Month: September 2026

Management to Participate in Lake Street Capital Markets’ 10th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference and the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment Conference in September 2026

CORSICANA, Texas, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Birchtech Corp. (NYSE American: BCHT) (TSX: BCHT) (“Birchtech” or the “Company”), a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies for sustainable air and water treatment, today announced that management will participate in two upcoming investor conferences: Lake Street Capital Markets’ 10th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference and the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment Conference.

Richard MacPherson, President and CEO of Birchtech, is scheduled to host one-on-one meetings with institutional investors at each event, and will deliver a corporate presentation at the H.C. Wainwright conference, as follows:

Lake Street Capital Markets’ 10th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference
Conference Date: September 10, 2026
Location: The Metropolitan Club, New York, NY
Format: 1×1 Meetings Only

H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment Conference
Conference Dates: September 14-16, 2026
Location: Lotte New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY
Format: Presentation & 1×1 Meetings
Presentation Date: September 14, 2026
Presentation Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Time
Webcast: https://journey.ct.events/view/06c774a5-563e-4cc8-b69e-5ae9d31b6e7c

A live audio webcast and archive of the H.C. Wainwright presentation will be available using the webcast link above. For more information or to schedule a meeting with management, please contact MZ Group at BCHT@mzgroup.us.

About Birchtech Corp.

Birchtech Corp. (NYSE American: BCHT) (TSX: BCHT) is a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies delivering innovative solutions for air and water purification to support a cleaner, more sustainable future. The Company provides patented SEA^® sorbent technologies for mercury emissions capture for the coal-fired utility sector and SEA disruptive water purification technologies with a specialization on removing contaminants, including ‘forever chemicals’ such as PFAS, from potable water and industrial wastewater. Backed by a strong intellectual property portfolio and a team of activated carbon experts, Birchtech provides cleaner air to North American communities and is applying this expertise to a novel approach in water purification. To learn more, please visit www.birchtech.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

With the exception of historical information contained in this press release, content herein may contain “forward-looking statements” that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are generally identified by using words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” and similar expressions, but these words are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements relating to expected developments and growth in Birchtech’s business, as well as anticipated investor engagements and the Company’s participation in investor conferences. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. In addition, this release contains time-sensitive information that reflects management’s best analysis only as of the date of this release. Birchtech does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events, information or circumstances that arise after the date of this release. Further information concerning issues that could materially affect financial performance or other forward-looking statements contained in this release can be found in Birchtech’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or Canadian securities regulators.

Investor Relations Contact:
Lucas A. Zimmerman
Managing Director
MZ Group – MZ North America
(949) 259-4987
BCHT@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us

CULVER CITY, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Snail, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAL) (“Snail Games”), a leading independent global developer and publisher of interactive digital entertainment, today announced it will be presenting and holding one-on-one meetings at the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment Conference. The conference is being held on September 14-16, 2026, at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, New York City.

Snail Games’ management is scheduled to present on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Snail Games’ management will also be available for one-on-one meetings during the conference. 

The presentation will be available for viewing online via webcast here.

About Snail, Inc.
Snail, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAL) is a leading global independent developer and publisher of interactive digital entertainment for consumers around the world, with a premier portfolio of premium games designed for use on a variety of platforms, including consoles, PCs, and mobile devices. For more information, please visit: https://snail.com/.

About H.C. Wainwright & Co.
H.C. Wainwright is a full‐service investment bank dedicated to providing corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. H.C. Wainwright & Co. also provides research and sales and trading services to institutional investors.
For more information visit H.C. Wainwright & Co. at www.hcwco.com.

Snail, Inc. Investor Relations:
Gateway Group, Inc.
John Yi and Steven Shinmachi
949-574-3860
SNAL@gateway-grp.com

Gen-Tracker’s universal, automatic transfer switch (ATS)-based monitoring technology and veteran team extend OmniMetrix’s reach to standby generators of virtually any make, model or age

OAKDALE, Minn. and BUFORD, Ga., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acorn Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACFN), a provider of remote monitoring and control solutions for critical infrastructure, today announced that its OmniMetrix subsidiary has acquired substantially all of the assets of Generator Solutions, Inc., a provider of remote monitoring systems for standby generators under the “Gen-Tracker” brand name, effective September 9, 2026.

Generator Solutions is one of the longest-standing independent generator monitoring providers, with approximately $1.1M in recurring annual monitoring revenue and $400,000 in annual monitoring equipment sales. Since its founding in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2001, Generator Solutions has established Gen-Tracker as one of the most respected monitoring platforms in the commercial and industrial standby generator market.

