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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The EU and Canada have announced a new EU-Canada Alliance for the Future at the 21st EU-Canada Summit in Montréal, alongside several new agreements and cooperation tracks.

• The joint statement says the leaders launched the alliance on 29/30 October 2026 to deepen cooperation on trade, digital, energy, security, raw materials, finance, and people-to-people ties.
• It also announces substantive negotiations on a Digital Trade Agreement (DTA), Canada’s participation in EuroHPC JU, a new Frontex-Canada working arrangement, and joint work on AI infrastructure, subsea cables, energy security, and critical raw materials.
• The document is a joint statement / policy note from the Council’s General Secretariat rather than a commercial deal announcement, and it summarizes both the new commitments made at the summit and prior cooperation since June 2025.

Germany and South Korea have announced the renewal of their Energy Partnership and an expanded cooperation agenda on energy policy and digital technologies.

• Stefan Rouenhoff of Germany’s BMWE and Hohyeon Lee of South Korea’s Vice Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment signed a Joint Declaration of Intent during Rouenhoff’s visit to South Korea, renewing the Korean-German Energy Partnership first established in 2019.
• The renewed framework focuses on data centres, semiconductor manufacturing, electricity grids, smart grids, and AI applications in the energy sector, and will be advanced through expert exchanges, delegation visits, conferences and specialised events; adelphi consult supports BMWE in implementing the partnership.

Allianz Commercial has published a report on business interruption claims trends, based on analysis of 7,888 claims over 2021-2025. - The report says total claims analyzed were worth approximately €6.74bn, with business interruption severity rising more than 30% annually over the past two years and fire/explosion accounting for over 40% of claim value. - It also highlights natural catastrophes, cyber outages, tariffs, inflation, and concentrated production as major loss drivers, and notes that data centers are an emerging supply chain vulnerability.

• This is a report/publication by Allianz Commercial rather than a single transaction announcement; it references prior events and recent incidents, and includes commentary from Allianz executives and external examples such as Hurricane Helene, Blue Yonder, CDK, AWS, Cloudflare, Google Cloud, and OVHcloud.

Emerald Horizon AG has announced new study results showing that molten salt storage can use latent heat from solidification to increase energy output. - Researchers from TU Graz and Emerald Horizon AG found the storage system can deliver around 6% more energy from the same volume, with the study published on 13 October in the journal Energies.

• The results apply to CALstore, the thermal storage unit in DUALstorePLUS; the company says the thermal module for temperatures up to 550°C is scheduled for 2028, while the battery part is already available. The study was funded by FFG as part of the CALstore project.

Ember has published a new analysis on data centre flexibility and grid impacts, concluding that load shifting alone offers limited relief while onsite generation can provide greater grid support.

• Ember says only around 3% of global data centre capacity can participate in load shifting by 2030, and in seven of nine markets studied the impact on peak demand would be only 0.1-0.6%.
• A case study of two Texas data centres, Stargate Abilene and Comanche Circle, found onsite generation could cut grid demand by up to 2.7 GW during peak hours versus 0.55 GW from load shifting; Ember also highlights gas, solar, and battery storage as behind-the-meter options and says regulation will determine which assets are built.

Carrier has announced its Q3 2026 earnings results and updated full-year guidance, highlighting strong growth in data center-related demand.

• Q3 2026 sales were $6,263 million, with organic sales up 15% and adjusted EPS of $0.87; Carrier said data centers up ~300% and data center sales up ~2.5x, with the business on-track for ~$2B FY 2026.
• Carrier also raised FY 2026 guidance to sales of $23.8B–$24.0B and adjusted EPS of $2.85–$2.90; it said orders year to date exceeded $3B, up about 350%, and reiterated that LTAs worth billions of dollars support the platform.

The British Office Taipei and Taiwan’s Energy Administration have announced the launch of the UK-Taiwan CCUS Partnership at the eighth UK-Taiwan Energy Dialogue and 21st UK-Taiwan Renewable Energy Conference in Taipei.

