; 19 EU countries saw declines, while 8 countries saw increases.
• The article is a statistical release and commentary on energy price trends, not an announcement of a new policy or project.

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet has announced the appointment of Agnes Dasewicz as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2027.

• First internal CEO appointment: Dasewicz, currently Chief Program and Investment Officer, will succeed Woochong Um after a succession process initiated earlier in 2026; the Board says she was identified as the planned successor earlier this year.
• Context and organization update: The announcement marks the Alliance’s five years since founding at COP26 and highlights progress toward 91 million people reached, more than 3 million jobs created or improved, and nearly 300 million tons of carbon emissions prevented; Um will stay through the transition before a new role is announced.
• Background on Dasewicz and initiatives: She previously served at DFC, USAID, and IFC, and since joining in 2025 has led partnerships and investment strategy, including work tied to battery storage projects in India and Malawi and the Mission 300 initiative to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030.

UNEP FI has announced its event programme for the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, including multiple sessions on 24 and 26 November. - 24 Nov sessions include a roundtable on just transition, a guidance launch for banks, a minerals and human rights panel, and an integrated approaches session focused partly on data centres and AI services.

• Organisation details: the forum is described as the world’s largest annual gathering on business and human rights; several sessions are in-person, online, or invitation only, with venues listed as Room V Concordia, Assembly Hall, and Building H (Rooms 207-209), while one location remains TBC.

GridPoint announced plans to expand its energy intelligence platform with on-site battery storage and said co-founder Adrian De Luca has returned as chief executive officer to lead the next phase.

• The company said it is targeting 2 gigawatts (GW) of distributed storage capacity across its existing footprint of more than 20,000 buildings.
• GridPoint said the move builds on its existing platform for HVAC, refrigeration, lighting and other controllable loads, and that storage can add lower energy costs and new grid revenue; it also cited commercial electricity rates up 42% over five years, PJM capacity prices at $325 per megawatt-day for 2028/2029, and $1.5 billion in customer energy savings to date.

The Permanent Representatives Committee of the Council of the European Union has circulated a provisional agenda for its 6 November 2026 meeting in Brussels, covering energy, climate, internal market, judicial, and education items.

• Energy and climate files on the agenda include trans-European energy infrastructure, methane emission reduction amendments, COP31-related non-binding instruments, and the Antalya Green Industrialisation Compact and 2026 Climate Club Statement.
• The meeting also includes EU positions for international negotiations, a Council decision on the UNECE vehicle regulations forum, and education conclusions on AI, STEM, and digital-environment critical thinking; the document is a provisional agenda, not an announcement of new policy substance.

MIT has announced the launch of the MIT Minerals Stewardship Consortium and described how the university plans to help strengthen critical mineral supply chains.

• The consortium was launched in September 2025 with inaugural members BHP, Vale, and Rio Tinto, and is led by MIT Sloan Professor Chris Knittel and Elsa Olivetti.
• The interview says the MSC will bring together stakeholders to identify barriers to technology adoption, curate research questions, and move work toward practical impact; it also references MIT programs and startups working on mineral separation, extraction, and recovery.
• The piece is an interview/Q&A published by MIT’s Office of the Vice President for Energy and Climate, and it discusses mining, minerals, defense, data centers, the grid, and supply-chain resilience rather than reporting a transaction or financing deal.

The COP31 presidency has outlined its Action Agenda priorities ahead of the November 9–20, 2026 summit in Antalya, Türkiye.

• President-designate Murat Kurum highlighted priority areas including electrification, clean energy transition, zero waste, protecting ecosystems, and resilient cities for COP31’s voluntary Action Agenda.
• The article explains the dual-host COP31 model with Australia and Türkiye, naming Chris Bowen as president of negotiations and Murat Kurum as president-designate responsible for logistics and the Action Agenda; it also mentions the Hatay Declaration and the newly launched Sustainable Urban Resilience Financing Facility with İlbank.

NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have announced strengthened rebuttal testimony for their proposed combination before the Virginia State Corporation Commission, adding customer and financial safeguards while preserving the original benefits package.

• The companies say they have accepted 101 of 117 conditions proposed by Commission Staff and the Consumer Counsel, with 13 more accepted with enhancements or modifications; they also say customers will pay no upfront cost for the combination.
• The package includes four years of shareholder-funded bill credits, $100 million for EnergyShare, $100 million for workforce development, 1,000 new jobs, a new shareholder-funded office tower in downtown Richmond, and up to $5 billion in Virginia spending over five years; the companies still expect closing in 2H 2027 pending approvals.

Hydrogen Europe and the Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers have announced the publication of a practical guide on hydrogen infrastructure for Europe’s data centres.

• The guide, Hydrogen Infrastructure for Europe’s Data Centres: A Practical Guide for Operators, Developers and Investors, was announced on 3 November 2026 and also presented at European Hydrogen Week 2026 during the B2B Forum.
• It says hydrogen for data centres is currently expected to remain at pilot scale near term, notes 677 MW of electrolyzer capacity in operation in Europe (July 2026) versus 37.6 GW announced by 2030, and estimates renewable hydrogen production costs of €4 to €14/kg and €7.1/kg average EU cost in 2025 under RFNBO rules.
• The guide recommends planning hydrogen infrastructure and data centre growth together in digital energy hubs, with data centres, hydrogen production, renewables, and batteries operating as a microgrid; it also highlights stronger infrastructure in Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium and mentions possible near-term supply via trucked hydrogen or on-site production.