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Founder and journalist at iGrow News, covering Agriculture, Energy, and Water technology. I report on the companies, funding, and trends shaping these sectors, with a focus on accurate, unbiased coverage. Follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Entropy Commissions Glacier Phase 2 Carbon Capture and Power Project

Entropy Inc., a subsidiary of Advantage Energy Ltd., has commissioned the Glacier Phase 2 co-generation, carbon capture and storage project at Advantage's Glacier Gas Plant in Saddle Hills County, Alberta. The project provides a new 15 MW co-generation installation with fully integrated carbon capture, transportation and storage, building on earlier

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SunStream Launches FieldSafe Cyber Defense for Farm Credit

SunStream Business Services, a managed IT and business services provider serving Farm Credit, has partnered with cybersecurity advisory firm Argent Reach to launch FieldSafe Cyber Defense, a managed cybersecurity program designed for the Farm Credit System. FieldSafe gives Farm Credit institutions, from small associations to the largest banks in the

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PureField Ingredients Opens Carbon Capture Facility in Kansas, Plans Expansion

PureField Ingredients today announced the appointment of Luciano Salvatierra as CFO as it continues to scale.

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Focused Energy to Build Laser Fusion Plant at Former Biblis Nuclear Site

Germany's Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space has selected Biblis to become the home of the national laser fusion hub as part of the "Fusion 2040" program and the country's High-Tech Agenda. The decision places Focused Energy and Biblis at the center of Germany's drive to commercialize fusion energy.

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Verdantas Acquires Environmental Protection Industries to Expand Midwest Remediation

Verdantas, a technical consulting firm focused on the environment, water and energy transition markets, announced it has acquired EN-POWER GROUP, an engineering firm headquartered in New York. The company said the addition strengthens its ability to help facility owners and institutions improve energy performance, reduce operating costs and advance sustainability

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PN Smart Energy Completes Nanjing Cesun Power Acquisition

PN Smart Energy Limited said it has closed the acquisition of the remaining 56% equity interest in Nanjing Cesun Power, a deal that closed June 30, 2026 and brings the subsidiary fully under the company's ownership. Combined with the 44% stake PN Smart already held, Nanjing Cesun is now wholly

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Lydian Raises $43M Series A Led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Lydian said it has closed a $43 million Series A financing round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, with participation from AP Ventures and Builders Vision, alongside continued backing from existing investors including Congruent Ventures, Galvanize, Grok Ventures, Overture, Union Square Ventures and Voyager Ventures. The investment also marks the first

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Origis Energy Reaches Nearly 1 GW at Rockhound Solar Complex

Origis Energy has announced the successful start of commercial operations of three additional phases of its Rockhound Solar complex in Ector County, Texas, bringing the site's total operating capacity to nearly 1 GWdc. The newly completed phases add roughly 500 MWdc of solar capacity and mark a major milestone in

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Planet Selected By Scottish Government for AI-Enabled Agricultural Monitoring

Planet Labs reported record Q1 FY2027 revenue of $94.2 million, a 42% year-over-year increase, with backlog growing 72% to over $906 million.

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Sungrow Commissions Sierra Leone’s First National-Scale Power Project in Nearly a Decade

Sungrow has commissioned the RESPITE Solar-plus-Storage Project in Sierra Leone, marking the country's first major national-scale power generation project completed and connected to the grid in nearly a decade. The project features 35 MWh of total energy storage capacity and integrates eight units of Sungrow's PowerTitan Series energy storage systems.

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