• The UK-Taiwan Energy Dialogue and Renewable Energy Conference were held in Taipei on 20 October, opened by Ruth Bradley-Jones and Cynthia Kiang, and chaired by Simon Payne and Chih-Wei Wu.
• A key outcome was the launch of the UK-Taiwan CCUS Partnership under the Enhanced Trade Partnership, with cooperation to focus on policy/regulatory work, technical research and deployment, and commercial pipeline/investor engagement.
• The dialogue also covered energy security, offshore wind, and industrial decarbonisation, including Taiwan’s Second Energy Transition, UK offshore wind targets of 43-50 GW by 2030, and Taiwan’s CCUS plan to cut 6 million metric tonnes of CO₂e annually by 2035.

GE Vernova has announced its third-quarter 2026 financial results and raised its 2026 guidance.

• The company said it delivered strong financial results in Q3 2026 and expects its backlog to exceed $200 billion in Q4, with at least 130 GW of gas equipment under contract by year-end 2026.
• CEO Scott Strazik said GE Vernova is developing new solutions for utility and data center customers; CFO Ken Parks said cash balance was approximately $17 billion, up $4 billion sequentially, and the company is increasing share repurchases while raising revenue, EBITDA margin, and free cash flow guidance.

GE Vernova has announced an agreement to acquire Trench Group from Triton Partners for $9.0 billion equivalent at closing.

• The transaction will expand GE Vernova’s Electrification businesses, especially Grid Systems Integration and Power Transmission, and is expected to close in late 2027 subject to regulatory approvals and required employee consultations.
• Trench serves more than 800 utilities and hyperscalers, operates 11 sites across Europe, North America, and Asia, and the Charlotte, North Carolina facility is expected to start producing 765 kV equipment in late 2027.

Russia hosted and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum adopted the Moscow Declaration at the 8th Summit in Moscow. Vladimir Putin delivered a plenary speech focused on gas-market cooperation, supply logistics, long-term investment, and technology.

• The summit took place on October 27, 2026 at the World Trade Centre in Moscow and ended with the Moscow Declaration being adopted.
• Putin said GECF members account for 70% of global gas reserves and about 40% of exports, and urged optimising transport routes, using swap arrangements, expanding crisis consultations, and supporting long-term contracts for gas investment.
• He also highlighted growing gas demand, LNG trade, and Russia’s work on deep horizons, LNG technologies, reservoir simulation, seismic exploration, and digital twins for gas fields.

VUKA Group has announced that the C&I Energy + Storage Summit Johannesburg will open on 28 October 2026 alongside related events in Johannesburg.

• The summit will run 28–29 October alongside the EIUG Conference, Data Centre Summit and Water Security Africa, with opening remarks from Chanelle Hingston and Murendeni Matshinyatsimbi and a keynote from Monde Bala of NTCSA.
• The agenda will focus on grid expansion, fair access, system reliability, electricity market reform, water security, wheeling frameworks, market liquidity, and regulatory clarity; case studies will feature Isuzu Motors South Africa, Sibanye-Stillwater, and Harmony Gold Mining Company.

Emerald Horizon has issued a press release responding to the European Investment Bank’s first-ever financing of an SMR developer, describing the move as confirmation of its strategy.

• The EIB will provide up to EUR 40 million to Finnish SMR developer Steady Energy through a senior unsecured convertible loan paid in two tranches of EUR 30 million and EUR 10 million, at 0% interest over 20 years.
• The release says the financing supports Steady Energy’s LDR-50 project and is part of a package of well over EUR 100 million around its IPO; Steady Energy has been listed on Nasdaq First North in Helsinki since 2026-10-02. Emerald Horizon says its own SMRX development is in the development/testing/licensing phase, with integrated validation targeted for 2029 and a demonstrator from 2031.

Infineon Technologies AG has announced a new investment to establish the world’s first high-volume manufacturing facility for next-generation gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors on 300-millimeter wafers in Europe.

• Infineon will invest around €1.1 billion in its Villach site by 2034; production is scheduled to start by the end of 2027.
• The project is supported by €319 million in funding under the European Chips Act; the company says the new GaN chips will serve applications including AI data centers, energy infrastructure, e-mobility, robotics and consumer electronics.