CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * Adding to its in-home assessments, new virtual, phone and web options now available to Indiana customers * Free energy assessments are designed to help customers identify ways to save through improved home energy efficiency * B-roll available in Duke Energy's news center media kit * * * INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Duke Energy is expanding its existing free in-home assessment program and providing new virtual, p  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 20 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * * Company donated $1,000 for every regular season win * Funds provided to community agencies help residents pay utility expenses * * * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Duke Energy and the Tampa Bay Rays continue their commitment to our communities with a $100,000 donation to Florida agencies. During the Tampa Bay Rays' final week at home this season, the Duke Energy Foundation presented grants to support the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Congressman Troy Balderson's (OH-12) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan 2.0 advanced through the full Energy and Commerce Committee today. The Clean Power Plan 2.0, finalized on May 9, 2024, imposes impossible-to-meet emissions requirements on existing coal-fired and newly constructed natural gas-fired power plan  more

ALFRED, New York, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Alfred University issued the following news release: An article written by Junjun Ding, associate professor of materials science and engineering in Alfred University's Inamori School of Engineering, and two of his graduate students was published in a recent issue of the American Chemical Society's Applied Materials & Interfaces. The article, titled "High Areal Capacitance and Rate Capability of 3D-Printed Thick Electrodes with Optimized Conductive Network  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 20 -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers issued the following news release: ASHRAE is accepting abstract submissions for the 2025 Annual Conference to be held in Phoenix, Arizona, June 21-25, 2025, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. "Decarbonization continues to be a large theme at ASHRAE with tracks inclusive to heat pumps, refrigerants, and thermal energy storage. These are supported by topics on industrial air-quality and ene  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Grants to automate permitting will help local governments accelerate rooftop solar * * * The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced Thursday that it will reopen its Automated Permit Processing for Solar (APPS) grant program and award $1 million in funding, with Alamosa County and Boulder County receiving the initial round of grants. The APPS initiative  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 19 -- Cornell University issued the following news: With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Cornell and a group of institutional partners have created the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine to advance energy storage technology and boost large-capacity battery manufacturing in upstate New York which could enable advances in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. As part of the engine, Cornell will coordinate a multi-institutional network of   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 20 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * Entergy's fourth solar facility and Invenergy's first developed project in Arkansas generates enough electricity to power 61,000 Arkansas homes * * * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Adding to its growing fleet of utility-scale solar generating facilities, Entergy Arkansas has announced the start of commercial operations at Walnut Bend Solar Energy Center. The 100-megawatt solar energy center is located in Lee County to  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * * GE Vernova's first Sustainability Report offers comprehensive overview of company's mission to electrify and decarbonize the world * Outlines four-pillar sustainability framework - Electrify, Decarbonize, Conserve, and Thrive - with leading goals aimed at aligning business performance with sustainability performance * Launches approach to sustainability  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Sept. 20 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania College of Technology joined Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity on Sept. 19 to break ground at 508 Fifth Ave., where, over the next two years, Penn College students will build a Habitat home on land donated to the organization by the college. "This is such a win-win project," said Bob Robinson, executive director of Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity. "Penn College stude  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 20 -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that KTJV, a KBR and Technip Energies joint venture, has been selected by Lake Charles LNG Export Company, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer LP, for its Lake Charles LNG transformation project. Under the terms of the agreement, KTJV will provide high-end engineering, procurement, construction management, constr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Yesterday, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the GridWise Alliance hosted the 2024 Congressional Grid Innovation Expo at the Rayburn House Office Building. Held in collaboration with the bipartisan House Grid Innovation Caucus, guests enjoyed a showcase of innovative products, technologies, and systems which are currently elevating th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study lays out a wide range of options available to cost-effectively eliminate greenhouse gas production from the energy system in the United States by 2050. The findings give policymakers and industry leaders valuable insights on how to chart a path forward to address climate change. "There isn't just one way to cost-effectively decarbonize our energy system," says Jeremiah J  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice and issuance, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 19, 2024, entitled "American Centrifuge Operating, LLC; American Centrifuge Plant; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact." SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an amendment of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) License No. SNM-2011, issued on April 13, 2007, to American Centrifuge Operating, LLC (ACO) for the   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 20 -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news on Sept. 19, 2024: Earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) hosted a summit in Syracuse to discuss the future of the state's energy economy. Because New York's climate law sets aggressive targets for decarbonizing its economy by 2050, the summit was intended as part of an effort to solicit feedback on strategies to accel  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 19 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Leslie Sepuka UC San Diego is powered by a world-class microgrid that provides clean and reliable electricity, heating and cooling to thousands of students, faculty and staff across its 1,200-acre campus. Thanks to the California Energy Commission, the UC San Diego microgrid will now also be home to the largest lithium-ion battery system on any university campus in the country, helping  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 20 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: The Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law has launched the Emmett Clean Energy Law and Leadership Project (E-CELL), a hub that will be based at the law school and contribute to the clean energy transition while enhancing the institute's longstanding focus on energy law. The project, says Cara Horowitz, the institute's executive directo  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience had another record year, serving 49 students in 2024. We check in with students and their faculty mentors in each of the colleges, starting with CECS and CEHHS. * * * In just a few short years since its founding in 2018, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience has grown into a mainstay of the campus' burgeoning research cultu  more