CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 19 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Piedmont and Duke Energy teams take home eight awards from the 2024 National Gas Rodeo * * * A four-person team of Piedmont Natural Gas technicians from Greenville, S.C., earned the overall championship title at the 2024 National Gas Rodeo. This marks the second consecutive title for the Greenville team, and the seventh time Piedmont has won the national championship. "We are proud to bring home anot  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 19 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00285) on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. To Become A Full Participant In The PJM Interconnection LLC, Base Residual And Incremental Auction Construct For The 2027/2028 Delivery Year And For Necessary Accounting And Tariff Changes ORDER On September 6, 2024, Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky) filed an applicatio  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 19 -- The American Bureau of Shipping issued the following news release: Representatives from ABS and IMODCO Terminals SA, a division of SBM Offshore, met at Gastech 2024 where ABS issued approvals in principle (AIPs) for a range of jetty-less New Energy Terminal concepts to move frequent, large-volume ammonia transfers away from shore. IMODCO is applying a proven jetty-less system for moving crude oil to support the supply chain for new fuels such as ammonia. ABS reviewe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following news release: PJM Interconnection (PJM), America's largest electric grid operator with a service territory that spans 13 states and the District of Columbia, risks a shortfall of electricity within the next six years yet continues to apply processes that discourage the deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to a new Gabel Associates, Inc. report commissioned by the American Cou  more

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 18 -- Toyota Motor Sales USA issued the following news: * * * * Toyota's Celebrates Twenty-Five Model Years of its Trailblazing SUV with a Unique Limited 25th Edition * Stylish 20-inch Alloy Wheels, Unique Interior and Exterior, and 25th Edition Logoed Accents Standard * Portobello Colored Leather-trimmed Interior, JBL Premium Audio, Seating for up to Seven, and Panoramic View Monitor Standard on Limited 25th Edition * Limited 25th Edition Features Bespoke Style that Sho  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 12095054 B2, initially filed March 16, 2023) developed by three inventors Boryann Liaw, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Yulun Zhang, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Meng Li, Ammon, Idaho, for "Electrochemical analytic diagnosis for energy storage device including determining electrode active material utilization."  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Key Takeaways: - National Grid's 20 Year Plan declares an intent to eliminate fossil fuels from its existing gas network by 2050, but plans to achieve this using green hydrogen. - IEEFA is concerned that hydrogen, which presents significant shortcomings and unanswered questions, is not suitable for the role described by National Grid. - H  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The Interstate Renewable Energy Council issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: The 14th annual National Solar Jobs Census (https://irecusa.org/programs/solar-jobs-census/) by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), an independent nonprofit organization, found the United States added 15,564 solar jobs in 2023 to reach 279,447 solar workers, the highest ever recorded. The Solar Jobs Census defines a solar worker as someone spending the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 12, 2024, from the Geothermal Exchange Organization, Springfield, Illinios: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG -132569-17) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 RE: COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING REG-132569-17 The Geothermal Exchange Organization/1 ("GeoExchange") respectfully  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: St. Bonaventure University Honors students past and present of Dr. Scott Simpson had sensational summers, at home and abroad. From earning a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry, to presenting research at a national conference, to completing an internship in New Zealand, the students pursued their goals while utilizing the many skill sets gained under Simpson's tutelage. Amanda Albert, a jun  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Plano, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 12090872 B2, initially filed July 12, 2022) developed by Brian Woods, Brighton, Michigan, and Hideki Hada, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for "Systems, methods, and apparatus for managing storage or delivery of electrical energy."  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 19 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis Some of Grand Rapids' most innovative tech executives, CEOs and entrepreneurs gave a glimpse into their cutting-edge projects that are shaping the future of the region's tech industry. The Tech Week GR event -- "Tech Talks: AI & Data," presented by GVSU and The Right Place -- drew a sold-out crowd to the Consumers Energy John G. Russell Leadership Center on September 18 to hear seven   more

GUILFORD, England, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: A leading fire and explosion expert, Professor Jennifer Wen from the University of Surrey, has been elected Fellow by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The Academy's Fellowship represents the nation's best engineering researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, business and industry leaders. Professor Wen is highly regarded for her advanced modelling and simulations to better understand accidental i  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in middle-aged adults, according to a study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). "The findings support the kno  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The Catholic University of America issued the following news: The Catholic University of America's Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL) recently received a $31 million four-year contract to help the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with one of the largest nuclear cleanup efforts in the world: the Hanford site in Washington state that supplied the Manhattan Project with plutonium. The principal investigator for the project is Ian Pegg, VSL director and professor of phy  more

LONDON, Ontario, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Researchers explore longer-lasting, safer fuel cells, battery materials * * * By Jeff Renaud A colossal change, both literally and figuratively, is on the horizon for southwestern Ontario's economic landscape, and Western is set to play a pivotal role. Volkswagen, the world's largest automaker, is preparing to build a massive, $20-billion electric vehicle (EV) battery cell gigafactory in St. Thomas, O  more