Agreement Terms
Pursuant to the asset purchase agreement, OmniMetrix paid $1.0M in cash at closing and agreed to make additional cash payments of $450,000 per year, for each of the next four years, and a final payment of $700,000 in the fifth year, for total consideration of $3.5M. Acquired assets include the company’s customer accounts, dealer relationships, trade names, trademarks, technology, accounts receivables and hardware inventory.

Every full-time Generator Solutions employee has joined OmniMetrix and will continue to work from the existing Minnesota location. The team brings decades of combined, hands-on experience in standby power, automatic transfer switch (ATS) integration and generator dealer support.

Two Complementary Approaches, One Provider
Generator Solutions has historically competed with OmniMetrix in the commercial and industrial standby generator monitoring market, and its flagship Gen-Tracker product takes a fundamentally different path to the same goal. Rather than connecting to the generator’s engine controller, Gen-Tracker monitors generator readiness through the ATS –– a design that works across generators of virtually any make, model, or age, including the large installed base of older units that predate modern controllers.

Combined with OmniMetrix’s controller-level, enterprise-grade platform, the two approaches give dealers and end customers a single source for:

• Deep diagnostics on modern, controller-equipped generators
• Universal readiness monitoring on legacy, orphaned and mixed-brand fleets
• One provider and one support organization for a facility portfolio, regardless of what’s behind the door

CEO Commentary
Acorn and OmniMetrix CEO, Jan Loeb, commented, “Gen-Tracker is a proven, first-class solution that builds on our capabilities and market leadership, while extending our service reach. By combining our controller-level and enterprise-grade monitoring with Gen-Tracker’s ATS-based universal monitoring approach, we can now serve a broader range of customers and generator environments than either company could alone.

“Importantly, we’re adding a team that has spent 25 years in this market, bringing deep expertise in transfer switches, field installation, and dealer support to make OmniMetrix an even stronger partner to every customer we serve.

“Based on OmniMetrix’s first half monitoring revenue of $2.8M, we expect the acquisition to increase annualized monitoring revenue by at least 15%. We also expect the transaction to be accretive to our 2027 net income by at least $0.10 per diluted share.

“After an extended process of dialogue and evaluation, we are excited to welcome the Gen-Tracker operations to the OmniMetrix family, and we look forward to leveraging our collective strengths to drive continued growth across the business.”

About Acorn (www.acornenergy.com) and OmniMetrix^TM (www.omnimetrix.net)
Acorn’s wholly-owned OmniMetrix subsidiary is a pioneer and leader in wireless remote monitoring and control solutions for standby generators, gas pipelines, and other infrastructure assets. Its recently-launched OMNI360 product line provides cutting-edge infrastructure management and security solutions for cell towers, data centers and utility networks. OmniMetrix serves tens of thousands of commercial and residential endpoints, including over 25 Fortune/Global 500 companies in sectors including telecom, manufacturing, healthcare, data centers, retail, public transportation, energy distribution and government facilities, as well as residential customers through generator dealers.

OmniMetrix’s industry-leading, cost-effective solutions make critical systems more reliable, provide security, and also enable automated “demand response” electric grid support via enrolled backup generators.

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This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are no assurances that Acorn will be successful in growing its business, increasing its revenue, increasing profitability, or maximizing the value of its operating company and other assets. A complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect Acorn Energy’s business, including the business of its subsidiary, is included in “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SORA-based authorization for ZenaDrone enables the Drone as a Service platform to deliver large-scale precision agriculture applications to farmers and supports planned expansion into additional European markets

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech” or the “Company”), a technology company specializing in AI drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, announces that its Drone as a Service subsidiary will expand its precision agriculture drone-based services to farmers in Ireland. The Company received Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) approval from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), granted under European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) guidelines. The approval was given to its drone subsidiary, ZenaDrone, at the Company’s EMEA DaaS headquarters located near Dublin, Ireland, authorizing large-scale targeted aerial application of fertilizer, lime, bio stimulants, and other non-plant protection products on Irish farmland and granular spreading at scale, helping farmers reduce product inputs, operating costs, risk to personnel, and environmental impact.

“This milestone for ZenaDrone and our Drone as a Service platform demonstrate that we can clear the regulatory bar for the initiation of large-scale aerial precision agriculture in Ireland and beyond,” said Shaun Passley, Ph.D., CEO of ZenaTech. “EASA’s framework is used across the European Union, as this approval provides a replicable template to apply market by market rather than starting fresh. We believe that precision agriculture is a large and underpenetrated opportunity globally, and having an approved and repeatable path forward will aid our roll out and recurring Drone as a Service revenue growth as we plan future expansion across Europe and into other regions.”

