ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: By Camille Norton On August 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected 8 projects across 18 states to receive up to $2.2 billion in investment through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program. The GRIP program, administered by DOE's Grid Deployment Office, was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The projects were selected throu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Aug. 15, 2024, from BuildStrong America: * * * To: Office of Response and Recovery, Public Assistance Division Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 500 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20472 Re: Comments of BuildStrong America on the DHS/FEMA Proposed Revisions to "Public Assistance Program and  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: By Camille Norton On August 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected 8 projects across 18 states to receive up to $2.2 billion in investment through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program. The GRIP program, administered by DOE's Grid Deployment Office, was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The projects were selected throu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-581) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, on June 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BILL TOTALS Appropriations for most military functions of the Department of Defense are provided for in the accompanying bill for fi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-581) in explanation of the accompanying bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2025. The report was advanced by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, on June 17, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 11) TITLE II - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE The fiscal year 2025 Department of Defense operation and maintenance budget request   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated July 31, 2024, from Anew Climate LLC and seven collaborators: * * * To: Ms. Aviva Aron-Dine Acting Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy U.S. Department of Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room 3120 Washington, D.C. 20220 Comments with respect to the credit for carbon oxide sequestration Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q Dear Acting Assistant Secretary Aro  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- GRAPHENIX DEVELOPMENT, INC., Williamsville, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12068476 B2, initially filed Sept. 27, 2022) developed by five inventors John C. Brewer, Rochester, New York; Paul D. Garman, Pittsford, New York; Bernard Philip Gridley, Rochester, New York; Robert G. Anstey, Tonawanda, New York; and Kevin Tanzil, Rochester, New York, for "Multilayer anodes for lithium-based energy storage devices."  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Young people in Newcastle are set to explore green energy solutions ahead of 500-person academic conference on battery energy storage in the city. * * * Taking place from 10-12 September 2024 at Newcastle University, the Faraday Institution Conference will convene the community of academics, researchers, organisations, policy makers and funders around energy storage. The Faraday Instituti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: In comments submitted Friday to the Surface Transportation Board, the Renewable Fuels Association stressed the importance of consistent, safe, and timely rail transportation to the ethanol industry and its customers. The comments were submitted in response to a request from STB for input on recent trends and strategies for growth in the freight rail industry. RFA also submitted a new stu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy issued the following news release: New research from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) finds that making average electric vehicles as efficient as their higher-performing peers can reduce the Read the White Paperupfront cost of an EV by almost $5,000 and cut charging costs by nearly a third. Improving the efficiency of a 300-mile-range EV can give it the same range with much smaller b  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: A group of alumni from the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering have received funding for a new device that could significantly reduce carbon emissions for the food and beverage industry. The device is a biofuel cell (BFC) which addresses the emissions of electricity used in essential processes by harnessing liquid organic waste to generate electricity that is directly fed into  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12065610 B2, initially filed Aug. 30, 2022) developed by Samuel J. Lewis, Houston, Texas, and Paul J. Jones, Houston, Texas, for "Well barriers for subterranean storage of carbon dioxide."  more