TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 5 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidentiality (Docket No. 20240025-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0400-CFO-EI) on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * In re: Petition for rate increase by Duke Energy Florida, LLC. ORDER GRANTING DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC'S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIALITY (DOCUMENT NO. 08340-2024) On June 24, 2024, pursuant to Section 366.093, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Rule 2522.006, Florida Administrative Code (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has issued a notice and request for comment, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 4, 2024, entitled "Request for Comments on Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security." SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hereby requests comments on the challenges surrounding data center growth, resilience and security in the United Sta  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today (Sept. 4) that it will continue to support Penn State's Center for Three-Dimensional Ferroelectric Microelectronics Manufacturing (3DFeM) as an Energy Frontier Research Center. The DOE-funded center, led by Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Penn State's Evan Pugh University Professor and Flaschen Professor of Ceramic Science and Engi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Aug. 27, 2024, from the Graphene Council, New Bern, North Carolina: * * * Comments to EPA Regarding: "Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (24-1.5e), A Proposed Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency" issued on 08/20/2024 More specifically pertaining to PMN Number: P-22-54 (40 CFR 721.11917) - Chemical Name: Graphene nanoplatelets (generic) and Sec. 721.11  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 4 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Transitioning to a clean-energy future requires far more than just building new renewable energy projects. It means developing next-generation batteries, discovering fundamental opportunities in chemistry, re-assessing electricity markets that were designed for fossil fuels, building better storage and distribution infrastructure, and ensuring that workers are trained and organized to benefit from the transition. .p203  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 3, 2024, from the Center for Biological Diversity and collaborators: * * * To: Robert Pesapane Public Assistance Division Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C St SW Washington, DC 20024 fema-recovery-pa-policy@fema.dhs.gov Re: Comment In Support of Inclusion of the Energy Justice Priorities in FEMA's Public Assistance Regulat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 3, 2024, from the Edison Electric Institute: * * * To: Robert Pesapane Director, Public Assistance Division Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C St SW, Washington, DC 20024 * * * Dear Mr. Pesapane: The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 5 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Program is result of multi-year regulatory effort guided by broad stakeholder input * * * Hawaiian Electric is in the process of notifying customers nearing the end of their seven-year enrollment period in certain company legacy rooftop solar export programs that they will soon be transitioned to the new Smart Renewable Energy program. Smart Renewable Energy is the next phase in Hawaiian Electric's push   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * Clean power additions set stage for record year * U.S. energy storage exceeds 20 GW milestone * Texas now top solar state * Clean energy powers equivalent of nearly 70 million homes September 5, 2024 The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today released its Clean Power Quarterly Market Report | Q2 2024, showcasing extraordinary growth and milestones across the U.S. clean   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 21, 2024, from AT&T Inc., Atlanta, Georgia: * * * Before the NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Washington, DC 20230 In the Matter of Request for Comment on the Advancement of 6G Telecommunications Technology Docket No. 240430-012 COMMENTS OF AT&T, INC. ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF 6G TELECOMMUNICATIONS   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 21, 2024, from Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Virginia: * * * Docket NTIA-2024-0001 Ref. 2024-1127 Booz Allen Hamilton Response to NTIA 6G Request for Comment SUBMITTED TO: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230 SUBMITTED BY: Booz Allen Ham  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 20, 2024, from Cirrus360 Corp., Richardson, Texas: * * * Cirrus360 Corp.'s response to Advancement of 6G Telecommunications Technology: Request for Comments National Telecommunications and Information Administration Docket Number: 240430-0121, RIN: 0660-XC06, Document Number: 2024-11277 * * * Summary: The US economy is driven by the rich and diver  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 20, 2024, from Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., Richardson, Texas: * * * To: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4701 Washington, DC 20230 Subject: FNC Response to NTIA Request for Comment on "the current state of development of sixth generation (6G) wireles  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 19, 2024, from Hachi Wave LLC, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan: * * * NTIA RFC [Docket Number: 240430-0121] RIN 0660-XC062 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Advancement of 6G Telecommunications Technology * * * Comments of Hachi Have LLC, Japan Hachi Wave LLC, Japan Technology an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 21, 2024, from the Information Technology Industry Council: * * * Comments of the Information Technology Industry Council National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Advancement of 6G Telecommunications Technology * * * Introduction The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is the premier global advocate for technology, rep  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication on Aug. 21, 2024, from Mavenir Systems Inc., Richardson, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * MAVENIR'S RESPONSE TO NTIA'S REQUEST FOR COMMENT REGARDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF 6G TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Docket No. NTIA-2024-0001 * * * Executive Summary Sixth generation (6G) technology aims to bring access to diverse services across  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 21, 2024, from NVIDIA, Santa Clara, California: * * * Re: NVIDIA Corp.'s Comments in Response to the National Telecommunication and Information Administration Request for Comment on "Advancement of 6G Telecommunications Technology"; NTIA-2024-0001 (May 22, 2034) * * * To Whom It May Concern: NVIDIA welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Ray Schaak, DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Penn State Eberly College of Science and professor of chemical engineering, has been awarded the 2025 F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award recognizes outstanding achievements in synthetic inorganic chemistry. Schaak will be presented with the award   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- BLUE PLANET ENERGY, Honolulu, Hawaii has been assigned a patent (No. US 12081027 B2, initially filed Feb. 26, 2021) developed by Michael Menendez, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Sterling Gascon, Honolulu, Hawaii, for "Systems and methods for energy storage and management."  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 4, 2024, entitled "Floating Cabins." SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing to amend its regulations that govern floating cabins located on the Tennessee River System. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 30, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by RIN 3316-AA25, by any of the following methods: Mail/Hand   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- LUNAR ENERGY, INC., Mountain View, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12080913 B2, initially filed May 8, 2023) developed by ten inventors Peter H. J. How, Mililani, Hawaii; Tanner Bruce DeVoe, Fremont, California; Mark Holveck, Sunnyvale, California; Anthony Sagneri, Dayton, Nevada; Christopher Breckenridge Todd, Jackson, Wyoming; Randol Aikin, Piedmont, California; Mark Daniel Goldman, Los Altos Hills, California; Conrad Xavier Murphy, Piedmont, Cali  more