Precision agriculture is a sector facing historically high fertilizer costs and increasing environmental scrutiny. Drone-based aerial application allows precise, targeted spreading on terrain unsuitable for heavy machinery, reducing soil compaction and run-off risk while cutting input costs and personnel exposure. Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency reported in 2026 that nitrogen concentrations in Irish rivers rose 10% year-over-year, with excess fertilizer run-off cited as a leading cause, underscoring demand for more precise application methods of the kind that ZenaTech’s ZenaDrone and DaaS platform are now authorized to provide.

The SORA authorization allows the company to operate complex, autonomous aerial missions at scale, without requiring customers to navigate aviation safety regulation, pilot certification, hardware costs and maintenance directly. Management believes this regulatory pathway supports its broader strategy of scaling DaaS as a recurring-revenue, subscription-based service across multiple geographies and industry verticals, including forestry, renewables, construction, and infrastructure monitoring.

About ZenaTech

ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a technology company that specializes in AI autonomy drone platforms to transform commercial, government, and defense sectors. Its subsidiaries include drone manufacturing through ZenaDrone, a global Drone as a Service (DaaS) business, and an enterprise SaaS division of software brands. The Company is executing an acquisition-led DaaS roll-up strategy to digitize and automate legacy service industries like land surveys and inspections, driving drone-based scalable, recurring revenue growth. With an operating footprint spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, ZenaTech is advancing AI drones for applications such as agriculture and logistics, as well as ISR, cargo, and counter-UAS for U.S. defense and NATO allies. The company is investing in next-generation technologies, including drone swarms, quantum computing, and advanced AI autonomy to capture long-term opportunities in key markets through its R&D initiatives.

About ZenaDrone

ZenaDrone, a subsidiary of ZenaTech, develops and manufactures AI-powered multifunction autonomous drone solutions integrating machine learning, predictive analytics, and advanced computing technologies, for government, defense, and industrial applications. This includes multifunctional drones for surveying, inspections, logistics, security, and defense applications. Its product portfolio under development includes the ZenaDrone 1000 for ISR defense and specialized cargo, the IQ Nano for indoor inventory management and security, the IQ Square for outdoor inspections and maintenance, the IQ Quad for land surveying, the IQ Aqua, for underwater applications, and the IQ Octo for precision agriculture. ZenaDrone operates three global manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Dubai, and Taiwan, and is advancing counter-UAS maritime interceptor drones and an integrated defense system.

Contacts for more information:

Company, Investors, and Media:

Linda Montgomery

ZenaTech

312-241-1415

Investors:

Michael Mason

CORE IR

investors@zenatech.com

Safe Harbor

This press release and related comments by management of ZenaTech, Inc. include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws and applicable Canadian securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This forward-looking information relates to future events or future performance of ZenaTech and reflects management’s expectations and projections regarding ZenaTech’s growth, results of operations, performance, and business prospects and opportunities, including its planned franchise business strategy for drone-based power washing described above, which is in the planning stage and subject to change. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on information currently available to management. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “aim”, “seek”, “is/are likely to”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking information in this document includes, but is not limited to, ZenaTech’s expectations regarding its revenue, expenses, production, operations, costs, cash flows, and future growth; its ability to develop and finalize a franchise business strategy and operations manual for drone-based power washing services and to execute on that strategy in Florida and nationally as currently contemplated; expectations with respect to future production costs and capacity; ZenaTech’s ability to deliver products to the market as currently contemplated, including its drone products such as the ZenaDrone 1000, IQ Square, and IQ Nano; ZenaTech’s ability to develop products for markets as currently contemplated; ZenaTech’s anticipated cash needs and its needs for additional financing; ZenaTech’s intention to grow the business and its operations and execution risk; expectations with respect to future operations and costs; the volatility of stock prices and market conditions in the industries in which ZenaTech operates; political, economic, environmental, tax, security, and other risks associated with operating in emerging markets; regulatory risks; unfavorable publicity or consumer perception; difficulty in forecasting industry trends; the ability to hire key personnel; the competitive conditions of the industry and the competitive and business strategies of ZenaTech; ZenaTech’s expected business objectives for the next twelve months; ZenaTech’s ability to obtain additional funds through the sale of equity or debt commitments; investment capital and market share; the ability to complete any contemplated acquisitions or franchise agreements; changes in the target markets; market uncertainty; ability to access additional capital, including through the listing of its securities in various jurisdictions; management of growth (plans and timing for expansion); patent infringement; litigation; applicable laws, regulations, and any amendments affecting the business of ZenaTech and other related risks and uncertainties disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form F-1, Form 20-F and other filings filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on EDGAR through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law. Such forward-looking information represents management’s best judgment based on information currently available. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.