TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 4 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the electric industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20190140-EI DATE FILED: 09/03/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0386-CFO-EI Order PSC-2024-0386-CFO-EI granting Duke Energy's second request for extension of confidential classification (of DN 03316-2020) for a period of 18 months from the date of this order. DOCKET TITLE: Petition to approve transaction for a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Battery Bonanza: Lessons from Two States By Cy McGeady and Nitika Nayar A wave of new battery storage is following the surge of renewables in the U.S. electric power sector. Battery storage offers an attractive balancing mechanism for a grid facing surging demand growth, worrisome reliability forecasts, efforts to decarbonize, and upward pressure on elect  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12081105 B2, initially filed June 13, 2022) developed by John-Thones Amenyo, Jamaica, New York, for "Energy storage system using ballistic balls."  more

VICTORIA, Australia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Federation University Australia issued the following news release: Federation University Australia is strengthening its capability to support the renewable energy industry in Gippsland with the expansion of its Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Training Centre (APRETC) to Eastern Victoria. It comes as energy experts converge on the region this week for the Gippsland New Energy Conference in Traralgon to explore the latest innovations in renewable industries  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- KINETICCORE SOLUTIONS LLC, Loveland, Colorado has been assigned a patent (No. US 12078221 B2, initially filed April 18, 2023) developed by James B. Clegern, Loveland, Colorado, for "Flywheel energy storage device."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12080923 B2, initially filed June 7, 2022) developed by Ruslan Nagimov, Redmond, Washington, for "Grid-interactive cryogenic energy storage systems with waste cold recovery capabilities."  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Artisanal and small-scale miners load bags of copper and cobalt ore near Kolwezi, DRC. Each bag can weigh up to 75 kilograms. credit: Esperant Mwishamali Study: Decarbonization and Social Justice: The Case for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining EXPERT Q&A Artisanal and small-scale mining plays a critical role in supplying the world with minerals vital for decarbonization, but this kind of mining typically lac  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: By Kelsey Jones On August 28, 2024, NASEO, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity, released a guide on Accelerating Energy Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration: Policy, Programmatic, and Planning Considerations for States. As the United States moves to electrify and decarbonize the electric grid, energy storage will be key to provid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication on Aug. 30, 2024, from SpectrumX, Knutsford, Washington: * * * To: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Washington DC, 20554 In the matter of Request for Public Comment, Advancement of 6G Telecommunications Technology, Docket Number 240430-0121 Comments from SpectrumX, the NSF Spectrum Innovation Center Contributing Authors Monisha Gho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 21, 2024, from the Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Washington, DC 20230 In the Matter of Request for Public Comment on Advancement Of 6G Telecommunications Technology Docket No. NTIA-2024-0001 * * * COMMENTS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCI  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication on Aug. 30, 2024, from VIAVI Solutions, Chandler, Arizona: * * * VIAVI Response to NTIA "Advancement of 6G Telecommunications Technology" RFC Main point of contact: Dr. Sameh Yamany, SVP and CTO, VIAVI Solutions * * * Executive Summary VIAVI Solutions, a US-based global leader in communications testing, measurement, and optical technologies, provides advance  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Energy Tech Venture Forum (ETVF), hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, will convene innovators and investors at a Sept. 12 conference to connect ventures with Houston's energy ecosystem. The forum is an anchor event for the inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week, happening Sept. 9-13. This week is a citywide initiative to bring together and celebrate the momentum in Houston d  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Researchers will advance battery technologies going beyond current lithium ion capabilities Maximizing the benefits of clean energy requires new ways to store it, and University of Michigan engineers will partner in a new research hub created by the U.S Department of Energy, designed to develop and further battery innovations. It is one of two new Energy Innovation Hubs led by national laboratories across th  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital chemical levels--such as glucose, vitamins, and even drugs--present in the same fingertip sweat from which it derives its energy. The advan  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Pritzker Molecular Engineering research holds promise for energy-efficient memory * * * By Sarah C.P. Williams Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have made unexpected progress toward developing a new optical memory that can quickly and energy-efficiently store and access computational data. While studying a complex material composed of manganese,   more