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A Nature Energy paper reports a nickel hydroxide battery cell stack capturing CO2 at 132 kJ per mole, or 0.83 MWh per tonne. ENB scales it to 13.3 km2 of active area per Mt a year.
DOE selected 21 geothermal projects on 21 September 2026: five field scale EGS tests and 16 exploration drilling projects. The average is about $4.7 million each, and selection is not a commitment.
The NRC proposed changes to nine parts of 10 CFR on reactor licensing, decommissioning and oversight. Comments on Docket NRC-2025-1138 are due 9 November 2026.
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a Tentative Order on 1 October 2026 putting large new loads without new capacity first in line for curtailment. A Final Order is targeted for 28 January 2027.
LNG Canada took a final investment decision on Phase 2 on 28 September 2026. At CAD 33 billion for 14 mtpa, ENB puts capital at about CAD 2,360 per tonne of annual capacity.
The 30 September framework puts $100 billion of overnight cost on six AP1000 and two APR1400 units, about $10,460 per kW. Korea’s $20 billion annual funding cap and the unsettled link to the 2025 $80 billion Westinghouse deal decide whether it becomes orders.
A model released on 28 September 2026 puts the five-year saving for an electric long-haul truck at €100,000 in the Netherlands and a deficit of €94,000 in Italy. ENB tests the German case from the model’s own inputs and finds the diesel price and policy decide the result.
The EU data centre rating creates a label, not a mandate: the first reporting period covered about 36% of estimated sites, and the minimum performance standards are still in consultation until 14 December 2026.
Poland holds a CO2 storage resource of 10 to 15 Gt on paper, but the Commission lists only 0.005 Mt per year of Polish injection capacity, due in 2028. The gap to the EU 50 Mt per year target is where the permitting risk sits.
The first 33 MW net GeoBlock at Cape Station reached commercial operation on 30 September 2026, but the company published no well count or flow per producer. ENB rebuilds the numbers from filings and laboratory data and finds the 50 MW design closes only at the top of published ranges.
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